About

Gender

Male


Location

Summerland Key, FL


About Me:

Retired


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Design and build my own AHRS and ESC -- then quad


Hometown:

Key West


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Joe Hinkle replied to William Premerlani's discussion Centrifugal compensation with only gyros and accelerometers
"I'm being picky ...
A quad has 4 rotors that always produce thrust perpendicular to the frame - that is why to can place a glass of water on it and make turns and the water does not creep up the sides of the glass as it would if a slip was actually…"
Jun 23, 2015
Joe Hinkle replied to William Premerlani's discussion Centrifugal compensation with only gyros and accelerometers
"Mark:
I use to fly A6's for the Marines during Viet Nam so I understand coordinated turns and skidding.
I am new to multicopters so your statement "coordinated turns with multicopters" does not make sense to me.
In a plane there is a fuselage,…"
Jun 23, 2015