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About Me:
I'm 29, a Navy Officer in San Francisco bay area.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I've been messing around with the Easy Star, and am currently on my second Cularis glider. Haven't yet automated anything, but I have put a camcorder in both of the planes before, and have a decent amount of aerial video.
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"Question regarding the power module: I understand I need to disconnect JP1, but will the receiver still be powered from this module? "
"In a confined space I would think the parachute may also not be ideal due to lack of control for the landing. Cool idea though."
"That's really cool! Since I'm also a cyclist, it might finally convince me to get a GoPro. "
"The RC model was probably inspired by the movie. The video was only uploaded two months ago."
"IMHO, anything that large would need to be collective pitch to have any semblance of control. As the scale goes up, I don't think varying RPMs as a control method is fast enough any more.
Ellison, that would be an awesome idea, but the props would…"
Ellison, that would be an awesome idea, but the props would…"
"I snagged a 9X on the evening of April 12, and it still showed as in stock the next morning. It did finally sell out though..."
"Bradley, your RC controller won't be near either the 900 or the 433. The issue comes in when you have a video transmitter on 900MHz, as I do. Even so, the firmware is adjustable to where the frequency can be separated enough to not cause…"
"Glad I stumbled on this thread. I have plenty of experience with the Cularis, though I have none with Arduplane. I'm on the list for the APM2 and have my MKIII chassis waiting to accept it.
Have you tried the thermal hunting capabilities with…"
Have you tried the thermal hunting capabilities with…"
"So as I understand it, I can operate this gear at 900 mhz concurrently with 900mhz (actually 910) video gear? With no signal degradation for either, assuming proper separation of transmitters?"
"Don't actually have a Zeph (yet!)... Anyone want to volunteer?"
"That's awesome! I wonder if it would work with a Zephyr?"
"Welcome to the forum! I definitely understand your perspective about starting from scratch, but it is a huge undertaking! For me, there is much value in building on the work of others, as there are plenty of improvements and upgrades that could be…"
"Who says we don't have an uplink? Couldn't we use the raw data encoded into a PPM channel to send data to the APM? It would require "translation" code in the APM firmware to accomplish this, but I'm seeing the bigger picture...
9x with FrSky…"
9x with FrSky…"
"I wonder if it would be possible to use one of the PPM RC channels for uplink capability. My hypothesis is that on an xbee setup, the downlink uses most of the bandwidth for realtime GPS position and attitude, etc. The uplink is used mostly to…"
Hello DIYers...First, a little background, my rc hangar includes an EasyStar, Cularis, FunJet, and a 1.2m balsa warmliner. I've done quite a few recorded videos, but I'm looking to get more into FPV. I've also trolled the forums off and on here…
"For those of you who didn't see this link from the Mythbusters link (may have just been recently posted):
http://gizmodo.com/5895638/flying-bird-man-admits-flying-bird-man-i...
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http://gizmodo.com/5895638/flying-bird-man-admits-flying-bird-man-i...
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