About

Gender

Male


Location

Concord, CA


About Me:

Retired from phone companies, married many years, rving and rockhounding


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

quads, helicopters, planes


Hometown:

Clyde, Ca


Activity Feed

John replied to Robert Beatty's discussion Propeller style question
"I used the EPP and they were very resistant to crash damage.
Now I am using the APC and they break much easier.
I like the APC better because they seem to respond faster to motor rpms. Better hover and response.
I just carry more spares since they…"
Dec 5, 2010
John replied to Toby Stein's discussion Using 4 cell and 5 cell lipos with arducopter
"What do your ESC's and motors use?
Can they use the higher voltage without burning up?
Some ESC and some motors will allow higher voltages but some will not.
My motors and ESC's will only go up to 3 cells so I stop there."
Nov 30, 2010
John replied to geir's discussion ESC calibration
"Did you make sure you do not have any trim on the throttle?
Did you set up the ESC's using the hand held controller from Turnigy?
Did you set up each ESC using the throttle channel on your transmitter?"
Oct 14, 2010
John replied to Robert Beatty's discussion Need help understanding RC with ArduCopter
"Did you calibrate the ESC's to your throttle?
Did you use the hand held programmer for the Turnigy ESC'sto set them all the same?."
Oct 11, 2010
John posted a discussion
I am using configurator v1.2.1 and software 1.31 for my arducopter.The gyros do not show any movement when I twist and turn the quad.The acell pitch and roll move all over but the gyros stay centered and do not move.I ran APM_ADC test using the…
Sep 3, 2010
John left a comment for John
"OK Thanks.
My motors are working again so I guess I narrowly missed the big one."
Sep 3, 2010
John posted a discussion
Can someone tell me what is the difference between these quads?Do they use the same boards?
Sep 2, 2010
John replied to Marcel VDW's discussion Configurator: Save Calibration doesn't work
"I also have the same problem. I am using Configurator 1.2.1 and flight software 1.31.
Save calibration results in a message update unsuccesful."
Sep 2, 2010
John posted a discussion
I am trying to use my DX6 and AR6000 receiver which use DSM and am asking if this transmitter and receiver will work with the Arducopter?If so, I will go back to trying to get it to acknowledge it.The green light on the oilpan stays on steady and…
Aug 22, 2010
John posted a discussion
I just joined the Ardu pilot Mega and the IMU shield/ oilpan.I loaded the drivers for Windows Vista.I plugged in the brain and started the Arduino.exeI need some help.I loaded the drivers OK3. - go to -> File -> Preferences and set the location for…
Aug 13, 2010
John replied to Norbert Machinek's discussion ArduCopter Build Log
"Norbert I want to thank you for the build guide.
It certainly makes it easier to understand how to put together the seperate parts.
Good show!"
Aug 5, 2010