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About
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Perris, CA
About Me:
Retired electronic technician, amateur actor and makeup artist,widowered twice. Long-time science fiction fan; equally long-time gadgets fan. Never flown any R/C craft yet.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Always been a fan of remotely-operated devices, but I didn't realize useful drones were affordable and available until a few weeks ago when I stumbled on this site. As a caretaker of some rugged rural property with 20+ acres, I like the idea of doing aerial patrols of the land, especially during the summer months when I'm less active and the snakes are more active.
Hometown:
Perris
Activity Feed
"I'm glad to hear that yours has worked out fairly well. Are you a pilot of some experience? I am relatively inexperienced, myself, so I suspect that your experience made some of the difference."
"Sir, I applaud your courage in facing some decidedly unhappy customers. I hope that you will receive the respect and courtesy that such courage has earned.
I hope that you will be able to give us some insights, within the legal constraints put upon…"
I hope that you will be able to give us some insights, within the legal constraints put upon…"
"The 35 minute flight is using the ground effect? Well, for a terrain-following drone, that could be useful.
I had high hopes for the Pocket Drone, but I think I should adopt a "wait and see the reviews" attitude towards future purchases. As…"
I had high hopes for the Pocket Drone, but I think I should adopt a "wait and see the reviews" attitude towards future purchases. As…"
"Wonderful news! Perhaps these guidelines can be adapted for agricultural use of air-borne sensors, as well. It might be awhile before it's okay for me to autonomously patrol my property, though."
"@Arthur: I used to program macros for ImageFX on my old Amiga; I came up with one macro that would automatically draw a U.S. flag properly scaled to the requested image size (the flag specs are all mathematical relationships). I also wrote a macro…"
"It gets even more complicated when you have multiple people writing the software.
There was a Mars probe that crashed because the European team was doing its calculations in meters and the American team was calculating in feet. So, when the…"
There was a Mars probe that crashed because the European team was doing its calculations in meters and the American team was calculating in feet. So, when the…"
"@Arthur: Until I get a big-kid 'copter, DroidPlanner2 is a video game on my phone. But an interesting one. [grin]"
"I've been learning to fly with the toy V262 quadcopter, so I don't yet have something sophisticated enough to work as a UAV. I am eying several different off the shelf 'copters, though, so I might be able to join the big kids by the end of the…"
I found this link in the Geeks Are Sexy newsletter, about some display goggles for 3D/2D movie viewers: Vuzix 1200 Display Given that they are 3D-capable as well as 2D, might this make 3D visual piloting a useful feature? I'm very new to this field…
"I'm in a similar position to Iggy, and possibly even more of a newbie.
Let me tell you my situation, and perhaps someone will have some advice.
I am a former electronic service technician whose soldering skills were merely adequate. I am now…"
Let me tell you my situation, and perhaps someone will have some advice.
I am a former electronic service technician whose soldering skills were merely adequate. I am now…"
