About

Gender

Male


Location

Arlington, TX


About Me:

Not much to say... I will update this later when I have a bit more time.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I have been watching the ArduCopter and will be hopefully be getting one with the next kit shipments.


Hometown:

Arlington TX


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John Owen commented on Shannon Morrisey's blog post WiFi Robot Platform with Intel Atom Processor
"Any ideas on the payload weight this thing could carry?"
Jan 4, 2011
John Owen replied to John Owen's discussion Motors not arming
"I am going to replace the board as soon as money permits.  Will probablly be around the end of Jan.  Thanks for all the help guys.  I am pretty sure that when connecting the lipos when I was done calibrating the ESCs that I fried the board/s. I had…"
Dec 22, 2010
John Owen replied to John Owen's discussion Motors not arming
"I checked all my solder joints and also tried to reload the code from home.  The APM will still not boot properly.  When I load the code, everything goes well, and it tells me "Upload Done" at the end.  Then the board tries to boot.  The three LED's…"
Dec 17, 2010
John Owen replied to John Owen's discussion Hawk Sky trying to take off backwards
"Quick question for future reference.  Does anyone know the max wind speed a newbie RC pilot should try to fily a model the size and weight of the Hawk Sky in? 
 
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Dec 13, 2010
John Owen replied to John Owen's discussion Motors not arming
"My throttle stick is moving my Yaw and Roll.    I boght a turnigy 9x mode one and switched it to mode 2.  I set the controller for "stick"(mode) 2.  now things are backwards on all 4 modes or sticks when I pick them.  Any one have this problem with…"
Dec 11, 2010
John Owen posted discussions
Dec 10, 2010
John Owen replied to Dean Lamborn's discussion ArduCopter Manual
"On arducopter.com the graphics at the top state "AC Quad Beta"."
Dec 7, 2010
John Owen replied to Dean Lamborn's discussion ArduCopter Manual
"Please understand, I am in no way criticizing the project. I have enjoyed every step of the journey thus far, and I am finally getting to the really fun stuff, flying! I am merely trying to help out in a small way.

I come from a strong development…"
Dec 6, 2010
John Owen replied to Gunnar Forsgren mobimation.com's discussion Propeller install notes
"Awsome, just the information I need to finish up my ArduCopter tonight. Thanks!"
Dec 6, 2010
John Owen replied to Dean Lamborn's discussion ArduCopter Manual
"I know I am a few days late chiming in here, but here are my two cents.

First some history. I had been following the project from August when I saw a quad-rotor on television and thought it was neat, got a hare-brained idea to try and build one,…"
Dec 6, 2010
John Owen posted a discussion
I cannot find anywhere that says what color motor wire connect to the ABC wires on the ESC's.  Could someone point me in the right direction.  Thanks!
Dec 5, 2010
John Owen commented on Jack Crossfire's photo
"Very cool!"
Dec 3, 2010
John Owen replied to Gunnar Forsgren mobimation.com's discussion ESC placement / power wiring
"I too would like to know if there are any heat issues with this setup, keep us posted!"
Dec 3, 2010
John Owen commented on Duane Brocious's blog post AC 91-57 MUST be followed per this FAA document
"I fear that the next few months are going to be wrought with people inciting general paranoia around here.

The simple fact is this:

Regulations are coming, get used to that fact.

Here at DIYDrones I have seen a basic feeling that everyone should…"
Dec 3, 2010
John Owen posted a discussion
I was wondering if anyone knows what size battery is compatible with the stock motor and ESC that comes with the Dynam Hawk Sky? Thanks!
Dec 3, 2010
John Owen commented on Chris Anderson's blog post 3D printing airplane parts at Shapeways
"Jason, if you do not mind me asking, how much did your mount cost you to have printed?"
Dec 3, 2010
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