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Glenview, IL


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Multi-rotors for mapping and aerial photography.


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Marc Dornan replied to Federico's discussion Recreational Flight in U.S. a couple of doubt for my DJI Spark
"Drone regulations in Europe generally are more strict but I still fly all over Europe. I just avoid Urban areas and places where drones are prohibited.
In the US noone will trouble you if you do likewise. I do think Urban areas are a bad idea but…"
Nov 3, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Federico's discussion Recreational Flight in U.S. a couple of doubt for my DJI Spark
"You are over thinking this. This is a tiny, tiny quadcopter. I fly a lot in the USA and I assure you if you do not fly where it is prohibited you will be fine. As for insurance, forget it. If you belong to the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) in…"
Nov 2, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Federico's discussion Recreational Flight in U.S. a couple of doubt for my DJI Spark
"Just avoid crowds and Urban areas and you will be fine. Do not use it in National Parks and check State Parks. But basically noone is going to care much as long as you are sensible."
Nov 2, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"Dragonlink v3 does all of that with full bi directional Mavlink. 12 channels. If you get the 1.5W RX you can also have 40km of range. Not DIY though. Google ULRS if you want DIY. Roger Ronald said:
Michael,

Thanks for the scope shot. I'll note…"
May 11, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Paul Atkin's discussion Is AUAV v2.1 project still alive?
May 2, 2018
Marc Dornan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New 3DR autopilot: Pixhawk Mini
"If you are in the US get an XUAV x2 from mrobotics."
Apr 20, 2018
Marc Dornan commented on hiroshi takey's blog post [COMMUNITY] - Today, Ardupilot banned to me from and my related Ardupilot project.
"Pity the URUS stuff was removed. I did not realize that. I wish the mods were just open about why this happened. I think it had little to do with stated reasons but likely the level of paranoia I saw. Why not just be upfront about it."
Mar 26, 2018
Marc Dornan commented on hiroshi takey's blog post [COMMUNITY] - Today, Ardupilot banned to me from and my related Ardupilot project.
"Hiroshi, you are not being paranoid. They are out to get you !!
Relaxez-vous. Please."
Mar 23, 2018
Marc Dornan commented on Tomi Piriyev's blog post DroneePLANE review- Dronee app, carry case, Geofence featue, SonyRX0 support, and more
"This is a very nice looking system. Well done. 
Please do tell about camera integration. Are you capturing the shutter sync signal?"
Jan 31, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Charles Linquist's discussion Telemetry and HD video over 4G
"Thanks Charles. BTW: This is a Parrot Disco! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Fpq4inefg
They are now available for $399 (clearance basically), down from $1300 on launch. They are a perfect candidate for 4G control. And you confirmed what I have…"
Jan 29, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Charles Linquist's discussion Telemetry and HD video over 4G
"Charles -- not sure if you are monitoring this thread. Can you take a look at this video and specifically the technical comments and advise if you think there is a data carrier (Verizon/T Mobile) whose 4G modem that could work with this setup. I…"
Jan 23, 2018
Marc Dornan replied to Boas61's discussion Nano Talon or similar plane, with Pixhawk - is it possible?
"You can easily fit a Pixracer. A 200g camera will make this plane heavy. It will fly. This is not a good mapping platform for serious applications. It will be knocked around in the wind. Too small. "
Jan 5, 2018
Marc Dornan commented on JLJu's blog post DIY Air Data Computer Asgard
"Well I educated myself! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibrated_airspeed

The question is would Arduplane benefit from having calibrated airspeed available?"
Nov 12, 2017
Marc Dornan commented on Xrotors.net's blog post My Bixler UAV project
"Brilliant work. I love it. How did you design that without cutting your bixler to get the profile shape? Please tell. I want to do something similar with a Bixler 3. Is there a reason you did not choose a bixler 3? My objective is to have easily…"
Oct 22, 2017
Marc Dornan commented on luke cooke's blog post Why the need For an 2,4ghz RC uplink?
"Combined telemetry and rc links are a compromise in terms of performance of course. TBH OPlink has not been a great performer for me and others and has not been developed for some time. I would not select it for a controller now. Dragonlink has the…"
Sep 21, 2017
Marc Dornan commented on Jimmy Oliver's blog post FireFly6 DIY (built)
"I see. Your price is fair enough. Good luck. It is a niche product. But I would think it would be great as a backup for someone that already has one."
Sep 11, 2017
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