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East Stroudsburg, PA


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Just trying to get into it


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Stroudsburg


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Mark commented on Jared Reabow's blog post Drone causes disruption at Gatwick airport, But where is the evidence AGAIN!
"Jared,
I was speaking hypothetically.. no statement "
Jul 4, 2017
Mark commented on Jared Reabow's blog post Drone causes disruption at Gatwick airport, But where is the evidence AGAIN!
"It seems that one guy flew his multi-rotor under 30 feet high somewhere 5+ miles away from the airport and a neighbor called a police. Police reported it down the line at the time the multi-rotor pilot landed and went home.
The hype is growing and…"
Jul 4, 2017
Mark commented on Mark's blog post F5J based UAV platform
"Chris,
This fin is approximately the same size as original. You can click on the link to see plans.
I noticed that 9 out of 10 general RC gliders (and planes most of the time) make fins without calculating its proper size. That includes Radian and…"
Mar 7, 2017
Mark posted a blog post
Just got an Optimus F5J glider and converting it to an FPV/UAV platform.Done some 3D designs in hope of finishing it before Summer.Optimus build progress
Mar 6, 2017
Mark commented on Andy Little's blog post A high performance FPV soarer, the SkyHook Discovery
"Sure,
That's one way to see it.
I've been flying a Graphite 2E for 4 years and from day 1 I made a glass hatch that holds the gopro camera in itself. It still holds. Camera weighs about 75 grams and one would think it adds stress to the hatch, which…"
Oct 20, 2016
Mark commented on Andy Little's blog post A high performance FPV soarer, the SkyHook Discovery
"Hey Rob!
Thanks for a quick answer! I am not about to start comparison of Maxa and many other gliders. Agree, they are different league.
Yes, Maxa has carbon wings and Maxa made for competition and I have to work around it for FPV. Your glider made…"
Oct 20, 2016
Mark commented on Andy Little's blog post A high performance FPV soarer, the SkyHook Discovery
"Rob,
Thanks a lot for your reply!
As I stated before, we're interested in empty weights, especially by-part weights. What I personally need it for is to equip it by my specs and figure out the TOW based on my equipment.
It is a best practice for…"
Oct 20, 2016
Mark commented on Andy Little's blog post A high performance FPV soarer, the SkyHook Discovery
"Rob,
Can you post more specs on a glider? Weight by each part and empty weight.
Post more pictures on how ailerons are hinged, servo wells, schematics on how the spars are made. The more details the better.
There are so many nice looking on a small…"
Oct 19, 2016
Mark commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Simulation of 8 lb drone being ingested by a jet engine
"Well first I agree - FOD and aviation in general not a good mix.
Also, I liked the research done earlier posted here that probability of UAV meeting the Airliner is 1 in 1.8 million years, which I believe is very close to truth.
In 70+ years of RC…"
Apr 12, 2016
Mark commented on DG's blog post VAYU Aircraft Drone Company
"I agree, CG could bring some trouble getting it right but, I doubt nose crash will be prettier when batteries on the back would smash all the equipment in front of them.
One can always use battery compartments in the leading edge of the wing to…"
Apr 11, 2016
Mark commented on DG's blog post Draconian Drone bill in Congress is in the works. Is this the end of home-built drones?
"I wonder what's next? Which channel they will route the media to make general public support this nonsense? A kid built a drone in a basement and it flew-away, crashed over NY City and hurt two people because his drone broke in the air? or an old…"
Mar 18, 2016
Mark commented on elad orbach's blog post The SkyWall 100 bazooka captures drones with a giant net
"What is it? About a $100,000 per shot? Plus $500,000 per system?
And who is paying for all that? Will it work against the birds?"
Mar 5, 2016
Mark commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Best watch this if you are in the USA, AMA caves on registration
"I just checked - AMA Membership now is $75 for open membership.
I guess they expect many members to drop and need to cover the losses. Any thoughts why do we need AMA Membership when it will be legal to fly with FAA Registration?"
Jan 12, 2016
Mark commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Best watch this if you are in the USA, AMA caves on registration
"@Matthew,
Your agreement with registration is understandable. But, there is a statistics that speaks - in over 50 years of RC flying how many incidents/collision accidents were between RC planes and full scale?
How many of 700+ incidents reported by…"
Jan 11, 2016
Mark commented on Phillip Kocmoud's blog post Caution with the FAA UAS Registration Site
"Crowd funded? Nice!
I was under impression, but I could be wrong - US Government IS Crown Funded!"
Dec 22, 2015
Mark commented on Phillip Kocmoud's blog post Caution with the FAA UAS Registration Site
"How do you file a complaint on a police officer to the same police officer? I wonder what to expect as an outcome."
Dec 22, 2015
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