About

Gender

Male


Location

Sanford, NC


About Me:

I wonder what wonders my children will know.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I have been interested in aviation and computers since I first dialed into the net, and since I watched Tail Spin as a kid


Hometown:

Mystic, CT


Activity Feed

Marty LaBelle commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Autonomous catamaran begins studying the Celtic Sea
"This is the coolest thing I've seen today.. it's only noon, but this is sweet."
Aug 21, 2015
Marty LaBelle commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Hexacopter seen in Sochi slopestyle coverage
"Must be sanctioned (and paid for). Given the terrorist concerns and cost of exclusive right to broadcast... I would imagine either the Russians or NBC would have shot it down if it were rogue."
Feb 10, 2014
Marty LaBelle commented on Andersson Beccari's photo
"my first reaction.... "Damn, what is that" Then I realized it was 4 birds"
Feb 10, 2014
Marty LaBelle replied to Auk's discussion Flying a UAV at night over a forest fire.
"Seems like a pretty tough challenge for low altitude flight and a regulatory challenge for high altitude flight.
I'd be concerned that the high degree of thermal variation would make any small platform extremely unstable (and hard to correct for).…"
Jan 9, 2014
Marty LaBelle commented on Chris Anderson's blog post FLIR intrdroduces $350 smartphone IR camera, new low-cost sensor
"By high-speed camera, I mean high frame-rate for slow motion analyis"
Jan 8, 2014
Marty LaBelle commented on Chris Anderson's blog post FLIR intrdroduces $350 smartphone IR camera, new low-cost sensor
"This is pretty nice, but I'm really looking forward to effective low cost high-speed cameras. This will help us (or at least me) understand the physics of things I'm doing.
BTW Chris... Enjoyed your Adafruit Hardware Hangout last night."
Jan 8, 2014
Marty LaBelle replied to Dean Lamborn's discussion PID Explained
"Fantastic! I had previously heard PID explained in terms of the temperature of running water (wikipedia I think).
However I was driving in traffic and thought I was getting closer to understanding the whole concept as I noticed my mental…"
Jan 5, 2013
Marty LaBelle commented on Jonathan Price's blog post HobbyKing Selling ArduPilot Parts
"Maybe I'm naive, maybe I'm an idealist, maybe I'm just as fanatical as the millions of pop culture mind-slaves I look down upon from my high-seat of inflated self-worth but:
I find this community, 3DR and the idea behind it inspiring.
I buy from 3DR…"
Jan 3, 2013
Marty LaBelle commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Berkeley rejects proposal to ban drones
"This is actually a more complicated issue. On one hand, the FAA has traditionally controlled the national airspace. On the other hand, the FAA is horribly slow to empower the American UAS entrepreneurs. Generally when the federal gov't is doing…"
Dec 21, 2012
Marty LaBelle commented on Chris Anderson's blog post APM-based 'Burrito Bomber"
"Oh joy... by 2015 we should only be about a decade behind the rest of the world. FAA, ensuring America brings up the rear in Unmanned Aerial Systems."
Dec 9, 2012
Marty LaBelle commented on Gary McCray's blog post Using a DJI 450 FlameWheel Quadcopter with the APM
"Gary, I built this nearly identical to you but I find the throttle a little frustrating. In stabilize mode, there doesn't seem to be much room between climbing to fast, and falling like a stone. I'm still new and having trouble deciding what PID to…"
Dec 9, 2012
Marty LaBelle commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Activists’ drone shot out of the sky for fourth time
"I think we can all learn a valuable lesson from this incident:
Don't fly an unarmed drone too close to people you believe to be immoral when you know them to be carrying shotguns."
Nov 19, 2012
Marty LaBelle commented on Alan Sanchez's blog post 3D Mapping With Your Drone
"Very well done, lots of potential there."
Nov 8, 2012
Marty LaBelle commented on Chris Anderson's blog post "$40,000-$60,000"?
"DoD piece is of course for federal business."
Nov 1, 2012
Marty LaBelle commented on Chris Anderson's blog post "$40,000-$60,000"?
"Because doing business with the Government is extraordinarily expensive. Every aspect is complicated by convoluted and often conflicting regulation. In order to remain legal, companies must hire more and more experts. Accountants, Contract Managers,…"
Nov 1, 2012
Marty LaBelle replied to Marty LaBelle's discussion Tips for Mounting Electronics in a Quad/Multicopter
"I used some assorted rubber grommets which I got a radio shack to pad the APM2.5. The only problem is the 3mm bolts i used are too precisely machined and the vibration spun their nuts free.
I'm considering loctite, but I'm also considering a bead of…"
Nov 1, 2012
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