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Male


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Atlanta, GA


About Me:

Interested in all things aviation.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Fixed wing, rotary wing, and multi-rotor.


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Matt Gunn commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Commercial drones are legal in the US, court rules [UPDATE: FAA appeals]
"Don't get me wrong, Im very happy. I was one of the 12 companies issued a cease and desist (I never actually got the official letter, I found out about it from a reporter that got the list from the FAA). I just know that that will make them work…"
Mar 6, 2014
Matt Gunn commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Commercial drones are legal in the US, court rules [UPDATE: FAA appeals]
"The laws will still come and when they do, the restrictions will choke us little guys."
Mar 6, 2014
Matt Gunn commented on Rob_Lefebvre's blog post Helicopter Presents Attractive Alternative to Multi-rotors and Fixed-wing UAVs
"Helis rock! I can attest to that.  ;)"
Feb 7, 2014
Matt Gunn commented on Matt Gunn's blog post Mapping Mission Ride Along
"I dont, but i will do a new flight soon.
I assumebyou are using the professional edition?"
Dec 13, 2013
Matt Gunn commented on Matt Gunn's blog post Mapping Mission Ride Along
"Jarrett, sorry for the late reply.myour 3d map looks great.what program?"
Dec 12, 2013
Matt Gunn commented on HeliStorm's blog post Amazon Prime Air
"Its all merely propaganda and Amazon is getting great advertising by just speculating that UAV's will deliver their goods in the future.

Give the current technology for cost effective autonomous delivery aircraft, there's just too many variables…"
Dec 1, 2013
Matt Gunn replied to Matt Gunn's discussion Maintaining a certain groundspeed w/o airspeed sensor?
"Can anybody shed some light on this?"
Aug 6, 2013
Matt Gunn posted a discussion
Im wondering how I can maintain a specific GPS groundspeed during an auto flight without the airspeed sensor. Is it possible? Or am I missing something?thanks,Matt
Aug 5, 2013
Matt Gunn posted a discussion
Gents, Im having a bit of a problem finding the info, and I know its around here somewhere! LOL.Can someone point me to info regarding syncing the APM clock to my cameras clock, and how to merge the APM's gps points to the photos in post production?…
Jun 28, 2013
Matt Gunn posted a discussion
Im trying to determine the resolution of my camera for mapping. Its 12.1mp, flight altitude is 320 feet.I have this chart for a 10mp camera, but is there a formula someone can share?  10mp.jpg
Jun 12, 2013
Matt Gunn replied to Matt Gunn's discussion Let's talk Canon cameras
"I ended up buying a GPS-enabled SX 230 HS for $100 on ebay the other day. Im figuring that if it isn't any better than my S95 in terms of lens shake, then I'll just resell it. But I have hopes.

It looks like the SX 230, 260, and 280 all use the…"
Jun 12, 2013
Matt Gunn replied to Matt Gunn's discussion Let's talk Canon cameras
"...continues talking to self. :)"
Jun 9, 2013
Matt Gunn posted a discussion
Id love to get an idea what people are using for their aerial mapping Canon cameras. I have the Canon S95, which usis optical image stabilization (OIS). This means the lenses are floating and move around in a very finite level to adjust for your…
Jun 7, 2013
Matt Gunn commented on Stephen Zidek's blog post Ecosynth Flies its New 500 by 500 Meter 3D Scan
"I see your using the ELPH 520. This camera has OIS (optical image stabilization) which utilizes "floating" lenses that are gyroscopically controlled. This system, whether on or off, is terrible for rc applications due to the vibrations causing the…"
Jun 6, 2013
Matt Gunn posted a photo
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Jun 6, 2013
Matt Gunn posted a photo
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Jun 2, 2013
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