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Matt™ replied to Jacques Eloff's discussion Pixhawk being replaced with new version? in PIXHAWK
"Except HK is out of stock and has been for quite some time...  'Seems like we're already experiencing a shortage?"
Apr 11, 2016
Matt™ commented on Kirill's blog post SmartAP 4 is coming soon
"'Looking forward to the side-by-side comparisons!"
Apr 11, 2016
Matt™ commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Pixhawk-powered tractor on Hackaday
"Love this crap!"
Apr 6, 2016
Matt™ replied to Matthew Reimer's discussion Apm Rover in tractor setup. in ArduRover User Group
"I'm amazed at the speed with which you were able to do this...especially considering it was in the middle of the growing season!"
Apr 6, 2016
Matt™ replied to muavdrones's discussion Current architecture of drone autopilots is wrong , Drone hardware architecture needs to be completely re-engineered.
"I was ready to jump down your throat for being uninformed, but then I kept reading...a lot of words. But I applaud your efforts!  Where's Darius Jack to offer his "Open Technology Park"? :)"
Apr 6, 2016
Matt™ replied to Todd Martin's discussion Neo M8N and Pixhawk, No GPS fix
"I recently got a bad M8N as part of a knock-off pixhawk package from ebay.  It actually worked for a few minutes but then stopped working.  The GPS itself was clearly working since the blue light indicated a signal lock, I even used u-center to…"
Apr 6, 2016
Matt™ commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Great example of 5-axis multipoint cablecam with a Solo
"That is phenomenal.  Must've taken a lot of planning."
Apr 1, 2016
Matt™ replied to Matt™'s discussion Tarot X6 - does autotune just suck on large hex's?
"Thanks Craig!  I set the PIDs back to default and the roll/pitch is quite good with standard parameters.  I messed with the ch6 tied to yaw P and D and it's a bit better now (at least I could see it making a difference), but still nowhere near as…"
Apr 1, 2016
Matt™ replied to Olav Bakka's discussion Payload of 20 kg or more
"So much is wrong with this...  It would be infinitely easier to use your hands - assuming you're the proud owner of hands and legs.  If not, then a drone could be a fully legitimate method of transporting this object.  If you do have human…"
Mar 31, 2016
Matt™ posted a discussion
Does autotune just generally not work well with large copters that have low KV motors?  (using 6S, 320kv, 17x5.5 CF props).  Honestly I think it flew much better with the default settings than what autotune found for it...and the yaw is super slow…
Mar 31, 2016
Matt™ commented on Bob Dahlstrom's blog post Beyond the Delivery Drone - Revolutionary robotics keeping workers out of harm’s way
"That spray system look super accurate and useful.  Well done!"
Mar 31, 2016
Matt™ commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post T3 the Vertical Horizontal one
"Awesome!  Let us know when you have a successful VTOL transition...I'm interested to see if it works with that design. :)"
Mar 30, 2016
Matt™ commented on Martin Hill's blog post RC Airship as Drone
"How is this qualify as a blog post worthy of posting on the front page..."
Mar 30, 2016
Matt™ replied to Forrest Frantz's discussion Worlds Best ESC - Making it Better
"@Paul

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you...how do I say it...play a lot of video games?  Just a hunch...  :)"
Mar 23, 2016
Matt™ replied to Forrest Frantz's discussion Worlds Best ESC - Making it Better
"Why am I not surprised by this response?"
Mar 23, 2016
Matt™ commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Painting buildings with drones
"I agree with the other comments...ideas aren't all that valuable if you can't execute on it in a reasonable manner.  This wouldn't even qualify as a POC...  Additionally, painting (especially the bulk painting this piece of crap purports to do)…"
Mar 21, 2016
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