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Male


About Me:

My name is Mike.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Love to fly.


Hometown:

USA


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Mike W. replied to Greg's discussion Sonar Noise Reduction update
"I have added the 10ohm resister and 100uF cap, shielded cable and extended sonar mount - it is undeniable to me how much of a difference this made for the stability of my quad. Thank you for the great technical post -- this is the kind of stuff that…"
Oct 29, 2011
Mike W. replied to Mike W.'s discussion 3DR frame critique
"I like that design, Ian.  I have been putting some thought into totally redesigning the landing gear myself, but am probably going to go the heli skid route instead of 4 individual legs.
 
I made 1 minor change to my 3DR frame that has made a major…"
Oct 26, 2011
Mike W. replied to Mike W.'s discussion 3DR frame critique
"That's a great idea; please post some pictures here when you get it worked out."
Oct 24, 2011
Mike W. replied to kuxz's discussion Arducopter 3DR Frame
"17cm x 17cm and 25mm respectively"
Oct 22, 2011
Mike W. posted a discussion
First of all please understand that what I am posting here is my opinion through about 50 hours of using this frame. I am a quadcoptor novise, so please feel free to correct me if you think I am mistaken.I am using the 3DR frame and hope that this…
Oct 22, 2011
Mike W. replied to Mike W.'s discussion First Flights - Quad Flipping
"Just FYI - at the start of that video it seems to flip to the left; it actually tries to flip to the back the majority of the time."
Oct 2, 2011
Mike W. posted a discussion
Hi All -- I spent the last few hours going through everything to get my quad flying via the DIY Drones wiki. On my very first flight the quad flipped; by using the troubleshooting guide I determined that my ESCs were 1 position to the right off on…
Oct 2, 2011
Mike W. replied to Mike W.'s discussion Defective Magnetometer?
"I did, thank you for the reply."
Sep 20, 2011
Mike W. posted a discussion
Hello DIY Drones community -- I am reposting this in this section in hopes of getting a response as I am pulling my hair out.  I am currently putting my first ArduPilot Mega board together and have all of the soldering done and the firmware loaded. …
Sep 19, 2011
Mike W. posted a discussion
Hello DIY Drones community -- I am currently putting my first ArduPilot Mega board together and have all of the soldering done and the firmware loaded.  When I go through a few of the tests I noticed that the compass test is returning all zeros,…
Sep 16, 2011