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Mikko Saarisalo commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post Advances in airspeed handling
"@Tridge & @Paul,
Thanks a lot for the clarifications.  I agree that there is no need to separate IAS, CAS And EAS in our case.  Also happy to see the separation of TAS and EAS - TAS for navigation and EAS for flying.
BTW, does the new airspeed…"
Sep 24, 2013
Mikko Saarisalo commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post Advances in airspeed handling
"Hi Andrew & the entire gang,


Thanks for getting into more precise airspeed measurements and models!! Much appreciated.


Three questions / comments which may very well originate from my ignorance, but I'll ask anyway:

Please elaborate a bit on…"
Sep 22, 2013
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Mikko Saarisalo's discussion MissionPlanner 1.2.55 crashes before it starts
"Thanks Michael & Christian,
Installing Arial Narrow fixed the problem.  Surprised that is was not included in base Windows to begin with...

cheers
-mikko"
Jun 24, 2013
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Mikko Saarisalo's discussion MissionPlanner 1.2.55 crashes before it starts
"... One more note...
I was trying to find out what causes this, but it seems that 1.2.55 is not in git yet so I could not really dig int this at all. 

What is the release management process for MissionPlanner?

-mikko"
Jun 24, 2013
Mikko Saarisalo posted a discussion
Anybody else have this kind of problem:After updating to MissionPlanner 1.2.55, the entire MissionPlanner crashes during its start-up.  The splash screen shows up and very soon after that it stops responding.  The console shows a "fatal app…
Jun 24, 2013
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Mark Bradford's discussion Vibration Isolation and Analysis
"Fully with you in damping the vibration nearest to its source.
I would google for "sound card spectrum analyzer" and mechanically attach a light microphone to the frame.  That would be cheap and will give you a baseline to start tuning the mounts. …"
Nov 16, 2012
Mikko Saarisalo commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post jDrones time to move on.... (part 1)
"Congrats Jani & jDrones team!  Exciting to see you also expanding.
-mikko"
Oct 29, 2012
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Chris Anderson's discussion ArduCopter Roadmap in ArduCopter User Group

Thanks a lot for the invitation to the group!!
<Deep Japanese bow> 
I am proud of having received Russel's email. 
 
 
Some notes / comments / questions:
 

WOW!  Excellent list.  
I assume "single board APM with integrated GPS" means: APM + IMU…"
May 30, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Anthony Ransford's discussion Balloon Data Recovery
"Not being experienced in dropping 1 kg capsules from 35 km altitude I'll start with some modeler's common sense...
 
Given your dimensions and reasoning that your speed range would be around 200 to 300 km/h, I would consider 
1. attaching three or…"
May 23, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo commented on Krzysztof Bosak's blog post Pteryx UAV and PIX4D: one flight, one hour, 4.5km2, only 4 days to make maps
"Krzysztof
   & Lojze as well,
 
Thanks for sharing!  Much appreciated. Great stuff!
 
-mikko"
May 23, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo replied to zxo's discussion Airspeed Sensor ​​on APM 2.012 does not work
"I just checked both of the data sheets and t seems that their sensitivities are in deed different. 

Older MPXV5004DP: Output voltage goes from 1.0V to 5.0V for the pressure range from 0 to 4.0 kPa. Sensitivity 1V/kPa

Newer MPXV7007DP: Output…"
Apr 30, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo replied to zxo's discussion Airspeed Sensor ​​on APM 2.012 does not work
"Hi guys,

I also have MPXV500 airspeed sensor (well - two of them...) - both from DIYDrones Store.

I am getting 1420..1440 when the sensor is connected and 2550..2790 when the sensor is not connected. (A handful of samples for both cases, ambient…"
Apr 26, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Chris Wieland's discussion Never tried RC, can I fly a UAV
"You definitely want to have RC flying experience first!!
 
My 2 cents is to buy a cheap and easy to fly plane and (crash and) fly it for one season at least so that you have the routine and feel of how a plane behaves and can control the plane with…"
Apr 23, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Roger L. Tomberlin's discussion Heavy payload
"You would need to clarify your mission parameters a bit more.  What is your inexpensive?  How long are you planning to stay airborne? Why top-speed limits?  
 
My gut numbers for you:
With 12 kg payload on a plane you would need a minimum of about 3…"
Apr 23, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo replied to Syed Saad Nazir's discussion How to calculate lift?
"This earlier discussion (a short one...) may provide what you are looking for.
 
cheers
-mikko"
Apr 23, 2011
Mikko Saarisalo commented on Russell B. Sutton's blog post Protecting the compass
"Guys,
 
For protecting Electronics, DO NOT USE normal SILICONs anywhere!  (Silicon may also contaminate your workshop and materials making painting and glueing a real challeng, but that is an other story.)  Silicon in electronics leads to fast…"
Apr 20, 2011
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