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Oliver Sumpton commented on Roberto Navoni's blog post VR GIMBAL : 3 Axis 32bit Direct Drive Gimbal is coming!
"Roberto: I'm stoked to see what you guys come up with. "
Apr 30, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Roberto Navoni's blog post VR GIMBAL : 3 Axis 32bit Direct Drive Gimbal is coming!
"AlexMos is planning a 3rd axis add-on board -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttKQ1GsSX64
Anyone know how will the GUI/config utility of the VR Gimbal board will compare to the latest from AlexMos..
https://vimeo.com/64351956
Software seems to be…"
Apr 30, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Sandro Benigno's blog post ArduCAM OSD v2.0 - Update your MinimOSD!
"Jo, no worries. I was just going by the fact that 3DR only seems to stock the 3.3V cable. Beyond that I was hoping someone with more expertise would chime in.
General warning about minimOSD: It is by far the glitchiest piece of RC electronics I've…"
Apr 1, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Erman Ozen's blog post Brushless Gimbal for my build.
"iFlight has also released a series of iPower Brushless Gimbal motors: 
http://www.iflight-rc.com/Gimbal-BL-Motor.htm"
Mar 21, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Sandro Benigno's blog post ArduCAM OSD v2.0 - Update your MinimOSD!
"I believe a 3.3V FTDI cable is fine. Which cable are you using? Link?
Yes, both sides need to be powered during character set update. What are you using to power the video side while updating the character set?
Also, how is the video stage powered…"
Mar 8, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Infrared camera for less than $300
"Dang, thanks for posting your concerns guys.
What are your thoughts on the IR-Blue? Another smartphone IR camera  that's already received almost 20 times it's funding goal:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyrawson/ir-blue-thermal-imag..."
Mar 7, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on John C.'s blog post Big Site-Wide Changes are Coming!
"Max: Nice! Legit ;D"
Mar 3, 2013
Oliver Sumpton replied to Hugues's discussion Thanks "3DR propeller's mounting system" for a... CRASH in ArduCopter User Group
"Huges: I replaced the stock prop adapters that come with 3DR/RCtimer motors with these ones from HK -> http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=19586
Much better.
I find many parts of the 3DR kits quite well thought out and…"
Mar 2, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on John C.'s blog post 25% Discount at Our New Store (Now Offline)
"Same here, discount is not being applied."
Mar 2, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on John C.'s blog post Big Site-Wide Changes are Coming!
"Jake: Amen
Drone: Wordpress for the forums? do you mean bbPress?"
Mar 2, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on John C.'s blog post Big Site-Wide Changes are Coming!
"Nice. New site looks great. A lot like OpenPilot's.
Any chance of redesigning Mission Planner next: make it cross platform and add useful graph functions to the current log browser."
Mar 2, 2013
Oliver Sumpton replied to Tomas Soedergren's discussion Log data graphs - sub optimal display scaling
"Is it really not possible to scale multiple values with the log viewer in mission planner?! Tomas, did you ever find a solution for this?"
Feb 23, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on George Pokachalov's blog post Crash
"Yikes, this is concerning. I had a major crash recently due to an AttoPilot 90A board shorting mid flight and now have ordered the 3DR as a replacement. Also a while back I had a 3DR/RCTimer 880kv motor fail due one of the leads not being properly…"
Feb 19, 2013
Oliver Sumpton replied to nick's discussion DJI S800 with APM2.5
"How are you guys finding the clone S800? It includes RCTimer motors and ESCs into the arms right? Are these components any good?
I was scared off by all the reports of heavy flex in the arms, but I love how it folds up ;)"
Jan 29, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Mauricio's blog post Aeromapper UAV Option E with Sony Nex 7 (24 MP camera) + new Pelican cases
"Beautiful work guys. I love how well it collapses into the Pelican case.
"this time with a Sony Nex 7 camera, with a custom bracket so you can switch between different size lenses (Sony 16mm f/2.8 pancake lens or Voigtlander 15mm heliar len)"…"
Jan 29, 2013
Oliver Sumpton commented on Michael's blog post Getting the party started...
Jan 29, 2013
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