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Pierre McCann commented on Pierre McCann's blog post Back in the air - for about 10 seconds
"I'm hesitant to upgrade a model almost twice the price when my record is so poor, although your point about having an elevator definitely makes a lot of sense.

My real problem right now is exactly as you're said: over-control. I don't yet have a…"
Oct 22, 2007
Pierre McCann left a comment for Pierre McCann
"Since UAVs are the combination of robotics and aerial vehicles, I thought people here may it useful to know that Microsoft has released a full robotics development environment. Check it out - it uses a language called the Visual Programming Language…"
Oct 21, 2007
Pierre McCann posted a blog post
The flightMy new parts arrived on Friday. Included in the order was a new RC plane (Firebird Phantom) as well - it turned out that it was cheaper to add the complete model to the order rather than ordering each of the parts separately. So, on…
Oct 21, 2007
Pierre McCann left a comment for Pierre McCann
"An interesting link that came up on Digg today (how autopilot works): http://travel.howstuffworks.com/autopilot.htm"
Oct 10, 2007
Pierre McCann commented on Pierre McCann's blog post Hello to DIY Drones
"In terms of resolution, I'm hoping for accuracy as high as 1m between contour lines on the final maps.

Yeah, initially, I thought was going to be easy to collect that info, but the more I think about it, the less sure I become.

I was actually…"
Oct 10, 2007
Pierre McCann commented on Pierre McCann's blog post Hello to DIY Drones
"Thanks for the warm welcome and all the feedback, everyone.

The idea of a foam glider is very intriguing to me - if for no other reason than that it won't require frequent battery changes.

The simulator looks interesting as well. I will definitely…"
Oct 9, 2007
Pierre McCann posted a blog post
Where I came from, and what I'm doing:I just joined DIY Drones today, after having known about the site for two weeks now. I came to it, in directly, via John Robb's Global Guerillas blog (http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com), and I am intensely…
Oct 8, 2007