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About
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Edmonton, AB.
About Me:
I am a Technical Analyst who is facinated by the idea of UAVs and RPVs.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I have flown R/C for 40 years. I like to keep current in all areas of flight, especially new technology like UAVs and related autonomous systems.
Hometown:
Edmonton
Activity Feed
"@Marc... That's the point: NOT the armed Predator drone at all !"
"All I know is this site has always tried very hard to distance itself from any military discussion what so ever. That may well be the issue here.
By the way, the silkscreen image and its past use as a site logo, is definitely not a Predator drone,…"
By the way, the silkscreen image and its past use as a site logo, is definitely not a Predator drone,…"
"I do not understand what is driving Darius Jack to post in just about every group in this community and loudly proclaim that he is the biggest expert here and that he knows everything and that everyone else is behind conspiracies everywhere!"
"SSSHHHH! We're supposed to pretend he's not here!
If everyone stays quiet, maybe he'll just go away.
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If everyone stays quiet, maybe he'll just go away.
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"You can send data using an OSD through your video TX for FPV flights, but not for Mission Planner use."
"WHAT? Everyone knows trolls don't have time to actually do anything other than troll !"
"I am certainly no engineer, but I believe @ Jerry Giant is correct.. once in the air, it does not appear that the reaction part of the cycle has enough resistance to act against."
"Wow, hard question to answer... almost like asking which car is the best in 2016?
First, what is the application?
(real estate photography, GIS mapping, racing, sports photography, etc.)
Second, what is the budget/price range?
Third, do you…"
First, what is the application?
(real estate photography, GIS mapping, racing, sports photography, etc.)
Second, what is the budget/price range?
Third, do you…"
"To be realistic, $ 300 won't cut it, especially for true FPV. [First Person View]
The quad you mentioned (walkera qr x350 fpv) is over that amount as it is, plus you have to add the cost of the GoPro that it is intended to carry.
And, since a GoPro…"
The quad you mentioned (walkera qr x350 fpv) is over that amount as it is, plus you have to add the cost of the GoPro that it is intended to carry.
And, since a GoPro…"
"It's going to take quite a lot of soul searching to separate the DIYDrone labels from the trademarked names which 3DR claims.
Interesting to see just how loose Chris plays this aspect of the separation."
Interesting to see just how loose Chris plays this aspect of the separation."
"I agree with a membership fee. It would be a good way to support the community.
A virtual store at DIYDrones? Here we go again... Isn't that how 3DR started?"
A virtual store at DIYDrones? Here we go again... Isn't that how 3DR started?"
"@ Dwgsparky, I too have spent a lot of $ on this "hobby", along this community's evolution/genesis, but we have to remember that as an open-source community, the hardware will evolve and change, and as such the suppliers and the sources of the…"
"Especially since we learned today that the courts have ruled that people can shoot our drones down with impunity!"
"Perhaps WE need to carry a shotgun when flying just to protect our craft!?!"
"Then it's almost certainly a knock-off."
