About

Gender

Male


Location

Prescott, AZ


About Me:

Married to an amazing woman since 1982. We have 5 awesome kids - :) I work for United States Department Of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service as a Professional Civil Engineer -


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I love this as a hobby ! Been flying planes for over 40 years


Hometown:

Prescott, Arizona USA


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Rick Eis left a comment on Ritewing Zephyr and APM2
"Dudz,
If you have never flown an RC plane, you might invest in a flight trainer before you fly a plane such as a Zeph2.  Unless of course you have significant $ for repair or replacement. RealFlight Expansion Pac 6 even has one of Chris's (Ritewing)…"
Mar 23, 2013
Rick Eis left a comment on Telemetry over cellular IP
"Harrison,
Well, the various rules and laws I think are a topic for another thread.
I just would like to see a step by step plan on doing something that someone did that was a success. Then others like myself can start experimenting. :)
Right now I…"
Feb 3, 2013
Rick Eis left a comment on Telemetry over cellular IP
"Yes, Harrison that looks really cool....  
I just don't want to start buying things till I see what other folks are doing.
If someone could post a step by step process they have done successfully, we may discover this would be the best way to go. Or…"
Feb 3, 2013
Rick Eis left a comment on Telemetry over cellular IP
"Is there someone who could write up a little "how to" to get started in this - 
If someone has something up and running - could they post a guideline for a newbie to get started experimenting.
Thanks,
Rick"
Feb 3, 2013
Rick Eis commented on Mark's blog post Graphite 2E onboard GoPro3 footage - next Ardu Pilot
"Mark,
You are giving me some wild ideas - I used to take my gliders so high many times I would loose site - scared the daylights out of me, many times.    But today....with a little bigger glider  :) ..... a light little camera and First Person View…"
Jan 13, 2013
Rick Eis commented on Mark's blog post Graphite 2E onboard GoPro3 footage - next Ardu Pilot
"Mark,
This does indeed look very interesting :)  A real nice project !  Kind of what got me into the hobby almost 29 years ago :)  The technology has advanced so much !!
Is this the plane we are talking…"
Jan 13, 2013
Rick Eis commented on Mark's blog post Graphite 2E onboard GoPro3 footage - next Ardu Pilot
"Nice and smooth :)   "
Jan 12, 2013
Rick Eis commented on Alexey Kozin's blog post Allegro acs756 current sensor for arducopter
"Alexey,
Awesome job on the voltage regulator!
So did you build as in the schematic posted above and if so, what did you use for Cf and Rf ?
Rick"
Nov 13, 2012
Rick Eis commented on leonardthall's blog post Head first into the deep end :)
"Hi Leonard,
Hope all is well.
I'm curios to know if you have done any modifications to this original frame - I'm keep thinking about making another :)
Rick"
Oct 12, 2012
Rick Eis replied to Rick Eis's discussion FPV Video using APM2 ?
"I'm wondering..... is it possible the APM2 is not stable enough in copters for the average user to use for FPV ?"
Oct 10, 2012
Rick Eis posted a discussion
Is anyone using the APM2 for FPV and creating some nice video?If so, could you post a link to your best video so far?  Or maybe you know someone that has made a nice video using the APM2 and if so could you share the link.Thank you in advance,Rick
Oct 9, 2012
Rick Eis replied to Christopher Cooper's discussion Fatshark goggle and TX compatibility question
"Christopher,
What about this
 http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&a......
I think readymaderc might be there if you had any problems and they might be able to tell you if it would work with your particular unit.
I assume…"
Oct 9, 2012
Rick Eis commented on Peter Spero's blog post Music for UAV Footage
"Well.....very cool Peter :)
We were wondering what you would do with this little clip ~ I have 5 kids and all play instruments.... so this was fun. :)
Now someone with real FPV and video experience may give you a real nice video to work ~
Thanks for…"
Oct 7, 2012
Rick Eis commented on Peter Spero's blog post Music for UAV Footage
"Hi Peter,
It appears you have the video locked for private as even I can not see it?
Thanks,
Rick"
Oct 7, 2012
Rick Eis posted a blog post
Do you have a GoPro Buzz?  Ours started small, almost unnoticeable, but gradually got worse till it was very annoying.Now we can identify the GoPro buzz in many videos folks post on the net.We chased our small buzz in our video for days. The buzz…
Oct 6, 2012
Rick Eis commented on jaron's photo
"Thank you John  I'll give it a try :)"
Oct 6, 2012
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