Gender
Male
About
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL
About Me:
I'm an artist and a wanderer. I like designing and building things. I studied engineering in college but then I found photography and I've been doing that professionally ever since.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I want to shoot amazing footage from the sky.
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale
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"Congratulations Forrest!! and thanks for the mention. I knew you would do it.
Also, you've posted a ton of great information here that should inspire others, and that is something I love to see!!"
Also, you've posted a ton of great information here that should inspire others, and that is something I love to see!!"
"I just read through all 21 pages of this discussion. First, I have a question that no one has asked. I get that the Aluminum heat sink quickly rises to the temperature of the FETs and may not be able to dissipate the heat to AIR very well with the…"
"This looks good! I'm going to try it!!"
"Thanks Randy!For older flight controllers that won't take 3.3 or 3.4, what do you think about arming on land and then keeping the FC powered with a USB battery? Any issues?"
"Thanks Richard, that looks pretty cool!!For anyone else reading this, here's the link.The specs say:USB Output: 5V/1000mAhInput Voltage: DC 7.5~25.2VCell Checking: 1~6S LipolyInput Cut-Off Voltage: 3V per cellMy Macbook Pro USB output is 900mA"
"Hey there! What did you think of the video I just posted? Could there be an easy way to arm the controller on land and then have it remember those settings while you go out in your boat and fly several batteries?Wouldn't that be far easier than…"
"Hey Federico! I just did a number of successful flight tests using my "boat simulator" and my laptop. Please see this post!Also, I thought about using a USB phone charging battery and I have several of them. Its a good idea. The problem is, I don't…"
"I just did a few successful tests, launching from my "boat simulator"...
This video presents the following solution:1. Connect a flight battery on land, arm (power up) the motors for a few seconds, then disarm. NOTE: At first I tried simply…"
This video presents the following solution:1. Connect a flight battery on land, arm (power up) the motors for a few seconds, then disarm. NOTE: At first I tried simply…"
"I had actually thought about doing the same thing. I was going to use foamcore or styrofoam insulation for the platform. A gyro stabilized platform could work as well and I was thinking about building one using a wheel that you could spin up with a…"
"Nice photos! Here's the vessel I was trying to launch from..."
"Well, my mission failed and my client was disappointed. The weather was perfect, there was no wind, and the ocean was beautifully calm. Even so, the gentle rocking of the boat was enough to prevent my quad from arming. I tried several times. No…"
""Boat Mode" on MikroKopter On http://mikrokopter.altigator.com/boat-mode-take-off-from-a-boat-n-3... it says:
Since the version 2.08, MikroKopter has a "boat" mode which has been especially developed in order to solve the takeoff problem on a…"
Since the version 2.08, MikroKopter has a "boat" mode which has been especially developed in order to solve the takeoff problem on a…"
"Discussion on 3DRpilots.comhttp://www.3drpilots.com/threads/boat-mode.1179/This is an interesting discussion. Someone raised the point that if you're moving and you take off in Loiter mode, the quad could slam back into you or the boat. Well, this…"
"Ardupilot on GitHub On https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot/issues/1361 it says:
There are two risks for arming and taking off on boats. The first one is that the gyro calibration will likely fail. It'll go with it's best guess which is likely ok…"
There are two risks for arming and taking off on boats. The first one is that the gyro calibration will likely fail. It'll go with it's best guess which is likely ok…"
Recently, I was asked to shoot some stills and footage of a sportfishing yacht for a client. We went out on a beautiful morning with no wind and an almost perfectly calm ocean. If you wanted optimal conditions, its wasn't going to get much better…
"Looks like I'll be upgrading from APM to Pixhawk soon! =)"
