"When will we see the electronic countermeasures merged into Arducopter :)?"

"Poachers don't have a chance."

"But then you can't do things like launch fireworks from your fixed wings. Or shoot balloons with a quadcopter like that guy did. If it's a controlled environment you should be able to do what you want."

"No one is 'crying' Morli. What a weird thing to say."

"Who knows the quality of the firmware, who will maintain it? Or like a lot of other Turnigy products, will someone come along and write up decent firmware for it?"

"I felt rather inadequate reading the "Everybody knows how to design a robot" sentence."

"My money is on several RC receivers having basic autopilot functions within 5 years. Perhaps running MAVlink with a host of GCS to choose from.


That's a good point. I'd imagine if someone were to release the schematics and firmware, crowds like…"

"I am constantly amazed at how whiny 'techie' communities are. I don't even understand the logic behind it. It's as if they think 3DRobotics is going to say "you know what, guys, you're right. PIXHAWK and all the thousands of dollars sunk into it was…"

"Also, what tablets are you guys talking about that are so cheap? Most I see are $300+."

"It is a $200 unit. Remove the additional components from your order on the product page."

"You can't compare massively produced consumer items with items destined for a niche market, Neuro. The scales are different."

"I am quite happy to learn that the MQ-1s and MQ-9s use elevation data and not some crazy out-of-hobbiest-budget fancy-pants-super-duper-range-finder-laser-doohickey."

"Perhaps use the DEM dataset NASA released? http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp or http://www.cgiar-csi.org/data/srtm-90m-digital-elevation-database-v4-1"

"Am I wrong in thinking that this will not work accurately if the target is on a different elevation than the elevation of the ground under the plane?"

"Looking at my new Lumix TZ40 I was thinking the same thing Jesse. I wonder...."

"More information on the LRS system?"