About

Gender

Male


Location

Hood River, OR


About Me:

I'm a pilot.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am interested in the design and development of small unmanned air and ground vehicles.


Activity Feed

Seth commented on Rob Dunbar's blog post 1st Drone in Nevada Test Program Crashes in Demo
"In their COA there is a list of events such as a failure in the flight control, propulsion, or electrical systems or if there was a lost link or in flight fire, that would dictate an immediate report needs to be filed before further flight. I…"
Dec 20, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"The registration and N-number are just like registering and getting a plate for your car. The form is 8050-1, and there's a copy of one here. An experimental airworthiness certificate, and an accompanying restricted type certificate are a whole…"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Jared Reabow's blog post Airbus in near miss with craft that ghosted into Britain’s biggest airport undetected by air traffic control
"Gary, I'm willing to have the conversation. That's why I posted here."
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"You can register the aircraft at any time, and the sooner the better. It will take some time to go through."
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"Yes, we wrote it ourselves before any other applications has been released in the federal register."
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"Here's the actual application from Astraeus via the docket at Regulations.gov
http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0352-0001"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"Your best bet would be to read and become familiar with the Astraeus Aerial application. It is found on the FAA Section 333 website, and is well written. Another good resource is the "How to File a Petition" page. Once approved you will need to…"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"There are many 333 exemption requests in process, for many different applications. We submitted ours at the beginning of June, and were among the first companies to do so. While I am aware of some applications that have been rejected by the FAA, the…"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"VDOS Global has no lobbyists and has no unfair advantage. We followed the guidance set forth in the 2012 FMRA under section 333, and worked with our customers to submit an application under those guidelines. Rob, regarding the Amazon application,…"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Dan Murray's blog post Five Additional FAA Exemptions Issued Today, House Hearing on UAS Integration
"VDOS Global 
http://www.vdosglobal.us/"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Jared Reabow's blog post Airbus in near miss with craft that ghosted into Britain’s biggest airport undetected by air traffic control
""Also the 5 mile circular thing around airports is ludicrous and unrelated to actual flight paths.
Planes don't descend (or ascend) below 500 feet in anything like that space, only at the ends of the runway and certainly within a mile of the…"
Dec 10, 2014
Seth commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post MyGeekShow's Daily USA Trip Videos Start December 1st
"Perception is everything. I'm familiar with the project, watched the video, and only voiced a safety concern. "
Nov 25, 2014
Seth commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post MyGeekShow's Daily USA Trip Videos Start December 1st
"Is the backstory relevant to safety concerns regarding what was presented in the video?"
Nov 25, 2014
Seth commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post MyGeekShow's Daily USA Trip Videos Start December 1st
"It appears that in this video you were flying from inside a moving vehicle, along a highway, without a visual observer, and possibly above 400' AGL. This is why we're going to get restrictive regulations. "
Nov 25, 2014
Seth commented on Andy Nickerson's blog post Flexrotor "Thetis" at Boardman on a nice November afternoon.
"Continuing aerial robotics innovation in the Gorge! "
Nov 10, 2014
Seth commented on Gustavo Avellar's blog post Multiple UAV Path Planning and Optimization
"What airframe is this?"
Jul 24, 2014
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