"The project is still intact, but with very little accomplished on it as life and school has been in the way (This was built during a brief island of stability in my engineering coursework). Looking at having more available time ahead, I've recently…"
A refreshing piece on positive uses for UAVs on CNN. Mentionas DIY Drones. And positive responses in the comments sections, oh yeah!Link to full article and video: Videos from Drones
"K, just read the blog post on SFE from today that mentions that it is today, but, Mountain Time Zone,...... still is the 21st! I'm getting really bummed out right now if I'm too late! I just purchased a PixHawk with the intent to get my VTOL working…"
"Due to the nature of your goal, you may want to invest in a LRS. That would ensure that lost link would be very rare, unless something on the plane or in the area spits out a lot of 430 MHz noise."
"Trent, you've gotta post the airfoil(s), root and tip chord lengths, quarter-chord sweep angle, and washout angle! I'm going crazy wanting to compare the performance your getting with other wings to see what works best!"
I've been several months under the radar, being pretty elusive. My apologies to all who are or have been hoping for more information. I noticed this morning that there have been a consistent number of views of my goofy Introduction video (See here:…
"I take the opposite view: It is exactly this type of vision that will enable small robotic aircraft to be accepted as a useful and valuable tool by the public. The contest here is "Ethics of Progress", and is the debate between: Should we allow…"