"@Rob, Brandin, Hughes: payload survivability is a valid concern, and one that we are keenly interested in quantifying. The stress concentrations that we've seen thus far have been in the airframe and camera stabilizer, which we have diligently…"
"I don't know how much a Puma costs, but I'm sure we couldn't afford it! This is the Lynx, which we made ourselves. As a mapping platform, it's a dream to use. Flies for over an hour, and deep-stalls to land. "
"The first link was the one we were involved with. We took the torch from those guys, and they went back after we left. They're troopers, to be sure! Unforgettable experience, and I hope we can help again in the future. I am a member of…"
In the wake of the strongest typhoon in recorded history, Swift Radioplanes LLC of Prescott, AZ recently returned from the Philippines, where they created aerial maps of the extensive damage as part of an open-source project. Shortly before…
"You should build one and see how it flies. Just hotwire it out of foam.
Forward swept wings are an interesting choice. I think you overestimate span-wise flow for such low Re. Why not just washout like everyone else?"
"The requirement to use 3G/4G is impractical, unrealistic, and unreliable. Automatic target identification is difficult and unnecessary. The first phase is in three months and there are no official rules. There are no published standards for written…"
"The Arduplane answer is no, because you can't do a radio calibration. Maybe a copter person can verify. But overall, you should be less trusting of untested autonomous systems. "
"The L1 controller is one of the best things to happen to Ardupilot. I love it. My plane stays on the flight path, and guided is a perfect circle. Way to go!"
I had a couple of flyaways with 2.72. It happened when I restarted a mission. As you said, wings-level flyaway. I had to create a new mission and upload it before the plane would respond.
Yesterday, I couldn't get Mission Planner's Ctrl+F geotagger to work. I've used it many times before with no problem. No matter what log I loaded, it said that the log began and ended 05/09/13 5:00:00 PM, and consequently there were 0 matches to…
By MARY SHINN Cronkite NewsWASHINGTON – Stephen Rayleigh and Matt Lyon thought they were done with careers in drones after they left the Army in 2010 and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.Until they met Professor Ray…
"A person commented on my local paper's website saying that our industry is hiding behind the term UAS and demanded that the FAA and everyone else adopt the word Drone. Apparently we're not scary enough for her. "Drone" is popular, but misguided and…"
My APM 2.5+ won't connect on the 3DR radios or USB. For the past few days, I've noticed the HUD starting to twitch (+/-3 degrees) when the plane is sitting still. Today at the field, I had trouble getting a GPS lock (which has never happened- I have…
I crashed my quad today, and I was wondering if what happened was normal. I was flying my quad in stabilize, and I was flying it pretty fast. As I pulled back on the stick to stop it, I found that it wasn't responding to my commands. It kept…