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Kent, WA
About Me:
Engineering technician for a tech startup.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I'm interested in making long-duration, stable aerial platforms.
Hometown:
Kent, WA
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"If the dive-to-flare transition is somewhat predictable as a function of vertical speed, it might be more user-friendly if we were able to set the desired flare location and have the code figure out how much extra altitude to add for the transition.…"
"The vehicle must be within line of sight because you must be watching it, or if you do FPV you need a spotter who is watching the vehicle and watching for other aircraft."
"When reading the rules, note the phrase "...used as other than model aircraft..."
Hobbyist use is "used as model aircraft", non-hobbyist is "used as other than model aircraft". There are separate rules for each."
Hobbyist use is "used as model aircraft", non-hobbyist is "used as other than model aircraft". There are separate rules for each."
"The registration is per owner, not per drone. You put the same number on all of your aircraft with masses between 0.55 and 55 pounds."
"When a patent is filed, the author will try to claim as many things as possible. The USPTO will reject some claims, or request revisions. So by the time the patent is approved, maybe only a few of your original claims stand. It's kindof a "shotgun"…"
"@Dan, the analog video is a safe and reliable choice for FPV flying. With analog, the image will deteriorate progressively as the signal gets weaker. With digital, if you start losing packets you can't reconstruct the image. As they say in the post,…"
"Based on the number of satellite signals it tracks, it's going to be expensive. This might be for sUAS, but not hobbyists."
"Poor design to have so much mass, so far off the CG.
Having mass away from the GC isn't necessarily a poor design choice; it decreases agility but can increase stability through increased rotational inertia.
Could be a good spy movie!"
Having mass away from the GC isn't necessarily a poor design choice; it decreases agility but can increase stability through increased rotational inertia.
Could be a good spy movie!"
"There are two issues with the comparison to FPV flying. The first is that FPV flying is done using relatively unreliable wireless links; a failure there leaves the pilot completely out of control. The second is that hobbyist planes are not built and…"
""Specifications seem pretty much the same"
An understatement. I just looked at the two pages side-by-side; they copy-pasted the 3DR text."
An understatement. I just looked at the two pages side-by-side; they copy-pasted the 3DR text."
"I was mostly feeling bad for this guy, nobody was responding to his question, so I tried to start the discussion."
"GPS satellites aren't geostationary, so they appear on the horizon, move across the sky, and then disappear over the horizon. A problem occurs as a satellite moves out of view, its signal suddenly degrades and then it disappears. The symptom of this…"
"Re: comments about their engine and gear reduction choice, this is a prototype. I suspect they tried to keep the cost as low as possible while demonstrating that a multicopter can be scaled to this size. Once they land some funding, they'll probably…"
"Mainstream aviation carries people. The FAA exists to protect people when they travel through the air, and protect people on the ground from things which are supposed to fly through the air but sometimes crash. Also, to protect the market for air…"
"You have to start on Friday, and it might spill over into Monday..."
"After 72 hours, they've proved their point. That's a full weekend of flying, non-stop."
