Gender
Male
About
Location
Amarillo, TX
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I have been working on UAV's since 2006. I have been an RC enthusiast since I was a child. I have been away from the work for awhile but I am interested in working with the open source community again.
Hometown:
Canadian
Activity Feed
"I think this has a lot of potential for a gs for blos operations when it is allowed. It is starting to sound like the FAA is going to require full commercial certification for those types of flights."
Announcing our new partnership with RPFlightSystem, Inc. I am the new CTO for RPFlightSystems, Inc and I am bringing my work with GaAS solar cells from Alta Devices to provide a production solar plane under 5kg with the Vigilant…
"Eddie, if you are talking about apmplane, then you need to pull up the full parameters list in mission planner. There is an option for flight mode channel. Change it to 6. I hope this helps"
2014 was an exciting year for the Aerial Vista Challenge with lots of ups and downs but some amazing progress in unmanned capabilities and unmanned systems integration. First, we are disappointed to have not had any news on a date for the Wildlife…
""This month, an analyst for the National Counterterrorism Center told a gathering of military, law enforcement and public utility officials in Arlington, Va., that extremist interest in “unmanned aircraft systems” had spiked recently. In the past 16…"
"LOKI v2(Locate, Observe, Krack, Isolate) The Kali Linux Drone with AUAV X2
Track radio collars through RFID, Bluetooth, GSM, or Wifi for Wildlife Conservation. This is version 2. It is almost done. The first version was mostly a mockup with all…"
Track radio collars through RFID, Bluetooth, GSM, or Wifi for Wildlife Conservation. This is version 2. It is almost done. The first version was mostly a mockup with all…"
"This is very interesting to read. I am wondering if there is a functionality or difference in performance that you are seeking to achieve that is different than the Navio or Firecape projects? Thank you for the interesting post. I am working with…"
"Thank you for the inspired design. I will donate after payday. It took several tries at rotation but I finally was able to get a set printed in PLA for testing. I will end up printing it in nylon. I have rotated to optimize for FDM printing with…"
"Sorry, last comment. I have posted and example of the letter I am sending to all the Texas Reps and Senators that I can. I am also going to send them to key members of both parties. I would get to writing those letters people, since apparently…"
"Are high school and college teachers flying commercially in teaching students how to fly and create aerial robotics? Will they require instructor training? What about JR or Futaba Sponsored Pilots? They are flying commercially are they not? The…"
"Dear US Representative Thornberry,
I am writing as a constituent and small business owner in Amarillo, TX. I am President of The Lankford Group and Aerial Vista. We are an innovative research laboratory that has been working in the field of…"
I am writing as a constituent and small business owner in Amarillo, TX. I am President of The Lankford Group and Aerial Vista. We are an innovative research laboratory that has been working in the field of…"
"I am sure NYPD knocking drones out of the sky is not going to make for a dangerous situation. The Police and FAA have a screwed up concept about what all this is about. When the state begins to view its people as the enemy, it is time to review…"
"New York Times Headline: "Drone Pilot Harassing Wildlife, Gets It in the End"
In other news, "FAA Writes Pilot a Sternly Worded Letter Citing Fantasy Regulation""
In other news, "FAA Writes Pilot a Sternly Worded Letter Citing Fantasy Regulation""
"I banged my head with this for three days. I finally have it working for 6 flight modes. I followed the instructions exactly except instead of channel 8 I had to switch flight mode channel to channel 6. In channel 5 it would use the gear but the…"
"These are more trumped up stories to cause division in this community. The fact is that we have always welcomed and mentored new modelers and as long as we continue to do so the FAA and other authorities will continue to trump up the stories."
A friend and I were discussing the FAA and our efforts in the drone community to engage with the regulatory body. I am sure many of you have had that discussion and most of the ones that have been around pre-2007 are aware of the long standing…
