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Male


Location

Las Cruces, NM


About Me:

I am a Commercial Pilot, R/C Modeler and a Current UAS External Pilot/Mission Commander


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Do it for a living


Hometown:

Las Cruces, NM


Activity Feed

UAS_Pilot commented on John C.'s blog post Cheap Fixed Wing Mapping
"After operating the expensive eBee a few times with work, i decided to build a copy. Starting with some of the information you and others have put together, I decided on the Disco Airframe. I bought all the spare parts , Wings, Central body, motor,…"
Jul 10, 2017
UAS_Pilot commented on Greg Dronsky's blog post Vertigo V.2 - affordable drone zoom gimbal
"@greg: Any update on how I can get the PAL camera to work with all my NTSC Tx and Rx? (If I knew it was PAL I would not have bought it). I am really looking forward to finally using it. "
Nov 22, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Greg Dronsky's blog post Vertigo V.2 - affordable drone zoom gimbal
"thanks appreciate it"
Nov 20, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Greg Dronsky's blog post Vertigo V.2 - affordable drone zoom gimbal
"I have yet to fly with my v1 Vertigo due to it being PAL. I have tested with multiple VTx and i never get an image thru it. I should have contacted you Greg to get some help but it ended up on the shelf and forgotten. Do you have any sugestion for…"
Nov 18, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Tom's blog post SidePilot App - Version 1.1 (Formerly iMavlink)
"Will the app work with the Event 38 Bluetooth repeater/bridge?
Thanks
Joe"
Oct 26, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.6.0 released
"Thanks for updating the issue request for me... For most sUAS flight operations with the Pixhawk this is not an issue like you said. but for flight operations in Class A the FAA requires this capability. 

Thanks again and great work."
Aug 18, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.6.0 released
"What about when a flight will take place in Class A airspace. At these altitudes the pilot is required to input standard pressure 29.92. How are we to handle this? 

I ask because I work at the NMSU UAS Flight Test Center and we have a proponent…"
Aug 18, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.6.0 released
"Thanks for the response, But I am not looking at just landings. If you are flying at 3000' and a maned airplane is flying at 3500' indicated and the Barometric pressure changes and the manned airplane adjusts his Alt. setting. He is now too high and…"
Aug 17, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.6.0 released
"Tridge,
How does 3.6 handle Barometric pressure changes to prevent large altitude variations over long endurance (8hrs) flights. 

Thanks
Joe"
Aug 16, 2016
UAS_Pilot replied to Bob Stout's discussion Autogyros
"I see this thread has gone dead, but I was wondering if anyone has tried a Pixhawk in an Auto Gyro yet. I was thinking of getting the HobbyKing Super G.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__78899__HobbyKing_8482_Su...
It seems to have enough…"
Aug 3, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Boeing/Insitu releases ground system for ArduCopter, 3DR Solo and IRIS+
"looking forward to checking out. Will there be any discounts to FAA Accepted Test Center/Sites. I am with NMSU UAS Flight Test Center. We have a few PixHawk and APM Systems that could benefit from this software. 
Thanks
Joe"
May 16, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Boeing/Insitu releases ground system for ArduCopter, 3DR Solo and IRIS+
"This is great, Where can you get it and how much will it cost?
Thanks
Joe"
May 12, 2016
UAS_Pilot replied to Rob_Lefebvre's discussion AC3.3 TradHeli Release Discussion
"3.3.3 is listed in mission commander as stable code for Traditional helicopter."
Apr 20, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Hai Tran's blog post Cloud Raven GCS for 3DR Solo and Pixhawk
"Still looking for an update as well."
Apr 12, 2016
UAS_Pilot replied to UAS_Pilot's discussion DJI Phantom Pixhawk Build
"Yes, I used 4s batteries in my setup. Worked fine."
Apr 11, 2016
UAS_Pilot commented on Kirill's blog post SmartAP 4 is coming soon
"Will this work on traditional helicopters too?"
Apr 11, 2016
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