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Victor McAuley commented on Craig Elder's blog post Autopilot needs survey
"What I want is a core that is easy to tune - make it as simple and reliable as that of DJI - then give us the ability to take things further."
Jan 22, 2016
Victor McAuley commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New Parrot drone -- a plane!
"Rob, have always wondered how capable the sony stabilisation is - I may well have to look a bit closer at Sony."
Jan 6, 2016
Victor McAuley commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New Parrot drone -- a plane!
"the marketing target could well be me if the price is reasonable - if they are using their camera stabilisation system as per the bebop - then they will have NO competitors as I understand it. Which is why GoPro and all the other flight cam…"
Jan 5, 2016
Victor McAuley commented on Yang Wang's blog post Professional carbon fiber frame
"Looks good - however the camera gimbal will have to hang a good bit below the middle of this design - this means you will have to consider retractable landing gear (mounting points, weight etc).

If I were you - I'd be doing it a little different -…"
Nov 25, 2015
Victor McAuley commented on Greg Dronsky's blog post GoPro’s Unreleased Drone Already Shoots Great Video
"Late to the market - wouldn't gopro have been so much better concentrating on what they do best - small action cameras - 
But they are off on this wild drone chase......
When in my opinion they should have been giving us pro variants of their action…"
Oct 30, 2015
Victor McAuley commented on FlightBots.com's blog post 5 Things Apple and DJI Have in Common
"I'll keep my eye on the Solo Gary, and If reports are favourable I will consider purchasing. I appreciate how much work individuals on this site have done to improve the system - so I have no axe to grind - I too wanted to be part of the revolution…"
Aug 5, 2015
Victor McAuley commented on FlightBots.com's blog post 5 Things Apple and DJI Have in Common
"The secret of their success is they simply do the job without fuss that they were designed to do. Flight controller manufacturers would do well to take a leaf out of their book - for example the simple steps to calibrate the compass........ now…"
Aug 4, 2015
Victor McAuley commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Methane detection from drones
"Electric motors and gas.............         mmmmmmm"
Jul 23, 2015
Victor McAuley commented on Todd Harper's blog post Helping other pilots make better decisions.
"Well said - a soft answer turneth away wrath,      we all started somewhere,  the phantom has been a plague to the hobby and industry - just buy and fly - when you have to build your own you get to understand how it works and all their…"
Jan 11, 2015
Victor McAuley replied to Peter Wedege's discussion Give your views on this motor mount.
"make sure to offset your flight controller."
Jan 1, 2015
Victor McAuley commented on William Davidson's blog post Market Survey/ What is needed?
"Modularity of all components (no visible wiring) - combined with waterproofing...."
Dec 31, 2014
Victor McAuley replied to Bill Isaacs's discussion Motor quality
"I use Tiger Motors and have found them to be of very high quality and consistency."
Dec 27, 2014