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Wayne posted a discussion
Well it has been a long time since I have been in here and posted something. It appears there have been some advances during my absence. To start I have an Easy Star that I am turning into a drone. Just yesterday I have received the couple parts I…
Aug 31, 2011
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy Star Question
"Here are the pictures I said I would upload.
So this is how everything is set up right now."
Apr 29, 2011
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy Star Question
"Well last night I decided to try and do more work on getting this together. I have it together and have tested it and so far just as a plane. How ever I have noticed that from the original marks I put under the wing for CG it seems it is now just…"
Apr 28, 2011
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy Star Question
"Well I know I don't have all the parts for attaching my prop to the motor. I know there is something needed and I have seen it before but I don't know what its called or which on I need exactly. Its a two part deal that attaches to the pole of the…"
Apr 25, 2011
Wayne posted a discussion
Ok so last night I took pics of my easy star that I eventually plan to use as a drone but for now, since I have zero flight time, I am going to just get it to the point that it runs as a plane so I can fly it first. These pics are to be used in…
Apr 25, 2011
Wayne commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Skywalker: Best UAV platform ever? (I'm in love)
"Oh yeah sure after I get my EZ* and some of the parts you go and find something better. Figures as much. Just kidding this does look like a very awesome platform though. You could fit a guinea pig in that thing, ta hell with hamsters. Perhaps this…"
Apr 29, 2010
Wayne commented on Chris Anderson's blog post 9,000 members!
"Yay Morli! and Congrats DIY Drones. Very cool. :D"
Apr 27, 2010
Wayne commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Sneak preview of ArduPilot Mega board development
"Awesome, thanks much."
Apr 27, 2010
Wayne commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Sneak preview of ArduPilot Mega board development
"I am just getting to the point of purchasing my first ever ArduPilot. Is the Mega supposed to be like a replacement of the standard one out now or is it more like a newer upgraded version that will be available but not getting rid of the current…"
Apr 27, 2010
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy star upgrades odds and ends
"Oh yeah I had huge issues finding the plane. I got it from newcreations-rc.com The guy I talked to and dealt with is the owner. His name is Kirk and hes an awesome guy. Hes located in Texas, assuming your in the US. He also does a great rudder mod…"
Apr 26, 2010
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy star upgrades odds and ends
"Oh yeah There are two of them that came with my props i ordered and I used my digital caliper to measure the ID of both and one is about 5.9mm and the other at about 4.75mm. But if neither of these work then I now know what I am looking for. Thank…"
Apr 26, 2010
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy star upgrades odds and ends
"Yes I am using APC 6X4E props. So what does one of those center adapters look like? Could you provide a link? Thanks much again."
Apr 26, 2010
Wayne replied to Wayne's discussion Easy star upgrades odds and ends
"I have a few things I still need to get together and of course its just the little stuff that I overlooked. Anyway one of the items I need is a shaft adapter for my brushless inrunner. I have this motor...

And I am wondering if this is what I need…"
Apr 26, 2010
Wayne commented on Jonas's blog post Very affordable Advanced Head-Movement-Tracker
"Does anyone have any experience with this one or are there any reviews? Looks interesting, especially for that price."
Apr 21, 2010
Wayne replied to Stephen McAmis's discussion Aerial Photog for commercial purposes question
"FAA regulations (unless it changes from state to state) say to go no higher than 400 ft. I may not be doing it commercially and maybe that might be the difference, but I didn't have any slack at all when talking to my FAA rep. ;) For me it pretty…"
Apr 15, 2010
Wayne replied to Stephen McAmis's discussion Aerial Photog for commercial purposes question
"I know when I recently got into all of this I was looking at satellite images and the companies were doing that for about $100-$150. But then end result was a very blury not very detailed image. This is when I finally decided to take matters into my…"
Apr 15, 2010
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