About Me:
I'm a DIYdrones dilettante.
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Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Mostly fixed-wing drones; I find arducopters a bit impractical. I'm especially interested in autonomous thermalling, PV, and other inventive techniques to extend flight duration.
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"Looking at this, I am struck by the size and clunkiness of the wiring harnesses. Perhaps the next generation will be using flexible flat ZIF cables, or other lighter weight connectors?"
"This is the funding bill: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1243
The relevant bit:
Sec. 119E. None of the funds in this Act may be used to issue regulations on the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace until…"
The relevant bit:
Sec. 119E. None of the funds in this Act may be used to issue regulations on the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace until…"
"Quick tip -- you can append a special string at the end of a YouTube video link to get it to start at a certain point.
In this it would be &t=0m50s"
In this it would be &t=0m50s"
"Buying a license from your local governing body to shoot down drones flown by your federal governing body? There's a joke in there somewhere."
"Mauricio,
How does the recovery parachute deploy? Does it use expendable CO2 or pyrotechnics, or is it a reusable spring-loaded system, or something else entirely?"
How does the recovery parachute deploy? Does it use expendable CO2 or pyrotechnics, or is it a reusable spring-loaded system, or something else entirely?"
"Note the Motorola logo on the back of the transmitter... I wonder if that was a commercially made RC TX, or just something neatly hacked together from a TV remote =)"
"Here is the parallel discussion from earlier:
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/man-26-charged-in-model-airplane-..."
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/man-26-charged-in-model-airplane-..."
"Your best bet is the Pixel Qi screen. The reflective mode is not e-ink -- it is still a full color, video-capable TFT display. It will run you $275, from the Maker Shed or from one of the other vendors. Unfortunately, it is only compatible as a…"
"Perhaps I'm dense, but I cannot find the PDF link anywhere..."
"More details:
"Ferdaus stated that he planned to attack the Pentagon using aircraft similar to 'small drone airplanes' filled with explosives and guided by GPS equipment." (Phew, no explicit mention of Ardupilot!)"Agents seized remote-controlled…"
"Ferdaus stated that he planned to attack the Pentagon using aircraft similar to 'small drone airplanes' filled with explosives and guided by GPS equipment." (Phew, no explicit mention of Ardupilot!)"Agents seized remote-controlled…"
