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i have some experience with rc but zero with UAVs...yet


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Zane the brain replied to will's discussion Help Needed
"a good beggining rc plane for uavs is the Multiplex Easystar. It is very cheap, sometimes as low as $100 on some websites and shops."
Apr 10, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Tim McMahan's discussion Scratchbuilt twin boom
"ok, so im going to start my first uav. Is this a good plane to start with for me? i would go with easystar, but i wanna BUILD! not buy a premade plane. upload a pdf or something of it. thx."
Apr 10, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Tim McMahan's discussion Scratchbuilt twin boom
"can you please upload a pdf with a schematic of it? i'd like to build it."
Feb 15, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Zane the brain's discussion airplane designing
"ok i think ill test it out with two paper airplanes, then, if it works, ill try the full size way."
Feb 11, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Ata Taner Aydemir's discussion Help for Newbie
"yes it is very possible. to begin, you should find a remote control airplane with enough space inside for all your stuff, including all the neccesary microchips and wiring. next, you should begin to assemble the "brains" of your plane like the…"
Feb 9, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Zane the brain's discussion airplane designing
"i just got a weird idea! what if you bought two easy stars, chopped off the pointed wingtips, glued the two planes together at the wings, put them on the same frequency, and fly it. would this plan work?"
Feb 9, 2010
Zane the brain commented on Jeff's blog post 9.2 inches tip to tip. Will it fly??!!
"i think you should do what mariano says, as you will still have control, and it will lose some weight."
Feb 9, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Zane the brain's discussion airplane designing
"wow jaron, you built that UAV!? thats pretty nice. i think to design my first plane im going to simply modify someone else's design to fit what i want (may i copy yours?). also, i have one question about the cad software. it asks for my address and…"
Feb 8, 2010
Zane the brain posted a discussion
hey guys,i was wondering how you design a plane that is balanced and all that neccesary stuff. if anyone could show me how, that would be great.
Feb 7, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Tim McMahan's discussion Scratchbuilt twin boom
"what did you use to design this plane? did you use a software or did you do it the old fashioned way (paper and pencil)"
Feb 7, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Tim McMahan's discussion Scratchbuilt twin boom
"WOW! i really like your plane design. how much payload can it carry? can you upload a pdf file containing a schematic of it? i'd like to build it myself and modify it some."
Feb 7, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Zane the brain's discussion Good First Time UAVs
"hmm...I like your idea for the hawk sky, but I think I'm gonna have to go with the easystar. As you mentioned in your article about the hawksky, the easystar has better stability and can handle crashes better. thanks anyway"
Feb 7, 2010
Zane the brain commented on Jeff's blog post Transverse Rotor UAV: Bell-Hiller CONCEPT
"you could probably just salvage old parts from r/c helicopters"
Feb 7, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Zane the brain's discussion aerial camera
"by automatic, i meant it randomly aims and randomly takes pictures"
Feb 7, 2010
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Feb 6, 2010
Zane the brain replied to Zane the brain's discussion Good First Time UAVs
"wow thanks chris! u just saved me like 75 dollars!"
Feb 6, 2010
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