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benjamin1254 commented on Robert Godlewski's blog post UAV flying in/around New York City?
"robert i would recommend u read up because populated areas can be a issue and seeing as how where u live is so TIGHTLY populated it may be difficult if not impossible to even fly RC airplanes around where ur at man. not to dim the light on the fun…"
Mar 15, 2010
benjamin1254 posted a blog post
i was surfing across youtube today and i came across some really complex autonomous flying. Thought id share with you and see what you guys thought of it. It was done by Stanford university students. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-QUkgk3HyE
Mar 5, 2010
benjamin1254 commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Liverpool police make first UK UAS arrest
"i know state side (*usa*) if you do it it can be a hefty fine but it seems as though its fine if gov, agencies do it for whatever reason. so i would say no we are not able to do so. We can fly in fields under 400 ft and if its within visual range…"
Feb 11, 2010
benjamin1254 posted a discussion
i was thinking... knowing the hardware having its memory limits i wonder if its able to have a loader so that way it could have more memory. I was thinking of creating a loader that would pull info from a usb thumb drive that only weighs a cupple oz…
Jan 22, 2010
benjamin1254 commented on Robert Krogh (hooks)'s blog post Why not to fly near airport for fun.... POLI will bust your ass.
"hey... why the fu** would u fly near an airport ... near a crowded area....and over 400' thats breaking all kinds of rules! ppl like this set us back many many years! Thing is although its impressive its freaking dangerous to do that thats why rules…"
Jan 22, 2010
benjamin1254 replied to Tim McMahan's discussion Homemade Predator Drone
"RC foam fighters ftw im so glad to see ur getting into this and i hope to see any n all info u come up with! *is subscribed to u* im so excited! I am anxious to see the next video!"
Jan 15, 2010
benjamin1254 commented on Robert Krogh (hooks)'s blog post Little noname UAV
"agreed with melih i would also like one... its just so darn nifty i wana touch it! looks extremely customizable... price and where u got it.. n how u set it up would be great! the frame it self looks like it would cost no more then idk 30-50 bucks…"
Jan 15, 2010
benjamin1254 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post First pictures of ArduPilot Mega mainboard!
"i can honestly say with this improvement we can do so much more with the arduinos within the UAVs.. including status lights in the cockpit window if we want... the more I/O ports the better in my opinion. Cant wait to see it come out of beta testing…"
Jan 15, 2010
benjamin1254 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Who should we invite to be a DIY Drones podcast guest?
"how about the cast from youtube's RC foam fighters... they built a RC foam airplane that could fly as fast as 150 miles per hr. That on a UAV drone would be CRAZY especially with what has been developed here!"
Jan 10, 2010
benjamin1254 replied to Doug Weibel's discussion SuperStar EP Power System questions
"how much higher is the voltage rating?"
Aug 4, 2009