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Location

Raleigh, NC


About Me:

R/C flyers for 40 yrs


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Waypoint navigation, Flight Stabilization Aerial Photography FPV


Hometown:

Montreal, QC


Activity Feed

bmarshall5253 commented on Gareth Rens's blog post 1st Octo Flight
"Great first flight, looks like you've started to tamed the monster. You should be able to lift a big payload!
What was that dangling from the copter and swinging back and forth? I could tell from the sound of the motors you were not using much power."
Jan 18, 2012
bmarshall5253 replied to Sanbernar's discussion PVC hexa frame
"Great use of PVC
Have you considered lightening holes in the top and bottom of pvc arms?
Hole in the middle of the aluminum motor plates both to reduce weight and provide airflow through motors (okay I see in the part photos you do have a hole).…"
Dec 30, 2011
bmarshall5253 commented on Troy Reabe's blog post Arduino 1.0 now available
"Anybody compiled and upload arducopter with this new arduino 1.0
I've found two file have different name under arduino 1.0

1. The WProgram.h file, which provides declarations for the Arduino API, has been renamed to Arduino.h.
2. The wiring.h…"
Dec 1, 2011
bmarshall5253 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post UAVs can be used to watch the watchers, too
"There is a simple solution for the police to put an end to this without trying to shoot down the copter, just claim there is an IED threat and install RF jammers on their riot vehicles. I believe Black Sheep or someone else filming over Berlin…"
Nov 18, 2011
bmarshall5253 replied to Gareth Rens's discussion Turnigy G25 motor question
"Gareth,
 
how many cell battery are you going to run them on?
recommended 14x7 is for 3S lipo and the 11x8 is for 4S lipo
You use a larger prop at lower voltage because of the lower rpm and smaller prop at higher voltage because of faster rpm to…"
Nov 7, 2011
bmarshall5253 replied to Denny Rowland's discussion Some Fun Stuff
"Does Duey still have enough foam that it will float with the camera out of the water? Looks like the battery pack counter balances the camera and keeps the CG is in the middle of the quad.What camera are you using, I noticed in your videos that the…"
Oct 24, 2011
bmarshall5253 commented on Ahmed Rehan's blog post Modified HK FPV platform
" I like how you extended the motor mount for a bigger prop, have you got a close up picture that shows more detail of that motor mount? Which HK model did you start with?
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Oct 1, 2011
bmarshall5253 posted a discussion
I notice in the posts of the newest versions of mission planner it is shown with the instruments at the top  with the HUD and Sat view on the bottom. I've searched around for hours and can't find any clues on how to move the instruments up from the…
Jul 12, 2011
bmarshall5253 replied to Tanya's discussion Arducopter componet weights
"Airspeed sensor with tubes , wire connector and plastic tubing 11.6g
XtreamBee Board w/o xbee card 7.3g
I don't have my xbee pro 900 mhz cards yet so no wieght."
May 26, 2011
bmarshall5253 replied to gadgetmerc's discussion Weight Weight Weight
May 26, 2011
bmarshall5253 replied to Tanya's discussion Arducopter componet weights
"MediaTek MT3329 GPS 10Hz + Adapter Basic with 2" connector 7.4g"
May 26, 2011
bmarshall5253 replied to Tanya's discussion Arducopter componet weights
"ArduPilotMega IMU Shield/OilPan (20.5g) and
ArduPilotMega Arduino Compatible UAV Controller w/ATMega2560(19.4g) together 40.0g

HMC5843 - Triple Axis Magnetometer with connector board and cable 1.9g

power supply? are you talking about a battery?"
May 26, 2011
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