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Grand Prairie, TX
About Me:
ham radio operator KF5DPO helicopter pilot - twin turbine, IFR capable, AN/AVS-9 night vision cert
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
its an obvious and logical culmination of lifelong flying model intrest and electronics/computer implementation. The combination of these disciplines make a well-rounded capability for UAV design, construction, and operation.
Hometown:
grand prairie, texas
Activity Feed
"you can use the Y cable to invert the steering signal for a complimentary servo, or get fancy and put an arduino uno or other micro controller in there between radio and servo to allow more detailed or adjustable command of the extra servo. "
"When stuff gets stranger than fiction, rest assured Quantum mechanics are at work, LOL"
"update:
I am getting GPS thru the console terminal, but only after I hit "enter" three times to go into manual setup mode.
Then by choosing 'test' / 'GPS' I see the stream of LAT/LON data.
I havent seen any GPS data presented in the GCS GUI, but…"
I am getting GPS thru the console terminal, but only after I hit "enter" three times to go into manual setup mode.
Then by choosing 'test' / 'GPS' I see the stream of LAT/LON data.
I havent seen any GPS data presented in the GCS GUI, but…"
Ive had this about 2 weeks and have patiently worked on setup to eliminate some factors before asking for help.Ive gotten the telemetry pair to connect fine, but they dont share data in any recognizable form...at least anything you can see working…
"Salutations!
Im new to the Rover group, as I fly choppers and fixed wing stuff until now...
Im retrofitting a Bot with stuff to use as a test bed for the flying drones and subsystems therein...since its all relative, and if the Bot bumps a wall or…"
Im new to the Rover group, as I fly choppers and fixed wing stuff until now...
Im retrofitting a Bot with stuff to use as a test bed for the flying drones and subsystems therein...since its all relative, and if the Bot bumps a wall or…"
""Fueled by a clueless media, that is fueled by a clueless & paranoid population."
~that is fueled by a clueless media --- --- ---
and so goes the cycle of idiocy....
too bad that cant be harnessed for energy production or something...lol
Im…"
~that is fueled by a clueless media --- --- ---
and so goes the cycle of idiocy....
too bad that cant be harnessed for energy production or something...lol
Im…"
"Its a tennis match, swat the incoming back over the net for them to take another position on, and keep doing this until they tire and make mistakes.
The way to win this game is directing the shots back at them in areas they currently aren't standing…"
The way to win this game is directing the shots back at them in areas they currently aren't standing…"
"On another note, this kind of high-res panorama could be a valuable tool in the future if utilized by UAV aircraft for purposes of S&R or similar surveys.
The missions could be launched and completed in short order, with the bulk of the time…"
The missions could be launched and completed in short order, with the bulk of the time…"
"No telling as there are several ways to get similar effect with panorama...
The magic here, to me, is final publishing work integrating an interactive java or flash player to the video stream available. Without the interactive elements to the player…"
The magic here, to me, is final publishing work integrating an interactive java or flash player to the video stream available. Without the interactive elements to the player…"
"http://video.foxnews.com/v/2114345456001/new-frontiers-of-drone-tec...
interesting to know, based on discussion here and our concerns about what the media perception is currently, and who else outside this forum is pushing what....heck may be one of…"
interesting to know, based on discussion here and our concerns about what the media perception is currently, and who else outside this forum is pushing what....heck may be one of…"
"Or we revolt and overthrow washington by force with our butterknives....argh...not enough firepower after they get through with firearms regulations///
nevermind"
nevermind"
"Im seeing some art ideas here...Mr Chilcott especially pointed out excellent scenario I mentioned earlier in getting representatives aware of the good angles of small UAV operation.
WE need to note these positive attributes and do some art... and…"
WE need to note these positive attributes and do some art... and…"
"Is AC0AE your amateur radio callsign?
im too lazy to do a QRZ lookup right now, lol"
im too lazy to do a QRZ lookup right now, lol"
"The consensus I see forming here slightly, agrees no matter what course we need to take, ethics and public benefit are surely paramount to any campaign public or legislative.
Maybe lets put the call out to anyone in the arena wanting to contribute,…"
Maybe lets put the call out to anyone in the arena wanting to contribute,…"
"Oh us silly americans...hehe
it gonna be a one world state with one government anyways if guys like me die off eventually.
So maybe we all should stop looking for our own answers...;0)"
it gonna be a one world state with one government anyways if guys like me die off eventually.
So maybe we all should stop looking for our own answers...;0)"
"you know, early adopters have the opportunity (possibly the only opportunity we will get) to set the stage early enough to have considerable effects on coming legislation and restriction that we know will happen.
We may not have answers to the…"
We may not have answers to the…"
