About

Gender

Male


Location

oxon


About Me:

Retired engineer,obsessed with flight.Mainly been flying sailplanes and eletric sport planes.And a quad. I have small workshop with lathe and milling machine.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

UAV interest is mainly for aerial photography and F.P.V., at the present ime trying to develop very stable slow flying fixed wing airframes, as the range available are either expensive or too much of a compromise. I am just starting to get familiar with the APM 2.5.(deciphering some of the abreviations is frustraiting) the possibilites very exciting.


Hometown:

banbury


Activity Feed

john copp commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Turbine-powered quad first flight
"If you don't kick it it wont fall over, loved it!!"
Nov 24, 2014
john copp posted a discussion
I have just updated mission planner,(ver ending 144) and advanced params button has disappeared.Is this permanent or an error.J.C.
Feb 3, 2014
john copp posted a discussion
Arducopter has disapeared ,anybody having the same problem , all links get server no data sent.
Jan 9, 2014
john copp replied to Forrest Frantz's discussion World Record for Duration of Flight
" Stunning ,well done .
J.C."
Dec 15, 2013
john copp replied to Keith Bartlett's discussion NAZA to ArduCopter in UK Ardupilot Group
"Just got to the same point, ime building a fixed wing at the moment and have almost got my head around the A.P.M.  set-up.
It makes sense to bin the Naza due to its limitations. However i think i will sell the Naza  and start from scratch ,that way…"
Oct 15, 2013
john copp replied to Calvin R. Walker's discussion APM Issue Maybe? in ArduPlane User Group
"If you consider the o/p of the A.P.M. the same as a receiver (although the o/ps are in a different order compared to most receivers) then  the signals from the receiver are passed straight through when in manual ,and modified when controled by the…"
Oct 3, 2013