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Male


Location

Dayton, OH


About Me:

Environmental Professional working in the cement industry to reduce carbon footprint.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Interested in commercial applications as well as personal interest in photography and now aerial photography and videography


Hometown:

Milwaukee, but live in Dayton OH


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mark truesdale posted a discussion in Tower (Droidplanner)
When Flying IRIS+ auto missions using Tower app. V. 3.2.0  Telemetry data is reported (voice) as zero.  Altitude zero meters, speed zero meters, etc.  What gives?   The mission flies as planned and IRIS comes home and lands without issue.  When free…
Nov 28, 2015
mark truesdale commented on Chris Anderson's blog post A few stats on crowdfunded drone projects that I backed
"Hi Chris. Any thoughts about the Lilly? Also..unrelated?. I understand 3DR will "sunset " older product line..I get it, I planned on getting a Solo (currently fly Iris+) but there was no mention of Aero or Aero M, which I'd like to use for aerial…"
Nov 15, 2015
mark truesdale left a comment on IRIS+ OWNERS
"error receiving log list.  I cant download logs.  any else have this issue"
Nov 7, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Mark Prince's discussion GPS Mast on Iris? in IRIS
"hi Mark:I also have an IRIS + (actually replacement IRIS+ from March 2015) and haven't had many GPS issues and my Hdop is typically low 1.4 to 1.7.  The caveat here is I usually have 9+ sat.  I like the idea of the GPS on the mast and may do this to…"
Sep 6, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Ray's discussion Iris + FPV monitor mount - not good in IRIS
"I had the same issue with mine.  To solve the problem I used JB Weld.  its an automotive product, and hardens literally like a rock.  First I unscrewed the mount post from the Tx then used JBW to permanently keep it from unscrewing.   I had one…"
Aug 10, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Justin M's discussion 3DR Iris Screwed Me Again! in IRIS
"Do not let up on 3d our customer service. Continue to hound them until they get you a new drone I was convinced absolutely 100 percent certain either my drone or in my case I believed the controller transmitter was faulty. You need to pay a…"
Jul 30, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Justin M's discussion 3DR Iris Screwed Me Again! in IRIS
"As inexperienced as I am..I would respectfully disagree. The motors stopped and THEN the iris crashed. A low charge bat. Should trigger a low bat. Failsafe and land. The logs will tell."
Jul 29, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Justin M's discussion 3DR Iris Screwed Me Again! in IRIS
"So sorry see that. The motors stopped. Did the battery door open and let the battery fall out or did it fall out after crashing. I feel your pain brother. I'm convinced my first iris was a lemon. My replacement hasn't had any issues. Please post…"
Jul 23, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Justin M's discussion 3DR Iris Screwed Me Again! in IRIS
"Hi Justin, I'm traveling for a few days and fishing for a few days so if I don't respond right away that's why. As far as the time of the flight the actual log file name begins with the date and is followed by a series of numbers mostly separated by…"
Jul 22, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Justin M's discussion 3DR Iris Screwed Me Again! in IRIS
"Hi Justin.  Not sure how your particular capacity controller works but you definitely NEED to read the instructions.  LiPo Batteries are truly great but not without risk. read about them and use the LiPo charger "bag"  So far I've not had any…"
Jul 20, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Justin M's discussion 3DR Iris Screwed Me Again! in IRIS
"Hi Justin:
I am also on my second IRIS from 3dr after a number of disappointments and a bad crash.  I am happy to report that 3DR replaced my first drone at no cost, gimbal and all (this was a 60 day process).  This all happened  in March just…"
Jul 18, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Forrest Arndt's discussion Iris + Issues in IRIS
"Hi Forrest.

Sounds strangely similar to my flight. Up and down erratically.  like the motors power up and then down. my throttle was also un responsive.   Unfortunately, before my flight ended my IRIS had climbed to over 1000 feet and eventually…"
Apr 14, 2015
mark truesdale replied to Kris Kitchen's discussion Landing drone flips over and will not turn off? in IRIS
"Hi Kris:I think a "death" switch is a good idea.   I had my IRIS fly almost out of sight it was so high (1,100+ feet) .  Fortunately, I had pitch/roll/yaw so I could keep it overhead, but no throttle.  After a 300' plummet to earth, my IRIS is now…"
Apr 11, 2015
mark truesdale replied to mark truesdale's discussion Pre-Flight Check list in IRIS
"Hi Heller.  Always good to have an exit plan.  
when you say calibrate it every time, do you mean the IRIS compass?  "
Apr 9, 2015
mark truesdale replied to mark truesdale's discussion Pre-Flight Check list in IRIS
"No Worries about the spelling.   I'm not the "Church lady".   Excellent comments.  Know what you're doing without guessing...sooo critical when things are NOT going well.

definitely have to add "switches up" to my Tx checklist "
Apr 9, 2015
mark truesdale posted a discussion in IRIS
My IRIS+ came with a "Flight Checklist"  also available on the 3dr web site (link Below) but lets be real.  Don't we all have "other things" on our mental checklist to do before we get airborne.   As a newbie to drones trying to figure out the…
Apr 8, 2015
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