Oliver's Groups
-
IRIS
835 members
-
ArduPlane User Group
1467 members
-
ArduCopter User Group
3157 members
Oliver's Discussions
Scary Unexpected Motor Startup After Arming; Also Yaw Behavior Issue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Oliver Jan 7, 2014. 22 Replies 1 Like
After nearly two years of putting around with no nasty surprises my heavy Hex, "The Witch" has been behaving badly and yesterday gave me a fright.A couple of weeks ago I moved up to 3.1 from 3.0.1…Continue
We're Doing It Wrong!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Josh Oct 3, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Chicken-powered camera stabilization!!http://i.imgur.com/kE7xE2P.gifContinue
Unexpected Prop Start
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Boyhan Jun 8, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Here's something that just happened without consequences other than a surprise, but that has some potential for a bigger scare or worse:Aircraft: DJI 550 Hex w. APM 2.5 & 2.9.1b firmware, JR 12X…Continue
Unbaffled Barometer = Attempted Flyaway
Started this discussion. Last reply by Oliver Mar 24, 2013. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Had a near flyaway followed immediately by a near lawn-dart maneuver by my Flamewheel 550 this weekend, apparently due to running an APM 2.5 board "bare" (without case or foam baffling the…Continue
Oliver's Page
Profile Information
- Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Transitioning from conventional helis to multirotors for hobby photography. Also scale/sport flying.
Oliver's Photos
Oliver's Blog
Drunk Hockey Fans Mistake Phantom For LAPD Drone, Down It!
Posted on June 14, 2014 at 4:30pm 19 Comments 0 Likes
Yellow journalism runs amok with another Drone Drama, getting it wrong, again:
The San Francisco Chronicle (a notorious hack-blatt with an accuracy record roughly that of the National Enquirer) has stolen re-posted a story and video clip from something called "Business Insider" (is that an allusion to illegal…
ContinueKenya’s new drone program could put a virtual end to poaching
Posted on April 27, 2014 at 7:30am 16 Comments 4 Likes
The fight to save the elephants and rhino is going full-on high-tech. Kenya’s government, the Guardian reports, is about to deploy drones in all 52 of its national parks and reserves.
"In a pilot, the amazingly effective strategy reduced…
ContinueRussian Heavy-LIft Hexacopter Breakthrough!
Posted on April 20, 2014 at 9:30am 4 Comments 8 Likes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa9RXH2WoP4&feature=youtu.be
The Russian approach to aircraft design has always been famous for robustness and extreme simplicity, and this now extends to multicopters! Here's their latest, with these features: moving part count, zero;…
ContinueDrone flyby reveals ancient village buried in New Mexico
Posted on April 13, 2014 at 8:26am 8 Comments 8 Likes
An interesting article on Mother Nature Network "Thermal images captured by a small drone allowed archaeologists to peer under the surface of the New Mexican desert floor, revealing…
ContinueTop Discussions
Groups
-
Pixhawk 2 User Group
292 members
-
UgCS
272 members
-
Telemetry over cellular …
563 members
-
Pixhawk2.1
51 members
-
Agricultural UAVs
1065 members
© 2019 Created by Chris Anderson.
Powered by
Comment Wall
You need to be a member of DIY Drones to add comments!
Join DIY Drones