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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
Started this discussion. Last reply by Josh Oct 3, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Chicken-powered camera stabilization!!http://i.imgur.com/kE7xE2P.gifContinue
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
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
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…
ContinuePosted 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.
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;…
ContinuePosted 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…
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