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  Stephen Gloor February 24, 2013 at 9:50pm

  Flew the Penguin on Saturday.  Really nice and smooth and easy to fly.

  Don't know if you have seen the new Australian distributor.

  http://othfpv.com.au/home.php

  I have spoken to the proprietor a couple of times.  He is from WA and is moving back soon.

  Also this is my new flying site:

  47 Axis Parade

  Neerabup WA 6031

  Just google it in Maps and see what it is like
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  Stephen Gloor January 31, 2013 at 2:47am

  Hi Nick - How about a Penguin.  I have not flown mine yet however there is oodles of room and the plane seems well designed.
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  Nick Sargeant January 31, 2013 at 2:42am

  Just a few goodies :P. The skywalker is flying nicely though I'm tempted by the X8. 

   I am impressed by PX4's architecture though i haven't got enough out of my ardupilot yet.

  I am also probably placing a $200 order from BEVRC meaning if anyone wants to add anything, postage is free!
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  John Cousins January 30, 2013 at 2:57pm

  I wish.... but i'm already over budget this month mate. Cheers for the offer!

  Any new toys this year? I want to give the PX4 a go next!
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  Nick Sargeant January 30, 2013 at 8:47am

  Hey guys. Hope you are all well.

  Done anyone need anything from the diydrones store? I'm just about to place an order.

  We should have a meet-up in the near future :)
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  Stephen Gloor January 17, 2013 at 7:55pm

  Actually by the time 2014 rolls around I think I will have be committed :-)

  You knew what I meant
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  Stephen Gloor January 17, 2013 at 7:23pm

  @Hai Tran - believe me I will not waste your time if I cannot be committed.  Your offer of sponsorship is very generous.
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  Stephen Gloor January 17, 2013 at 7:22pm

  I guess you can easily question my commitment as I have not made a fly-in yet however I would really like to give this a go.  I have family members in Northern NSW with campervans and I am sure that I can coerce them to give us a hand with the logistics.

  Not there there is anything easy about the challenge however I was thinking of not making it a university Phd thesis but a more simple easy to maintain and run effort.  Single camera, reliable FPV and radio control links, and electric propulsion.

  I have some ideas about payload delivery as I think this is the huge neglected part of many teams efforts.  They put a massive effort into finding Joe but nothing into accurately delivering the payload other than a water bottle on a hanky parachute.

  We need to make similar effort in finding Joe as dropping the bottle.  I am thinking a JDAM is the idea.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition 
• James masterman January 17, 2013 at 6:53pm

  @Hai - if uni students can't find the time, I am getting worried that I have underestimated how much is required!! I work full time and have 2 young kids, so maybe it will be too much. UAV's are my passion, but it has to fit in with other commitments.

  I'll message Tridge to see what kind of hours he needed to put in for the 2012 challenge.
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  Hai Tran January 17, 2013 at 5:42pm

  @Stephen, my staff and I are all MAAA members.  We have an MAAA flying instructor on the team, so the gold wings requirement isn't an issue