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Chris Roberts replied to Chris Roberts's discussion Mediatek Problems
"Managed to get the GPS to get a lock. I think I was too close to buildings. When I get a lock now and view my GPS location (either in the groundstation or just putting the lat/long out of serial monitor into the web) the location is incorrect. From…"
Oct 8, 2010
Chris Roberts posted a discussion
I am having problems with my recently purchased mediatek GPS, i'm quite new to this so there is probably something obvious im doing wrong.... I have the mediatek GPS module and the adaptor bought as bought from the DIY drones store and the basic…
Sep 29, 2010
Chris Roberts commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post NASA Airstar: taking the simulator out to play
"If the wing chord reduces by a factor of 10 (ie a 1:10 scale model) the model would need to fly at 10 times the speed of the full size aircraft, which would make that a supersonic model!!"
Jun 30, 2010
Chris Roberts commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post NASA Airstar: taking the simulator out to play
"You woont be able to keep the Reynolds number for a model wing that size the same as a full size - unless in lab conditions. The airfoil section will not be a scale as it would stall at very low AoA"
Jun 30, 2010
Chris Roberts commented on Giles Barton-Owen's blog post Beginner with $650
"Hi. It arrived yesterday. I'm actually quite impressed with it! It seems fairly good quality - I have never had a foam plane before (im a scratch builder at heart!) so i've got nothing to compare it to. It contains all the accessories needed - which…"
Dec 6, 2009
Chris Roberts commented on Giles Barton-Owen's blog post Beginner with $650
"I bought it from ebay - here is a link to the same one (from the same guy) i bought from. It hasn't arrived yet but should be here tomorrow!!"
Dec 3, 2009
Chris Roberts commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Mystery UAV
"Its not Taranis - the first flights are not until next year plus it looks a little to rounded - more info on taranis here - http://www.mod.uk/defenceinternet/defencenews/equipmentandlogistics..."
Dec 2, 2009
Chris Roberts commented on Giles Barton-Owen's blog post Beginner with $650
"Hi Giles, it will be be interested to see how you get on. I too am building a system for the same price as you and live in the UK. I have ordered everything except the XBee and GPS chip wasn't sure what to go for (uBlox or the EM406!) I have gone…"
Nov 29, 2009