About

Gender

Male


Location

South Australia


About Me:

Aviation and Tech Enthusiast


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am interested in the hobby and applications of Small to Medium UAVs with a variety of sensors


Hometown:

Adelaide


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GeneralJumbo replied to ismail karpuz's discussion Simulator in ArduCopter User Group
"If you have a tablet or smart phone the 'Real Flight' Flight Simulator has a Quad in the paid access. It is pretty basic and doesn't have any 'flight modes', but it may be better than nothing. That said, like Greg said a Nano Quad really is a great…"
May 1, 2015
GeneralJumbo commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post CanberraUAV Outback Challenge 2014 Debrief
"A great write up Tridge, thanks. What your team, and the other Outback Challenge competitors for that matter, are achieving is awe inspiring, well done!"
Oct 7, 2014
GeneralJumbo replied to GeneralJumbo's discussion ARRIS 2 Axis 360 gimbal for sale in Australia
"I still have this for sale and I'm not sure that I made the pricing clear before. The gimbal is currently US$549 before postage and customs from the original dealer in China. I would like $450 Australian for the gimbal.
I also have a Sony Nex 5R…"
Sep 13, 2014
GeneralJumbo posted a discussion in Australia
All,I thought that you should be aware of the proposed CASA rule changes and the response by the existing Australian UAS operators representative body.  I am struck by how protectionist the response seems from the ACUO seems, I really got the…
Jun 6, 2014
GeneralJumbo posted a discussion in Australia
Hi All,Now that I am moving to fixed wing UAS, I no longer require the gimbal that I had bought when I thought that I would be building a Hex.  The gimbal is still in the original box and has not been fitted to an aircraft or even powered up.  It…
May 15, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Australia
"Not a bad thought Adam, thanks."
May 11, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Australia
"I didn't say that it would work, just that I'm going to try it!"
May 11, 2014
GeneralJumbo replied to Badman Teddy Edward's discussion Fly and drive day in Sydney? in Australia
"Teddy,

Regarding your order, note the current message on the ArduPilot website: "Dear customers: 3D Robotics has been forced to temporarily stop all exports to countries outside the US and Canada. We are working on solving this issue and will keep…"
May 11, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Australia
"Thanks for the info gents.  I'm in the process of building my first 'FliteTest' swappable  RC aircraft, so I may end up creating a 'Dusty' drone, or a blunt nose Versa more likely as the first APM equipped aircraft.  I've had an RTF Steadidrone Quad…"
May 11, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Australia
"Thanks Matt, 433 it is!"
May 10, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Australia
"Hey All,
I have a quick noob question for Australia; 433Mhz or 915MHz for telemetry?

Thanks!"
May 10, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Adelaide
"I'm in too if there's a meet up, but I don't have any flying things at the moment; I guess that my wit and charisma will have to do instead!"
Feb 12, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Adelaide
"Dave,

Thanks very much, that really does sound like the things that I'm interested in!  If you need a willing sidekick at all in the evenings or weekends please let me know, I'd love to come along.  I'll PM my details.

Jimmy"
Feb 10, 2014
GeneralJumbo left a comment on Adelaide
"Hey all, I'm in Mawson Lakes and have unfortunately left my SteadiDrone Quad in the UK with my aerial photography business.  I'd like to keep my hand in over here if anyone is doing anything interesting.  I have a reasonable amount of experience…"
Feb 10, 2014
GeneralJumbo replied to GeneralJumbo's discussion Arducopter v3.0.1 Quad no beeps on Arm / Disarm
"Err, any thoughts at all?"
Sep 12, 2013
GeneralJumbo replied to Andreas's discussion CHDK Scripts & Parameters problem (Cont.)
"Andreas,

It may be the speed of your memory card that is slowing down your rate of image capture.  Make sure that you have a Class10 SD card in it.  With one of these in an SX260 I get 2-3 seconds fine.
Good luck!

Jimmy"
Sep 1, 2013
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