The quad been sitting unused for 6 months, and I don't expect to get back to it anytime soon. I paid around $2k including various spares (props, ESC, motor, etc), and would take half that. Info is here -http://www.asctec.de/main/index.php?id=8&pid=7&
Read more…http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/Here's the schedule (California PDT):- Trajectory correction maneuver opportunity (TCM6X), 8:46 a.m.-- News briefing, noon-- Begin non-commentary live television feed from JPL control room, 3 p.m.-- Begi
Read more…In the course of browsing for more information on the FAA certification, particularly for airships, I ran across this old story on an unusual FAA violation -http://www.markbarry.com/lawnchairman.html
I have only casually been following the discussions about recent FAA advisories regarding use of UAV's, capped most recently with Patrick Egan's report from the March 4th UAS Airspace Panel.If I understand correctly, non-commercial users can fly unma
Read more…I've been thinking about a blimp experiment and wondered whether anyone could make a recommendation ?The Plantraco Micro Blimp is reported to be neutrally bouyant with 188gm load - see http://www.coe.drexel.edu/ret/personalsites/2004/roodojalvos/web/
Read more…After breaking 3 props in a single day (a new record), it is probably time to start looking at adding a prop shroud or duct to my coaxial rotor discussed here before I do some real damage.
I've been lurking on this site for a while, and figure it was time to finally say hello.My company builds small video-enabled mobile robots for education and research. Some of our robot controllers were ending up airborne, so I started looking more c
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