JOHN PIZZICARA
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WHERE'S THE BEEF?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ron Jacobs Jun 9, 2010. 12 Replies

I'M SO GLAD CALIFORNIA EXTENDED THE SALMON FISHING SEASON 'TILL SEPTEMBER BECAUSE MY WHOLE PROJECT IS NOTHING BUT A BOAT ANCHOR WITHOUT THE U-BLOX; IT'S BEEN OUT OF STOCK FOR WEEKS!?!  SO WHERE'S THE…Continue

 

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JOHN PIZZICARA commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Amateur UAVs in the New York Post
"OK, kind of like 'nonprofit' but salaries are expenses and don't count!"
Sep 12, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Amateur UAVs in the New York Post
""The rest of the story........." - 'max range 750 ft./LOS'"
Sep 12, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA commented on Tj Bordelon's blog post Landing patterns and reverse thrust!
"1) I wonder why they ALWAYS turn the carrier into the wind for landing ops? Optimize LZ approach fix select. 2) Landing is not a 1-step process. Initial Approach Fix - set up appropriate clean config prelanding A/S-ALT 3) Final Approach Fix - set up…"
Sep 12, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New Arduinos coming?
"Hi Chris, CHECK SIX!! Jameco's on your tail!"
Sep 11, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Michael Molloy's discussion ARCAA Opening
"PARAVIZE HEAD-ON TRAFFIC DETECTOR Paravize Head-on is a portable, self-contained device intended to be placed on top of the glare-shield of a GA aircraft to assist the pilot in spotting potentially dangerous traffic. Uses high-resolution cameras and…"
Sep 11, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Lew Payne's discussion World's Smallest Mode C Transponder
"No, that's the teaser - the original post of that still exists - try again!!"
Aug 30, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Loti's discussion ArduPilotMega Hardware doubt
"Please correct the English in your discussion. 'Doubt' implies you know what you are doing and believe the hardware has serious limitations."
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Lew Payne's discussion World's Smallest Mode C Transponder
"The technology is already here, that is not the problem (and I can't go into that part any further). I posted a link a while back for Raytheon's Cobra, a low cost type certificated UAS available now. It got censored immediately by the EYE…"
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA commented on CrashingDutchman's blog post EPP-CF FPV 1.6M R/C Plane (PREORDER)
"CD - Change the name (to protect the innocent) and raise self-esteem thru training to get out of failure mode!!"
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Lew Payne's discussion World's Smallest Mode C Transponder
"Unfortunately a TSO'd XPDR is dead weight w/out a Type Certificated airframe to fly it in and you shouldn't be anywhere near enough to manned aircraft to make it useable w/TCAS!!"
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Lew Payne's discussion World's Smallest Mode C Transponder
"Gary, mode S turned out to be just another experiment and is doomed to obsolescence - Cossor/Condor is not supplying it with their BI-6's anymore except to some third world end users - it is not compatible w/HOST and will whither on the vine…"
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Keegan's discussion The Perfect Video System for Ardupilot Uavs
"Guess again!!"
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Keegan's discussion The Perfect Video System for Ardupilot Uavs
"LawMate - funny name for an illegal transmitter! **Newsflash** - ELINT is not only performed on the ground!! What kind of amateur surveillance device are you involved in here?!?"
Aug 28, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA replied to Patrick Hammer's discussion INTEGRATOR UAV (by Insitu – now part of Boeing)
"Hey Patrick, forget about any of the modulation schemes you mentioned for UAS applications - they are for fixed terrestrial (mostly telecom) use only - a moving antenna produces amplitude & phase variations by nature and negate the use of any of…"
Aug 25, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Lockheed Martin VARIOUS
"ORGANIC = CARBON fiber based composites, simple as that without all the Terminator/SKYNET stuff!!"
Aug 25, 2010
JOHN PIZZICARA commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Comparing the little and the big NitroPlanes Predators
"Hi Chris, Better safe than sorry, my appologies!!"
Aug 22, 2010

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About Me:
I STARTED IN RC WITH GERMANIUM TRANSISTOR SINGLE CHANNEL SUPERREGEN - I MISSED THE TUBE ERA AND NEVER GOT IN TO REEDS
Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT, "I'M INTERESTED IN FINDING THE NEXT 'INTERIM REPLACEMENT' SYSTEM"
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MONTEREY, CA

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At 10:56am on June 26, 2010,
Moderatorautomatik said…
Hi John,
thanks for notifying us about bad link!

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