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Joe's Watchdogs VMU-1 interview

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Bennett Oct 19, 2008. 5 Replies

A UK-built solar-powered plane has set an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Sgt Ric Aug 24, 2008. 3 Replies

Drone security issue makes the news...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Patrick Egan Aug 23, 2008. 3 Replies

 

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Patrick Egan commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post 'River of blood exposed by Dallas Drone'
Lets take a look at the scoreboard... 
Jan 24
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Patrick Egan commented on Daniel NIkolov's blog post 'Gizmodo is paying homage to DIYDrones'
I'm surprised they have that picture of the Pred with the hood up even though its the old stuff. Nice article though...
Jan 19
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Patrick Egan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post 'NASA puts UAV ground avoidance software on an Android phone'
That's Mike Marston's bird. Good show!
Jan 17
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Patrick Egan commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post 'RCAPA petitions the FAA, now its time to act.'
No problem... Let's turn up the heat!
Jan 15
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Patrick Egan commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post 'RCAPA petitions the FAA, now its time to act.'
Good on ya John... That's what we're here for.  The hobby thing is ridding with the AMA. Currently no autonomous flights are allowed. From what the FAA has told me, no hobby autopilots. Enforcement is another issue... Folks can…
Jan 13
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Patrick Egan commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post 'RCAPA petitions the FAA, now its time to act.'
Good show Hans Get grassroots! Cut and paste the letter or get on the phone to your Federal representative. Tell the FAA to get off our back. This should interest everyone here as there are no provisions for hobby autonomous use. FPV is a…
Jan 13
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Patrick Egan commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post 'Videos of FAA meeting with AMA to discuss UAVs, Altitude Limits, etc'
I’m sure the AMA would rather I not comment on their portion as it could cause confusion…   However, many of the points that you make in your post have already been hit. There are no provisions for semi-autonomous operations for…
Jan 10
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Patrick Egan commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post 'RCAPA needs you!'
No, RCAPA has Global reach. We are part of the EUROCAE sRPA expert groups etc... We had TC Canada connections, but it is hard to keep up all of those relationships without making all of the shows. (Budget= $25 to $30 thousand per year.)…
Dec 25, 2011

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About Me:
I am on the board of the Remote Control Aerial Photography Association and ARC (Aviation Regulatory Committee) Delegate.. RCAPA’s goal is to promotes and further RC aerial photography and the development and use of SUAS (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems). Our primary focus is safe airspace integration of unmanned system.
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rcapa.net
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Sacramento

Patrick Egan's Blog

Patrick Egan

What's up with the Drone haters?

Posted on December 17, 2009 at 11:34am 33 Comments





I guess they made it to TAAC.



And I guess Cindy is looking for something new now that GWB is gone???



http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/



We really need to think of ways to showcase the positive side of this technology before the ACLU gets in on the… Continue
Patrick Egan

UAS 2009

Posted on May 18, 2009 at 12:00pm 6 Comments

www.uas2009.org



This one is mainly policy and less of a trade show. Too bad all of these shows can't line up the dates???
Patrick Egan

Light at the end of the regulatory tunnel?

Posted on February 12, 2009 at 5:00pm 1 Comment




It sounds overly optimistic to me, but it's the best news I've heard in a while.



For the cut and paste crowd

http://www.shephard.co.uk/news/1725/us-lawmakers-propose-commercial-uas-access-to-national-airspace-by-30-september-2013/
Patrick Egan

Congrats on TED Chris!

Posted on February 4, 2009 at 10:13am 4 Comments

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7869307.stm
Patrick Egan

Airspace integration, what you can do…

Posted on October 25, 2008 at 9:25am 22 Comments

http://www.rcapa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10

Open to any other suggestions folks might have.

Comment Wall (6 comments)

At 10:42am on July 11, 2007, Jeffrey JohnsonJeffrey Johnson said…
Hey patrick! Check out the Pict'Earth group ... http://pictearth.ning.com/
At 12:22am on September 22, 2008, rochakrochak said…
Hi Patrick
I came to know abt u thru diydrones.
I am a new member out here. my main interests are development of autonomous aircraft (i.e autopilots)
do you have any experience of a quad rotor??
can you help me with its control theory??

Thanks in advance
At 8:03am on October 28, 2008, SUNEEL KAPURSUNEEL KAPUR said…
No, i think this is the first time we have come in contact.
At 8:07am on October 28, 2008, SUNEEL KAPURSUNEEL KAPUR said…
No i do not have any experience of a quad rotor.
Let me share u r experience on autopilots. What autopilots u have worked on & how about on board videography.
At 6:54pm on November 10, 2008, Andrew KondorAndrew Kondor said…
hi... its going OK... what are you doing over here?
At 2:32pm on January 6, 2009, Valery HronusovValery Hronusov said…
Very interest. Thanks you. I don't know about this events. My daughter lives in Moscow, and I hope to see her photos

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