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I decided to break down and finally make it a legal entity and registered a business as Aerial Harmony for the purpose of aerial imagery and low level aerial flight systems research and development. Not sure if it was a good idea or one that will cause some grief later with some government...

In the fixed wing world the Joe Nall event puts a slightly smaller but still large number of aircraft in the air at the same time. That was not possible until we got the 2.4 frequency hopping systems.

I agree. That is the one aspect of how we fly that has been a sticking point for our aircraft in the NAS. Manned aviation has the right of way no matter what (rightly so) and to have an event because we did not have the ability to see.detect them will be both criminal and a tragedy. There...

Thanks, but I'm just like anyone else, just been doing different things. What I really like about this forum is we all learn from the knowledge and experience of the others. All you guys have experience up in your heads I don't have any inkling of yet. Still a lot to learn for me too, and I...

I'll go with you on that but a lot of the UAV stuff being sold to the military is still filled with common components. Heck, I've seen the made in China stamp on quite a few of those electrical components. I will agree that MilSpec hardware is significantly more robust, reliable, and accurate...

Passive TCAS has already happened through the use of Mode C transponders used for small UAV's mixing it up with TCAS equipped full scale military or civilian aircraft operating in the same environment. The "bus drivers" get all excited whenever their systems lite off because of sUAS proximity...

Bart, Is this not exactly what APM/Pixhawk has been doing with the open source software? Much of what DRTek is wishing for is largely already available, just not as easy to use as it could be.

Actually, for the most part MilSpec'd stuff that's in use in military aviation applications is viewed the same as "FAA certified" equipment. Both are listed as approved under the FAR's, which is how corporate aerospace gets to fly a lot of new technology without having to first go through the...

I don't know if you are aware of this, but UAV's of many different sizes have been integrated with full scale aviation at overseas military air fields for some time now. So far only the full scale have been equipped with TCAS while the UAV's, all the way down to the Scan Eagle, have been...

Under the 333 waivers an "approved" pilot is a licensed and current Private Pilot or better. I could lay claim to being an "approved multirotor pilot" if my intent was to lie to generate business. I've got a commercial ticket so I must be "approved" right? Since I do have a commercial multi...

The terms ethics and business are not quite mutually exclusive but are getting closer to achieving that status with each passing day. The FAA had not certified ANY multirotors. When they do I can assure you it will belong to one of several aerospace companies having them in testing long before...

I like the out of warranty repair line. For some products, people that handle out of warranty work are the only place consumers have to go.

One thing that's rather common in the hobby industry is for manufacturers to release stuff long before they have adequate inventory to support something. The rush to recover development costs or turn a profit is overwhelming for hobby product makers I guess. This has been the norm for years...

Wires are sized to handle given amounts of current. So are connectors. Very much like plumbing where you would not put a 2" coupler in the part of a 4" toilet outlet. You would learn quickly why that doesn't work out well. To over size a wire or under size a connector defeats the purpose...

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I'm pondering selection of an FC for a new bird ready for installation. The Vector is one if those being considered so personal assessments of ease of installation, user friendly or not, control response, GPS accuracy, and tuning would be great to hear about. Yea, I'm not asking for much;)...

I looked at the new Tarot frame last night and the arms are rather unique in shape. If the maker doesn't stock spares the consumer would have a difficult and expensive time of fitting something else or independently reproducing. OTOH, damage in some locations could be repairable via user...

I'm old school. 1900 Zulu.

Just use a larger, heavier battery if you end up with a sensitive throttle. Built a 1200mm kV 170 quad that without a payload required addition of 5.5kG of ballast to tame the throttle.

At least I'm not alone...:)