Recent content by John Q Public

For anyone planning to watch the eclipse, I highly recommend this NASA Interactive Map website. NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 As an amateur astronomer, I would advise AGAINST filming or photographing this event. It will be a waste of time and distract you from best experiencing...

I bought a car a while back. No where did it say I had to have a drivers license to use it. How was I to know!

I work in IT and there's a saying that hardware eventually breaks and software eventually works. (Firmware is software) My approach has always been to update the firmware when I buy the bird to whatever is most current. And then I leave it alone unless I run in to a defect. (or want new...

You are mistaken. Registration is for everyone. It's easy to do. sUAS Registration Be sure to put the registration number on your drone and carry the printed registration with you. If you want to fly your drone commercially, the FAA wants you to pass a test that covers safety, understanding...

That was humor. It's a reference to the 1980 comedy movie Airplane! with Leslie Nielson. (Surely you can't be serious. I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley.) I thought the post was funny, just like most of the physics in this thread!

Yes, but the motorcycle gets the energy to charge the battery by burning gasoline. There's no free lunch.

Why is this any different than displaying my automobile tag for public view?

What a great suggestion. I'll definitely do this from now on, even if I'm not traveling on an airline. Thank you. That was a great article. And I didn't know about LiPo bags. Time to get one, some plastic bags and some labels. Thanks!

I flew to Austin, TX and brought my Phantom 2 Vision + with me to show my friend. I had it well packed in a Tradecraft case with the gimbal lock in place. I carried the batteries separately. When I was checking in, the airline employee asked me what was in the case. I proudly told him it was...