Recent content by RammerJammer

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    It's here at last, I knew it was coming!

    Fox Business News had a short piece on the Kitty Hawk. It looked to me that it had 8 props/motors. The frame was like a # sign (no tilt!) with a prop/motor on each of the eight ends of the frame members. Lord help me if they are ever reasonably priced and unencumbered by onerous regulations. I...
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    Another UAS downed by gunshot

    Well, thank goodness for the licensing part of that statement. Law-abiding citizens having to get a license in order to possess, or purchase, a firearm is ridiculous on its face. Plus, in this case it wouldn't matter because it appears that the likely suspect owns a firearm. And, yes, I know...
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    Why ATTI mode is not for me

    I strongly second the notion of starting with small quads. However, taking the hand-sized ones outside is a real crap shoot. Some of them are so under powered that a slight breeze will take them over the roof, across the road and who knows where. Even my larger quad (about 2/3 the size - Not...
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    Advanced Drops from SKY

    From whence does your claim "designed for continuous use, not stopping and restarting" originate? Batteries are, well, batteries. And, if anything, actually perform better after a short recovery period - with the exception of batteries that self-discharge over days or weeks. At least, that's...