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Is there enough lifting power left to add an Arduino flight controller? 
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No. It's already carrying more than it was laid out for.
Better try this one.[^] It's only a bit bigger, but its motor is far stronger. The red parts are mostly made of aluminium and the black parts mostly are carbon fiber.
What do you want to do? Turn it into a flying robot? That would be a little challenge. The circuit board combines several functions;
1) RC receiver: A robot will not need one, but the sender already mixes signals for the swashplate and throttle/collective pitch.
2) Control the three servos for the swashplate. Sending output to the servos should be relatively easy, but emulating the signal mix coming from the sender wil be quite a task.
3) Motor control: The microcontroler will not be ready to control the throttle for the main motor. You will have to build a suitable circuit with MOSFETS, similar to the one installed. For that you will have to get some information about what currents are going to be possible under full power or your circuit will not last long.
4) Stabilzation: The heli is flybarless. That means there is no mechanical stab
ilization like this Bell stabilization.[^] It's done electronically and they probably would pay you some money if your microcontroller does it better than their onboard systems 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.
modified 15-Jan-14 15:55pm.
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Last we heard Winamp was just about dead. AOL sold it so maybe it will still be developed.
"Returning from the brink of death, music services Winamp and Shoutcast are now officially with a new owner: Digital audio business Radionomy has acquired the both media player and radio platform from AOL. We understand from a reliable source that it is a cash and share deal, worth between $5 million and $10 million, with AOL taking a 12% stake of Radionomy in the process....The intention is to continue to develop both products, Saboundjian tells me.
“We want to rebuild the story for Winamp,” he says. “We think the future can be great because the strategy is not just desktop but mobile and cars and so much more.”"
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/14/aol-sells-winamp-and-shoutcast-for-5-10m-to-radionomy-takes-12-stake-in-belgian-digital-audio-company[^]
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Now if AOL can keep their hands out of Radionomy unlike they did with Nullsoft it may have a chance of making it.
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JoeSox wrote: a cash and share deal, worth between $5 million and $10 million, with AOL taking a 12% stake of Radionomy in the process
Considering that AOL bought WinAmp (Nullsoft) 14 years ago for $80 million (~$110 million current value) it doesn't look good for Radionomy's future. Just saying...
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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Mike Mullikin wrote: AOL bought WinAmp (Nullsoft) 14 years ago for $80 million (~$110 million current value)
ouch
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I just want the plug-ins to be saved and accessible someplace.
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I still use WinAmp and got an update request the other day that took me to their site clickity[^] where it clearly states that;
Quote: Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release.
Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years.
but the links are still active for download. WTF??
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Mike Hankey wrote: but the links are still active for download. WTF??
Something tells me there is no project manager at AOL for winamp.  The whois lookup still shows AOL as owning. maybe the paperwork hasn't officially gone thru yet.
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I didn't do the update last time but did it just now and it still is listed as a Nullsoft product and installed and runs fine.
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Presumably the sale has just occurred or might not even be finalized. So one shouldn't expect immediate changes.
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Still whippin' the lama's ass!
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: Still whippin' the lama's ass!
:fistpump:
clickity[^]
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Is it still possible to send a private message? I don't seem to find the link to do so.
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Do you mean like clicking on the Email link? 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Thanks Mark, I was looking in the profile page.
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If a member is willing to accept private messages then there will be an Email link at the bottom of the message, as there is in this one.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Dear regarded friend, you have denied my ability to send you offers to help me move my uncles fortune out of Lagos, no email button on your post. Please improve at earliest for benefit of great achievement.
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My bank account numbers are 123456 98765432 please send money as soon as possible.
ps: Some damn fool (me) switched it off after a few rather annoying pieces of spam.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Thanks Richard. Btw, the reply from the other guy is hilarious. 
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A couple of months back or so I mentioned I might be in early onset myasthenia gravis which is a form of muscular dystrophy. To be sure, some of the symptoms have been present for a number of years, which may or may not work in my favour. I had an EMG and two critical blood tests came back negative and slightly elevated. Because of those tests the neurologist effectively ruled out myasthenia, which is the good news.
The devil is in the detail however. He referred me for a blood test to test for a specific faulty gene called PAPBN1. If present, that could explain everything as the diagnosis would indicate oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). Curiously, it affects 1:100,000 in Europe but as many as 1:1000 in Canada. If the faulty gene is discovered, then OPMD is a slippery slope to all sorts of problems with droopy eyelids (which I have), slightly nasal and and slurry speach (which I have and can't be blamed, like Nagy, on too much gin!), weakened facial muscles (which I have some evidence of) and so on. I'll know in a couple of months whether the genetic "proof" confirms things. I'm hoping of course that the test comes back negative but at least if it's positive, then plan B can kick-in which involves some specific surgery but that's a future bridge I'll cross when it comes.
The good news is that life expectancy is not affected. The waiting game means that having been exempt from one likely cause, another gopher has popped its head up. One by one, the neurologist will chip away at things until we know what it is and from there the treatment options can be discussed.
I am fortunate though, as I must mention about a young lady who came out of the consulting room before I was called. She clearly had serious muscular dystrophy as she could not speak well at all and could only shuffle with a walking stick and she was pregnant as well. She reminded me of what's affected the former Springbok rugby player, Joost van der Westhuizen.
They can do astonishing things in medicine now. While there is no cure for MD in all its forms, the symptomatic treatment has progressed well. Having "forgotten" our wedding anniversary last Friday, today's news for my wife was received with some pain. The positive side? I see no reason to alter anything I do and we'll deal with it as we go along. I will continue to laugh at things that make me laugh.
The neurologist wants me to take my current medication and I asked him about possible side effects of which he mentioned increase flatulence was one. I've suffered from that all my life, so nothing new there, then. Project ongoing.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I wish you good luck, good health and the ability to deal with life's challenges. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
/ravi
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Thank you Ravi. I was thinking the reason why it's so high in Canada (1:1000) is that they have lots of cold weather and nothing else to do but inbreed.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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It's not that cold. It got all the way up to -40C the other day.
/ravi
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