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I must admit the thought of something flying around that I had coded fully autonomously is cool... also put a paint ball gun on and straff the locals... Hmmmm... 
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Rob Philpott wrote: the more mischievous side of me would like to put weird lighting all over it...
Now you're thinking!
Add a Tesla Coil and set the machine loose flying autonomously!
I am not suggesting this (  ), but it seems like a good idea would be to not start the initial flight from your hometown, and set the emergency return point to also be in a different location, except off the coast of Africa.
I'm glad that I don't have a mischievous side.
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Rob Philpott wrote: Also, the more mischievous side of me would like to put weird lighting all over it and make people think the aliens have arrived.
Something like this: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2013/03/psychedelic-plasma-wings.html[^]
Or, if you're really up for mischief, something like this?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_stealth[^]
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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Sounds entirely too dangerous to the community and puts you at severe financial and criminal risk. Stop! Stop immediately.
Just so you're not tempted to continue, feel free to send all the parts to me for safe keeping:
Mike Mullikin
123 Main St.
Metropolis USA
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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Rob Philpott wrote: for the Arduino Mega board I've got for it
what do you use that for ?
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Ah well, that's the 'flight computer' it takes PCM data from the remote receiver, GPS data from the GPS, distance data from the ultrasonics, inertial data from the 'IMU' (tilt, acceleration and rotation) and continually in real time sends out 6 control signals to the motors.
I haven't figured the logic out yet. 3 motors spin one way, the other 3 the other. Slow one set and the thing rotates, increase the one's at the back and it tilts and moves forward, overall power takes you up and down. These are my *assumptions* - hence the danger of low altitude decapitation until I get my coefficients correct.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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 I guess with all of that you need a flight computer - I remember the days of 1 motor and a few servos (planes), primitive by comparison but fun all the same
have fun Rob
'g'
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6 350W bladed motors hurtling around
That's a mighty big chopper you have there.
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Why thank you very much. It's designed for heavy loads.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Rob Philpott wrote: It's designed for heavy loads.
Like the batteries it's gonna have to carry? 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yes, that as well.
Ah, the lithium polymer. People bang on about how Apple 'invented' the smartphone but the enablers were low power CPUs and a new generation of battery, really.
Actually I read somewhere that a LiPo volume for volume can contain about 1/4 of the energy of petrol. That's pretty cool. They also enable the rather wonderful e-cigarette too which could, if they let it, save millions of lives.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Very, very cynical.
It's terrible news for tobacco companies, and of course they'll want to get their market share. But they will be playing catch up for a long time.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Rob Philpott wrote: Very, very cynical.
"Follow the money"
The tobacco companies have had a stranglehold on anti-smoking legislation for decades to protect their (obscene) profits, and they have fought tooth an nail to prevent the changes over the last few years. I think that diverted their attention from e-cigarettes, and they were caught on the wrong foot but they won't take long to be the big market players: they can see the writing on the wall with the current situation.
Me, I'm just damn glad I gave up ten years ago...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Not quite - they bought it and are trying to shut down the competition's products.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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True. Wait till they start going after marijuana.
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Simplest solution is to attach a label of some sort - "If found, please return to <insert name="" of="" someone="" you="" do="" not="" like="">"
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And on the other side "If decapitated, please return to " with a different address.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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The address of someone you really really don't like, of course.
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Mount an M249 Saw on it, everybody sayin something against flying gets fired 
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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I will bring along Heli von Richthofen and then we will duke that out in the air.
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.
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Ooops!
When I read the word "DRONES" I thought it was a thread about iPhone owners.
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Rob Philpott wrote: Alternatively perhaps I should throw caution to the wind, ignore the nanny state and make something cool.
Go for it!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
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I stick to traditional helicopters. One main rotor and a tail rotor are enough. At the moment I fly my old Blade 450 3D and am getting a T-rex 450 Sport to fly with an Airwolf body. Here is one of the first shaky air pictures from the Blade 450:
http://de.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2mpcrh1&s=8#.VBsZjJ3wC70[^]
Before you cause some grief: have you learned to fly yet?
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.
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