This is really pretty interesting and has some really good tips that were learned the hard way. http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/workshop/MyStory/mystory-quadcopter.html?sp_rid=MjYzMjIwODQ3ODkS1&sp_mid=5073339 ...Tiger
Good reading Tiger, I thought it well written Often when I come across snippets of information within an article I take notes (inserted into a text file) for latter use ... ... e.g. Teh following I inserted in to my RC-Flight Notes: "Safety of Casual Observers. During field tests, we assume casual observers are entirely unaware of the dangers of any of our creative projects, whether a small CNC machine, 3D printer or large mobile robot. When properly built and controlled, all of these devices start to look almost natural. Watching a quadcopter fly can lull viewers into a false sense of comfort as it gently hovers, rotates and flies around like a dragonfly. Yet one loose cable or firmware problem could send it smashing straight to the ground or shooting out toward a freeway. Last month in Taiwan I was asked to fly a quadcopter in front of 500 people to formally commence a national robot competition. To be comfortable with this idea, I used a quadcopter I had carefully built on my own. I had to see the facility in advance, inspect and test the quadcopter carefully the night before, test the radio range and possibility of interference, and on the flight day move the viewers to safe areas well outside of the flight path and under the second level. Only then did I decide it was appropriate to conduct the successful demonstration. It's our responsibility to assess all of the variables that make any project dangerous, to minimize those dangers and make safe decisions even though some activities are inherently risky - Source: JAMECO Electronics, A Year of Quadcopter Experimentation" Thanks for sharing ... [acronym=EYE See! VOICE of the O·pin·ion·at·ed! My pages, w00d Uncensored ... ][shadow=grey,left][size=1em]w[/size][size=1.25em]00[/size][size=1em]d[/size][/shadow][/acronym] ____________________
