Recent content by DDW

Yeah I was perplexed for weeks about why my horizon was tilted until I noticed that one rubber grommet was stuck inside and holding one side up too high.

I actually was having issues with horizon tilt and then one day upon inspecting the shocks I noticed that one of them (without the pin) had gotten compressed and was keeping the lower plate from moving freely. One new shock absorber later and the horizon tilt was fixed.

Does it fix the Autopilot RTH problem?

Never mind. I think I answered my own question. According to State Parks website, no drones period. Can someone confirm?

Pardon me for jumping in, will be in Kauai in June. Any resources to review as far as places that are no-go besides the usual? Specifically I would want to know about the parks such as Napali, Waimea, etc. Thanks.

My experiences in Palos Verdes and surrounding communities have been pretty good, but I agree with your general comments. I would also add that there are **many** helicopters (Robinson is HQ'd at Torrance Airport) including police and Coast Guard helicopters, small planes, warbirds, and...

The problem with local surfers in Palos Verdes is well known. Every once in a while an incident will create some media attention. Recently it was learned that they built their own "barbecue patio" down there (which has apparently been there for many years) and the City is trying to figure out...

Did this audio come directly from Liveatc.net? The only reason I ask is because it sounds like this audio has been spliced together from several different frequencies.

There's no evidence whatsoever that this aircraft had to or did take any evasive action. I doubt that the pilot was trying to hide something else. But I just think that it's much more likely that they saw something and reported it as a "drone." Could have been anything. Bird. Balloon. R/C. We...

I'm gonna guess-timate that an A380 at 5,000 at that point in the approach is doing about 210-220 kts.

I'm not buying this yet. Statistically it is highly unlikely. We'll see what really happened long after the media has moved on but the politicians use this as another example of why WE MUST BAN DRONES NOW. Sen. Feinstein already put out some ridiculous comment about how these "near misses" are...

Anyone check to see if this update fixes the bug in Autopilot where RTH does not activate when signal is lost?

I really like your photo. How high up?

Not to suggest that anyone necessarily is relying on the AMA insurance policy, but it specifically excludes coverage for incidents while operating autonomously. Don't ask me how they define "autonomously." Several of the modes are more of what I would consider "semi-autonomous."

I think it looks pretty cool. What were your camera settings on this shot?