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There must be several countries just about to start the big day now!! Safe travelling for those heading out to see family. I hope Santa brings whatever part from Sparkfun that you wanted ;-) Cheers G
5 hours ago
What is the "wing span" of this potential UAV ?
14 hours ago
Brought this up on the FPV fourm on Rcgoups but no one seemed interested so i dropped the idea. i built one of jaron's Uav wing instead.
14 hours ago
Cool
yesterday
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No I rather thought it was for the first 1000, but I could be wrong.7 We have a bit of an issue with the interweb here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8248056.stm You lot carry on and order in spirit for me ;-)
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I have my foot on the bag and am currently looking for a bridge
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Something that in Africa i have not a hope in joining in ;-)
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Developing UAS systems for game management and fence patrol in South Africa.


Gary Mortimer
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http://www.yellowplane.co.uk
Hometown:
Rosetta Kwa Zulu Natal South AFRICA

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Merry Christmas all

There must be several countries just about to start the big day now!!

Safe travelling for those heading out to see family.

I hope Santa brings whatever part from Sparkfun that you wanted ;-)

Cheers

G

Posted on December 24, 2009 at 2:07am —

Gary Mortimer

How did I miss this park flyer



Anybody flown one of these, small but interesting looking, covers the ROG thing that lots of people seem to want.

http://www.alienaircraft.com/k105.htm

Bigger would be better, but then somebody could scale it up ;-)

Posted on December 20, 2009 at 2:00am — 12 Comments

Gary Mortimer

Mystery UAV



For us wing fans!

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-12/afghanistans-mystery-uav

They say American, I say British, but anything to start an arguement.

Posted on December 1, 2009 at 9:21pm — 16 Comments

Gary Mortimer

What did I just do (head in hands, gentle sobbing)



I just disqualified one of the coolest UAS projects around from the T3 contest.

http://goosetech.homelinux.com/soaring/journal.php

If you have not been following Dan, then you should!!

Posted on November 29, 2009 at 9:19pm — 5 Comments

Gary Mortimer

For those of you planning to buy from UNAV

Chris might pull this post down fast when he sees it!!

I am getting increasingly angry at the attitude of UNAV towards Ardupilot, most people know I don't use an Ardupilot, I'm not clever enough to put one together, but I like the project.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1030817&page=19

I will let you guys read and decide.

Posted on November 29, 2009 at 12:34am — 36 Comments

Comment Wall (13 comments)

At 5:17am on October 20, 2007, Mike Mc Smith said…
Hey there G - Hope your trip went smooth...
Thanks again for all the flying - and donating your airframe to the cause. Been speaking with Stuart a lot more... He's fast!! Quadro-chopper still is not on the table in front of me- but Ill give you a shout when it is- and post some pictures.

not too many repairs to be done to your craft- just changing the wheels really and thinking about molding a new nose for it..

Again I'll post pictures when anything happens..

Till then, enjoy the sunshine I guess.

Cheers-
Mc Smith
At 10:12am on February 18, 2009, Condor said…
Gary

For a couple of coils of Wors and few Windhoeks I will export an MP Autopilot ; )

C
At 3:20am on February 26, 2009, dionh said…
Gary
Do you know where i can find atmega168 micro's in SA
At 1:16pm on April 6, 2009, Condor said…
Gary

I will be in SA (Jhb) within the next two weeks if there is anything you need from the US let me know.

Regards

C
At 1:52pm on April 6, 2009, Condor said…
No problem. I will take you up on the offer then next time I am in SA + I will try to bring my plane out and get some long duration flying in so I will need some pointers on good locations to fly.
At 8:59am on May 17, 2009, jaron said…
Gary, what's the current state of your "Airframe 1 in FlightGear" project? Let me know if I can help you with the aspects concerning UAV Playground.
At 1:46am on May 19, 2009, James Ross said…
Gary
Am looking at assisting drug enforcement on the Seychelles. We are busy acquiring a Bank License there and need to assist the Island folk with other infrastructure. They have a huge drug problem evolving and their sea is vast and have 115 islands although we would only need to concentrate on those surrounding Mahe. The yachts are the problem donkeys.
What do you think?
Regards
James
At 2:06pm on June 19, 2009, Robert Vale said…
Genius,
Why do you think our secuity co from NYC posted it? THINK about it, THAN comment.
At 8:30am on July 6, 2009, Condor said…
Hi Gary

Looks like you had a good turn out for your RCAP event. I have been toying with the idea of arranging an informal event here in Southern California for autopilot users but worry that Patrick would be lurking in the bushes to report us all to the FAA.

Your new airframe looks good. Any plans to make it available for sale?

Regards

C.
At 12:44pm on July 14, 2009, Ross Badcock-Walters said…
thanks for your response Gary. I was starting to think I was all alone out here. Please send me an email on rossbw@eastcoast.co.za with details of your system. you can check out our website www.agricane.com for more details about the work we do. We opperate on large estates for the likes of Tongaat huletts and illovo. 12 000 ha is a fairly normal size that we will have to cover in a week to 10 days, so we need a system that can handle a lot of work. Look forward to hearing from you.
kind regards
Ross

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