Recent content by RandomDroneGuy

Sorry for being late to the party. August has been... interesting. It's hard for me to think of a way in which Remote ID, as currently implemented, will be of much benefit to anyone except the manufacturers of the devices. The short range and lack of interoperability with literally anything...

MMO isn't horrible as a piston soak to clean carbon-fouled rings in Saturn S-Series engines and other engines with upright cylinders. I personally prefer other solvents (like anything with PEA, or even naphtha); but MMO will work, albeit slowly. About 48 to 72 hours, followed by some compressed...

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Not to mention egos. I've drawn hellfire down on myself for correcting typos.

Final summary update published. Same URL.

So far, it works fine. No interference with GPS, and amazing Bluetooth range. That was one of the reasons I chose the outrigger design: to keep both the top (for the GPS antenna) and the bottom (for the Bluetooth) relatively unobstructed. I put up a page with the details here.

I think this might work. It was cut from a polycarbonate grinding mask lens.

A little better today. Looking east.

Another update (same URL) based on a test in an area with no mobile data.

Small update (same URL). Short version is that the Bluetooth signal was stable at 1200 feet (366 meters) away, and that the iOS app ran fine on my iPad Pro.

The view from my office window this morning.

This afternoon. Shot from the Shandaken Wild Forest Lower Birch Creek parking area.

Of possible interest to some: This gizmo is a $200.00 module to bring drones that didn't have Remote ID factory-installed into compliance with FAA regulations that will go into effect in September of this year. I'm not especially thrilled with the law, but I left the commentary out of the page...

Here's the pre-inspection in case you're really, really bored.

I've been kicking myself for not sending the drone into the smog to the extent that it was safe and legal. If we get a repeat, I'll do so for a better / worse view.