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Posted on August 9, 2010 by aaronredbaron
I felt the only thing missing in my FPV experience was having the perspective from a military aircraft. I’ve been fooling around with trying to put the camera in the cockpit on the bench, but I haven’t been happy with…
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Posted on July 5, 2010 by aaronredbaron
With the iPhone’s built in accelerometers, its capable of knowing the attitude of the device. Creative software developers have taken this ability and turned it into a method for controlling an RC model! Using the audio jack on the iPhone…
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Posted on July 1, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Flying an RC helicopter can be a rewarding endeaver, but few modelers have taken the plunge to fly their heli from the first person viewpoint. I began flying FPV helis about a year ago with my trusty MSH Protos. After a…
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Posted on June 21, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Brooks, Oregon, June 16-20, 2010: This year’s fun fly was one of the best I have ever had! I was able to get in more flying this year than ever before, and I still managed to get over 200 pictures of…
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Posted on May 29, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Occasionally I see a video that just about makes me jump out of my chair, and this clip certainly did it! This group of engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an autonomous control system for their simple quadrotor flying machine that…
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Posted on May 19, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Danny Szabo is one of the most recognized names in the RC helicopter hobby. Empire Hobby sent out a press release on 5/18/2010 welcoming Danny to the Gaui team. Empire included this quote from Danny in the press release. “The new…
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Posted on May 3, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Imagine being able to use a sophisticated force feedback controller for your FPV RC model. Using a gyro sensor on the model, the feedback controller not only is able to give the pilot a connected feel with his or her…
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Posted on April 24, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Its always exciting to see creative people doing their thing with the hobby. When I saw the Jarel Aircraft Design webpage I knew I had to share it with you, my readers. With a small but exciting product line, Richard…
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Posted on April 13, 2010 by aaronredbaron
If you have been interested in FPV (First Person Video) hobbies, but you don’t want to dump a huge bucket of coins on a decent pair of video goggles, you can hack your own from the unsuccessful Trimersion gaming goggles.…
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Posted on April 6, 2010 by aaronredbaron
With more changes taking place here all the time at BaronsHobbies.com, I’d like to hear some feedback from my readers. Do you come back frequently? What do you like, and are there aspects of the website you would like to…
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Posted on March 25, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Every RC Hobbyist has a use for shrink tubing. Available in a wide variety of sizes, shrink tubing is most commonly used to insulate electronics, but its also handy for umpteen other hobby applications. If you need to…
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Posted on March 20, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Scale model helicopters offer exciting realism, but with the pretty body on board the same airframe that could be a wild aerobatic machine needs to be treated gently to operate well as a scale rig. Although most model helicopters can…
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