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Posted on May 16, 2011 by aaronredbaron
Futaba has been using the 14MZ as their flagship radio for over 6 years. The 14MZ is quite a benchmark to try to top, but Futaba is setting out to do it with an all new 18 channel radio, the 18…
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Posted on April 18, 2011 by aaronredbaron
FPV helis offer the most capable platform for your remote piloting experience, but they are the hardest to fly. When flying an RC heli from a video link its difficult to determine differences between altitude changes and forward or backward…
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Posted on January 7, 2011 by aaronredbaron
I have always wanted to fly on Mt. Hood ever since I got into FPV, and with my new Custom Widebody Stryker proving to be a great platform for the GoPro HD camera I headed up to the mountain with…
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Posted on December 28, 2010 by aaronredbaron
I owe all of my readers an apology. This website has been neglected the past few months, and despite the lack of attention we are still receiving an average of over 100 visitors every day! On August 17, 2010 my…
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Posted on October 22, 2010 by aaronredbaron
Never to be outdone, Futaba will soon be releasing a flybarless stability system, the CGY750. Featuring simple setup, an integrated governor, and a single servo lead with S.Bus technology to a Futaba receiver, the new system is getting rave reviews…
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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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