Re: Digest for york-pa-area-uav-fliers@googlegroups.com - 4 Messages in 1 Topic

[Joshua Johnson]

That's a good platform. On my planes I used to take a table saw and run it through the foam about 1/2" deep and then epoxy balsa in them to strengthen them, I would probably use Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass now. I have recently ordered an Ardupilot and have 2.4Mghz Futaba gear otherwise. I may get a reaper muself just because like you said it is a UAV UAV.. I'll check out Nitroplanes.

I'm in Philly but there was no one here, so York it is.

JOSH

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 8:59 PM, <york-pa-area-ua...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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 Topic: Just starting out myself

Monkey <zachari...@gmail.com> Apr 08 11:38AM -0700 ^

 
I found you two, lol, on the DIY Drones site, I am working on getting
started on my first RC plane and wanted to do a uav. I am in very
very beginning stages of things, I just ordered a PROJET MQ-9 Reaper
98" from nitroplanes, to use as my platform. From my research this is
not the best platform but it just looks cool, and whats cooler than a
UAV UAV...lol..I have been reading a few other build logs for this
plane on various sites, and have found a few on DIY Drones, with guys
looking to do the same plane and close to the same setup I am going
for. My plane wont show up till 4/13/11 and then I have to get
started building the kit and figuring/ordering all my parts and
electronics, so I am far from flying anything but wanted to check you
guys out, at least it will be some other people to bounce ideas off
of, until we get some things in the air.
 
Looking forward to hearing from you guys,
Zach


 

Paul Marsh <pdmar...@gmail.com> Apr 08 04:29PM -0400 ^

 
Hi Zach,
 
Welcome aboard! Where are you located?
 
Paul
 


 

Zachariah Hanson <zachari...@gmail.com> Apr 08 04:31PM -0400 ^

 
North york by 616 And 30 close to 7 valleys area.
 


 

Paul Marsh <pdmar...@gmail.com> Apr 08 05:31PM -0400 ^

 
Since you are just starting out in RC, you might want to look at some of the
clubs in the area. Of course, flying at a club field will require that you
be a member of the AMA. I joined the Buck RC club down in Quarryville. I
live in Craley. It's a bit of a drive, but I really like the field and the
club members. As long as you are a member of the AMA, you can fly as a
guest at any club field, at least for a while. It might be hard to find a
place to fly your MQ-9 otherwise, but maybe you already have some place in
mind. In any case, I'll be happy to help get you started with flying when
you are ready. I strongly suggest getting a flight simulator if possible.
It's a great way to learn how to fly.
 
Paul
 
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Zachariah Hanson


 

[Blaine O'Neill]

I'm in Philly too, also interested in building a Reaper UAV (UAV) but with little RC aircraft experience and no particular open field in mind... I'd be eager to just watch others in flight though if that sort of thing starts to happen. Thinking about purchasing an Ardupilot soon.

-Blaine