Trappy has not won yet, things are now clearly worse

The NTSB stepped into the case like a bull in a china shop. It’s not looking good for Trappy (Raphael  Pirker) or the rest of the RC/Drone community. Dan Gettinger summarized the NTSB decision: “The NTSB decision effectively means that drone pilots will not be able to challenge FAA enforcement actions (such as fines and…

The book “Drone University” is live!

Drone University is now on Amazon! it will be free this weekend and after that it’s $9.99 You can get it on your Kindle or Kindle app on your phone or ipad. Or use the http://www.amazon.com/CloudReader on your PC or Mac or Linux. Basically, it’s everywhere.  

Turnigy 9XR APM Arducopter/Arduplane radio settings

Here is a diagram of the radio settings of a Turnigy 9XR for use with APM/Pixhawk. Could also be used with any radio with ER9X or OpenTX firmware such as the FlySky Taranis or Turnigy 9X or Flysky TH9X. I’m using a APM 2.5 with Arducopter firmware on a quadcopter. If you or using a…

R/C Aircraft Pilot (Trappy) Fined $10,000 By The FAA

It took them over two years to put this fine together after Trappy posted his video online. I always wondered if they would go after him. Not that it matters that much for him personally as he lives in Europe. He also has some footage online of NYC and the Statue of Liberty from his…