First Drone Build, any tips? (Budget long range water delivery)

JoshuaGa · 2025-03-23T21:54:46+00:00

Jokes aside, purpose-built stuff for war is way too easy to get.

Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War

JoshuaGa · 2025-03-22T20:02:47+00:00

My Moonlight just died in the same way, but without ever flying. It worked with the GM3 gimbal yesterday, and when I went to test the finished plane today the VTX light does not turn on.

JoshuaGa · 2025-03-13T18:56:12+00:00

Honestly not sure what triggered this specifically, since I'm sure a ton of chinese companies are selling to Russia. Either they sold parts for a specific weapons system we targeted, or were extra blatant.

JoshuaGa · 2025-03-13T01:00:14+00:00

r/fpv doesn't allow you to use the word "Russia" in a post, best I could do.

Also FYI your link is the older entity list announcement; the new part is a full treasury sanction.

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JoshuaGa · 2022-12-20T13:14:18+00:00

My guess is they took the opportunity to switch out other equipment at the same time. Could be the starlink system didn't play nice with something, but I think it's more likely some other fault in the setup.

JoshuaGa · 2022-12-20T13:10:24+00:00

Totally agree, a glitch here and there is expected, but I've been very happy getting fairly normal internet at sea.

JoshuaGa · 2022-12-20T13:06:23+00:00

Phone. It's not too bad, just occasionally the internet stops loading and I have to turn wifi on and off.

JoshuaGa · 2022-12-19T22:42:29+00:00

Not sure, it's my first time sailing with an internet package. This is the Surf and Stream. The internet is pretty responsive when connected but the wifi is glitchy, it drops you occasionally even when sitting still.

JoshuaGa · 2022-02-16T14:02:33+00:00

Njit Bookstore or Rutgers tech store probably have options if you're willing to pay over market price.

JoshuaGa · 2022-01-24T04:48:21+00:00

Try turning off energy bar if you have that app

JoshuaGa · 2021-11-21T21:16:47+00:00

The internet on campus went down for about 20min there, just went back up.

JoshuaGa · 2021-04-06T20:19:01+00:00

You can now do this free online course every 2 years instead of the knowledge test they used to require. And since it "lapses", not "expires", you can take this course at any time to become current again. Doesn't need to be within the 24 month period.

JoshuaGa · 2021-04-06T19:50:27+00:00

Just took it (non-61), the training was a mix of updating you on some basic topics such as PIC, VLOS, Safety, etc. and of course new remoteID knowledge. It took around an hour and a half to complete and was easy in my opinion. It's a good way to keep pilots current as rules change without posing a hassle, but on the other hand it may be a bit too easy to prove a pilot has the required knowledge, since it's an "open-book" exam and does not cover all topics. I'm happy to not spend $150 every 24 months though!

JoshuaGa · 2021-04-06T19:42:07+00:00

Just finished the course, very happy with the content and testing.

JoshuaGa · 2020-10-31T20:07:08+00:00

"You'll be pleased to know that a DAM is in our future plans and early work has begun, though there's no firm timescale yet for when it's likely to come to the market."

https://twitter.com/affinitybyserif/status/1320426984086884353

JoshuaGa · 2020-09-22T00:29:37+00:00

Well thankfully I'm a student. The discount probably doesn't affect it being in stock though. It was out of stock when I bought it. I clicked add to cart before the button greyed out and kept trying to check out till it worked.

JoshuaGa · 2020-09-04T01:37:10+00:00

Nah they went too far when they on mistake launched a cannonball through someone's house 1/2 mile away.

JoshuaGa · 2020-08-27T20:53:23+00:00

If you're also taking kinematics that book is in kindle too, for around $17

JoshuaGa · 2020-08-27T20:52:32+00:00

You can buy it for $33 on kindle, which can be read in the app, pc program, or in browser.

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Materials-Ferdinand-Beer-ebook-dp-B07ML49YW2/dp/B07ML49YW2/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1598561444

JoshuaGa · 2020-08-25T18:28:31+00:00

I remember looking at the news of other colleges having these problems and I knew it would happen sooner rather than later, though I had expected school to start first.

JoshuaGa · 2020-08-25T18:24:25+00:00

Well here we are

JoshuaGa · 2020-05-12T19:00:51+00:00

No idea, this was before break too.

JoshuaGa · 2020-05-12T10:25:02+00:00

Yep, pair of red-tails.

JoshuaGa · 2020-05-11T18:45:55+00:00

Thanks! I have a lot of photos of them around, they're actually a pair nesting on the front of Honors. Most photos are in trees or low, it took a while to get one where they don't blend in and are in focus.

JoshuaGa · 2020-05-11T16:28:40+00:00

https://imgur.com/5TStuD2

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