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Almost a year
This will be brief.
Mom died today.
I probably won't be back here.
Enjoy your lives to their fullest...you never know how much time you'll have.
Peace.
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Absence
I've been gone for a while. I may, or may not, be back.
There just doesn't really seem to be a reason for this blog to continue.
That doesn't mean I won't be here. It just means that I think it's time for my LiveJournal journey to end. I know I've mentioned thinking about it before, but considering how seldom I even look at this site, let alone ( Read more... ) -
RQH-1 flight testing - update for week ending 5/02/15
No flying recently...time constraints and some less-than-optimal weather have kept me grounded. I'm also going to have to replace the prop adapters. They're the wrong size. But what's there right now will work for the time being, as long as I'm not trying anything aerobatic ( Read more... ) -
RQH-1 flight testing - update for week ending 3/28/15
Endurance test this morning. No wind to speak of, so the only drift encountered was GPS-related. The Vector flight controller doesn't seem to have as good a GPS system as advertised, since drift exceeded 20 feet. There's definitely drift in the barometric sensor, too, which may affect safety in the RTH mode ( Read more... ) -
RQH-1 flight testing - update for week ending 3/21/15
A few more flights completed...and my first crash. Luckily, not a lot of damage, apart from some dings on two props. I have new props on order, and they should arrive today. It's a matter of about five minutes' work to swap out the props, most of that being used in making sure the correct prop goes on the correct motor. (I ordered two complete sets ( Read more... ) -
Why not?
I've used this blog for other things...day-to-day activities, recipes, a few photos here and there. So why not as an notebook in which I record some flight test results?
WARNING: If you're not one who thinks average citizens can or should own and operate "drones", this probably isn't anything you want to read. Quite a bit of it will be technical ( Read more... ) -
First time in a while
I hate calling off from work. But I did today. A pounding sinus headache (I have chronic sinusitis), a 101F fever, and a generally miserable night combined to convince me that trying to be productive today was a Very Bad Idea. Not to mention the displeasure that the orkers would have voiced ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to the new year
So 2014 has made its exit, and 2015 has arrived with much pomp, circumstance, and fanfare.
The only advice I give anyone for the year is the same given me.
"You've been given 365 blank pages. Write a good autobiography for the year."
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Proof of life
First, as is my usual...blessed Solstice, merry Christmas, happy Kwanzaa, and so on (pick your favorite name for this holiday season).
Second, and in keeping with the season, I offer a short summation of It's a Wonderful Life, as given me by a lighting designer many years ago.
Scene 1: Jimmy Stewart stands on the bridge looking down at the water ( Read more... ) -
Just checking
*tap*
*tap*
...hey, is this thing still on?
*poof*