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I got this email and thought I would post info in case anyone is interested in the FLIR LEPTON. You probably want to get some extras, but this is a pretty good deal. I had been following the LEPTON for a while, but FLIR, is, FLIR and can be a pain unless you want to pay top price. I copied a...

Without software recording the actual fall, I can only time with a stop watch. It doesnt work for the olympics anymore, so, I will need to use a computer. Without a computer, it appears to take between 2.2 to 3 seconds for the machine to stop, start falling, eject the parachute, and the...

The GOPRO for movie making is attached to a hat with a cable tie. The depth perception with GOPRO is unlike watching in person. In person, the quadcopter is plainly visible, on film it becomes a dot. The ground is frozen, littered with goose ****, and after many drops, I lost one cable tie...

I posted a typical drop test on you tube

The closest I have come to rocketry, is being involved using a driveshaft to launch a beercan with an explosive cemented inside, for a bicentenial cellebration. Went thru 30 half kegs of beer, in 24 hours, under 100 people, and no one got hurt from any antics. Anyway, the way I see it is with...

Well, I didnt consider it spam, but maybe it is to some. I have been reading this site and others for a long time, I just havent posted anything, it seems there is so much to read just by searching. I generally just read the searches with my tablet in bed at night. Yea, I know what the next...

So, a year ago I decided to put a thermal imaging camera aboard, a FLIR Tau, in addition to the other equipment. I became obsessed with preventing an expensive crash, so went on to develop a parachute rescue and recovery system. The smaller sized unit weighs about 160 grams, stands under 3...

I have developed a parachute rescue and recovery system. A year ago, I decided to put a FLIR thermal imaging camera on a quad for work doing energy audits. They are expensive, and I became obsessed with developing a parachute rescue system (as obsessed as I am about flying). I hired someone to...