PPM Encoder Board and GPS Progress

It’s been a while since something worked the first, and in this case, it worked awesomely. If you’re considering using …Read the Rest

Modifying the Futaba R168DF

January 13, 2010
Modifying the Futaba R168DF

With the Berg 4L in the spare parts bin, we decided to try modifying an already familiar receiver. Before modifying …Read the Rest

More Paparazzi Field Testing

November 23, 2009
More Paparazzi Field Testing

Like the last field test, this attempt was also spoiled by GPS/receiver related issues. Repairing the breakout board for the …Read the Rest

Initial Paparazzi Field Test

November 18, 2009
Initial Paparazzi Field Test

With all the equipment mounted into the TwinStar we were ready to test at a field; or so we thought. …Read the Rest

Mounting Hardware

November 7, 2009
Mounting Hardware

With all of the hardware in hand, it was time to begin positioning the equipment on the aircraft. Before doing …Read the Rest

The Paparazzi documentation indicated that this receiver provides surprisingly good performance despite its modest price tag. With a few modifications …Read the Rest

More Paparazzi Odds and Ends

November 3, 2009
More Paparazzi Odds and Ends

We had an old XY IR sensor from FMA but one of the sensors was smashed. However, there was still …Read the Rest

Getting Started with the Paparazzi

As the club this year plans to compete in the annual SparkFun competition, we needed to get an autopilot up …Read the Rest

Competition Results

August 3, 2008

A banquet was held on Friday evening to thank all of the sponsors and people who helped make the event …Read the Rest

The competition is over now. We were unable to complete level two though we were very close. We had multiple …Read the Rest