Yes he flew it yesterday morning early before the winds picked up. It's
not waterproof, so that aspect is a bit concerning, esp if launching
from a boat or it crashes in the water. I told him to zip tie some
plastic bottles to it to give some flotation. $1500 is not cheap, but it
is worth
half Of G
>> Mann via Mercedes
>> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2019 9:17 PM
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List
>> Cc: G Mann
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] FS just up the road
>>
>> Military GPS signals are accurate to 3 ft. The signal released to civilian
>> us
The limiting factor will be wind, especially at sea, so hopefully he knows
the limits of the machine and keeps "a weather-eye aloft".
Probably would be a good idea to develop plans for recovery of the drone in
high winds, like (1) recognize when winds exceed ability of the drone, and
(2) ID a
ril 27, 2019 9:17 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Cc: G Mann
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] FS just up the road
>
> Military GPS signals are accurate to 3 ft. The signal released to civilian
> use is
> "supposed " to be downgraded to "about 3 meters" give or t
> On April 27, 2019 at 10:24 PM Craig via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> The Feds turned off "selective availability" (the adding of "noise" to
> the GPS signal) several years ago, so the civilian signal is now as
> accurate as the military signal.
I would imagine that even today, some receivers
On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 18:16:39 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> Military GPS signals are accurate to 3 ft. The signal released to
> civilian use is "supposed " to be downgraded to "about 3 meters" give
> or take, so your target accuracy will be off, I suppose.
The Feds turned off "selective
The civilian GPS is accurate horizontally to 3 meters, but GPS was not
designed for vertical measurement and is off quite a bit in altitude
sometimes, closer at other times.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 8:17 PM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> Military GPS signals are accurate to 3 ft. The signal
Military GPS signals are accurate to 3 ft. The signal released to civilian
use is "supposed " to be downgraded to "about 3 meters" give or take, so
your target accuracy will be off, I suppose.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 6:08 PM fmiser via Mercedes
wrote:
> > G wrote:
>
> > GPS [civilian version]
> G wrote:
> GPS [civilian version] should give you altitude to within 3
> meters anywhere you are.
> Do smart phones have GPS function?
Mine does. And it reports altitude - but it seems to be a lot
more less than 3 meter accuracy. 30? yes.
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GPS [civilian version] should give you altitude to within 3 meters anywhere
you are.
Do smart phones have GPS function? [Refuse to use one, so I don't know].
On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 12:23 PM fmiser via Mercedes
wrote:
> > OK wrote:
>
> > From the ad - "the steering wheel, which is equipped with
Most ATIS and AWOS stations have phone numbers you can call to hear the
reports - I find them at https://www.airnav.com/ in the Airport
Communications section like this:
CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 133.975 (405-282-0478)It can be tricky to find the airport name
nearest you without a chart though
> OK wrote:
> From the ad - "the steering wheel, which is equipped with an
> altimeter." I did once install an altimeter and a turn & bank
> indicator in the VW bug (1951 model). The altimeter didn't move
> much unless I was in the mountains, and even then it was slow.
My 'phone has a barometric
From the ad - "the steering wheel, which is equipped with an altimeter." I
did once install an altimeter and a turn & bank indicator in the VW bug
(1951 model). The altimeter didn't move much unless I was in the mountains,
and even then it was slow. The turn & bank bounced from peg to peg all the
On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 11:18:03 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
> Looks like seller might the local Benz dealer owner Baker?
>
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-mercedes-benz-600/
What is the strange gauge on the center of the steering wheel in
Looks like seller might the local Benz dealer owner Baker?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-mercedes-benz-600/
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