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Your compass is junk. Well, maybe not complete junk, but it is one of the most delicate sensors on your drone and is prone to interference. It is important to keep compasses away from any potential interfering magnetic fields. Cables carrying large currents and motors are prime sources of magnetic fields. Also, be careful about …
A door to door salesperson dropped by MicroPilot the other day. This a very rare event at MicroPilot, and not just because the drop-in sales business is dead. It's also because at MicroPilot, we want to be able to fly outside our building, so we are in the middle of nowhere - or at least …
Most people who run a business love that business. It’s like one of your children. Running a business is pretty demanding; it would be hard to rise to that challenge if you weren't deeply invested in that business. Unfortunately, when you care very deeply about something, it’s hard to judge it objectively. More unfortunately, it …
Some time ago, there was a fly away in Australia that was reasonably well documented in the online media. Given that there is always something to learn from every accident, I will provide my thoughts on this one. I will apologize in advance for any incorrect conclusions I have drawn from the limited facts …
Managing is a challenge but doing is also a challenge. Prior to starting MicroPilot in 1994, I was managing a software development department and while I liked managing, I missed doing. When I earned my degrees in Engineering, and in Computer science, what I enjoyed most was making things work but as a manager there …
