[ML-General] Makers Local Build-Your-Own Quadcopter Class!

[Dmitriy Plaks]

I'll be there but will not be buying parts.

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014, 11:20 PM Stewart Jacobs <armchairengineer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Love to do it but I don’t have the money right now.
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> --Stewart
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> *From:* general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org [mailto:
> general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org] *On Behalf Of *Phillip Showers
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:52 PM
> *To:* General discussion about makerslocal
> *Subject:* Re: [ML-General] Makers Local Build-Your-Own Quadcopter Class!
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> count me in too!
> Phil
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> On Dec 30, 2014 11:15 AM, "Tyler Crumpton" <tyler.crumpton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Kirk and Jake, great! If you want to order parts, send me an email with
> which options you'd like (see the wiki page
> <https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/Build-Your-Own_Quadcopter_Class> for a
> list) and we can get them ordered! If not, that's cool too, since we'll
> have a couple of people building some, so it'll be a pretty good learning
> experience!
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> Cash, sitting in is no problem! Attendance is free, so anyone is free to
> come learn about it! The quads are going to be controlled by pre-built
> flight controllers that are based on similar chips to Arduinos, but we
> won't be really changing the firmware on them. We will be going over the RF
> and accelerometer stuff, though, so hopefully it's all useful information!
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> Thanks all!
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> Tyler
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> On Tue Dec 30 2014 at 5:54:15 AM Nolan Cash <r48811 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Im assuming they will be controlled by arduinos? If so I'd like to attend
> to learn about the programming aspect of it. However building materials are
> way out of my price range. If its cool I'd like to sit in the back of the
> class and take notes, mainly about the RF stuff, and use of accloromitors.
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> On Dec 30, 2014 12:48 AM, "Jake Polatty" <ki4btj at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This interests me.  I too would like to participate.
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> -Jake
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> On Tuesday, December 30, 2014, Kirk D Mccann <kirk.mccann at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Count me in.
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> On Dec 30, 2014 8:37 AM, "Tyler Crumpton" <tyler.crumpton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hello Makers!
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> After putting together a quadcopter with Brian at the shop, many people
> have expressed interest in learning how to build their own quadcopter.
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> If you're interested, there will be a class/workshop on how to build your
> own quadcopter from off-the-self components at Makers Local, tentatively
> scheduled for Saturday, January 31st. If you have seen the quad that Brian
> and I have built, the quads we will be building during the class will be
> very similar, and hefty enough to carry a GoPro or other FPV gear! Here's a
> picture of our mostly-assembled quad:
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> Attendance is free, but if want a quad to build, parts will cost from
> $220-$310 depending on some parts you may already have. Check out the wiki
> page for the event
> <https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/Build-Your-Own_Quadcopter_Class> for
> more information on costs and parts.
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> If you'd like to order parts, send me an email, and we can work out the
> payment. I can accept cash, PayPal, Bitcoin, RedstoneFCU Transfer, Google
> Wallet, and a bit more.
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> I'd like to put in the orders for parts as soon as possible so that there
> is plenty of time for the parts to ship, so please try to have orders in by
> January 9th. Parts for each quad will be ordered as soon as I get payment.
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> Feel free to split the cost with a friend or two; flying a quad is a ton
> of fun! Let me know if you have any questions or comments!
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> Cheers!
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> Tyler Crumpton
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> tyler.crumpton at gmail.com
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> Jake Polatty, KI4BTJ
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