Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Several Issues about Purchasing Paparazzi Hardware

[Chris Gough]

Since you asked for my views, I'll give them, but please understand
that I am still a Paparazzi novice.

wrt: purchasing paparazzi hardware, contact PPZUAV.com; export
restriction based delays are a project risk for you but if you start
early (now) I expect you will be fine.

wrt: electric Sig Rascal 110, seems like an appropriate airframe for
paparazzi so long as you can store it and transport it. Similar to the
Senior Telemaster which has a good record. Have you considered making
a petrol one first (now) for your build team and safety pilots to
practice with (just RC) while you do the desk work on paparazzi and
payloads? Unless you have a _lot_ of batteries, you might maximize
this aspect of your preparation with a petrol rig. It would be a shame
to destroy your UAV with pilot error or structural problem in 3.5
months...

wrt: IMU/thermopiles; I've never used an IMU, happy with thermopiles
for now (I fly relatively stable fixed-wing craft, and not in
canyons).

Chris Gough

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Arun Sajeevan <address@hidden> wrote:
> HI Chris,
>
> We are a group of students from SNG College of Engineering based at
> Cochin, India. We are in the beggining phase of our project and we are
> intending to purchase a commercial paparazzi module.But before that we
> would like to know the most essential matters to care about before
> making the actual purchase and test flights.Our intention is to
> partcipate in the SUAS competition 2011 and we need to complete
> atleast two autonomous operation of our aircraft in 4 months time. We
> have planned to use a Sig Rascal 110 airframe with an all electric
> propulsion. Please give us your views about the same.
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
> Arun Sajeevan
> Team Head
> Project G.U.R.U
> SNGCE
>
>
> On 5/21/10, Nathan Aherne <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Contact David from ppzuav.com he sells the hardware. There are no export
>> restrictions
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 21/05/2010, at 11:46 AM, 鲍士杰 <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We are a team formed by senior students in Shanghai China, planning to start
>> a paparazzi project recently. After browsing the paparazzi wiki website for
>> around two weeks, we have already got a general picture of the project.
>>
>> However, there is a serious Export Control issue we care about, can we buy
>> hardware components from online store like PPZUAV, and then ship to us?
>> Since we work on it as a capstone project, and the purpose of using those
>> hardware is purely educational, in addition, an official proof would be
>> provided by our Institute if needed.
>>
>> Our question is simple, can we buy a paparazzi project package and deliver
>> back to us, from any vendor?
>> If you understand our situation, can you provide us with reference about the
>> U.S. Export Control laws on the paparazzi project hardware?
>>
>> Thank you, hope to see your reply soon.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bao Shi Jie
>>
>> Shanghai Jiao Tong University
>> University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
>>
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