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This is a site for all things about amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): How-to's, videos, discussion and more (you can read more about us here ). Please use the tabs above to navigate the site. These are our Arduino -based open source autopilot projects: * ArduPilot , a very low-cost (the basic board is just $24.95!) autopilot * BlimpDuino , an autonomous blimp with both infrared and ultrasonic guidance Other UAV/autopilot projects and code , by processor and OS type, are here . Earlier DIY Drones projects , including Lego and cellphone autopilots, are here FAQs: * I'm new to all this--where do I start? * Are amateur UAVs legal? * Can you explain how IMUs using gyros and accelerometers work? Do I need both? * I'm confused by all these terms! Is there a glossary? (yes!) You can find a list of external UAV resources, including commercial UAVs and other open source UAV projects and code here .

UFO spotted in Klang? (Courtesy: Sin Chew Daily) KLANG, SELANGOR: A rumour said an unidentified flying object (UFO) was spotted in Sri Andalas for three nights continuously. As a result, some residents waited for the UFO Tuesday (16 March) and claimed that they saw an unidentified object that night. According to the witnesses, they saw an UFO with blue lights circling around the sky for quite a long time. The Li family from Taman Wira was the first who spotted the UFO. Subsequently, others claimed to have spotted the flying object on the following three nights. When the news was spread, about 20 residents, equipped with telescopes and cameras, waited for it on Tuesday night. An unidentified object was spotted in the sky around 8pm. However, it was too far away. Although the residents were able to see it, they failed to captured its image with their cameras. Witness Li Kangwei, 26, told Sin Chew Daily that through a telescope, the UFO was having the same shape as those shown on TV. It w...

17 Mac 2010 (Rabu ), sekitar 12:45 petang hingga 1:30 petang kemunculan secara tiba-tiba fenomena luar biasa iaitu pelangi penuh mengelilingi Matahari yang dipanggil Sun Halo di ruang angkasa Langkawi. Fenomena ini hanya dapat disaksikan di sekitar kawasan Pulau Langkawi sahaja. Sun Halo yang berlaku ini adalah jenis 22° dengan anggaran fenomena optik tersebut membentuk bulatan 22° di sekeliling matahari. Sun Halo atau Icebow adalah satu fenomena yang sama dengan kejadian pelangi, terbentuk melalui biasan cahaya matahari melalui awan yang mengandungi kristal ais, bukan titisan halus hujan atau titisan air yang terkandung dalam udara. Kristal ais itu adalah dari awam "cirrus" berada pada satu kawasan yang mempunyai jejari yang luas dan berada pada satu ketinggian tertentu bagi membolehkan fenomena itu berlaku.

GAMBAR yang dirakamkan oleh Hartigan disiarkan oleh sebuah akhbar di Australia semalam yang menunjukkan objek terbang tidak dikenali (dalam bulatan) di langit Sydney. SYDNEY - Seorang wanita, Fiona Hartigan merakamkan gambar yang dipercayai beberapa objek terbang tidak dikenali (UFO), lapor sebuah akhbar semalam. Objek berbentuk piring itu muncul di sebalik awan dan menjunam rendah di sebatang jalan raya yang sibuk di sini sebelum memecut ke ufuk barat. Menurut wanita itu, dia baru sahaja keluar dari keretanya pada petang Ahad lepas untuk merakamkan gambar matahari terbenam apabila kejadian aneh itu berlaku. "Semasa saya hendak merakamkan gambar, objek hitam ini (UFO) muncul dan mula bergerak pada jarak kira-kira 800 meter tetapi ia semakin dekat," katanya. "Setelah berada pada jarak kira-kira 400 meter, dua lagi piring terbang kecil muncul di langit tanpa mengeluarkan bunyi," tambah wanita itu. Menurutnya, UFO besar itu kemudian memecut ke satu arah manakala dua UF...