Project Goals

This blog will document my progress building a homemade UAV. My main goals are:

• Extremely long range live video link- on the order of 10 miles
• Robust autopilot including waypoints, automatic launch and landing
  
• Simple to launch, fly, and recover - tolerant of operator error
  

The first model will be a prototype meant to test the long-distance video and control links in a cheap, rugged electric plane. The next version will hopefully include a custom airframe and a combustion engine for longer range.