Experimenting RC plane pluggins

Latest maxvention: High-tech onboard azimutal remote controlled video camera device for rc plane :)

Supermegamaxi simple release mechanism for rc plane ... Terrians, some funny things will fall on your heads :)

Question of the day : 

- Will the 300g electric RC plane take off with this 60g jokary tennis ball attached on the remote release mechanism? How high can this be dropped? ( can be calculated measuring freefalling time)

Adding the option of nighflying:
the 2 homemade light flasher and remote on/off are from this website:
http://www.sentex.ca/~mec1995/gadgets/gadgets.htm

 
the 8 blue and red leds are connected to the RC switch allowing up to 800mA current.
Each blue led has a voltage drop of 3~4 volt and are connected to a 90 ohm resistor under 5 vdc, 2 leds connected in parallel per resistor seems to work fine.
Each red led has a voltage drop of 2 volt and are connected to a 230 ohm resistor under 5 vdc, 2 leds connected in parallel per resistor seems to work fine.

the rear flashing led is connected permanently to power... no need to cut it it uses almost no power.

release of paper planes at high altitude:
first tests video (480p)
the "concorde" vs the "bouncing" paper planes

more advanced game:
a 4 y old girl has to catch the paper plane after it s been released... she loves it :)

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to this basic mount, i added a wide angle lens:

high altitude video from embarked Envivo camera (stabilised):


and the panoramic assembly of views:

Le chomage en Europe: formulaire U2 (E303) et U1 (E301), Mode d'emploi. 2014

Je publie ceci afin peut etre d'en aider d'autres, sur base de ma (mauvaise) experience et des lecons tirees.

Procedure a suivre dans le cas suivant: Transfert des droits d'indemnites de chomage de la France vers la Belgique (ou d'autres pays europeens).

- Demander le formulaire U2 a Pole-emploi avant avoir quitte le territoire Francais si vous n'avez jamais chome en france et n'avez pas de numero d'identification a pole-emploi. Alternativement, s'inscrire a Pole emploi et attendre le premier mois d'indemnisation et le rendez vous avec conseiller Pole emploi avant de quitter la France.

- En Belgique, contacter le FOREM pour inscription comme demandeur d'emploi dans les 6 jours apres la fin d'inscription en France  et insister pour obtenir le contact de la personne de l'ONEM qui s'occupe des relations internationnales.

- Faxer le U2 delivre par la France a l'ONEM / directement au numero de la personne des relations internationnales. (important, car beaucoup d'employes des institutions de chomage ignorent le reglement europeen exact)
- L'ONEM doit emettre un formulaire U009 pour vous et l'envoyer en France (PES). Ne pas s'adresser en France pour de l'aide, ils n'ont pas d'information exactes sur la demarche a suivre en Belgique.

L'indemnite sera versee sur un compte en France pendant au maximum 3 mois.

Apres ces 3 mois, vous devez vous reinscrire a l'ONEM/syndicat avec vos contrats de travail precedents et vous actualiser avec le carton bleu C3A.
Il faudra obtenir les formulaires U1 de tous les pays ou vous avez travaille les 12 mois precedent la fin du dernier contrat de travail.
La france ne peut vous delivrer directement un U1 (E301) et l'ONEM doit donc en faire la demande. Curieusement, en fevrier 2014, l'angleterre peut fournir un U1 directement par la poste en en faisant la demande ecrite aupres de HMRC.

Normalement, il est possible d'etre indemnise au maximum pendant 3 mois grace au U1. Apres ces 3 mois, il est obligatoire d'avoir au moins travaille une journee pour pouvoir beneficier d'allocations de chomage.

donc avec la combinaison des formulaires U2 et ensuite U1, vous pouvez cumuler au maximum 6 mois d'allocations en provenance d'autres pays europeens. Apres cette periode, il faut retourner en France pour continuer a percevoir des allocations (ou le pays ou le precedent travail a ete effectue).

image du reglement concernant le U2.

Bon courrage.

Ce 9 décembre 2013, vue du lever de soleil à Pocatello

12-5-13 City Creek, Pocatello

(with Sarah in the river part)

 

 

(to the top with Sarah Sam & Paul)

Deers!!!

 

From the top (almost)

Can you see the hospital and sarah s place more to the left of the latter?  

zindozs 8.1 and kubuntu 13.10 - compatible with

in case you do the opposite to recommanded procedure or install windows after linux (k,l)ubuntu...

i fixed grub after windows install wiped it off using the live mode in the dvd of kubuntu 13.10 x64 and following the procedure described here in a terminal:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

it s good to know there are tools that can help get both operating systems to boot with grub :)

it was close! almost hit by a tree!

I think i ll consider having lost 1/2 of my remaining 7 out of 9 cat lives. 6.5 remaining as of today.
 

Imagine you are standing aside a river, on huge rocks, your back directed towards the river. Suddenly you hear this huge KRRRRAAAAAAKKKKK and you see a huge tree sliding towards you reall fast and stopping with another BOIINNNNGGGGG KRAK when it hits another tree that stops it, spraying lots of broken wood particles at you (wind blowing strong).

it s really scary.

it s what happened to me while playing with CCR along the wind Drac river today.

It would not have hit me but close, looking closer, it appears it is a 15 m long tree that was pushed by the violent floods. (semi visible part of the tree below, i was standing on the left picture side, behind the branches)



i feel lucky today.

à Lexington du 28 avril - 5 mai 2013 avec Sarah :)

Lundi
Cumberland-falls, kentucky
Supposedly the only place where a moonbow can be observed (arc en ciel de pleine lune)
http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/cumberland-falls/

 

Mardi
Natural bridge, Slade, Kentucky
http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/natural-bridge/

 Sarah looks soooo small.

 Sarah et moi a point view et Natural bridge derrière...

 

 

Mercredi 1st may - Civil wedding in Lexington :)

with us and the parents of Sarah.

a very nice moment of our lives :)
(the video is lost due to a sd card error) :/


Jeudi
Arrival of the grand parents of Sarah in the evening and bbq ribs!

Vendredi
trip to Indiana University for the graduation of Rebecca
we had to move a few stuff from Rebecca s place but it was not too hard as it was only a few boxes.

i received a very good news from the ACA organisation - grant accepted to cover part of the trip this summer :)



Samedi

Graduation of Rebecca

dimanche:
retour en avion au dessus du canada

Mariage de Sarah et Maxime

Chers amis et famille,
Dear friends and family,

Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir vous communiquer les dates et lieux des cérémonies de mariage.
We are happy to release the dates and venues for the wedding ceremonies.

First, on the american side,
31 may 2014, in Cumbaland state park, Kentucky, USA.
http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/cumberland-falls/.

Then, in Europe,
7 juin 2014, Belgium

Château d'Hélécine
Rue Armand Dewolf 2
1357 Hélécine

http://www.brabantwallon.be/fr/Tourisme-et-loisirs/domaines-provinciaux/domaine-provincial-dhelecine.html

Inside the dome of the castle... it s huge!

 
It is likely that some of the guests will want to sleep at the castle.
The accomodation in the castle: The rooms are with 2 (in one room only), 3 or 4 beds. (22 € per bed used/night). Common bathrooms and showers.
It is a bit old style but it will do confortably if you only intend to stay the night after the wedding.
There is currently no wifi in the site, but they have plans to get it working next year...