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Notes

Occasional write-ups: flight tests, milestones, and things that took longer than they should have.

Boom's Mach 1 Competition

What would it take to build a hobby UAV capable of supersonic speeds?

Jul 16, 2026
First thermal flight test

Video downlink stability, a temporary FLIR mount, and the moment the naive thermal detector met a Texas summer.

Jul 31, 2025
Licensed: KJ5JQC

Passed the amateur radio Technician exam, a deliberate foundation step for the antenna and drone RF work.

Jan 20, 2025