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Sunday, April 27, 2014

FPV - Goodbye Blue Cube, Sunnyvale California

I found this YouTube about the now demolition of the Blue Cube taken from a quadcopter most interesting. 
First from the historical point of view of the continued down sizing of activities around Moffett Field and 
second from what a Radio Controlled Quadcopter can do.

Onizuka (Blue Cube) and Lockheed/Martin are adjacent to Moffett Field where I retired from the Navy back
in 1983 from VP-9 which was at Hanger 2

Over the years, working in support of NASA Ames, I had seen the closing of Naval Air activities and then the leaving of the Air Force and now the buildings continue to come down.  The big dish antennas were always noticeable from the highway 101 or  State Route 237 as you passed 
through Sunnyvale and Mountain View.

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FPV - Goodbye Blue Cube, Sunnyvale California

Published on Apr 20, 2014
Stills: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadtrip...
Breaking my 'no flying in urban environment' rule for a last chance to capture flight stills of the 'Blue Cube', Onizuka Air Force Station, before it's completely torn down. Flown rough for stills using a QAV500 quadcopter. 4/20/2014 37.40474, -122.02858
http://www.panoramio.com/user/7897115
http://www.youtube.com/user/RoadTripF...
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More of the road trip with views of Onizuka.
A sad sight.  
- LRK -

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And as seen on a Flicker link.
- LRK -

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Hope you enjoyed the ride around the Blue Cube, soon to be no more.
Someone will have a lot of copper to recycle. :-(
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me. 
- LRK -

Exploring the tiny Gaviota State Beach using a QAV500 quadcopter. An interesting spot on the Pacific Ocean with a trestle, pier, and cool geologic formations. 2/13/2014 34.47077, -120.22762
http://www.flickr.com/photo...
http://www.youtube.com/user... 

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QAV500 FPV Quad
The QAV500 is a purpose built FPV Quadcopter Frame. It dramatically reduces vibrations to all of the craft's electronics including cameras and flight controller. The frame can be flown with 3 cameras simultaneously including one down cam. To learn more about the QAV500, go to qav500.com.
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK -

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