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Dconger

MarcusWolschon

Alfamyke

Danstah

Martinmm

John Burt

SilaS

Mecevans

CSU-FCUAV

Pierre-Selim

martinpi

VAMK

Elden_Crom

Bernard Davison

U of Arizona Autonomous Glider

Marc

Bu5hm4nn

HWal

Rui Costa

Stephen Dwyer

Asia

Asia

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
Wangcfan	China	Tiny2.11	2008	The beginning, is now in learning phase;Learning in Tiny2.11 using the method of IMU!
MNW	China	Tiny2.11	2009	Just starting,having troubles with parts.
Shubham	India	Tiny2.11	2009	Writing the configuration code for airframe
M Mundhra	India	Tiny 1.3	2007	Gain tuning on a flying wing configuration airframe
Jianlun	Singapore	TWOG V1	2008	trying to get TWOG onto an EasyStar. very much a newbie!
prashanth	India	Tiny 2.11	2008	6 autonomous flights till now, currently build a new wing like funjet
spencer	Taipei, Taiwan	none	2009	research for now, hope to take aerial photos of Taipei City soon

Europe

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
Austria
Martin Piehslinger	Vienna, Austria	Tiny 2.11	2008	just starting
TomS	Graz, Austria	Tiny 2.11	2008	Starting to complete the wiring for the tiny and then trying to apply it to my TwinStar II.
France
X-MicroDrones	Paris, France	Tiny 2.11, Quad-Tilt-Rotor VTOL	2008	Wiring completed, first flights soon... We're trying to adapt Paparazzi to a Quad-Tilt-Rotor VTOL able to perform both airplane-like and helicopter-like flights. Working on inertial measurement units implementation.
Philippe Volivert	Paris, France	TWOG 2.12, EasyGlider, MPX3030	July 2009	Working on pan/tilt/roll camera
ESTACA Modélisme	Paris, France	TWOG 2.11, Swift 2, MC22	January 2010	Starting
Imed Limaiem	Paris, France	TWOG 2.11, EPP-CF FPV	January 2010	flight test; Town pollution measurement;
Paul Cox	Toulouse	Tiny v2.11	Nov. 2008	GWS Slow Stick flying in AUTO2 reliably. Starting on stabilized video and payload drops Skype: pauldanielcox Gtalk: [use email]
Germany
Maik Hoepfel	Berlin, Germany	TWOG, Borjet Maja, Futaba 9C 35 Mhz	August 2009	Have flown different airframes and am flying a Borjet Maja right now; built a more rugged case and connecting board for PPRZ; taking surveying pictures
Marcus Wolschon	Freiburg, Germany	Gumstix, Paraplane	2008	Porting Paparazzi to Linux-Userland with UDP-communication using mesh-networking. UDP-Downlink working, GPS via GPSD working, Pararazzi in Linux working, Hardware still RC-only due to sensor-soldering-issues
Felix Ruess	Munich, Germany	Booz2 quadrotor	2008	flying, but a lot to improve ;-)
Jonas Jelten	Augsburg, Germany	just our airframe	2010	"P-Seminar" for the new G8 at our Gymnasium (solarflugzeug.de.tc)
Christoph Niemann	Bremen, Germany	Reely Condor with TWOG and Sparkfun Razor-IMU	2010	Several successful AUTO2-Flights.
Portugal
Rui Costa	Azores, Portugal	Outrunner Twinstar II with Tiny 2.11, Aerocomm datalink, 1W video tx	2008	Only ground test and software configuration.
Nuno Guedes	Lamego, Portugal	Tiny 2.11	2008	Starting
Switzerland
MarkG	Geneva, Switzerland	Modified Tiny v2.11, TWOG v1, EeePC as GCS, Multiplex FunJet & EasyStar	2008	Many successful flights.
CedricM	Geneva, Switzerland	Tiny 2.11, Multiplex FunJet with video camera	2008	Many successful flights working on an osd module and weather probes.
RetoB	Meilen, Switzerland	TWOG, Tiny 2.11, AeroMaster, E-Hawk, Y-UAV, EzOSD, Scherrer UHF	2010	Many successful flights. See www.aerovista.ch and www.y-uav.com for current status.
EmilioS	Winterthur, Switzerland	Tiny 2.11 incl. ArduIMU, Borjet Maja, UMARS	2010	Many successful flights. See UMARS for current status.
Oliver Ensslin	Winterthur, Switzerland	Tiny 2.11 incl. ArduIMU, Kyosho Calmato, UMARS	2010	Still struggling to get in the air with Calmato. Successful flights with Maya. Now with the new reorganized code.
Samuel B.	Winterthur, Switzerland	Tiny 2.11, Multiplex Easyglider	2010	Just starting. No flight so far :/
RetoM	Bottighofen, Switzerland	Tiny 2.11, Multiplex Mentor	2010	Just started .... no flight so far, maiden flight planned for March 2011.
UK
Alan K	Middlesbrough, England	Tiny 2.11 & MaxStream	2008	Just starting.
Gareth R	Sheffield, UK	Tiny 2.11, video, bunch of helicopters, Multiplex Mentor, Multiplex Funjet, Multiplex Fox, GWS Formosa	2008	Came 4th in EMAV09 (although won the Golden Balls award for courage in the face of adversity and exceptional partying). Many AUTO2 flights with a camera and XBee868s. Current main airframe is a GWS Formosa (they are so cheap!).
Other
SilaS	Budapest	Tiny 1.3,2.11, Twog 1.0	2007	Applied tiny to GWS Estarter, finished long travels in AUTO2. Now transfert it to a Twinstar and working on pairing tiny with FPV. Successfull. Now using it on large gliders and jets.
Chris Efstathiou	Piraeus Hellas	tiny 2.11 on a Mpx EasyGlider, TWOG 1.3 on a Boomerang turbine jet	2008	The Easyglider is fully operational, still working on the jet which had his first flight with the TWOG at 25/1/2009
OpenUAS	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	TWOG, Tiny and various airframes	2007	Quite a few AUTO2 flights. Improving airspeed integration
Andrew Saenko	Russia, St-Petersburg	Tiny 1.13, Tiny 2.11, two own hardware designs, 5 kg aerial photo plane, 2.5 kg survelliance uav, Easystar	2007	Use modified autopilot and GCS in professional tasks, add self desidned IMU
David "Buzz" Carlson	Cyprus	Tiny 2.11, Lynx EDF & GWS SloStick, 9XTend datalink	2008	Quite a few AUTO2 flights. Plane currently grounded due to a TX run-in with a 1 year-old. Currently working on getting new TX and completing CBP store setup.
AneMos-Group	Patras, Greece	Tiny 2.11, Quadrotor VTOL	2008	Working on IMU, Trying to implement Constrained Control for the quadrotor trajectory flight
Allan Ojala (VAMK)	Vaasa, Finland	TWOG, with AC4790 radio and LEA-5H GPS	2009	Ditched the SIG Kadet. Built a new big plane TaigaCam. Self-build model made out of EPP and a plastic tube.
Phineas	Bucharest, Romania	Tiny2.11 (PPZUAV)	November 2009	Just started to set-up
Luke	Torino, Italy	TWOG	December 2009	Close to mount the AP on my Mentor
Helge	Bergen, Norway	TWOG	2009	First Auto2 flight with Twinstar2 in October 2010

North America

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
Matthew Currie	Nanaimo, BC Canada	Tiny 13 v1.1 (Self-built)	November 2006	Funjet + XBee
John Burt wiki page	Portland, Oregon	Tiny v2.11 + LEA-4H (PPZUAV), Multiplex Cularis/Easystar, 9Xtend modem, T7CAP TX, ground station: EEE PC701 and/or Nokia N810	Jan 2009	Initial flight tests w/ Easystar in AUTO1 & AUTO2.
Pat O'Gara	St. Paul, MN	Tiny 2.11 and TWOG (PPZUAV)	Oct. 2008	Completed and flown FunJet and Minimag in Auto 2. Currently rebuilding MiniMag as an improved development platform.
John Koches	Muskegon, Michigan	Tiny 2.11 (PPZUAV)	2007	currently flying a 48 inch zagi, 80 inch under construction.
Steve Deguir	New York,New York	Tiny2.11+LEA-5H (PPZUAV), XbeePro 2.4, Berg4L, JR FMA	Feb 2009
David Conger	San Diego (Ramona), California	Tiny1.3 (PPZUAV)	Sept 2007	Flying Wing MAV with onboard video. Test platform for the new 900mhz XBPro 900 RF modems.
Michael Evans	Seaside(Monterey Bay), California	Tiny2.11 (PPZUAV)	Feb 2009	http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1000937.
USU AggieAir Remote Sensing	Logan, UT	TWOG (PPZUAV)	January 2009	Building 72" Flying Wings which will be used for remote sensing. Routine autonomous flight.
USU OSAM-UAV	Logan, UT	TWOG (PPZUAV)	June 2007	2x72" 5x48" 1x60" Flying Wings. Research backyard for AggieAir Remote Sensing. Routine autonomous flight.
CSU Fuel Cell UAV	Fort Collins, Co	Tiny 2.11 + LEA-5H (PPZUAV), 2.4Ghz XBPro	Mar 2009	Maiden flight complete Feb 28. New Airframe in development.
Armen Gharibans	La Jolla, California	Tiny2.11 (PPZUAV)	March 2009	UCSD Project with Multiplex Mentor. Completed August 2, 2009. Several Successful Auto2 Flights. A LOT of help from David Conger.
Elden Crom	Tucson, AZ	Twog 1.0	July 2009	Multiplex Twinstar, XBee Pro. Several Successful Auto2 Flights. Working toward precise Auto-Takeoff and Auto-Land
U of Arizona Autonomous Glider	Tucson, AZ	None, will use TWOG 1.0	December 2009	Super Dimona, Aerocomm. No Flight test. Working toward setting waypoints within Paparazzi code
[Reegan]	Lubbock, TX	Planning on Tiny 2.11 (PPZUAV), 900mhz XBPro	Dec. 2009	Gaining info to begin a collegiate project
Team UAV UALR Caleb Tenberge	Little Rock, AR	Using TWOG 1.0	Feb 2010	Using a Telemaster, we are learning the GCS and building our plane.
Arizona State University POLY - Capstone Team: Development of UAV /w surveillance System	Mesa, AZ	Using TINY 2.1 - 2.4GHz Modem, CCD Camera /w 900 MHz Video Transmitter	March 2010	4-lbs Flying Wings. We made successful autonomous flights.
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Central America

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
Joekadet	David Panama'	Tiny v2.11/LEA-4P, RF Modems XBee Pro 2.4 GHz (PPZUAV). Multiplex Mentor	2008	Seven flights now. Flights 6 & 7 in Auto2. Now only a matter of fine tuning.
New User	1	2	3	4

South America

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
Gustavo Violato	São José dos Campos, Brasil	Tiny v2.11/LEA-4P, Modem XBee Pro 2.4 GHz Swift II	2009	Flying autonomously and enjoying it. Planning to use the system for flight test data acquisition and aircraft parameter recognition.
New User	1	2	3	4

Australia

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
Todd Sandercock	Adelaide, SA	Tiny v2.11, Multiplex Twinjet, 9Xtend modems	Jan 2008	Completed successful flight testing. Now designing new airframe.
Reuben Brown	Gawler, SA	Tiny v2.11	May 2009	Getting the autopilot set up
Bernard Davison	Neutral Bay, NSW	Tiny v2.11, Vertical + Horizontal IR sensors, XBee PRO modems, Futaba T6EXAP TX, Futaba R136F RX, Funjet, MacBook laptop	August 2008	Several flights in Auto1
Chris Gough	Canberra	TWOG v2.11, EZ*	September 09	not yet airborn
Adam Amos	Sydney, NSW	TWOG, IMU, BORJET MAJA	March 2010	see www.rescuerobotics.com.au for current status

Africa

Name	Location	Hardware	Joined	Current activities / project status
W1th	South Africa KZN	TWOG V1 ,LEA-5H GPS , RF Modems XBee Pro 868 (CheBuzz)	July 2009	Got TWOG,GPS etc interfacing with Laptop and working , Have not done anything to it recently but...Made a website SCARF Paparazzi-UAV of my struggle ...
Willie Smit	South Africa NW	Tiny v2.11, LEA-4P GPS, RF Modems XBee Pro	April 2010	We are currently doing test flights. Also doing research on obstacle avoidance.