Hi there! I'm David Hoyt, Cal Poly CPE grad and drone aficionado. I have quite a bit of experience with building, flying, and (of course) fixing drones, and would love to share as much of that as I can. You can find more information about me on my LinkedIn.

Some of my copters at iFixit's office in SLO

And now, please allow me to drone on...

• Sepulveda Dam - Filming for Infinity Automotive
• Palmdale Desert - Filming for 'Wish I Was Here' (2014)
• The Japanese Garden, Van Nuys - Filming for Discovery Channel
• Universal Studios Backlot - Filming for T.J. Maxx · Marshalls · HomeGoods

• Built the 'GryzzlBox Delivery Drone' and delivery box mechanism for Parks & Rec (NBC), operated it on set during shooting.

• Three Heavylift Octocopters designed to carry RED Epic cameras (brushless gimbals, wireless video, one built using a H3-3D gimbal for FPV)
  • Two Mid-Sized Quadcopters (Brushless gimbals, wireless video, one with autonomous flight)
  • Rainbow LED copter with sequenceable RGB LEDs!

• I was in the Drone edition of Make Magazine, and got to visit their headquarters in Sebastopol, CA for a day with Drone Dudes
• Homebuilt two hexacopters and three quadcopters, all Ardupilot based
• Senior project at Cal Poly - Collision Avoidance
  • Two fixed wing aircraft, both autonomous, exchanged GPS information and avoided each other's airspace
• I took a drone on a 3500 mile road trip

• M2 and M2.5 Screwdrivers
• Velcro, mounting tape, and zip ties
• Multimeter
• Calipers
• 3D Printer