We are very excited to be at the 2017 Pacific International Maritime Exposition from 3-5 October in Sydney! Stop by to see us at Pod 20 with McIntyre Marine Products!
Building Artificial Reefs
A few references about interesting ways to build new reefs using man-made structures, like:
OIL RIGS
Myths about Dismantling Oil Rigs
Rig2Reef
SCUTTLED VESSELS
Artificial reefs around the world
Barge scuttled in Moreton Bay Marine Park
OTHER
Planes, tanks and bikes
Cassini’s Tour of Saturn
National Geographic has just released an amazing compilation of NASA spacecraft Cassini’s 20 yr exploration of Saturn, its rings and moons: Cassini’s Grand Tour
And NPR has shared a short video of the strangest sights: Postcards from Saturn
Definitely worth a look, especially for a glimpse at a different Titan…
QGC Software Update
Blue Robotics just announced a software update that does not require opening the electronics enclosure. Summary of changes as follows:
- Ability to display camera tilt angle, lights level, tether turns and more in QGC
- GPS input support in companion, including support for the Water Linked Underwater GPS Developer Kit
- Fewer default pre-arm checks
- Acceptable compass calibration threshold has been relaxed
- Pilot input failsafe timeout increased from 1 second to 3 seconds (‘Lost manual control’ message)
- Gyro calibration is disabled at boot by default
- Support for the Bar100 pressure sensor
- Companion login changed
- Allow selecting a custom logo to display in the QGC gui
The software update links can be found HERE on Blue Robotics’ forum
Uncle Titan
We had an opportunity to meet Uncle Titan last week. What amazing stories he can share after >20 years of diving!
