Really.  I picked up some of the last remaining project pieces from Parallax this morning.  I was surprised (and pleased) to find safety glasses (2 pair!) in the box.  Safety first.

I also picked up crash packs, which contain the bits that are likely to break in a hard landing, and some spare motors.  We’re close to putting these things in the air – once they’re built, of course.  The batteries haven’t come in yet, but I have a feeling they will be here soon.  This is what the project looks like so far:

On the left are some Arduinos and GPS data loggers, then the receivers and telemetry bits, tools, cameras and field monitors in the middle, transmitters and crash packs on the right, and the two ELEV-8s in and out of boxes front and center.  Soon!