Slide presentation from Ignite Seattle (@igniteseattle, #is7). Sorry, the audio is missing and it wasn't intended as a standalone deck - a video version will be published soon.

1. Making Benjamin Fly Get your geek on in the sky For about $100

3. What’s better Less work to get in the air Less work to get back in the air CHEAP

4. Buy This: Air Hogs Havoc

5. Key innovation: LiPo Pros Cons Light Inexpensive High power density Occasionally explodes

6. Digression: Why helisare hard

7. Key Innovation: Decent simulators

8. Buy This: Honeybee King II

9. Innovation: Solid state gyro

10. 2.4GHz controllers

11. Slow Stick

12. Buy This: Slow stick fiddly bits Servo: 3 @ $2.99 Battery: 2 @ $7.13 ESC: 1 @ $9.99 Charger: 1 @ $4.49 Motor: 1 @ $6.95 Prop: 3 @ $2.24 Plane: 1 @ $18.90 Controller: 1 @ $29.99 Grand Total: $96.08

13. Digression: Chinese love of RC

14. Some Other planes for <$100 Great Planes XPD-8$29.99 ParkzoneEtomic Vapor$99.99 ScratchbuiltHydrofoam$15.00

15. Some Other planes for >$100 Raketenwurm$799.95 (fuselage only) DIY FPV~$900 DIY UAV~$700

16. GDS: Symptoms and Prevention

17. GDS: Symptoms and Prevention

18. GDS: Symptoms and Prevention

19. Summary: Why You Should Do This Cheap Excuse to solder Involves a great deal of electronics Infinite opportunities for creativity Explosions are relatively unlikely

21. Twitter: @danshapiro Have fun

22. www.ontela.comDon’t sue me