[Paparazzi-devel] First Post: Request for build help

[onefastdaddy]

Hey All, I have been registered and following the Wiki and this  
mailing list for some time now. Reading and learning. I must say a  
very well put together site. I was successful (because it was so easy  
and well detailed) the instructions for installing Paparazzi on my  
Ubuntu Laptop (and Mac). CVS and all is working well there.

I am truly stuck though now. I really really would appreciate any  
URLs, photos, HowTo on building a Tiny 1.3. I went to that Website  
and bought two of the PC boards a few weeks ago. I bought the Tiny  
1.3 BOM (all but the modems). I researched how to build a small Hot  
Air Soldering Iron from some Radio Shack Parts. But as I look at the  
smallest of the components it is very intimidating.

I am truly hoping I am not alone and that there are others like me  
who had to just jump in and start on it who can help me with some  
instruction. You don't have to do it for me. I am looking to learn. I  
just really could use a Wiki submission or something to show a few  
step-by steps on the Tiny. Does it exist and I have not found it?

For the curious, My goad/project is a personal one. Just to get my  
feet wet. Build a ducted fan based MAV to do aerial images/video. I  
like the ducted fan for many reasons. I'd like it to be able to take  
off retract the landing gear and fly the mission.

My motivation is just at 42 and having been working with computers my  
whole life in IT (DBA mostly) I want to do something fun with  
computers besides tune a Database or solve someone else's problem.  
But if you're having Oracle 10gR2 on Linux in a RAC cluster  
environment issues feel free to ask me I've yet to have Oracle  
Support fix an issue before I finally figure it out myself here at my  
work. Consider it my way to help out for your help with this.

So, I'd even gladly edit the Wiki and add my steps I do take (I can  
take photos and document the process) but really need some guidance.  
The steps on the page that exists is great for how to solder  
something like the GPS and antenna I read that a million times. Got  
it. Need to get just the right solder paste down first before  
heating....but what about those 50+ other tiny little parts some of  
which I can't even see in the packaging?

Again, even a simple URL or rough notes appreciated to get me to take  
the first steps without destroying the parts in the process.

Best Regards,
David