Acknowledgments

This book owes its very life to Phil Leggetter, who was able to keep things moving along. He added tons of background information about the technologies and did a great job of adding clear explanations and examples. Without his help, we’d probably still be stuck on the first half of the book.

To Ben and Ana, your patience was hugely appreciated.

To Alison, thank you for not leaving me when I stayed up all night writing.

To Nate, thanks for providing friendly competition and reminding me that there’s always a next step once I’ve accomplished a goal.

To my dad, thanks for always being an inspiration. To my mom, thanks for putting up with me and Dad for all these years.

To Drew, thanks for coming on board at Copter Labs so I could ...

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