Last week I posted this link to a documentary video (Civilian Drones-Search and Rescue) in a comment to a blog post

http://vimeo.com/77021543                      << Broken Link

I checked it a few days latter to see the stats and it was totally gone, I contacted the Producer and found out it was taken down by an unknown party.

It has been redone so if you missed it this link should be good for now!

Ed

Short video of my Tricopter with APM2.5 setup for FPV.

Ed

Testing ducted fan quad, flies great.  My intention was to build a tricopter but just had to see how a quad would fly with 90mm EDF's.  Also tested as a "V-Tail" in the quad configeration, it flies with a 15 degree rear facing angle and is more sensitive to inputs. 

I have been working on a two axis camera gymbal, results have been pretty good.  I even devised a vibration damper by attaching a small tube inside 2 larger tubes with silicone, first attempt is too soft.  Will have to go to use longer outer tubing to stiffen things up a bit.  Motor vibrations have been eliminated but camera jiggles a small amount on shorter tubing.

Also have not been able to get stable enough flight out of the APM2 to use on this craft or my quadcopter to fly with confidence.  Quadrino and Paris boards have been working very well for testing this setup.  Waiting for things to settle down with APM2 production to pursue help from DIY Drones, I know they are busy at this time.

Ed

I have been experimenting with a ducted fan tricopter.  It flys much better then I thought it would, flying time is about 5 minutes on a 4 cell 3300mah battery.  It is a blast to fly.