Gender
Male
About
Location
Arlington, VA
About Me:
Videography is my main interest. Started out with underwater video, leading to on-land videography, and now fascinated with aerial videography.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Still a novice with quadcopters, now flying high-end toy quads, but will migrate to more serious hobby-level soon.
Hometown:
Washington, DC
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"Thanks for the link to the dictionary definition, but any explanation as to what it means with respect to the APM FC? Something that will help resolve?
Thanks!
Max"
Thanks!
Max"
Just finished a new build with some parts I had on the shelf. It's an APM 2.8 with an M8N GPS/compass module. I did a quick test flight and it worked well in Stabilize mode, but didn't try Loiter. When I reviewed the logs I got this error: "FAIL…
"OK, disregard having experience; anyone have an opinion?!?"
I'm starting a build for a DSLR rig, but debating over an X8 configuration or a hexacopter layout. My use will be video, more so than photography. Which configuration will give me better stability, given a well-balanced system? The X8 (8 motors…
"P.S., the erratic data at the end of the flight was a rough landing. I was too low when I switched back from althold and landed with a bit more speed than I wanted."
10%2012-31-1969%207-00-00%20PM.binI have been test flying, mostly hovering, a quadcopter I recently built, trying to get the best settings. Unfortunately, no matter what I do the quadcopter constantly drifts to the right, even after trying to…
"Downloaded. Many thanks!"
"Thanks for the links to the hybrid multi rotor copters. I feel vindicated, as I suggested gas/electric combination for longer flying time on several forums in the past. Always the nay-sayers replying with reasons why it won't work. Good to see…"
"I believe the original train of thought was developing multi rotor flight lasting much longer than the current 25 minutes or so. So the benefit objective of adding the gas engine was long flight. Same concept for using a fuel cell."
"That was my recommendation a while back during a lengthy discussion on the potential for fuel cell power supply. Gas/electric has been around a long time powering trains (diesel/electric) and hybrid cars. I think it's the way to go for…"
"Great looking setup. I'm building almost an identical hex, except I went for the aluminum/carbon fiber HobbyKing 650 frame. Also surprisingly, my Turnigy motor mounts did not line up with the pre-drilled holes in the frame mount either. I'll be…"
"Mike, I'm still using Creative Suite 5.5. I can't afford to upgrade every year. I took a look after I saw your post and Warp Stabilizer doesn't show up in my PP video effects, nor does it come up with a search. CS 5.5 was the first version that…"
I just started using Adobe Warp to smooth out my aerial video and am impressed with the results. Don't know why I wasn't using it before, as I've had Adobe Creative Suite with Premiere Pro and After Effects for a couple years. Anyway, I made a…
I'm flying quadcopters. All of mine so far are RTF and come with their own transmitters. I am building a hexacopter and so am shopping for components. I'm looking at the Turnigy 9XR transmitter, as it has pretty decent feedback for the price. …
Seems like the majority of gimbal mounts come standard in GoPro Hero 3 size. I'm rather risk averse in plunking down that much money for the camera, since as a rather new flyer I'm likely to lose it to crash or other disaster. Anyone know of a GoPro…
"Thanks for the info. I like the SK450; as a kit it is semi-DIY. As for GPS/autopilot, I'm most interested in waypoint programming and flying. Would that be an addition to the SK450 you pointed to, or would waypoint feature be a substitute for…"
