"Hi Thierry, thanks for your kind words. I only just a test flight in last night. It wobbles a little, which I'll tune out, and there's a little flex in the main "dirty" section, which I'll brace with something, but overall…"
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Evolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter
Started this discussion. Last reply by Owen Booth Apr 21. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hey community!I've been flying my Hoverthings HT-FPV successfully for the last 6 months and having a ball.I've however been saving up my pennies and purchased a 3D printer, and a CNC router unit to…Continue
Tags: quad, fpv, quadcopter, foldable
Lost in Space...finding a lost aircraft
Started this discussion. Last reply by Christopher Cooper Apr 1, 2012. 16 Replies 0 Likes
http://youtu.be/wJ2pIYW0xqwGood morning all, I can't wait for OSD integration for APM anymore, I'm going to buy a Remzibi! I lost my AC2 the other day in…Continue
Arducopter Quad modifications: OSD integration & Hexa upgrade
Started Aug 6, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
There is talk that the core team members who created this awesome product are developing an OSD system that will probably be in the form of an add-on board to solder to the APM. This will circumvent…Continue
Tags: Integration, OSD
I can't even arm the motors!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ante Vukorepa Apr 22, 2011. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Hey all. I'm a bit of a newbie at this game, having only played with glow fuel fixed wing RC's many years ago. All this electric stuff is doing my head in!I purchased the ready soldered, and coded…Continue
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Owen Booth commented on Marco Robustini's blog post ArduCopter 2.9.2ß: position hold near "DJI Wookong-M" performance!"Surely, those that are serious about getting the best performance would be more inclined to get the recommended U-blox GPS unit? Why waste further time and effort trying to get the MTK to work better, isn't it the equivalent to polishing a…"
Thierry Muller replied to Owen Booth's discussion Evolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter"I'm about to do a very similar design, and that new picture you just posted makes it look really slick.
I think the QAV frames aren't that quick to take apart and rebuild, at least no on the go. Perhaps you should sell your frame as a kit…"
Owen Booth posted a status"First flying prototype of the FBD Hero, foldable quadcopter. 350mm in size, 1.3Kg fully laden with GoPro Hero3, 3.3mAh 4S battery."
Owen Booth posted a status"Just started CNC milling the first G10 parts to My Project. Works bloody well!"
Owen Booth replied to Owen Booth's discussion Evolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter"Hi Thierry, I've designed this first and foremost around the GoPro Hero3, and a brushless gimbal system, which is yet to release to the market. I'll be buying the controller, and motors, then making up the gimbal frame myself, and hope…"
Thierry Muller replied to Owen Booth's discussion Evolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter"Hey guys, I'm new to quad and am about to put together my first one!
I want something foldable and compact enough to bring on a hike and film some stable shots. This looks perfect.
Would a quad this size be able to lift a gopro and a…"
Owen Booth replied to Owen Booth's discussion Evolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter"Thanks Graham, I just stumbled upon that this morning, very similar indeed. We're all wanting the same thing, gotta love the open community, some great ideas floating around. I'm interested in the EPP foam, as I used expanded PVC…"
ModeratorGraham Dyer replied to Owen Booth's discussion Evolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter
"Very nice - my similar idea, different implementation: http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/epp-foam-folding-h-frame-quad
These folding H's are the way to go!"
Owen Booth replied to Ivan Popovic's discussion Been doing a lot of google and searching this site. foldable quads"Hi Ivan,
Hoverthings are working on a foldable H-frame version, Droidworx have a professional grade foldable available now, and I'm working on my own for the same reason. Check out My Project
cheers!
Owen "
Owen Booth posted a discussionEvolving the perfect, foldable, FPV quad copter
Hey community!I've been flying my Hoverthings HT-FPV successfully for the last 6 months and having a ball.I've however been saving up my pennies and purchased a 3D printer, and a CNC router unit to join my trusty old Laser engraver. I've bought these with making MR frames in and accessories in mind.I love throwing my TX, batteries etc in my back pack, and strapping the HT-FPV on the back, but have found more often than not I'm getting loads of undue attention from rubber-necking passers-by, and…See More
Owen Booth commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post New GPS devices for ArduCopter/ArduPlane/ArduRover use"I seriously wandered away to give openpilot a go, after having real trouble tuning the APM 2.0 to perform as well. I just wanted a sharp, responsive FC that worked out of the box regardless of aircraft specs. I wasn't disappointed, and still…"
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- 38 year old, Glassjet operator. Into Hang gliding, and motorcycle racing. I love gadgets, laser engraving and making stickers on the side to pay for them. www.stick-it.co.nz
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- After our recent earthquake I felt a real need for an intelligent, safe way to get into dangerous areas a take footage, assess damage etc. perhaps even save lives by searching for trapped survivors without risking collapses by SAR staff clambering on unsteady rubble. I also want to use my coming Arducopter for aerial videography of Hang gliding to get a unique view point.
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Droidworx CX-4 build
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:36am 11 Comments 2 Likes
FRAME: Droidworx CX-4
Main Camera: GoPro HD Hero 1
FPV Camera: ReadyMadeRC RMRC-600XV
Video TX:FPV Hobby 5.8Ghz 500Mw
Motors: 4 x RCTimer BL2830/13 850Kv with 20A ESCS*
FC: APM1 with Sonar
Battery:Turnigy 3s 5000mAh
More beautiful gear from the Droidworx crew, and even…
Continue Sonar mount on Pan/Tilt mechanism?
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 1:05pm 9 Comments 0 Likes
On my 3rd major rebuild of my custom-framed AC2 after losing her to strong wind (stupidity really) and I'm again relishing the opportunity to change further aspects of the design. I'm REALLY hanging to see the OSD integration the boys are working on (come one Jani, hook me up!!!!!). The thought occured…
Continue Version 10 of my Custom Frame for AC2
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:30am 8 Comments 4 Likes
After several crashes my frame has finally evolved into something I'm fairly happy with. It uses all standard AC2 kit electronics, but custom built frame/arms, etc. It has a modular base so I can easily change out Camera mount for just plain, centralised battery mount. The camera mount has an offset battery…
Continue First round of frame modifications!
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:00am 57 Comments 3 Likes
Hey all, though I might share the attached photo with you to show off some mods I've been working on whilst I wait for spare props to arrive from Thailand, after not loading code properly and flipping the copter on its maiden voyage.
Widened the landing gear to more stability, as well as increasing ground clearance for…
ContinueComment Wall (6 comments)
- At 6:15pm on July 2, 2011,
Nick Mann said… - G'day Owen. I'm a newb too and it's a relief to see I'm not the only one confused by what are allegedly basics!
- At 6:43pm on July 2, 2011, Nick Mann said…
- Well, you're way ahead of me! I'm still trying to work out the flysky 9x. Today I assemble a pushplane to practice RC. FPV looks like the biggest fun, I hope to get that far by the end of the year. Will look forward to watching your progress. And yeah, those brains north of the equator are amazingly free with the advice. Sites like this restore one's faith in humanity! Cheers.
- At 4:58am on September 23, 2012,
Mohd Hanif Mohd Ramli said… Thanks for ur suggestion, i will add it up soon..Today, i tested waypoints..finally i managed to do waypoints with RTL..for RTL, it worked very well and landed nicely, i set alt (abs) at 5m and did live calibration before take off. i can email u the setup if u want
- At 2:51pm on September 23, 2012, Owen Booth said…
YES PLEASE!!!!!
- At 6:23pm on October 21, 2012, Mohd Hanif Mohd Ramli said…
- At 6:25pm on April 15, 2013, Nigel Booth said…
We are fwends.... yay !!!
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