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May 12
Pat commented on Duran - SteadiDrone's blog post WHAT A PHANTOM SHOULD LOOK LIKE INSIDE...
"I'm wondering what exactly "flies much better with APM" means. Is it more stable? Is it sportier? The reason I'm asking is that I have a 3DR Arducopter with the APM1 (purchased 11/2011) and it flies horribly. I have played with…"
Apr 9
Mark Massel replied to Pat's discussion GoPro "jello"
"I've used GoPro Hero 2 at 30 f/s on my hex-copter. Can see here. Jello appears at start up, ie low frequencies but the goes away. I think make sure the motors and props are well balanced, you can also try putting some rubber mounts on whatever…"
Aug 22, 2012
Nicolas replied to Pat's discussion GoPro "jello"
"I use Virtualdub to process my GoPro videos, and a deshaker filter (http://www.guthspot.se/video/deshaker.htm) to get rid of the jello. The deshaker filter has a massive amount of parameters, most of which are mystical to me. The…"
Aug 12, 2012
Jan Boermans replied to Pat's discussion GoPro "jello"
"Hai, How can you check the motors if they are balanced or not? Prop is easy but don't know how to test motors. Your experience is welcome! Jan"
Jun 1, 2012
LAIC replied to Pat's discussion GoPro "jello"
"hello got a question regarding your setup : because your frame is much heavier than standard : can you still loiter ? - and if yes : how did you change the param's ? thx"
May 31, 2012
Pat replied to Pat's discussion GoPro "jello"
"HD2 and it had the latest firmware as of December when I was having this issue. Your video looks fantastic, so I'd love to see some pics of your mounting set-up. Thanks! Pat"
Apr 30, 2012
Jeff Taylor replied to Pat's discussion GoPro "jello"
"As Martyn said, try switching to 60fps, that will drastically reduce the rolling shutter effect right off the bat. If that brings it down low enough for you then you've saved yourself a lot of hassle with vibration isolation."
Apr 25, 2012

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About Me:
Aerospace engineer with focus in pointing control systems at the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Built Arducopter 3DR in November 2011. Built Bixler plane and have been have fun flying it. Looking forward to making it autonomous. Also looking forward to aerial photography with Ardupilot.
Hometown:
Boulder, CO

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My first EasyStar RC flights- with GPS too!

Posted on November 23, 2008 at 11:32pm 4 Comments



Like many others, I have been mildly obsessed with the thought of building my own autonomous aircraft for some time now, and DIY Drones has been a wonderful inspiration. It helped convince me to purchase an EasyStar a year ago, but due to other activities in my life, it sat collecting dust in its box until 2 weeks ago when I finally began to assemble it. Well, I finished it last Thursday and had a coworker help with its maiden flight to ensure… Continue

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