"5.6? Wow more than I thought!Flew some nice flighrts with my X8 this weekend. With 2 x 4000mah 4S packs, shes heavy, but still managed to climb 200m in 5 minutes NO THROTTLE in a thermal. Was amazing! Still best value for money right now!If you are…"
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MP Feature request
Started Nov 5, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi MCan you please make the ALTITUDE dial scaleable, similar to the Airspeed double click?I seriously doubd any of us are ever going to 10 000 Meters. LOLAlso just a cosmetic thing, the BATTERY…Continue
Skywalker 1900 and X8 Wings now Available in South Africa!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Wessie Aug 23, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi DronersI am happy to announce that we now have Skywalker 1900 and X8's in stock and available to the South African market.…Continue
New Drone Supplier in South Africa
Started Apr 7, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi guysAfter playing with the APMs and other control boards for long enough, the demand at my shop for diy multirotors had grown to the point where it has taken on a life of its own, (Thanks to DIYD…Continue
Log Files Missing and Tuning
Started this discussion. Last reply by Wessie Nov 10, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Flew a rather sucessfull mission this weekend, need some more tuning tho. I have a few questuions : 1. I have the t-logs, that are saved automatically, but wanted to download the APM log as well.…Continue
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Wessie commented on Gustav Kuhn's blog post 3DR Quad Build"thanx Gustav!Actually the technically correct link would be www.DroneZone.co.za, but thanx for the punt!"
Wessie replied to Ali Mazi's discussion Ditch the GoPro, it's the Canon SD1400is !"Chris, we have had great success with the S100. I speak under correction, but Im pretty sure you can switch the Image Stab off.
In the end, what you need is a lightweight, MIRRORLESS camera.
Over Here the Sony NEX5's and 7's are…"
Wessie replied to Michael's discussion LiPo battery mystery in the group ArduCopter User Group"@Ramesh
2 things to look for :
1. What is the WATT rating of your charger?
2. What Supply are you using? Amp rating is important here.
22.2V @10A = 220Watts.
this means your SUPPLY needs to be rated at a minimum of 20A, and your charger needs to…"
Wessie replied to Nigel's discussion Definition of PID and other Variables"Jorge, the PID values are not for a brushless motor per se, but more for the entire airframe as a whole.
PID values control how the entire aircraft flies, so it depends on the frame you are using, the motors, the props, the battery weight, etc.
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Wessie commented on David Anders's blog post External ARM and GPS LED kit for safety"Super cool, thanx David"
Wessie commented on james sowell's group X8"Its simple. since you want to use 433 for control, you can use 2.4 for the telemetry.
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Wessie replied to Michael Oborne's discussion APM Planner Feature you might have missed"I have seconded the request. But its 10 000m, not 100m. would be nice if the Max value would be 1000m
Im sure Michael will get to it soon..
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Wessie posted a discussionMP Feature request
Hi MCan you please make the ALTITUDE dial scaleable, similar to the Airspeed double click?I seriously doubd any of us are ever going to 10 000 Meters. LOLAlso just a cosmetic thing, the BATTERY REMAINING values displays as 0.87 , can you make it say 87% instead, As I said, Xtra low priority, just cosmetic.thanx for the hard work...WessieSee More
Wessie replied to Dave Whittington's discussion How do you get Mission Planner to startup with the Flight Data windows in the position that you last shutdown"the latest Version of MP seems to have taken a step back, and altho you cant mess things up as much as you used to, the whole thing is now WAAAY more user friendly. Im simply loving the new features..
thanx Michael!!
Now that I have buttered you…"
Wessie replied to Dara Shayda's discussion can I still use my APM1 board? in the group ArduCopter User Group"Hi Dara
As Chris and Jason said.
The latest code is too big for the 1280 APM1, but will work ok with the 2560 APM1.
If you have it already, then use it, but take a look, the APM 2.5 is cheaper than the older ones, if you are thinking about…"
Simon Howroyd replied to Wessie's discussion X8 Build Mods in the group X8"Had a few flights with my X8 now. Canopy always pops of at high throttle, angles of attack or high speed. I think I will replace the front two hatch magnets with velcro.
I have the servos on the underside...so far they seem unscathed…"
Wessie replied to Wessie's discussion X8 Build Mods in the group X8"APM Now Fitted. Received my RMILEC LRS today, now to find a decent video TX/RX, then 30KM fpv missions will be the order of the day.
Woop Woop
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Martin Poller replied to Wessie's discussion X8 Build Mods in the group X8"Could you give some details for the plastic film, maybe a trade name or a link to the manufacture please."
Wessie commented on Chris Anderson's group ArduCopter User Group"@Dean and Marooned.
I completely disagree!
I suspect there is something you are not telling us.
All this secrecy....
;-)
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Wessie replied to William T McGehee's discussion Servo Mount in the group X8"Do you then just put some tape over it? thats smart!"
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Meet Big Bertha and the Boys
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 2:22am 10 Comments 8 Likes
Hi Diy'ers
Thought I would share my latest Project with you, and keep a running log of our progress. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome!
The Team :
Wessie van der Westhuizen a.k.a…
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