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Heavier payload - best way to improve fly time?

Posted by Ty on June 11, 2013 at 2:54pm

Hey guys - I just got a Mastor-G brushless gimbal yesterday and finally got it configured and working. The only issue seems to be weight. The weight of my Arducopter now includes the gimbal assembly, camera (GP3 naked), and battery to run the gimbal (3S 100 mAh). 

Video here.

Obviously the added weight is going to affect handling and flight time. What would be the best way to get longer flight time? Larger capacity batteries, props, motors? I'm not sure I can reduce the weight very much, maybe by drilling some holes in the quad arms, but not sure that will make much difference.

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    Richard Boyhan June 11, 2013 at 6:54pm
    What kind of flight time are you now getting? What weight, kit type and battery size? I don't normally recommend drilling holes. Larger battery maybe or 2 batteries in parallel.
  • R. D. Starwalt June 11, 2013 at 3:55pm

    I would recommend using the online tool to play with the values you mentioned above.

    eCalc

    -=Doug

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