The wind is very gusty today and really not good for testing. Since I just got it working yesterday, I just couldn't resist to test again. Today, I have all the FPV gear mounted. The heli weight increased from 0.99Kg to 1.35Kg!! I had to move the throttle curve from 80% to 100%. I did not adjust the PID at all. I know I suppose to increase the PID to get it to move more aggressively, but I wanted to see how it worked without adjustment first.
Later half of the video, I had the Loiter mode enabled, and I even walked around the heli to get into the video. :D Just when I finished walking around it, the motor gave out. Later examining it found out that the pinion slipped off. The ESC detected power overload and auto shut down the motor. Luckily it was hovering not too high and I already have some plastic golf ball cushioning the landing. There were no damage at all.
You tube video starting at the Loitering part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6PNcNdv3x0&feature=youtu.be&hd=1&t=2m22s
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Thank you. :D Which 450 did you get? The one with FB or FBL?
Since I had to fix the pinion, I took the opportunity to upgrade my 450 to 6s. I had 6s planned since day one and have all the parts already. I just wanted to test everything out as stock first. The 6s system is more powerful but more heavy due to the larger battery. Now that I kind of know that which PID would behave like what (up to certain degree), hope it'll not too hard to re-tune the heavier and more powerful 450.
Very good Wesley! My 450 should arrive tomorrow, you'll have to send my your param file. ;)
Wesley,
Congrats! Still a cool video. I like that you can see the shadow of the heli.
-Randy