Holybro S500 Kit Information

Hi all. I’m new to the site and I’ve spent the last few months doing a lot of research on drones. During the pandemic, I purchased a DJI Phantom 4 and had fun learning to fly.

I have a background in cyber security and Linux/software development.  I wa

Registration for Teachers?

We got a grant and bought a Solo for the classroom.  I need to get this thing registered with the FAA so that students can fly it.  After visiting several websites I'm unsure about how to do this.

Does the drone need registered and anyone can fly it?

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I need a history lesson. How did we get here?

Hey all.  I'd like to know the history of how we arrived where we are today with these Drones.  What were the key moments in hobby Drone history.

Like...who and when did they make:

-The FIRST Multi-Rotor

-The FIRST GPS enabled unit.

-The FIRST Arduino bo

ArduPhantom 2 Vision+

A coworker gave me an old phantom 2 vision+ that wasn't working anymore and I couldn't help myself.  It's made almost entirely from my spare parts bin and I can say it flies well and doesn't look too bad.

• Pixracer
• Mro SAM GPS
• Mro Telemetry
• Lidar Lite V3
• A

Help! ESC config or Motor slider issue

What company manufactures this winged hybrid VTOL drone?

Does anyone know the manufacturer of this drone?
I'd appreciate weblinks to the company.
Thanks for your help.

Aerial Mapping Project

I am a student at OSU working on my degree in Civil Engineering and working with one of my ASCE club members and an advisor, to understand how to do UAV Aerial Surveying and Mapping. Our goal is to convince the advisory board to fund our project and

4fpv.com

Bonjour

qui connaît la société 4fpv.com ou JMRRC?
Merci.

Hexa with Hobbywing X8 motors

You guys might like this, it's an essay I wrote on drone regulations for a school assignment.

This is an essay on drone legislation's which I wrote for my formal writing standard at school.

‘Drones’. The word sends a shiver down the backs of many people, and rightly so. Drones have recently become notorious for their lethal activities in the

Which transmitter to choose for Frsky x8r receiver

Hi guys I am a beginner and i try to build a hexacopter using pixhawk 2.4.8. I have a Frsky x8r receiver and I dont know which transmitter to buy . I was considering to buy Frsky taranis x9 lite but I saw some comments that it is difficult to bind .

3DR 915Mhz  Telemetry module

hello all 

               i am hoping someone can help me with this. Can a 3DR 915Mhz  Telemetry module be connected to a Pixhawk 2? . With some cable modifications ?

Six Degree of Freedom Flight

The birth of an idea

This is a description of my idea for a new type of aircraft. All aircraft fly in 3D space, but must fly within an envelope determined by their construction. Airplanes (generally) can only fly forward into a conical volume. Helicop

How much More Thrust Is Produced By A Shrouded Propeller Compared To An Unshrouded Propeller When the Power Remains Constant?

There may have been more than one discussion of shrouded props, but after reading the threads and a great deal of the reference material on prop design, I am more interested in a variation on previous discussions  I also have more to ask that I have

Pixhawk Hexacopter help in Ohio. Looking for skilled individual to finish project.

Hello,

My name is Aaron and I live in SW Ohio.  I have built a custom 850 size Hex using a Pixhawk.  Everything is done however I am grappling with arming issues and a few camera quality issues.  This is a prototype that may lead to more being built a

ESC bidirectional

Hi,

I have t-motor AIR 20 esc`s.

How can i set them not to be bidirectional?

Thank you.

Are there any current US laws for flying close to Wind Turbines?

Looking for claification. Since US drone laws seem to change every five minutes, and a google search spews stuff from other countries, or stuff that's a decade old, I'm asking about this here (US) and in 2022.  Not Belgium 2016.
Oh, and when I say cl

Tricopter physics help

Hello!

I have been studying how exactly a tricopter works and I came across a problem that is not quite clear to me...

I understand that the tail rotor has to be slightly tilted for a specific angle alpha in order for the horizontal component Fx to cou

World's Largest 3D Printer

Greetings,

We would like to inform you that our company recently launched large-scale 3D printing services through Indiegogo, which can be used to order custom designed drone parts. We have developed the large-scale 3D printing platform and correspond

cold weather planes

Hi,I'm looking to build a DIY UAV for cold weather. I'm in Canada & it's cool-cold for at least 5 months of the year.Is anyone else building for colder climates???? I'd love to pick your brains on what works.