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SiK Radio Development

Hi all, 

I have been working with SiK radios, specificially an RFD 900+, and its messaging protocol for a school project and have noticed quite a number of flaws in it that make it hard to host multiple users. One of the ways I want to explore fixing

Looking for an experienced builder

I do not have enough knowledge or time to build the kind of drone I need.  So I am looking for someone with enough experience in heavy lifting drones or quadcopters that is willing to discuss and build the drone I need.  It will be used to transport

Choppergirl's Sound Pack for Open-TX Transmitters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK7Kxbpy8Mk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAQNBjqyKAc

❤️️ Hello fighter pilots! ❤️️

Rock a new girl on your Radio!

I just released my new Free to Download Edgy Sound Pack for your Open TX transmitter's.microSD card

Di

sbus in pwm out ??

I have a holybro Px 4 that I am connecting a radiolink sbus signal in.  I have not ever done this before and was wanting to know if the signal out has to be sbus or does the pixhawk convert protocols so that the PMW out can be connected to the 4 in 1

Coaxial vs Quadcopter. Which is better for a heavy lift drone?

Afternoon everyone,

I've been doing lots of research and a little bit of tinkering on designing and building my own heavy lift drone. I'm trying to design something that is scalable. So for now I'll build a small prototype and down the road I will s

cheap drones

i m new into photography can someone please help me find very basic drone as a newbie ?

Drones in Visual Culture: Developing a New Theory of Visual Mobile Communication

Hi,My name is Elisa Serafinelli. I work as a Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield (UK). I am currently working on a research project titled Drones in Visual Culture: Developing a New Theory of Visual Mobile Communication funded by AHRC rese

Autonomous Rover (for Agriculture)

Hello, I want to ask advice on what would be the best components that I could use to make the "drone" I want to make.

Currently, I have done tests with an autonomous boat and I have made use of a pixhawk + servos + ESC + motor kit, but I want to extra

This site has changed a lot since 2014?

It seemed to me when I originally joined this site it was way more about hacking/programming/tinkering  and dedicated to trying to solve the "drone problem."
Now it seems like more of a market place and site to discuss ready made products.
But maybe I'

Risky drone flying

One of the most important rules before we flying is kp index drone

f you’ve flown drones during a high Kp-index reading and noticed even the slightest difference in GPS accuracy then please be aware.

To calculate their position above the Earth, drones

Drone spraying system

I'm building a drone with a small spraying system for a school project. It will used for spraying disinfectants. I know I'm gonna need a tank (500ml), a water pump and some tubes and nozzles. What other components do I need to build the sprayer and h

Binding Transmitters/Receivers

I have been offered a RadioLink R12DS receiver as a gift.  In any write up I have read, the statement "This receiver can only be used with a RadioLink transmitter" (or words to that general effect) appears.

I am operating an FlySky-i6x at the present

Newbie question

Hi, I want to build a helicopter with a gimbal camera on it. My question is how can I control it from my laptop?

Pixhawk Bicopter

Hi all,
Im facing issue in bicopter flying through pixhawk.
whenever I try to take off from the ground the bicopter spins (yaw) in both the directions.

I calibrate all the required things and done the integration according to ardupilot web page:
M1 - Thr

New Drone! Any comments are welcome!

Hi everyone!

We're new to this board but not new in drones. Our team is building a drone with completely autonomous navigation - INDOOR! Using beyond state of the art sensors that just a few years ago were deployed only by the military combined with M

Immersion RC Vortex 230 Mojo reciever problems

Hi,

I have a Vortex Mojo 230, with a Taranis Q X7 and a Frsky XM+ Reciever whitch i cant seem to get to connect.

Ive gone through the usual bind process with transmitter in bind mode and setting power to recieverboard whilst holding the small button. A

Which important parameters should be considered when select a flight controller for a 8 KG drone?

Hi,

I'm planning to build a 8 KG drone and like to known how to find a suitable flight controller. I'd like a F7 model. 

Thanks for any help.

Adam

I’m in desperate need of help with my 2 year lasting chinese-knockoff-nightmare-quad build!

Hi everyone,

First of all, let me say that I think this is a fantastic forum / platform. I've been following it for a while without the use of an account and decided it was about time to sign up. The reason I signed up is because I am in desperate n

Help! ESC config or Motor slider issue

Can ordinary DC motors be used for drones？

 what is the difference with special drone motors?

Thanks

Adam