Multiwii Scarab Y6 copters have a 3 degree "twist" on their motors. Dihedral is now popular on flat hexas/octos and quads (not sure about x8 coaxial).
So I'm wondering if there are advantages to angling the front motors on a Y6. I know it's been discu
Read more…I have just tested my y6 in flight ,
Controller pixhawk
Esc afro 30a
Motors multistar 4220 390
Bat 4s 5000
All up weight 2.9 kg
Prop CF 15" x 5.5
I have identified a problem that is lack of final RPMs., thinking that it a maybe a tunning problem , I tryed
Read more…the options I have as of now are:
Zenhuse 3d
DYS Smart3
Walkera G-3D
Quanum Q-3D
Xcam A10-3H
Feiyu Tech FY-G3 3-Axis
The main issue I keep reading on most of them is quality issues. With any of these, I would use with the GoPro Hero 3, and I would need to
Read more…Hi everybody, well,today I was working with Mission Planner, First I set a single mission and all was OK, then I decided to set a second mission, all was going fine, but suddenly the drone began to fall down and crash against the ground. I don't know
Read more…So, I took the Y6 out for a spin this weekend, and i am now having some issues with the Y6 keeping steady on the yaw axis. It is actually wondering, and the rudder stick input is not correcting enough. Any ideas as to what it may be? I already rec
Read more…Hello, I posted this as a reply to a previous discussion I had, but thought I would start a new one too.
I connected my 3DR Y6 to Mission Planner, hoping to check calibrations, and I noticed the top back motor wasn’t spinning. I just recently (a coup
Read more…Just came back in from my first flight of my 3DR Y6, and I am happy to report 3 consecutive successful flights. To be honest, it was not the first attempt (I tried that in Panama before I moved to Costa Rica, and it was a failure due to a bad ESC th
Read more…I am considering building my first y6 copter. I am in the process of making my list of items to get. Do you guys have advice on how to start. What parts are the good and what issues to look out for.
Read more…I'm wanting to get a little bit more flight time out of the Y6, and maybe a little more power. I currently have a stock 3DR Y6. What upgrades would you all recommend? I've heard that having a larger pitch prop on bottom helps a little. Would I be abl
Read more…Hello Follks,
I recently ran into a reoccurring problem with my original pixhawk I purchased from a Canadian distributor, and since day 1 I have consistent RC connection issues, although I did manage to resolved the problem with a ppm encoder after ma
Read more…I've been messing with this copter for a few months now. The biggest setback has been ESC issues with KDE 2814XF-515 motors. Doing it over again, I'd bite the bullet and buy the $$ KDE ESC's made specifically for their motors.
After 4 different ESC's
Read more…Please Help! Flashed my pixhawk with updated APM Planner (2.1.15) firmware and now can no longer receive any Transmitter signal, when it worked perfectly previous to flashing I had just done a esc calibration with no issues what so ever...Using X8R w
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