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Tri-copter, maiden flight & question on RLT/LAND flight modes

Hi All,

First flight of my Tri-Copter yesterday, its a weird beast based on a Raspberry Pi, PixFalcon, PS3 Gamepad controller and a 3D printed airframe. So far so good & pic attached.

My question is regarding RTL/LAND - this first flight stayed very lo

Carbon tubes as axial bearing ??

Anyone have experience using a carbon tube inside another as a simple axial bearing ?

The application is a tricopter tail boom, its a 12mm tube & so must rotate freely with minimal play.

I guess a better solution would be a PTFE bush, but not so easy t

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Tri-copter, maiden flight & question on RLT/LAND flight modes

Carbon tubes as axial bearing ??

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