About

Gender

Male


Location

Buda, TX


About Me:

Beginner in drone building but an engineer, coder, maker etc.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am a photographer (stills to this point) and drone technology is another angle (literally).


Hometown:

Buda, Texas


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Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion Tarot X6 build 1855 folding propellers
"I would be happy to ship you my X6 in its entirety along with everything such as props, spare electronics and the like for free. I would have to look into shipping and see how much I would need to break it down to ship. So if you paid the shipping I…"
Aug 16, 2020
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion Shaky video on new X6 build
"I completely agree. My motivation to build my own big drone was for landscape photography and since I came to the party late I was over taken by events. I began to realize that the writing was on the wall when I got a cheap solo and found out how…"
Dec 29, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion Shaky video on new X6 build
"I actually bought a DJI after my struggles. A big bird is very cool to build and fun to fly but it is so unpractical and gets way too much attention when I'm out. I got a Mavic 2 Pro with the baby Hasselblad and I am very impressed by the image…"
Dec 24, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion Shaky video on new X6 build
"This was a while ago and I really appreciate your suggestions. I was a little disillusioned with the whole process to be honest. Your input may spur me on to ultimately not give in. It feels a long way off but I will re-visit the problem. I am not…"
Dec 23, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion Sony A7 Infrared codes
"These are all the codes I could glean. Sorry."
Nov 22, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Nathaniel McMahon's discussion Smoothing out tips
"I got out for a short test today.
I switched the folding props which were certainly poorly balanced for balanced hard mounted CF. All 18"
The video was just as bad, no different really (Although this is subjectinve).
The VIBE numbers went from …"
Jul 25, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Nathaniel McMahon's discussion Smoothing out tips
"I am using a home made gimbal based on RCtimer 5008 motors and Storn32. I have hard mounted the original balanced props on without quick release and will see if this helps. It's 107 here at the moment and I am happier inside working on theory. I…"
Jul 24, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion Shaky video on new X6 build
"No help so far so let me ask another question:
Has anyone build an X6 or X8 machine which carries a mid size mirrorless camera or small DSLR and takes good photos?
Can you point me to some details of that build and help with any lengths you may have…"
Jul 14, 2018
Bob Smith posted a discussion
I know this topic is recurrent but I can't find any relevant discussions to guide me in my quest to resolve this.Background:I have a new X6 Tarot build. It's flying very well and I finally got the confidence to lift my sony A7II on an home made…
Jul 12, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Nathaniel McMahon's discussion Smoothing out tips
"Did you ever solve this problem? I just finished an X6 build and she flies great but my video with a Sony A7II is shaky. The vibe values in the logs look good. I was searching for ideas and found your "unanswered" question."
Jul 12, 2018
Bob Smith posted a discussion
I couldn't find any information on how to operate a Sony Alpha A7 over IR from a home made source (arduino for instance) so I reveres engineered the codes and thought I would share.I have an Airpixel commander and it is perfect for my UAV…
Jul 9, 2018
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion RCOUT mismatch in static test - HELP
"Thank you. It's a pain but I'll take the whole thing apart and re-build it one piece at a time if I have to. I will isolate motor 6 and measure it against the others. This gives me something to work on and hopefully a lead to follow.
I had gone back…"
Dec 23, 2017
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion RCOUT mismatch in static test - HELP
"I posted 2 zip files with bin files in them. Aren't they visible? 
I could get the bin zipped into 7MB.
cheers"
Dec 23, 2017
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion RCOUT mismatch in static test - HELP
"I just flew again in zero wind. All in loiter (a few seconds in ALT-Hold) and changed yaw and moved a little roll and pitch. This time I removed the gimbal and camera and I swear the machine balances along all 3 rotor arm axis. 
A couple of other…"
Dec 23, 2017
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion RCOUT mismatch in static test - HELP
"It rejected my log file text so here's the binary.2017-12-14 14-38-04 (2).zip"
Dec 23, 2017
Bob Smith replied to Bob Smith's discussion RCOUT mismatch in static test - HELP
"My RCOUT values are mismatched in hover. That's my issue. I have tried very hard to balance the machine but had little luck changing anything. In no wind is loiters accurately but the RCOUT is still off. Always the same channels high and low.
The…"
Dec 23, 2017
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