About

Gender

Male


Location

Westville


About Me:

Commercial Flyer / Tinkerer / Teacher / Photographer / Fun Haver


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Loving the quads but am keen to now build a hex with a better camera.


Hometown:

Durban


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Darren Tomkins replied to Darren Tomkins's discussion HexVice
"So I am looking at Helipal or HobbyKing.

These are the 2 so far. I know one is still the Tarot X6 :(

Tarot X6 Hexacopter Set- Camera Gimbal No, I don't need it- ESC 6 X Hobbywing XRotor 40A-OPTO ESC- Flight Controller 1 X DJI NAZA V2 Flight…"
Jul 28, 2015
Darren Tomkins replied to Darren Tomkins's discussion HexVice
"That is really good advice, thanks man. So if I go with the DJI S900 Spreading wings I sould get up to a 15" or slightly bigger prop.

What do you think about the rest of the specs on a stock s900?"
Jul 27, 2015
Darren Tomkins posted a discussion
So i've seen loads of these on site so am not even sure i'll get answered but here goes for the hope - I'm about to upgrade from a coupe of DJI quads to building my first own Hex. It is for professional video and will carry a Canon 7D DSLR.I am…
Jul 22, 2015
Darren Tomkins posted a discussion
Hi Guys,I am looking at building a Hexcopter and want to know how to wire up the camera? I'm going to be using a Canon G7 X.Do I use a servo and arm to press the shutter (seems very unreliable) or wire it in to electronically shoot like a GoPro is…
May 26, 2015