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Frankfort, KY
About Me:
RC pilot since 1977. Engineer, LabVIEW developer, tiny travel trailers
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
aerial photography, fpv, multi rotor helis
Activity Feed
"A bit of advice...Don't use the new "H" frame orientation for this frame. The twist will create adverse yaw. The standard motor directions are correct since the frame twists around the side-to-side axis not front-to-back. Also a fillet of glue…"
"I had several crashes early on when I was using bullet connectors. Vibration can cause momentary intermittent connections to the ESCs. It will happen so fast that you won't see or hear a motor stop or slow down. Sometimes you will see the quad…"
"A high current PDB only costs two cents - one penny for positive and one for negative. Thick self adhesive neoprene pipe insulation makes good electrical insulation. Bullets should not be used and are the source of many unexplained crashes IMHO."
"Trirotors, quadrotors, some fixed wing, floatplanes...Icon, Polaris, Seawind. Was flying at Long Run lake Wed."
"I like the state by state listing. Happy 4th!
Added Central Kentucky to Google Groups"
Added Central Kentucky to Google Groups"
"I loaded 3.0 today and ran compassmot calibration. 15% interference at 23A
Loiter held position better but I need to reduce the PIDs to get rid of the small oscillations."
Loiter held position better but I need to reduce the PIDs to get rid of the small oscillations."
"I purchased the rods from intothewind.com - kite supplies
The hard part will be waterproofing the APM without adding a lot of weight."
The hard part will be waterproofing the APM without adding a lot of weight."
"Wal-Mart and K-Mart sell them. I have seen them at other stores as well. Funnoodle seems to be the most common brand. Diameter is about 2.375". Color seems to vary with each batch so if you find a color you like buy several. They are seasonal…"
"I love the fact that you can measure the vibration with the logs. When I was using Wii motion+ sensors I learned that one piece of tape or velcro could mean the difference between a quad just flying and flying great. I think having the battery…"
"These are the noodles I use. Some others have inferior foam.
Weight is 80g for a 55.5" section. (excuse the mixed units, not quite converted to metric yet)
For example this partial frame weighs 142g. It is 27"x 25" and includes…"
Weight is 80g for a 55.5" section. (excuse the mixed units, not quite converted to metric yet)
For example this partial frame weighs 142g. It is 27"x 25" and includes…"
"Lots of shapes would be possible. Nighttime Illuminated advertising?"
"Thanks Chris for clearing that up. I am easily confused. I am a big fan of Diydrones but more of a lurker than an active participant..."
"I am logged in and I have tried both Chrome and IE. Shouldn't there be a reply button on your comment?
The avatar showed up under "recent activity" on the left pane
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The avatar showed up under "recent activity" on the left pane
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"There is a link just below the pics to a previous post. Some more info on the multirotor tab at www.aerialrobotics.com
I never took a video of the frame twisting in flight.
where is the reply button??? why is my avatar a link to facebook??? …"
I never took a video of the frame twisting in flight.
where is the reply button??? why is my avatar a link to facebook??? …"
"Hi Daniel: When you glue the compression rods into the top and apply tension tape on the bottom pool noodles are extremely rigid. You have to build one and try to bend it to believe it. There is no side to side force so no reinforcement is needed…"
My quad is flying better than it should. I almost feel guilty.I slapped together a frame in a few hours. I use cheap props mounted on long shafts with cheap collets. The motors are not precisely aligned to the frame. The props are not balanced…
