About

Gender

Male


Location

Culpeper, VA


About Me:

Retired technologist, physics, software, electronics, optics, fiber optics, networking, drones, RC sailplanes, DYI. Member of the "He who dies with the most tools wins club:


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Fabricating/designing a very light weight, (<1000 gms), fully functional camera drone with gimbals, 915Mhz telemetry and second TX camera control.


Hometown:

Virginia


Activity Feed

Ian Turner replied to Fabian David's discussion DIY 350mm quadcopter
"Check if 9" props will overlap on this frame. If you are forced to say with 8" then I would suggest using 2212 motors with the 8" props which will save about 60 grams towards that larger battery. Stay with 1400kv with the 8" props. Last thing is…"
Jun 2, 2020
Ian Turner replied to Fabian David's discussion DIY 350mm quadcopter
"13 minutes is not that bad! Is that hovering around or boring holes in the sky? What cutoff voltage are you using? The best way to get more flight time is to use a bigger battery if you are OK with flight behavior. Your quad's weight is so low…"
May 30, 2020