X8 from BEVRC
Did anyone here manage to buy an X8 before they ran out? Care to share some of your initial thoughts on what you received? Pics? Looks like the next batch is in April.
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Go pro camera near IR
Has anyone tried to remove the IR filter from their HD Hero camera? I wan to try and take near IR pictures with my Gopro but I am reluctant to crack it open without knowing if it has been done before.
Read more…Calculating a motor for a flying wing
I wanted to start gathering parts for my Zepher flying wing, so I grabbed my computer to do some motor calculations but I am not sure where to start, what Kv. It seems to me there was a weight or size conversion when calculating motor size but my o
Read more…DIY Camera Trigger
Does anyone have plans for a simple camera trigger I could build that can automatically trigger the shutter at pre programed intervals. Ideally after it was set up, all I would need to do is power it and it would trigger the camera. I have this one
Read more…IMU wing leveler
Currently I am working on my first UAV so I am only a beginner. I understand the basics of IMUs and some of the challenges but do not yet fully understand the code. It occurred to me that we all wanted good IMUs in order to get rid of thermopiles a
Read more…GS407 U-Blox5 -- how best to mount it to my aircraft --
Do you think it would make any difference if I mounted my GS407 U-Blox5 horizontally. It will be on the top of my Cularis near the tail.
Read more…ArduPilot Ailerons
So my guess is that if I want to use ailerons, I just use a y-cable and plug it into the rudder output on Ardupilot. This rules out any mixing while under RC control but that isn't such a big deal.
Read more…How many batteries should I use?
I received my little red box from SF today with my ArduPilot in it. I got right to work soldering but I had to stop when I got to the part about how things are powered. I would like some power redundancy in the system but I don't want to add too mu
Read more…Dumb Z sensor question
I just realized I don't know what the z sensor is for. I have an rc aircraft with the FMA setup and I understand how it works but what is the z sensor giving us?
Read more…DIY patch antenna
Didn't someone have a formula for building a patch antenna around here somewhere? I can't find it.
Read more…Video Switching
Is there a way to switch between two video cameras before going through the OSD and finally to the transmitter? My Webbie will be pointed straight down and I was considering adding a forward looking camera. I would need to switch between them in orde
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