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Groton, MA
About Me:
Work in the research group of a large German software company and have lots of hobbies in including wood fired bread baking and Arduino.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Interested in R/C helicopters and arduino so it sounds like a lot of fun to combine the two
Hometown:
Groton, MA
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So I have been trying to follow good etiquette and search for answers before I post but every time I use the local search I get nothing. After getting nothing for "moongel" (I saw it in new post and wanted to check it out), I tried the string…
After getting the 2.5 3DR quad so that it can reliably lift off I was a little disappointed in difficult it was to fly. I was expecting that it would be more stable than say an electric copter with some assistance in hovering and/or staying in one…
"Ok just to close the thread. I am now officially up in the air and had my first hard landing: graduated from breaking props ot breaking legs (unfortunately the legs are actually more expensive).
What I ended up using is a fairly wide melamine…"
What I ended up using is a fairly wide melamine…"
Another beginner question from me...I built a 3D quad 2.5 in the "+" configuration around Xmas time and am just now trying to get it up into the air. I just re-ran my motor test and I am confused about what to do.The description says that it begins…
"Yes a pretty common theme. I could post a couple of stories which are even worse but unfortunately it won't change anything (and it would just bring back bad memories). They have been dysfunctional for as long as I have been dealing with them…"
I understand that my problem is a common problem but the forum search doesn't work well and so I tried searching out answers but it keeps finding nothing (apology with excuse)...I built a 3DR quad at the beginning of the year and thought I had it…
"Here is the reply I eventually received from support. I thought they might post something here, but they didn't...
Hi John,
Most of our engineers normally fly their multicopters without the rings, just making sure to hold the propeller well…"
Hi John,
Most of our engineers normally fly their multicopters without the rings, just making sure to hold the propeller well…"
"Just a follow-up. Based on the suggestions in the thread I determined that for whatever reason I had to reverse the Rudder channel (Yaw in Mission Planner) and Aileron (Roll in MP) to match what seems to be standard behavior in Arducopter land.…"
So my success rate on the forum is much better than with support, so here is my next question. During the final power distribution assembly the directions say to just plug the motor into the ESC. Since the motors all have 3 different colored…
"The battery connectors are described in the catalog as # "4mm bullet-connector" which is neither Deans or XT-60. Suggestions? Time for me to go shopping (again)?"
Assembling a 3DR quadcopter and reworking a Rover from last year and I have a couple of questions which aren't getting answered by the vendor so I thought I'd try here.On the 3DR quad the assembly directions for the PC board say to solder the two…
This is my first time dealing with everbody's favorite Hong Kong battery supplier so I didn't quite end up with what I thought I would.I bought a 4S battery and a Turnigy ACCUCELL 6 to charge it. Then I noticed you need a 12V supply so I bough a…
