About

Location

Brisbane, QLD


About Me:

Recently graduated Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer, cash stricken skydiver, appreciator of aerial cinematography, amateur drone designer, aspiring drone pilot.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Have recently designed and built a 2.7kg hexacopter aerial filming drone running Ardupilot on a Tarot FY680 Frame, with DYS SMART3 gimbal, controlled using Trinity head tracking. Looking to build a smaller racing drone that won't be so expensive to crash!


Hometown:

Brisbane, QLD


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Lach Kilby posted a blog post
I'm currently in the void between uni and full time work, so naturally I have a lot of time to go out and fly! I will be travelling to some pretty spectacular places over the following weeks to practice my cinematography. To keep up, follow…
Jan 27, 2015
Lach Kilby posted photos
Jan 27, 2015
Lach Kilby commented on Lach Kilby's blog post Hexacopter Build
"Gday Matty, happy to hear! My next post is coming very shortly where I put the frame together and mount the motors. So far I am very happy with everything apart from the NTM props but I will do a separate post on that later."
May 29, 2014
Lach Kilby posted a blog post
After two long weeks of waiting, finally the components arrived! First of all, I am very impressed with the Tarot FY680 frame kit. Very impressed. Putting it together was a dream, the tolerance on the screw holes and their precise positioning was…
May 29, 2014
Lach Kilby posted a blog post
ZERO TO HEROTwo weeks ago I decided take the plunge and build a drone. I'd been watching a heap of videos online, such as the monster drones from alishanmao as well as this impressive experiment by Raffaello D'Andrea. These guys and their creations…
Apr 27, 2014