Gender
Male
About
Location
Lafayette, CO
About Me:
Air Ambulance pilot, bush pilot, jump pilot, canopy pilot and UAV pilot ... I like things that fly :)
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Mostly Multi-rotor FPV
Hometown:
Denver
Activity Feed
"Ahh the Mendenhall Glacier. This is where is live and work. Heard through the grapevine that they also received a letter of correction from the FAA. Barely even constitutes a slap on the wrist but we are on their radar, especially when you are…"
"Why oh why are things that bring me joy in this world, my hobby and career overseen by such idiots?"
"Tapped them in with a hammer with a little super glue. Very strong."
"Thanks everyone, the motors are AX-4008 620 kv and the props are 10x4.7. APM 2.6 and simon k 30A ESCs from getfpv.com. Alexmos gimbal controller with 2208 motors. There is hardly and post print work, the only thing i need to do is flare out the…"
"Marius, unfortunately I am a bad builder. I don't have a scale. I should probably go out and get one. I can tell you though that the arms are significantly less than the dji arms, the frame as well. All in all it is very light."
"Trung, the arms are about 8 3/4 inches long, some people with smaller beds have been able to print them diagonally."
Just an update on my 3D printed quad project. I have just published my quadcopter v2 to Thingiverse.com. I've flown my first 3D printed quad for over a 100 hours and although it worked really well there were nagging issues with the design that…
"mdisher, dude I like your parts mat ;)
Chris, what do you think the strength of that material is compared with ABS?"
Chris, what do you think the strength of that material is compared with ABS?"
Multi-Rotor BASE from Mikey B on Vimeo.Here is some recent footage from my printed brushless gimbal edited together with the rest of the footage from the "adventure". All in all I am very happy with how everything is working. It has been a long…
"I'm not sure what the max flight time is nor the gross weight (I don't have a scale with me at the moment). But before adding the gimbal it was roughly 1350 grams all up, so I'm guessing its about 1500 at the moment. I don't have a OSD on it so I…"
Multi-Rotor BASE from Mikey B on Vimeo.We shot this over a few days using my 3D printed quad and a brushless gimbal I designed to go along with it. I printed out everything on a Replicator Dual. Total print time was around 20 hours. The arms take…
"Thanks Jake good to know. I have been looking at upgrading my flight controller."
"Earl, the files are up on http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32281#comment-983245615. .STLs are ready to print. I'd love to see it when you get it printed!
Jake, which do you like better the NAZA or APM?
Steve, yes its awesome to see that it…"
Jake, which do you like better the NAZA or APM?
Steve, yes its awesome to see that it…"
"Just takes a little while to print a part out. Roughly about an hour per arm. But yeah it is nice to just hit print :)"
