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About Me:
40 year old, Glassjet operator. Into Hang gliding, and motorcycle racing. I love gadgets, laser engraving, CNC milling, 3D printing and making stickers on the side to pay for them. www.wizeartz.com
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
After our recent earthquake I felt a real need for an intelligent, safe way to get into dangerous areas a take footage, assess damage etc. perhaps even save lives by searching for trapped survivors without risking collapses by SAR staff clambering on unsteady rubble. I also want to use my coming Arducopter for aerial videography of Hang gliding to get a unique view point.
Hometown:
christchurch, new zealand
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"Hi Elios. I'm sorry to report that due to lack of interest from the community, I've elected to not pursue this any further. There are several vendors offering foldable designs now, and I wish you the best of luck.
best regards,
Owen"
best regards,
Owen"
"Thanks Gary, yeah the RiotQuad is inspired by the Flip, Tim makes some amazing stuff, and the HT-FPV is still my favourite frame of all time. I've been sticking with the low-profile concept since, then wind doesn't cause problems, and is in fact fun…"
After spending hundreds of hours building and testing the WizeArtz Hero, foldable quadcopter, I decided to take some time out and sink some R&D into something lean, mean, and a lot simpler.The RiotQuad is born.Motor to motor 380mm, and boasting an…
Hi all. Trying to tune in my APM 2.0 with V3 firmware for Alt Hold for a customer on my custom, folding, 400-size quadcopter. She oscillates (vertically), then gently starts dropping until it lands.I've tried some of the tuning tips, and reduced the…
"Wizeartz is now up and running, and work on Version 6 is stalled whilst I try to tune in Alt Hold on the Version 4 I sold to a customer. Bloody things oscillates, losing alt, and eventually lands. Any hints folks?"
"Surely, those that are serious about getting the best performance would be more inclined to get the recommended U-blox GPS unit? Why waste further time and effort trying to get the MTK to work better, isn't it the equivalent to polishing a turd?…"
"Hi Ivan,
Hoverthings are working on a foldable H-frame version, Droidworx have a professional grade foldable available now, and I'm working on my own for the same reason. Check out My Project
cheers!
Owen "
Hoverthings are working on a foldable H-frame version, Droidworx have a professional grade foldable available now, and I'm working on my own for the same reason. Check out My Project
cheers!
Owen "
Hey community!I've been flying my Hoverthings HT-FPV successfully for the last 6 months and having a ball.I've however been saving up my pennies and purchased a 3D printer, and a CNC router unit to join my trusty old Laser engraver. I've bought…
"I seriously wandered away to give openpilot a go, after having real trouble tuning the APM 2.0 to perform as well. I just wanted a sharp, responsive FC that worked out of the box regardless of aircraft specs. I wasn't disappointed, and still have it…"
"Yeah, I'm holding out for Alex's excellent gimbal. I counting on it for my new, 350 size FPV quad, with foldable arms. Rather than underslung though, I'll adapt it to mount out front. Bring it on Jani, I'm keen!"
"Thank you Mohd. To be honest, I got RTL to land successfully, but it bounces around on the deck for ages. I've actually just removed all APM gear and replaced it with the new Openpilot CC3D. I'll come back to APM though, just figure it won't hurt to…"
"@Mohd. Yeah, I didn't want to outlay another US$60 for a fix for something I believed should've worked fine at the outset. I just use one UBEC from hobbyking, Sorry can't find the link, but from memory it waas 5A, hobbyking brand, took 2s-6s and…"
"@Mohd. Thanks mate, yeah good question. I found the GPS wouldn't get a lock running off the ESC. It needed a little extra power, now I get up to 12 sats easy, and within minutes."
