Not good.. Not good at all and why make the noice..

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Go home and land in safe mode sometimes need a little attention.

Don't know the this swimmer.. but I guess I would do the same thing. :-)

Drama:

I'm desperate.

I'm really despreate and drinking unclean water now...

I got you...

Happy ending with a smile and a good feeling - I did it...

Again this platform is not for private UAV project. If you are looking for a great private UAS platform take a look at this one Ranger Ex UAV platform

Latest version of the MUGIN 4450 mm wingspan super huge UAV in stock now, gives you a super cool flight experience.

Wingspan:4450mm

Length:3670mm

fuselage maximum width:375mm

wing area:225.6 dm2

empty weight:15 kg

Maximum speed :170km/hr

stalling speed:55km/hr

Payload (except tank plane still can load):15kg

Equipments cabin size:920mmx340mmx350mm

Volume of fuel tank:27 L

More info about the Mugin 4450 UAV platform

New kid on the blog - the Ranger Ex UAS platform.

So much has happened since the good "old" days with multiplex easystar.

Now the "hobbyworld" of drones got working advanced autopilots and platforms in all kinds of designs to fit all kinds of drone jobs.

The new kid (Ranger ex platform) will soon be ready for buying.

The platform is a 2M wingspan with a LARGE fuselage.

Wings: Strong Epo foamFuselage: molded PVC (like FPVraptor)

Will carry 10000 mAh 4S lipo and still have room for everything. :-)

What do you think about what you see?

The new small size UAS Skyhooks 1700 UAV 

It's made in strong white EPO foam just like most hobby models these days.

Wingspan: 1718mm
Body length: 1100mm
Wing Area: 45.5dm2

Empty Weight: 1050g
Material: EPO Foam design
0.2-0.3:1 Thrust to weight ratio.

Easy to assemble and disassemble.

Easy to transport.

This plane carrying 4s battery the take off weight is only 2.4KG if installing full line of FPV equipment take off weight is roughly 3KG.

When flown properly this plane can have more than one hour of flight time.

SKYhooks 1700 UAV

What you get:

More information: 10 x zoom video camera for UAV/UAS.

10 X Zoom Video Camera Main Features:

• Light and small 10x optical zoom camera
• Remote controlled zoom with auto focus. Remote controlled manual focus.
• Power Supply 10V-15V Recommended 12V
• Sony 700 line has excellent overall performance and picture quality
• Weight：118g
• Size：38*40*65mm

Perfect for installation with BL gimbal in multicopter or larger fixed wing UAVs.

The new "smaller" Mugin 2600

Wingspan: 2600mm
Captain: 2050mm
Wing Area: 88dm2
Empty weight: 6.5 kg
Engine: 30-35cc gasoline engine
Propeller: 19 * 8

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 15 kg
Payload: 4 kg
Cruising speed: 120km / h

Stall speed: 35km / h
Flight time: 2 hours

This platform is made for larger UAS projects.

Mugin 2600: 1100 USD + shipping

The new design of the Mugin UAV 3M is out.

It's a huge UAV platform with 300 mm wingspan. The platform caters to larger UAS projects such as universities or commercial projects. It's really not a beginner platform.

The platform is available here: Mugin UAV 3m vIII

It comes with or without engine/prop.

Twin Motor

Type: Two-stroke piston valve petrol aircraft engine
Displacement: 55cc(27.2ccx2)
Bore x Stroke: 34mm×30mm
Carburettor: Walbro(Diaphragm & Butterfly Valve)
Max. Output: 5.6ps/7600rpm
RPM Range: 1600-7800rpm
Weight: About 1780g（Engine+muffler+CDI）
Ignition power: Auto advanced CDI(DC 4.8 Volts , 4 cell NiCad or NiMh battery)
Fuel mixture(Ratio of gasoline and oil): 25-40 : 1
Propeller: 20X12-23X8 two-blade prop( suggest to use 22x8 prop)

A LowCost drone as a SAR project.

This test flight was the first one with WP route navigation.

Height was set to 100m (328 feet).

The flight was made LOS max distance was arround 950 m.

Testplatform: Blixler II

Autopilot: FY31AP (without datalink)

Battery: 4S lipo 4500mAh

Wind: 8-10m/s (very shaky in winds)

OSD: EzOSD (just what needed)

Videolink: Immersionrc 600mW 5.8Ghz with antennatracker, Diversity Rx,

Antenna from Ciculare wireless

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Hmmm Now hobbyking is selling:

ArduPilot Mega V2.5 Flight Controller USB/GYRO/ACC/MAG/BARO

72 USD for the hobbyking APM 2.5 board

GPS 52 USD

Are hobbyking selling this under license or is it a CN clone?

Can hobbyking use the name Ardupilot 2.5?

Hi All

I have been thinking about a ROLL/TILT for the skywalker platform and I came up with something like this. This design is great for Roll/Tilt stabilization.

Any good ideas for something like this?

Of cause I'm willing to share 3D drawings in what ever filetype needed for milling or 3D printing when and if the thing will be finished.

Inspiration from the skylark uav.

The new Cube 3D printer is a must have for all DIY people.

Yes! I know you can get a makerbot and yes it's maybe more in the spiret of DIY. But I must say the Cube is awsome easy to use. save your drawings in STL file and boom it's printet. No setup! just more or less PnP.

Price 1299 USD.

The print result is quite strong and with tolerance 0.2 - 0.25mm it's ok for homebrew stuff.

Have a nice Xmas and hope DIYdrones have so much more to come for in the year to come.

Lets have a look closer to the YS series multicopter system from Zero UAV.

W:63mm L:93,5mm H:19mm (Pretty large for a FC)

Back of the PCB

Front PCB

IMU / pressure sensor L: 50mm W: 42mm H:23,5mm

Plastic case is spraypainted with cobberpaint inside. IMU PCB is mounted on a massive iron plate on a soft foam. See video.

Wifi module L: 42mm H: 62mm W: 15mm for comunication with Groundstation

 Inside Wifi module

GPS - Compas module Ø 50mm

Backside GPS module

Functions:

1 Auto (Takeoff/ Go Home/Landing)
2 Handfeel Control (Phone Attitude Control *NEW function*)
3 Target Lock & Fly encircle
4 Click/Touch & Fly To Point
5 Realtime Flight status (Google Earth Map)
6 Follow Me (Auto-tracking)
7 Auto-Navigation (Waypoints)
8 Flyfree (Joystick Control)
9 Fail/Safe (auto hover--go home--landing)
10 Realtime Power Display Information
11 Low Voltage Alert (By Phone Vibration)
12 RTH Switch from Transmitter directly
13 Built-in Gimbal Stabilization
14 Flight Control Mode(GPS Atittude Mode/ Atittude Mode/ Manual Mode)
15 Support Quad/Hexa/Octo (type I/type V/type Y & A customize motor mixer)
16 Support receiver {S-BUS/Normal Mode/Self-adaptive(PPM *COMING soon*)}
17 Built-in Damper in IMU
18 Accurate Position & Altitude Hold (Hover Precision is within±1.5m horizital and ±0.5m Vertical)
19 Support Steadycam structure, need to add the second customized IMU (*NEW function*, need to customize)
20 Support Bluetooth module(*NEW function*)

At the moment I havn't had the time to test it my self, but I think it will have a big future and it should be in the same catergori as DJI system.

The New Steadi470 From ZeroUAV looks pretty nice.

The YS series autopilot system is available here

A new strong video link on 5.8 Ghz frq.

This is a FPV RC Mini 5.8GHz 1200mW wireless AV transmitter and receiver combo set, 9 CH, high power transmitter,long distance transmission. Good device for FPV use.

New function Switching the video channel ON FLIGHT. Useful if you suddenly find a interference from another transmitter on the same channel.

TX with integrated Heat Sink & Fan Cooling.

Fully compatible with 2.4GHz R/C radios!

You can get 3 km range without any problem and more than 14 Km. range with optional Patch 18dbi 5.8Ghz

For even further range try out our 24 dBi 5.8 gHz Parabolic Grid antenna

It is designed and tested to offer the lowest possible RF and EM output so as not to interfere with any of your sensitive RC components. The transmitter operates from a 6V-16V input voltage and generates very little heat despite the broad input voltage range.When powered a red LED indicates the transmitter is working. An aluminum base plate is used to keep the transmitter running cool and with a total weight of just about 20g this is a perfect companion to the Fatshark Aviator and Dominator 5.8Ghz.

Transmitter 1200mW 5,8Ghz
• Dimension: 70*38*18.5mm
• Weight: 65 gr.
• Channel Swiching ON FLIGHT: YES
• Working Voltage: DC12V
• Working Current: 700mA
• Refrigeration: Heat Sing & Fan Cooling.
• Working Frequency: 5.8G
• Digital Display
• Working Channels: 9CH 1): 5720Mhz 2): 5740Mhz 3): 5760Mhz 4): 5780Mhz 5): 5800Mhz 6): 5820Mhz 7): 5840Mhz 8): 5860Mhz 9): 5880Mhz
• Working Power: 1200mW
• Transmitting Range: 2500m - 4000m (In Open Fields)

Receiver:
• Dimension: 72*43*11mm
• Working Voltage: DC12V
• Working Current: 200mA
• Working Frequency:5.8G
• Digital Display
• Working Channels: 9CH 1): 5720Mhz 2): 5740Mhz 3): 5760Mhz 4): 5780Mhz 5): 5800Mhz 6): 5820Mhz 7): 5840Mhz 8): 5860Mhz 9): 5880Mhz

INCLUDE:

•1x Transmitter 5.8Ghz 1200mW
•1x Receiver
•2x Antenna Onmi 3dBi
•2x Cable
•2x Connector
•2x AV cable
•1x Manual

***Compatible with goggles: Fatshark Aviator 5.8Ghz, Dominator in 5.8Ghz and Predator.***
***Compatible with receiver: Airwave, Uno and DUO from ImmersionRC***

See more about this 5.8 Ghz wireless video system

The Mjolnir UAV platform is a great test platform in scale version.

It's made as a test plane with very large fuselage:

The Strong Fiber glass fuselage will take a lot of beating and rough landings.

It's including a strong Twin Gas motor.

Empty plane 11.5kg.
Max loading 20kg
Can loading 8kg
Motor 50-100cc

Wingspan: 2.61m

Twin stroke engine: 55cc

45-150 km/hour

See more about this great Test UAV

Price: 1995 USD + shipping from China

The new Condor Skywalker 1880 is now ready for sale at FPVflying.com.

The Condor skywalker is made out of nice black EPO foam just like the black X8 wing.

The new wing design is made for better performance.

More payload - longer flying time.

Here are some pictures to see the difference between the Skywalker: 168, 1900 and the Condor 1880.

See more about the new Condor Skywalker 1880 UAV platform.

Hi All

The Big Black X8 Wing is now in stock at FPVflying.com

Wing span : 2122mm
Wing area : 80dm2
Valid payload : 1000-2000g

Requires for flying :

Folderable prop 12 * 6 or 12 * 8;
2 * 20g servos(the size of  servo hole on the plane is 40*40mm);
60A ESC or bigger;
4s 6000---10000mah lipo

More info: X8 Wing for UAV flying

Looks interesting, maybe the first "toy" rtf UAVUAS/RPAS/DRONE from china with real autopilot.

I was told this will be ready this summer.