Gender
Male
About
About Me:
RC multi-copter and heli enthusiast.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Still haven't tried any UAV builds
Hometown:
Melbourne
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"Love it. Which material is the 3D-printed part? "
"I agree with the sensors approach, and a connected app. Much simpler. Using quads is probably the most complicated way to achieve the end result."
"Yeah, I saw this on local TV news, and every channel had to zoom in to the 'embarrassing' part, all grainy and hard to make out. And you can picture this woman going to every channel with the photo, saying 'Oh gawd, it's SO embarrassing...' while…"
"Yeah, the guy with contempt all over his face is Malcolm Turnbull(shit)."
"The only thing I've heard about tilted motors is that it supposedly helps when the craft is descending into its own prop wash. Supposed to be smoother and less turbulent, for smoother video applications."
"Very nice! I've also wondered about using a joystick control. Does it connect via Bluetooth to the tablet? Does Mission Planner support that or did it involve a lot of hacks?"
"That sounds like pretty standard DJI Phantom flying. These 'consumer' models seem to attract the dickheads out there."
"Game changer! :-) "
"The large alligator clips would weigh down the quad/plane a fair bit though :-)"
I put together an Instructable for a micro FPV quad I designed and built recently, and thought it might be of interest to readers here. I think micros are gaining more popularity, as components are getting smaller. Micros have a number of…
"HI. Yeah, I also really like working with foam (is it XPS foam you're using?). Here's a recent one I made, using CF rods for the arms, with XPS foam protector as one piece (cut out with hot-wire cutter). Really enjoy flying this around indoors.…"
"I love the idea of using arrows. $8 solution compared to $600 one. :-)"
"Lame. "This town needs a better class of criminals" :-)"
"Nice! I was thinking of doing something like this a while back, but unsure of what to use as bridge between Android and ESC's. I was mostly curious about the phone's acceleromoter, and whether up to the job of doing stabilization or not. Did you…"
