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Mill Valley, CA
About Me:
I have been building and flying and crashing both standard pod and boom helis as well as coaxials, for about 10 years. Semi-retired high end home theater guy, and all around gadget guy.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
My main object in building helis is to gain enough knowledge to create a "heavy lift" heli, (cameras and long duration), that is an AUAV. (autonomous unmanned....). I know of every heli auto-pilot available to civilians, and they are all high dig, and made in other countries. I need a product like this....
Hometown:
Mill Valley, Ca.
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"Euan,
It's a whooping 3 lbs, it is a brick. It's 6.75x3.75x2.75", or 600x300x200mm.
That's a real close measure, as I double-stick taped fiberglass to the outside, and then covered it it in foam, and then wrapped it in gaffers tape. This one is a…"
It's a whooping 3 lbs, it is a brick. It's 6.75x3.75x2.75", or 600x300x200mm.
That's a real close measure, as I double-stick taped fiberglass to the outside, and then covered it it in foam, and then wrapped it in gaffers tape. This one is a…"
"Stephan,
I also use Mac, but also being into regular helis, I was forced to get a Windows machine cuz' everything (esc's, TX's all the firmware), is written on it. Not!
Have you heard of Bootcamp? It will turn 32G of your Mac into a Windows unit,…"
I also use Mac, but also being into regular helis, I was forced to get a Windows machine cuz' everything (esc's, TX's all the firmware), is written on it. Not!
Have you heard of Bootcamp? It will turn 32G of your Mac into a Windows unit,…"
"The tail can not produce enough power to keep up with a main in FFF."
"OK, gear ratios, and motor kv. The lower the kv, (volts/rpm 830kv with 2 volts=1660 etc.), the lower the rpm. That's your pinion rpm. (just in case you don't know what that is). So # of teeth in main/# of teeth in pinion x kv = your headspeed.
That…"
That…"
"Austin, That's an OK unit, but it's got a plastic all over the head. It is also set up for trick flying, thus the 6S battery. I use 4S and have plenty of power, even enough to do tick-tocks, which that Blade is designed to do, boing-boing in the…"
"Like I said, we need a "special" camera. The new Powershot does almost all of it, and it's not "huge".
Austin, I fly an HDX-500, with flybar. That has been replaced by the HC-500. Both are very well made, but, going back, I would have just gone with…"
Austin, I fly an HDX-500, with flybar. That has been replaced by the HC-500. Both are very well made, but, going back, I would have just gone with…"
"Austin, retire that 450 and go to a 500. They're not squirrelly like 450s. I skipped learning to fly on a 450 and went straight to a 500, after learning the basics on cheap coaxials. BTW, I get jealous just even hearing about Vario. I have their…"
"Nice work Denny!"
"Oh yeah, and a really fast wifi external antenna output so 41.5 MPs get to the ground in real time. Is that even doable yet?"
"The other cool thing about that old Canon PS is that the external DC input is 7.2V. I wired their connector from a stock power supply, (only place I could find it), to an Anyvolt adjustable VR, and got rid of 4 AA batts.
Canon or Nikon or someone…"
Canon or Nikon or someone…"
"Oliver is 100% correct. If you are not scared, you should go home before you hurt someone.
Here's some of the stuff I was building before I started with multis. This camera carrier did a good job of isolating vibration, thanks to the big draggy…"
Here's some of the stuff I was building before I started with multis. This camera carrier did a good job of isolating vibration, thanks to the big draggy…"
"Wow, I switched to multi rotor, and you're switching back. Excluding the details, this is the argument I have been having with myself for a long time, which platform is better? After my fly-away and crash with a custom quad, (I did repair it, can't…"
"Wow, this crash turned into a big deal. And again, I'm impressed that so many stepped up to figure out what went wrong, and Randy trying to write out the possibility of it ever happening again, to anyone.
I read instructions, but I did not see the…"
I read instructions, but I did not see the…"
"Wow, I didn't know I was gonna cause a such an outbreak.
Obviously, when I wrote my rant, I was pretty feakin' angry, but putting the blame totally on me is not fair, (some of you). You would have crashed too. I HAD NO TIME to make an informed…"
Obviously, when I wrote my rant, I was pretty feakin' angry, but putting the blame totally on me is not fair, (some of you). You would have crashed too. I HAD NO TIME to make an informed…"
OK, THIS IS A RANT!!I am done with Arducopter! I have been trying to get this platform to be reliable for way too long.I don't even want to add up all the damage, time and money I have wasted trying to get this flightcontrol system to work as…
"Saba,
I have built a unit with aircraft 6061 wing spar square tube for arms. It's a quad right now, has been a hex. I used 3.18mm carbon fiber for the center plates, sample pieces from ProTech Composites, cheap.
Check out Monto RC. I've talked to…"
I have built a unit with aircraft 6061 wing spar square tube for arms. It's a quad right now, has been a hex. I used 3.18mm carbon fiber for the center plates, sample pieces from ProTech Composites, cheap.
Check out Monto RC. I've talked to…"
