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Heraklion


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Forester, MSc GIS


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UAV mapping, NDVI, quadcopter builder


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Vasilis Samaritakis replied to Vasilis Samaritakis's discussion Apm 2.6 crash - Can't find out why
"After checking again I found that one connection of the front left motor's was loose and doesn't always give power to the motor. So I believe this is the problem and that it didn't happened from the impact. I have to solder those connections. Lesson…"
Feb 24, 2016
Vasilis Samaritakis replied to Vasilis Samaritakis's discussion Apm 2.6 crash - Can't find out why
"Thanks for your answer. So do you believe that I should focus to the motors and escs?  The rear left arm is the only arm that broke during the incident. But I don't believe that it happened during the flight. Any ideas about that quick change of…"
Feb 22, 2016
Vasilis Samaritakis posted a discussion
Hello community, During my latest flight my quadcopter made several flips and crashed from 40 meters high. Reviewing the logs I couldn't understand which part is responsible for the crash. All parts were found in good condition. I mean the flight…
Feb 21, 2016
Vasilis Samaritakis commented on Christiaan van Vollenstee's blog post Reptile 500 FPV Rebuild
"Yes I know that the weight is the key but after a while I couldn't reduce its weight anymore so recently I bought a DJI F450 frame which is lighter and more rigid. "
Sep 24, 2014
Vasilis Samaritakis commented on Christiaan van Vollenstee's blog post Reptile 500 FPV Rebuild
"Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me your quad's flight time and weight. I have the same frame and for a weight of 1600 gr (3s 4000 mAh, sunnysky 2212 980, 10x4.5) I get 7-8 minutes before the first beep and it hovers at 67%. I believe I…"
Jun 18, 2014
Vasilis Samaritakis commented on Christiaan van Vollenstee's blog post Reptile 500 FPV Rebuild
"So by using 4s instead of 3s, do you guys get longer flight times except from more power?"
Jun 18, 2014