"I used a Mosfet to accomplish this several years ago to eliminate parasitic losses while perching.What are the heat sink requirements?I always found that using a solid state switch is much safer than a plug, or mechanical toggle. The beauty is that…"
With a 2kg quad, 11ah 4s battery, NX 4006 530kv motors, and APC 14x4.7 props, I was getting a reliable 35 minutes of flight time in actual flying conditions.
The battery did cost $300 though. Since I was carrying a lot of extra (non…"
"The ATMOS team was using a modified Quadshot controller and the Paparazzi GCS.
I witnessed the Quadshot team at Defcon 2011 doing transitions, but under RC control. Maybe the key is "autonomous" transition.ATMOS probably would have come closest to…"