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Nerobro posted:The Super-X and the Turnigy are completely different sizes. The turnigy one is 250 class, the Super-X is 125 class. Gyro only will not effect stability like that. When you fly any newer board in acromode it does not use he acellerometers. It is probably either vibrating badly with that prop arrangement or just not well tuned.
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helno posted:Gyro only will not effect stability like that. When you fly any newer board in acromode it does not use he acellerometers. when I tried to fly my KK 5.5 board, my quadcopter behaved pretty similarly. Admittedly, I didn't take time to tune it before the disgust kicked in.
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Even the fanciest control board will fly like poo poo if you don't tune it.
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So what is the technical term for that double prop adapter I posted on the last page? prop doubler? shaft extender? bad idea? I notice some motors bolt directly to the quad arms, and some use those for a stand-offs but do not extend the shaft through the arm for another set of props. But why? VVV EDIT: Collet Mount, thanks! bring back old gbs fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Feb 3, 2015 |
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Looks like he just used a longer shaft and a collet mount. This layout is silly because you get to add the efficiency loss for a 3blade prop to the efficiency loss of stacked motors. The only reason to use a layout like that or any stacked motor arrangement is to fit in a smaller box. At least with a stacked motor setup you can gain redundancy by having more motors.
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helno posted:Even the fanciest control board will fly like poo poo if you don't tune it. I thought that until I tried the naze. Even untuned it flies really nicely on the two quads I've put them in. Obviously tuning makes it way better though.
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can anybody point me to good comparative reviews of FPV headsets? I'm a little lost looking at the fatshark options vs. others.
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like 4 pages ago I complained about my KK being a heap of poo poo and y'all was like 'nah bro its fine just update it!' now y'all like 'KK is dogshit get something better'
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Laserface posted:like 4 pages ago I complained about my KK being a heap of poo poo and y'all was like 'nah bro its fine just update it!' My ignorance reveals truth  I want my stupid Super-X to get here NOWWWWWWW. I did something else dumb, I just blindly bought the kit without even owning a transmitter. Dumb questions to follow: The SuperX is DSM2, whatever that means. Will this cheap transmitter work?: http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9042__Hobby_King_2_4Ghz_6Ch_Tx_Rx_V2_Mode_2_.html Does something like this clip into the transmitter like an N64 rumble pack making the cheap transmitter DSM2 compatible?? http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__24656__OrangeRX_DSMX_DSM2_Compatible_2_4Ghz_Transmitter_Module_JR_Turnigy_compatible_.html Or do I need to buy a more expensive transmitter that is already DSM2 compatible? http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__48926__OrangeRx_T_SIX_2_4GHz_DSM2_Comp_6CH_Programmable_Transmitter_w_10_Model_Memory_Mode_2_.html Ideally I'd like something like this which is cheap and has an LCD I don't know what I would use the LCD for yet, but maybe battery levels and ESC monitoring? http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__62710__Turnigy_TGY_i6_AFHDS_Transmitter_and_6CH_Receiver_Mode_2_.html Basically, what IS DSM2 and are all transmitters capable of it, or do I need a special kind?
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holy poo poo those alienwii fcs are hard to get. a dude I know at the makerspace managed to buy two, I just kept erroring out at order completion. He sells them at random times of the day now with no indication except for x number of people at the top of the notify me mailing list, and they sell out within 60 seconds
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A Yolo Wizard posted:holy poo poo those alienwii fcs are hard to get. a dude I know at the makerspace managed to buy two, I just kept erroring out at order completion. He sells them at random times of the day now with no indication except for x number of people at the top of the notify me mailing list, and they sell out within 60 seconds Yeah, the PCBs are on a low quantity run.
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Laserface posted:like 4 pages ago I complained about my KK being a heap of poo poo and y'all was like 'nah bro its fine just update it!' KK or KK2. :-) They're very different things. 32MB OF ESRAM posted:My ignorance reveals truth DSM is a protocal. JR, Spektrum, and Orange and Lemon have the ability to use the DSM, DSM2 and DSMX protocals. FRSky, FSSS, and then there are several other standards out there. Walkera uses their own.. No, that first transmitter won't "just work" without an adapter. You don't know what it does yet, but you do want a computer radio. The OrangeTX 6 channel is the cheapest way in. The LCD is used for programming the transmitter. Dual rates, exponential stick movments, travel limits, mixing between channels, another channel to allow switching between modes. Also the radio will allow easier range testing, and monitoring radio power levels. Spend the $60, get the OrangeTX.
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Punch it Chewie! http://imgur.com/a/CjYA6
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Hnnngghhgghghg  I'm not actually THAT huge of a Star Wars nerd, I just think this is super wonderful. I especially love the way powerful LEDs bloom the gently caress out in any video, making it totally look like some crazy plasma engine.
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Elendil004 posted:Punch it Chewie! Can anyone post a link to the video(s)? Apparently I don't know how to use websites to discover comment sections. e: weird the comments only show up if i use incognito https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRtXd1eiH-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpvIU8i0khs peepsalot fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Speaking of Super-X's, I put some FPV gear on mine tonight:  70g with a 750 mAh battery on it.
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Nice! Well, how well does it perform?
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Mister Sinewave posted:Nice! Well, how well does it perform? I haven't gotten a chance to try it with the gear on it, but it's pretty zippy normally. I don't think the added weight is going to really hurt performance much. With where I have the camera mounted you can see a fair amount of the props, not sure how annoying I'm going to find that. Also that little RHCP antenna for costing a bloody fortune is sort of crappy. I've had to recrimp the connector on the end twice just from playing with it and I have a feeling it's going to die the first time I crash hard. The stupid multiwii board gives me a ton of trouble trying to get it armed so by the time I was done soldering it up and getting it put together I gave up for the night.
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Nerobro posted:Spend the $60, get the OrangeTX. Done! That Super X is awesome, did you 3d print the camera mount? EDIT:  Sheesh my Super-X arrived ALREADY. I had ordered some 500mah lipos a few weeks ago and assumed it was the package that had arrived, but nope! lil carbon bits and electronics. I thought they forgot to include the motors but it turns out they are just comically tiny. EDIT2: aaaand one of the micro screw holes on one of my motors is filled with epoxy. good. bring back old gbs fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:That Super X is awesome, did you 3d print the camera mount? Yeah, I had a coworker who has a Ultimakr print out the landing gear and camera mount for me.
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I'm about to buy an x-uav talon off a guy to do photogrammetry with. I assume I should be adept at actually flying it though. Should I buy a trainer or stick with the sim software like aerofly? They say its kinda fast and also its a v-tail so I'm lookin for my best option here.
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Astronaut Jones posted:Yeah, I had a coworker who has a Ultimakr print out the landing gear and camera mount for me. Cool I would like to print one of those too. So It is delivered and built, all the software is installed and ready to go, but my transmitter is in the mail. Can I plug the multiwii into USB and do the initial setup without a transmitter? I just want to make sure my motors are moving in the right direction and whatever else it says to do in the wiki. 
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A Yolo Wizard posted:I'm about to buy an x-uav talon off a guy to do photogrammetry with. I assume I should be adept at actually flying it though. Should I buy a trainer or stick with the sim software like aerofly? They say its kinda fast and also its a v-tail so I'm lookin for my best option here. what software are you planning on using for photogrammetry?
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A Yolo Wizard posted:I'm about to buy an x-uav talon off a guy to do photogrammetry with. I assume I should be adept at actually flying it though. Should I buy a trainer or stick with the sim software like aerofly? They say its kinda fast and also its a v-tail so I'm lookin for my best option here. A V-tail isn't any harder to fly than a regular tail. However, the Talon is big will land fast, so having something to practice with, wouldn't be a bad idea. I would take one of the Flitetest designs and load it up with ballast to get used to flying a heavier plane. Should my DIY project fail, I will get a Talon. I think it's pretty ideal for survey missions.
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MMD3 posted:what software are you planning on using for photogrammetry? I think I'm still in a beta for WORKMODE, but I probably will also try agisoft and opendronemap
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ImplicitAssembler posted:I would take one of the Flitetest designs and load it up with ballast to get used to flying a heavier plane. something like this or am i looking at the wrong stuff
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I was thinking more the FT Racer http://flitetest.com/articles/ft-racer-build or FT Spitfire..(You fly stuff already, right?).
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http://realtinker.blogspot.com/2015/02/building-qfo-that-motor-situation.html The QFO build starts in earnest. What I've found:
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ImplicitAssembler posted:I was thinking more the FT Racer http://flitetest.com/articles/ft-racer-build or FT Spitfire..(You fly stuff already, right?). I've flown multirotors and I've spent 2 hours on fixed wings in aerofly. I'd also be up for getting a PNF setup from hobbyking if thats a good idea. moron izzard fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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I would definitely get some fixed wing experience in something that isn't too heavy first. The main difference compared to multirotors is that you can't hover which takes some getting used to. My first fixed wing was a TBS Caipirinha and it was a pretty easy transition. In general I find fixed wing much easier to fly than a multi or heli. But I wouldn't want to learn on something that stalls at 35kph with a couple of kg of weight in it. My next plane is a Z3 which is much heavier and more powerful than anything I've flown and is going to be a pretty big step up for me. The first few launches are going to be interesting.
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Here's a little something I whipped up in the last week. Ready to test/tune it tonight.
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A Yolo Wizard posted:I've flown multirotors and I've spent 2 hours on fixed wings in aerofly. I'd also be up for getting a PNF setup from hobbyking if thats a good idea. A Durafly EFX on 3S could be fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7M7Y2NMeHg http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__56314__Durafly_8482_EFX_Racer_High_Performance_Sports_Model_PnF_Yellow_Edition.html It might also be too fast....As the RCmodelreviews guy said, it's a better 3rd/4th plane, but if you already have some experience it might work? (And on 3S it'll be a fair bit slower).
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mashed_penguin posted:I would definitely get some fixed wing experience in something that isn't too heavy first. The main difference compared to multirotors is that you can't hover which takes some getting used to. Well, you can hover, it's just a bit more difficult.
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subx posted:Well, you can hover, it's just a bit more difficult.  That said hovering a fixed wing in fpv would be way, way more difficult.
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pretty great surf/outdoors compilation shot w/ a drone. https://vimeo.com/116742009
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Just finished building my ZMR250, took it for a test run to see if there were any issues. I'm really impressed (terrified!) with how fast it is. Handles a lot differently from the Hubsan that I've been using for the past couple of months. I used somebody's PIDs, and they seem pretty nice but I think I may have to do some further tuning. I also need to find a bigger park. I went to a local cricket field and that felt a bit cramped.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9rnTk6FBzs Some of these are amazing. I love the one trying to take off in the water...
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I spent some time today trying to come up with a small footprint gopro+gimbal platform. I was hoping to make it with 3.5 or 4 inch props, but good ones aren't easy to find. I had to move up to easy to find 5 inch props but it made the entire thing a lot bigger. Does anybody know a source of high torque smaller props? Had to make it a weird stretch Armstrong shape so the gopro can freely rotate, but I think it will work. I'd like to try 3D printing the frame. Maybe I could also buy a sheet of carbon fiber and have it cut on a router? is it hard to cut? I won't be making this anytime soon so how does the design look? Blue = batteries Orange = motors Yellow = ESCs Green = flight controller Light Green = gimbal controller Red = prop boundary It used to be a lot smaller though, still fit the same amount of batteries:( bring back old gbs fucked around with this message at 09:23 on Feb 8, 2015 |
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