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Have an interesting scenario developing, there is a chance in my current day job, to bring some inspection work by multicopter into play, and i need to work out what the cost per flight is, the final figure blows me away I worked it out like this, based on a lightweight quad, running a gopro...

Well, you can do this with any controller, but the ability to access custom mixes right from the PC interface makes it easy with the open pilot. not sure if you guys have seen these experiments, working towards a nice VTOL setup, experimented with control vanes, flying wings and bicopters with...

Getting this done is whats stopped me from getting my photo done for the contest, now bottle copter is finished i can get back to the serious stuff :) its been about 2-3 weeks worth of weekend building and testing Finished machine has the centre of gravity 90 mm above the props diferential...

bit of a learning curve, bicopter using vectored thrust took a bit to get tuned, intial tuning done tethered it is not very sucessfull, can hover around ok, put too much pitch angle and she either gets out of control (large mass not enough authority) or it goes too far (more than 30 deg)...

Back to my fixed wing roots - foam and hot-glue! A work in progress, just the wiring to go - based on a minsoo Kim microquad and my favorite tail design - this one is 220 mm motor to motor

Heres my latest build, based on my favorite RCtimer motors (2630/14 750 kv) spinning 10 by 3.8 apc props, turdy plush 25 amp esc's, seperate SBEC, 4S 3000 lipo, 1200 grams dry (no lipo) and 8:30 safe flying time. The frame arms are 12.7mm box section aluminium tube, centre plates and motor...

its my in-line variant of the Vtail Quad (i have vtailed everything quads, y6's octos) needs alot of tuning, total flight time 2 minutes this is a maiden flight,un-tuned and with a decent wind coming down the street, bouncing over the gutter and off the wall - not idea....but its 8pm,lights...

Doing this for a friend,he brought a quad,and sent it to me for a Vtail Makeover Thought this would be relevant as a few on here have Minsoo Frames you need a piece of aluminium bar 25mm by 3mm by 360mm long, and a minsoo kim quad frame (or any frame really the front arms are changed...

I have word that they are not far away :cool: I am taking "expressions of interest" for a copter control board, at this stage, and in a week or so, will take pre-orders, once the new boards are tested in Australia. So get hold of me, PM on this site, via my shop site...

Lovely video done by Tim www.tim.co.nz awesome job, and captures the multis well (he holds the go-pro 6 inches away while im hovering :)

Its a sucess !!! Completes the trifecta this weekend 8 Props Vtail Yaw 5 channel control setup on copter control Airframe weight 2220 grams 8 of RCT 750 motors 10 by 3.8 apc props 4S 5000 lipo (614 grams) payload - old lipos 911 grams AUW flying 3745 grams (122.5 oz) Pics...

Revisited the Y4 tonite , reconfigured my minsoo kim quad into a tri, and used the landing gear and motor adaptors from my frame design, and whiped up a Y4 First test is per std Y4 accepted practice, equal props and motors , and as last time, it stunk. Rear motor speed is set to 62% of the...

Not controller specific (im using a CC but will also us a ardu) should work on any 6 channel controller where you have the freedom to assign mixes to each channel So, 6 outputs and 8 motors in a V formation, sounds like a challenge :cool: Intital testing has been done, its not 100%...

OK guys and gals as we went live in the USA and Europe with CC sales, decided to start a general help /setup thread here Just one thread, as its easier to keep track off for me (via email notification) that many, many threads So any issues, post up, and everyone else will chip in to answer

on the "i want i want i want" list

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I ended up in a group selected to test this, i understand that my posting it may not be a popular decision, but the quad itself is worthy of a review (not minding the posturing and politics) First flight of the T580 Assembly time was 10-15 minutes, very straight forward. (waited longer to...

Well, what else do ya call it ? its a "fly-in" for fixed wing :) looks like we will have 5-6 of us together from all over the North Island tomorrow at Tokoroa - our first official gathering over here :-)...

What frame would you guys recommend, got asked the question, but it outside of my area of experitse (i can recommend something if ya want to carry a go-pro :) ) thinking droidworx heavy lift hex