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ahh...yes :) i have heard you can use a copper shield between the magnetometer and the electromagnetic stuff, not sure on the fixed magnets tho

@rockynz - nope its by our club president brendon, its from two aluminium arrow shafts, i quickly snaped those pics today, because i thought you would be interested, same frame as yours @efliernz - a magnetometer will be affected by the magnets, power wiring also affects the magnetometer -...

so we need to rename this thread "kiwi's general banter thread" :D

Just for Rocky - viewing angle and camera up high is why i am building the V8's :)

my v8 has 15mm :) the props are 260mm - so, dunno, as the blades are all rotating with each other

800 motor to motor is a sweet size :)

motor layout Front A cw: B ccw C ccw: D cw E cw: F ccw G ccw: H cw Back A+B = Channel 5 G+H = Channel 6 C = Channel 1 D = Channel 2 E = Channel 4 F = Channel 3 Channel 1 +80 Yaw +80 Roll Channel 2 -80 Yaw -80 Roll Channel 3 +80 Yaw -80 Roll Channel 4 -80 Yaw -80 Roll Channel 5 +80 Pitch...

@Gary will give it a go Right, test flew the new config today World of diference from the first flight with the new config - sorted ! I would call this a sucess, need tuning, but flew well in the wind, with an extra 2kg on board she will be rock solid very windy at the field, and a...

good stuff, im soldering some batteries, charging a transmitter and heading to the hawera airfield at 10 to maiden the Radian, and prob fly the V8

I can safely say the RC timer 30 amp esc's have no issues with either ardupilot or copter control, but to be safe, i run the copter control at 350 updates per second

ESC of choice is the Turnigy Plush 20 or 30 amp, 4S capable, and a nice esc, the RCtimer 20 and 30 also work well

hey Rocky about 800 grams on 10 by 4.5's with those motors, similar to the flycam 925's, if running 3S 4S will get you around 1.3 kg per motor we need an update pete

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%...

where do you get these from ?

good stuff. the Yaw controll is working well to counter the prop tourque. Did you add any trim in to help, or is the CC board doing it all ? Tempting to throw a board on my Yak55 !

Dankers has 100 in Australia, they are destined for the UK, Russia and NZ/AUS , hit him up an see what is left http://forums.openpilot.org - its also the best place to ask about availability

need another photo, looks like a nice tight build, would liek to see more On my "beater quad" (on loan to a new flyer) my CC board sits about 18mm away from the heavy power wiring, no issues at all. Your looks to eb a BIT closer than that ! The board seems to be very well designed, mine...

Congrats to the Winner ! well done ! now, this droidworxs comp - maybe we could start a thread on here about it ?

works well, have set three up so far, easy to use as far as configuration. Tuning takes a little bit to nut out two of mine have been handed on as trainers for new pilots !