Droider
Drone Enthusiast
Well after working away all week and building a list of what I would do if the weekend weather was pants I just completed my flight weight test on my ADX3.
DW state max 3 kilos FW. I would probably disagree with this a bit. YES my set up will fly more than 3 kilos but its really pushing the envelope. I strapped my new Canon 550D on and put it on the scales. 3125g approx. Flying results. Motors hot, vibrations on the video I have not seen before and just felt horrible. Would I do a shoot with this set up.. NO.
So I have weighed all my setups. I recon the optimum flying weight for the ADX3 is about 2750g. So Sony Nex5 with 16mm lens.
Flying it with the GoPro is a breeze and I would not want to fly it any heavier than with the 18mm-55mm lens on the Nex5. So I would suggest that 2800g is really as heavy as you want to fly it.
So.. now it looks like to fly my Canon 550D I need another setup.. mmm ADX6HL or ADX8HL.
Current set up
AXI 2217/20
Graupner 11x5 props
Overlander 5000mah / 4cell / 25c
DW state max 3 kilos FW. I would probably disagree with this a bit. YES my set up will fly more than 3 kilos but its really pushing the envelope. I strapped my new Canon 550D on and put it on the scales. 3125g approx. Flying results. Motors hot, vibrations on the video I have not seen before and just felt horrible. Would I do a shoot with this set up.. NO.
So I have weighed all my setups. I recon the optimum flying weight for the ADX3 is about 2750g. So Sony Nex5 with 16mm lens.
Flying it with the GoPro is a breeze and I would not want to fly it any heavier than with the 18mm-55mm lens on the Nex5. So I would suggest that 2800g is really as heavy as you want to fly it.
So.. now it looks like to fly my Canon 550D I need another setup.. mmm ADX6HL or ADX8HL.
Current set up
AXI 2217/20
Graupner 11x5 props
Overlander 5000mah / 4cell / 25c
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