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Here is our video about the new NAZA GPS module:
We installed it into RQCX-3 “Raven,” our flagship FPV hexacopter – which was also featured in our original NAZA video. Overall, it was a straight-forward process: plug it in, mount it, calibrate it, fly it. Almost right out of the box, Raven was holding her own without any pilot input against a 10+ knot wind. Very cool!
Our initial experience with the “Intelligent Orientation Control” modes was a little more problematic, and resulted in a demonstration of an undocumented RTT (Return-to-Tree) capability. Fortunately, our buddy Dave was on hand with a tennis ball at the end of a rope, and we were able to retrieve the aircraft at the cost of one broken motor nacelle, a punctured weatherproof housing, and dented pride.
Following that experience, I'm less than sanguine about this mode – especially during high-risk flight operations. I don't like the idea of anything coming between the control inputs I give my bird and how it responds. When I push forward on the pitch, I want my bird to pitch forward, not roll left, which is how I ended up in that tree...
Still, as you can see in the video, Techinstein had fun with it: twirling around in a nausea-inducing spin while pushing to-and-fro around a baseball field. This mode will no doubt spawn a wave of pseudo-acrobatic pilots online who will be known collectively as “Warfaux.”
One final note: special commendation for the production of this video goes to Joseph of Parachute, Colorado, who graciously offered us the use of his own NAZA GPS module during the supply crunch that marked its initial roll-out. He is the kind of generous soul that really shows humanity at its best. Thanks, Joe!
We installed it into RQCX-3 “Raven,” our flagship FPV hexacopter – which was also featured in our original NAZA video. Overall, it was a straight-forward process: plug it in, mount it, calibrate it, fly it. Almost right out of the box, Raven was holding her own without any pilot input against a 10+ knot wind. Very cool!
Our initial experience with the “Intelligent Orientation Control” modes was a little more problematic, and resulted in a demonstration of an undocumented RTT (Return-to-Tree) capability. Fortunately, our buddy Dave was on hand with a tennis ball at the end of a rope, and we were able to retrieve the aircraft at the cost of one broken motor nacelle, a punctured weatherproof housing, and dented pride.
Following that experience, I'm less than sanguine about this mode – especially during high-risk flight operations. I don't like the idea of anything coming between the control inputs I give my bird and how it responds. When I push forward on the pitch, I want my bird to pitch forward, not roll left, which is how I ended up in that tree...
Still, as you can see in the video, Techinstein had fun with it: twirling around in a nausea-inducing spin while pushing to-and-fro around a baseball field. This mode will no doubt spawn a wave of pseudo-acrobatic pilots online who will be known collectively as “Warfaux.”
One final note: special commendation for the production of this video goes to Joseph of Parachute, Colorado, who graciously offered us the use of his own NAZA GPS module during the supply crunch that marked its initial roll-out. He is the kind of generous soul that really shows humanity at its best. Thanks, Joe!
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