The Flip Thread
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DesJardins
Member
I ordered from Clubheli.com, had them in stock and Rick was really nice!
Unfortunately there wasn't any flying for me today as work called but tomorrow I'll make the one connector I need for my Fatshark lipo and give a first FPV flight. My other set of T-motors will be here Monday already too.
Need to move things around on the quad a bit as it's crazy wires and **** everywhere right now!
Gotta pay for the toys. Is that a Power Lab 6 with a parallel board I see in the background, sitting on a plastic folding table from Amazon? I have the same sitting here.
If you need to keep the wife happy, let me know and I'll send some money for those motors. BTW, you sure did a great job getting all that stuff on an F-450.
If you need to keep the wife happy, let me know and I'll send some money for those motors. BTW, you sure did a great job getting all that stuff on an F-450.
DesJardins
Member
Yup Powerlab6 in the background along with the "carry" ;-)
Look what showed up today... Maybe I can finish these and try them tomorrow afternoon
MombasaFlash
Heli's & Tele's bloke
The 'Flip Of Death' expression did not mean much to me before last weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, when I watched the video of a brand new SJ-800 fly around quite normally, as the model shop gent demonstrated it to clients, until it suddenly did three somersaults into the ground.
Another client, who was busy setting up his new SJ-800, happened to have filmed the incident on his iPhone an hour or two before we arrived. It is clear in the video that three adjacent props had stopped rotating. That would account for the somersaults, as precisely one half of the airframe suddenly lost all power, but what on earth causes stuff like this?
Has the 'Flip Of Death' expression been coined to refer to erratic and unexpected Wookong behaviour or are other FC systems included? That incident is certainly keeping me on the fence about buying into DJI and this thread plus this thread do not inspire much confidence either.
Another client, who was busy setting up his new SJ-800, happened to have filmed the incident on his iPhone an hour or two before we arrived. It is clear in the video that three adjacent props had stopped rotating. That would account for the somersaults, as precisely one half of the airframe suddenly lost all power, but what on earth causes stuff like this?
Has the 'Flip Of Death' expression been coined to refer to erratic and unexpected Wookong behaviour or are other FC systems included? That incident is certainly keeping me on the fence about buying into DJI and this thread plus this thread do not inspire much confidence either.
BorisS
Drone Enthusiast
The term FOD is widely used at the moment and addressed towards DJI WKM in combination with the S800. What it shouldn't be used for in my eyes is motor failure or ESC failure. And you are on the spotwhen you are talking about :
" Has the 'Flip Of Death' expression been coined to refer to erratic and unexpected Wookong behaviour or are other FC systems included? " With the additionally part to it thats it happening or lets say it like that shown most often with the S800 !
Whats really going on none of use really know yet. Denny is probably closest with his achievement of reproducing the erratic behavior were the motors on one side just speed up and cause the coper to flip.
I must say thought that all the people the FOD happened to and had proof for it, not being a pilot error, are being taken care off by DJI ! Its not an official statement that they will, guess they don't want to everyone trying it although it was actually their fault !
At the same time though if you don't trust the WKM as an FC, you still can use the Zenmuse by connection it to a WKM IMU and PMU, they can be bought separately.
Boris
" Has the 'Flip Of Death' expression been coined to refer to erratic and unexpected Wookong behaviour or are other FC systems included? " With the additionally part to it thats it happening or lets say it like that shown most often with the S800 !
Whats really going on none of use really know yet. Denny is probably closest with his achievement of reproducing the erratic behavior were the motors on one side just speed up and cause the coper to flip.
I must say thought that all the people the FOD happened to and had proof for it, not being a pilot error, are being taken care off by DJI ! Its not an official statement that they will, guess they don't want to everyone trying it although it was actually their fault !
At the same time though if you don't trust the WKM as an FC, you still can use the Zenmuse by connection it to a WKM IMU and PMU, they can be bought separately.
Boris
Thank you for actually testing and finding out what was at fault. This helps everyone.