The things that they didnt tell me about Quadcopters

[bc6]

I thought Id put together a little noob faq on quadcopters, yes Im a noob lol.

1) Propellers come in 2 different designs some go clockwise others go counter clockwise.

2) There is a front to your quadcopter.

3) The motors on your quad go in different directions.

4) There are about 20 flight controllers out there.

5) People have made a DJI Tricopter.

6) The 2 images below saved my bacon.

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[PeteDee]

7. They are addictive and you will want more than one..... probably more than ten actually.

 

[swisser]

8. It's not the gains. If you're using the default gains on a Naza and it won't take off, or it flies then crashes, it's NOT because your gains need adjusting, no matter the weight of your craft.

 

[airship]

9. never make indoor test while wife is at home.

 

[HELIPIG]

10. DO NOT chase the cat with it....

 

[RTRyder]

7. They are addictive and you will want more than one..... probably more than ten actually.

LOL, amen to that! At last count I had 18 in total out of which only a few were not in flying condition.

I did however actually sell one of my less used quads recently, I'll be in therapy for months over it...

Ken

 

[DDAYZ]

Dogs either love them or hate them.

 

[PeteDee]

Our new kitten is very interested in my Nano QX FPV.

 

[Hedonist222]

Racing multirotors are nothing like dji phantoms.
By comparison, phantoms are like tethered hippos. Not very graceful but controllable.
Racing quads are like lunatic squirrels. Zipping all over the place.

 

[PeteDee]

Even more lunatic when your FPV camera is playing up.

 

[florens]

11) You can change the poles of your motor to change the spin direction.

----- Still learning to fly my hubsan x4 -----

 

[jinly]

Never let your batteries go down passed 80% discharge!

 

[florens]

11) You can change the poles of your motor to change the spin direction.

----- Still learning to fly my hubsan x4 -----

Actually I heard that this is not always the case. Some motors have 3 states and that doesn't work. Also I heard that your motor will die quicker.

 

[eskil23]

Actually I heard that this is not always the case. Some motors have 3 states and that doesn't work. Also I heard that your motor will die quicker.

Err... No.
The motors are basically three-phase AC-motors. You can switch the phases around any way you want, they run just as well anyway. The motors don't have any state at all.