HK-450GT CCPM Alloy T-Rex compatible - Part IV
05-18-2014, 03:06 PM
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Bite me, old man! 
Goon on ya mate... gittin' some schtick time; I just wish you'd knock it off with all this off-topic HK-450GT related stuff.
I'm still arguing with the cheap motors that came with my FPV Spider; well, actually... the motors are fab, but the cheap-arse bolt-on hubs and especially the nuts/washers/screws that came with them are utter she!te. Oh, and of 8 hubs I've bought, 3 are about 2mm shorter deck height than the others.
I've gotten them mostly sorted with new stainless screws ordered from the intard-net, and a trip to homeowner hell for some metric locknuts. Now I just need to balance the motor bells and I can actually start moving forward with the build.
I received your APM board a few days ago, but I was busy being the "Assigned beast of burden" for my wife's big musical production with her school children; that's all done and all the gear returned, so I've been playing catchup on my "Online Obligations". Now I can actually move on to some "me time".
I've given the board a cursory look-over and no glaringly obvious cause of failure; I'll dig into it further once I'm either paused at a roadblock on my quad or it's done.
Peace and tailwinds,
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Goon on ya mate... gittin' some schtick time; I just wish you'd knock it off with all this off-topic HK-450GT related stuff.
I'm still arguing with the cheap motors that came with my FPV Spider; well, actually... the motors are fab, but the cheap-arse bolt-on hubs and especially the nuts/washers/screws that came with them are utter she!te. Oh, and of 8 hubs I've bought, 3 are about 2mm shorter deck height than the others.
I've gotten them mostly sorted with new stainless screws ordered from the intard-net, and a trip to homeowner hell for some metric locknuts. Now I just need to balance the motor bells and I can actually start moving forward with the build.
I received your APM board a few days ago, but I was busy being the "Assigned beast of burden" for my wife's big musical production with her school children; that's all done and all the gear returned, so I've been playing catchup on my "Online Obligations". Now I can actually move on to some "me time".
I've given the board a cursory look-over and no glaringly obvious cause of failure; I'll dig into it further once I'm either paused at a roadblock on my quad or it's done.
Peace and tailwinds,
mnem
A man made it, a man can fix it.
A guy was flying a 700 and at about the same spot as mine went down his motor went dead and he dropped from the sky.
Only broke a blade and skids but when he checked everything it all still worked. Motor spun up and couldnt get it to glitch again.
Now a few guys I know wont fly there anymore because they are convinced there is some sort of Bermuda triangle thing happening there and now its got me wondering as well.
If the board tests ok then maybe theres some truth to the rumours and I may have to find somewhere else to fly.
But after months of flying there and many flights this was the only time Ive had a problem so until proven otherwise Im blaming the board and my botched up diode mod.
Yeah I shied away from those motors after Joe gave them a bad review. The Turnigy Multistars seem good even though one had a dodgy bearing. Glad I bought a spare.
Havent balanced the bells but vibration logs are in range The 10x5 CF props were all balanced bar one that needed a slight rub with some sandpaper to get it right.
The Mobius is mounted on the frame now and about to go test it for jello. The first step in setting it up for FPV. If it passes then Ill put the Vtx in and see how I go.
05-18-2014, 03:57 PM
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A funny thing happened at the field yesterday.
A guy was flying a 700 and at about the same spot as mine went down his motor went dead and he dropped from the sky.
Only broke a blade and skids but when he checked everything it all still worked. Motor spun up and couldnt get it to glitch again.
Now a few guys I know wont fly there anymore because they are convinced there is some sort of Bermuda triangle thing happening there and now its got me wondering as well.
If the board tests ok then maybe theres some truth to the rumours and I may have to find somewhere else to fly.
But after months of flying there and many flights this was the only time Ive had a problem so until proven otherwise Im blaming the board and my botched up diode mod.
Yeah I shied away from those motors after Joe gave them a bad review. The Turnigy Multistars seem good even though one had a dodgy bearing. Glad I bought a spare.
Havent balanced the bells but vibration logs are in range The 10x5 CF props were all balanced bar one that needed a slight rub with some sandpaper to get it right.
The Mobius is mounted on the frame now and about to go test it for jello. The first step in setting it up for FPV. If it passes then Ill put the Vtx in and see how I go.
A guy was flying a 700 and at about the same spot as mine went down his motor went dead and he dropped from the sky.
Only broke a blade and skids but when he checked everything it all still worked. Motor spun up and couldnt get it to glitch again.
Now a few guys I know wont fly there anymore because they are convinced there is some sort of Bermuda triangle thing happening there and now its got me wondering as well.
If the board tests ok then maybe theres some truth to the rumours and I may have to find somewhere else to fly.
But after months of flying there and many flights this was the only time Ive had a problem so until proven otherwise Im blaming the board and my botched up diode mod.
Yeah I shied away from those motors after Joe gave them a bad review. The Turnigy Multistars seem good even though one had a dodgy bearing. Glad I bought a spare.
Havent balanced the bells but vibration logs are in range The 10x5 CF props were all balanced bar one that needed a slight rub with some sandpaper to get it right.
The Mobius is mounted on the frame now and about to go test it for jello. The first step in setting it up for FPV. If it passes then Ill put the Vtx in and see how I go.
Good luck and hope yer not jinxed!
b
05-18-2014, 06:17 PM
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Flight went well. Jello is terrible though. Time to play around with the mount
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05-18-2014, 09:41 PM
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A funny thing happened at the field yesterday.
A guy was flying a 700 and at about the same spot as mine went down his motor went dead and he dropped from the sky.
Only broke a blade and skids but when he checked everything it all still worked. Motor spun up and couldnt get it to glitch again.
Now a few guys I know wont fly there anymore because they are convinced there is some sort of Bermuda triangle thing happening there and now its got me wondering as well.
If the board tests ok then maybe theres some truth to the rumours and I may have to find somewhere else to fly.
But after months of flying there and many flights this was the only time Ive had a problem so until proven otherwise Im blaming the board and my botched up diode mod.
Yeah I shied away from those motors after Joe gave them a bad review. The Turnigy Multistars seem good even though one had a dodgy bearing. Glad I bought a spare.
Havent balanced the bells but vibration logs are in range The 10x5 CF props were all balanced bar one that needed a slight rub with some sandpaper to get it right.
The Mobius is mounted on the frame now and about to go test it for jello. The first step in setting it up for FPV. If it passes then Ill put the Vtx in and see how I go.
A guy was flying a 700 and at about the same spot as mine went down his motor went dead and he dropped from the sky.
Only broke a blade and skids but when he checked everything it all still worked. Motor spun up and couldnt get it to glitch again.
Now a few guys I know wont fly there anymore because they are convinced there is some sort of Bermuda triangle thing happening there and now its got me wondering as well.
If the board tests ok then maybe theres some truth to the rumours and I may have to find somewhere else to fly.
But after months of flying there and many flights this was the only time Ive had a problem so until proven otherwise Im blaming the board and my botched up diode mod.
Yeah I shied away from those motors after Joe gave them a bad review. The Turnigy Multistars seem good even though one had a dodgy bearing. Glad I bought a spare.
Havent balanced the bells but vibration logs are in range The 10x5 CF props were all balanced bar one that needed a slight rub with some sandpaper to get it right.
The Mobius is mounted on the frame now and about to go test it for jello. The first step in setting it up for FPV. If it passes then Ill put the Vtx in and see how I go.
Doo-de-doo-doo, Doo-de-doo-doo! (Twilight Zone noises)
Yeah, well... I didn't pick the motors, they came with the quad kit; and as I said, the motors are fabulous; smooth & nearly vibration-free, all 5 of them; at least until I bolt on the hub. It's the hub & hardware that bite; getting the damned thing centered and square has been... an adventure.
To my knowledge, Joe hasn't reviewed THESE motors; he reviewed the 2830-750KV with the collet-type prop adapters (the ones that clamp onto the shaft). These are the 2830-850KV which don't even HAVE a shaft; they're made with a short shaft like civilized motors.
They were SUPPOSED to be an improved product that would cure all the problems folks were having with the collet-type prop adapters flying off; while it's true the adapters don't fly off, the fleeping spinner-type nuts DO. Just ask poor Q, who prolly lost 3 or 4 I think...
Anyways... When I replace 'em I'm prolly either gonna get the HK PropDrives like I originally intended, or maybe some of the Suppo/RCTimer HP motors that RYBAT has on the US store. What are you using for vibration mount? I spent some time dinking around with a nice-looking $5 mount from fleaBay; but while I was busy being annoyed by another search for hardware, I found he had the AVDome/CN06 GPS-Compass combo on sale for $44.00!!! It got to me in less than 48 hours, since he's also in Tejas.
I got one of these to see if it would work with my old 5.8GHz RX; it's the size of a postage stamp, weighs 1.9 gr WITH micro-cloverleaf and switches channels with a pushbutton. And to top it off, it has a TX PWR Trimpot for 10-100mW out; MORE than enough for anything I'll be using it for, and I can turn it down for use on my micros. I'm pretty sure I can fly that and a 1gr 600 line PAL cam on my Nano QX.
A'aight; I have a work order in the am; time for me to be vapor.
mnem
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05-18-2014, 10:37 PM
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Hi guys, yes I am still around with bad back and new hip causing the associated discomfort but killed by chemicals. At work today and the walk to the office took a while. Hope to get some flying time in shortly as six weeks mostly on my back was no fun at all. Do see you are all having
fun out there.
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fun out there.
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05-18-2014, 10:42 PM
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I think Rob should buy one of these and give us all the heads up if it's any good :P
http://www.birdseyeview.aero/
http://www.birdseyeview.aero/
The flying wings are fun, build a combat slope soarer and you can fly for hours for free.
Pica sim is the best slope soaring sim I have tried, very addictive.
http://www.rowlhouse.co.uk/PicaSim/
Still away from home until Thursday so no more progress on sorting the motor / esc issues with the X650F, though it does allow time for all the HK orders to arrive.
05-18-2014, 11:05 PM
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Ordered one of these - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...postcount=7675
Not sure if I'll ever use it for FPV but the video is so smooth and Jello free even without a gimbal I couldn't resist. See the test flight here. No gimbal..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOZGnDnsUUk
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05-19-2014, 01:19 AM
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Hey guys just thought I would check in.
I've had a look at my "last posts" and my last one was back in December of last year! Gee time really flies...
So since the last time I posted I've been doing a few jobs fixing stuff and been busy with school and the like. As a result, I've now got around $120 to spend on a 450 kit.
This time I probably won't buy HK as I have had a few issues with them lately. That being said, I haven't tried their 450 Pro V2 just yet. I was thinking Tarot 450 Pro, but I can't remember the parts you guys swapped out for as soon as you got the kit. IIRC, tail grips and bearings come to mind? Or perhaps save up for a posh Gaui X3 but that may be a bit over the top in terms of cost for me.
As for servos and motors, I'm more than set. I have a few boxes full of parts.
Ideally what I would do is buy a FB kit, learn to set that up by being able to take it apart a few times without stripping screws or breaking stuff, fly that a little and then buy a FBL gyro.
Basically, its time for me to get some quality parts now. What do you suggest?
As for all of this quad stuff, it all looks bloody awesome and I enjoy reading about it all. I still fly mine with the wooden frame and dodgy hot-glued landing gear sticks and when I use the rudder you see the whole damn thing flexing mid air hahah. All of the frames you guys get look awesome!
I met an commercial aerial photographer not long ago who had a DJI S1000 (or was it S2000) carbon fiber octocopter, complete with GoPro, gimbal, fancy vibration mounts, deployable landing gear, folding props and all the bling you could ever want. His radio was a Futaba 14SG.
The LiPo that he used was a 14000mAh 6S pack and it weighed at least 1.5Kg. It was a massive pack! What was even better was his story of how he got it through Aus Post. On the Lipo itself it had a 6S 4000mah sticker to get it through!
Also my neighbour who sails RC Sailboats had a glider in his garage from like, the 1990s or earlier. From limited research, it is a Great Planes glider with a 2M wingspan, made out of balsa and covering film. Its only control surfaces are elevators and ailerons and there's a hook on the bottom of it for bungy launching. I plan to bolt a motor to it and see what happens, but that would be a long time away...
I've had a look at my "last posts" and my last one was back in December of last year! Gee time really flies...
So since the last time I posted I've been doing a few jobs fixing stuff and been busy with school and the like. As a result, I've now got around $120 to spend on a 450 kit.
This time I probably won't buy HK as I have had a few issues with them lately. That being said, I haven't tried their 450 Pro V2 just yet. I was thinking Tarot 450 Pro, but I can't remember the parts you guys swapped out for as soon as you got the kit. IIRC, tail grips and bearings come to mind? Or perhaps save up for a posh Gaui X3 but that may be a bit over the top in terms of cost for me.
As for servos and motors, I'm more than set. I have a few boxes full of parts.
Ideally what I would do is buy a FB kit, learn to set that up by being able to take it apart a few times without stripping screws or breaking stuff, fly that a little and then buy a FBL gyro.
Basically, its time for me to get some quality parts now. What do you suggest?
As for all of this quad stuff, it all looks bloody awesome and I enjoy reading about it all. I still fly mine with the wooden frame and dodgy hot-glued landing gear sticks and when I use the rudder you see the whole damn thing flexing mid air hahah. All of the frames you guys get look awesome!
I met an commercial aerial photographer not long ago who had a DJI S1000 (or was it S2000) carbon fiber octocopter, complete with GoPro, gimbal, fancy vibration mounts, deployable landing gear, folding props and all the bling you could ever want. His radio was a Futaba 14SG.
The LiPo that he used was a 14000mAh 6S pack and it weighed at least 1.5Kg. It was a massive pack! What was even better was his story of how he got it through Aus Post. On the Lipo itself it had a 6S 4000mah sticker to get it through!
Also my neighbour who sails RC Sailboats had a glider in his garage from like, the 1990s or earlier. From limited research, it is a Great Planes glider with a 2M wingspan, made out of balsa and covering film. Its only control surfaces are elevators and ailerons and there's a hook on the bottom of it for bungy launching. I plan to bolt a motor to it and see what happens, but that would be a long time away...
05-19-2014, 03:46 AM
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Enjoyed the review, have been waiting on news of the GoPro 4,
Ordered one of these - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...postcount=7675
Not sure if I'll ever use it for FPV but the video is so smooth and Jello free even without a gimbal I couldn't resist. See the test flight here. No gimbal..
Ordered one of these - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...postcount=7675
Not sure if I'll ever use it for FPV but the video is so smooth and Jello free even without a gimbal I couldn't resist. See the test flight here. No gimbal..
05-19-2014, 03:58 AM
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So since the last time I posted I've been doing a few jobs fixing stuff and been busy with school and the like. As a result, I've now got around $120 to spend on a 450 kit.
This time I probably won't buy HK as I have had a few issues with them lately. That being said, I haven't tried their 450 Pro V2 just yet. I was thinking Tarot 450 Pro, but I can't remember the parts you guys swapped out for as soon as you got the kit. IIRC, tail grips and bearings come to mind? Or perhaps save up for a posh Gaui X3 but that may be a bit over the top in terms of cost for me.
Ideally what I would do is buy a FB kit, learn to set that up by being able to take it apart a few times without stripping screws or breaking stuff, fly that a little and then buy a FBL gyro.
Basically, its time for me to get some quality parts now. What do you suggest?
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With regards to FBL vs FB... that 's a no brainer.... go straight for the FBL. The money you save not having to put an FBL head on your FB will pay for the FBL gyro. You can get a 450 SE based frame and put an FBL head on it later on but the geometry will not be right unless you get the right linkages and the right swash size etc..... honestly it's not worth it. Just get the pro frame and the FBL head straight up. The pro frames are so much easier to work on than the SEV2 (HK450GT) frames are.
05-19-2014, 04:02 AM
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I need a BIGGER monitor to fit your signature on..... MR Sumo
FrSky Taranis (rev B) w/ Spektrum Module/ Spektrum DX7 (soon to be retired) / Align 500CF FBL w/ FU-BAR Gyro / Blade MCP X Brushless Mod / Gemini 600 Catamaran / Red and Blue Nirvana II one meter sail boats / Paradise sail boat /Big Swamp Buggy / HobbyKing "Swamp Dawg" / Slow Stick / HK Firefly Q450 Quad w/ HK Mega FC board / Durafly T-28 / H/H Icon - A5 / E Flite Piper L-4/ Parkzone UM T-28 / HK Fox Glider / Fat Shark Attitudes FPV Goggles / Mobius Actioncam / Teksumo
FrSky Taranis (rev B) w/ Spektrum Module/ Spektrum DX7 (soon to be retired) / Align 500CF FBL w/ FU-BAR Gyro / Blade MCP X Brushless Mod / Gemini 600 Catamaran / Red and Blue Nirvana II one meter sail boats / Paradise sail boat /Big Swamp Buggy / HobbyKing "Swamp Dawg" / Slow Stick / HK Firefly Q450 Quad w/ HK Mega FC board / Durafly T-28 / H/H Icon - A5 / E Flite Piper L-4/ Parkzone UM T-28 / HK Fox Glider / Fat Shark Attitudes FPV Goggles / Mobius Actioncam / Teksumo
05-19-2014, 04:20 AM
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@ mnem - Cool stuff!
@ Rob - Cool quad/s that H quad begs for a FPV set up! You'd be a natural!
@ Edmund - Great hearing from you and sorry about your hip!
@ Koz - Language PLEASE! Enjoy the sail plane as they are ADDICTIVE!
@ Jonesy - Pfff!
@ All - Busy week and look to fly in the AM then perhaps Thursday!
All the best!
b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTCusjPHIQ
@ Rob - Cool quad/s that H quad begs for a FPV set up! You'd be a natural!
@ Edmund - Great hearing from you and sorry about your hip!
@ Koz - Language PLEASE!
Enjoy the sail plane as they are ADDICTIVE!@ Jonesy - Pfff!
@ All - Busy week and look to fly in the AM then perhaps Thursday!
All the best!
b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTCusjPHIQ
05-19-2014, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rikybob
FrSky Taranis (rev B) w/ Spektrum Module/ Spektrum DX7 (soon to be retired) / Align 500CF FBL w/ FU-BAR Gyro / Blade MCP X Brushless Mod / Gemini 600 Catamaran / Red and Blue Nirvana II one meter sail boats / Paradise sail boat /Big Swamp Buggy / HobbyKing "Swamp Dawg" / Slow Stick / HK Firefly Q450 Quad w/ HK Mega FC board / Durafly T-28 / H/H Icon - A5 / E Flite Piper L-4/ Parkzone UM T-28 / HK Fox Glider / Fat Shark Attitudes FPV Goggles / Mobius Actioncam / Teksumo
Originally Posted by rikybob
I need a BIGGER monitor to fit your signature on..... MR Sumo
Wait til I get around to updating MY sig... Muahahahaha!!!
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05-19-2014, 05:02 AM
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@ mnem - Cool stuff!
@ Rob - Cool quad/s that H quad begs for a FPV set up! You'd be a natural!
@ Edmund - Great hearing from you and sorry about your hip!
@ Koz - Language PLEASE! Enjoy the sail plane as they are ADDICTIVE!
@ Jonesy - Pfff!
@ All - Busy week and look to fly in the AM then perhaps Thursday!
All the best!
b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTCusjPHIQ
@ Rob - Cool quad/s that H quad begs for a FPV set up! You'd be a natural!
@ Edmund - Great hearing from you and sorry about your hip!
@ Koz - Language PLEASE!
Enjoy the sail plane as they are ADDICTIVE!@ Jonesy - Pfff!
@ All - Busy week and look to fly in the AM then perhaps Thursday!
All the best!
b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTCusjPHIQ
2:45, is it a bird or a plane?
Yeah the idea of FPV is growing on me. Slowly..
The video looks great, is that the Mobius?
Howdy Kozzy, good to hear from you.
05-19-2014, 11:54 AM
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05-19-2014, 02:32 PM
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Meh... has nothing to do with 3nvy.
I'm just lazy when it comes to updating ANYTHING... hence my ToughBook still running Windows XP. Rob -
Chris makes some fine little quads; not a penny wasted on the extra cost over a generic frame as far as I'm concerned. I just wish he'd make a slightly bigger ONE frame... : popcorn :
BTW, almost 18,000 views on my Tech Teardown! w00t!
[EDIT]
Also... I scoped these out a while back; they're the most promising VR (And by association, FPV as well) tech I've ever seen. They might actually NOT make me want to barf while wearing them, and if I had the discretionary funds, I'd be ALL UP in them. I've known about OLED technology for years, and it's why I've NEVER EVER been impressed by the FatPRICETAGshark; they've leveraged 10 year-old display tech into a bleeping EMPIRE.
https://www.oculusvr.com/order/
Be warned; these are NOT plug & play. But they ARE, from all reports, mature technology that is finally at the "useable" stage of development.
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05-22-2014, 05:38 AM
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Had another attempt to fly the X650F today with flashed Afro ESCs, I was advised on RCG that the 15-5-13 firmware might work but unfortunately it didn't.
(Didn't get a chance to flash the latest firmware Noel, I was halfway through the new install when I read your message)
Anyway, long story short.
Afro ESC - changed to Q-Brain
Orange RX - changed to Futaba
Multiwii Pro - changed to Naza Lite.
Works like a charm!. Not a hiccup on the test flight. No flight video as it was too dark outside but it hovers nicely and position / altitude hold on the Naza is rock steady. I had a slight TBE the first time but then did another compass calibration outdoors that fixed it.
I'll do more testing tomorrow.
On the Q-Brain Brian, did yours get warm too? Its gets warmer than warm but not really hot.... Using 10 x 4.5 props but they are actually the lowest size for these motors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUOeMtxbbXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMA7TU3ntBU
(Didn't get a chance to flash the latest firmware Noel, I was halfway through the new install when I read your message)
Anyway, long story short.
Afro ESC - changed to Q-Brain
Orange RX - changed to Futaba
Multiwii Pro - changed to Naza Lite.
Works like a charm!. Not a hiccup on the test flight. No flight video as it was too dark outside but it hovers nicely and position / altitude hold on the Naza is rock steady. I had a slight TBE the first time but then did another compass calibration outdoors that fixed it.
I'll do more testing tomorrow.
On the Q-Brain Brian, did yours get warm too? Its gets warmer than warm but not really hot.... Using 10 x 4.5 props but they are actually the lowest size for these motors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUOeMtxbbXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMA7TU3ntBU
05-22-2014, 08:00 AM
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Did a few mods to the new Armattan V-tail tonight. This is the look I was after.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hABIUlHwOK4
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@ Rob - Comments on YT!
@ All -
Carved out a few hours between work and dog sitting. Many you can't take your eyes off a new puppy!
Flew the Fox Glider, UMX ICON A5 and the Q450 today and had a blast!
Go to my channel if you wanna get bored but here is some samples..... oh, and meet my new "daughter"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gogTMcCdq_8&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-FRldNpMw&feature=youtu.be
@ All -
Carved out a few hours between work and dog sitting. Many you can't take your eyes off a new puppy!
Flew the Fox Glider, UMX ICON A5 and the Q450 today and had a blast!
Go to my channel if you wanna get bored but here is some samples..... oh, and meet my new "daughter"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gogTMcCdq_8&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-FRldNpMw&feature=youtu.be
05-22-2014, 09:59 PM
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Brian, you are so close, just do that roll!!!! Missus visitied the lady next door last night and I hovered a CP in the lounge. Been a while since I last did it but no pieces went flying but there were a few close calls. Really shows that I have not been flying.
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05-25-2014, 06:22 AM
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Get well soon and enjoy your holiday...
My Quad fleet is growing... and I don't even really like quads... much.
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Thanx Rob!
On the mend as we speak!
Yah, if I had the energy I'd go back and find where you rebuked the idea of a quad like I did when Peter said he would never get a 450!
Long ago I learned to "Never say never"!
I'll tell you what's interesting is that these "consumer grade" quads like the DJI Phantom II that literally my new puppy could fly are becoming the rage of the "I got 1300 bux layin' around" cross section of folks.
DJI has it licked. If you have 1300 bux and an inkling of a notion you can become an aerial videograhper in short order and not even know how to fly!
b