Struggling with single rotor basics V2
08-19-2011, 04:54 PM
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Why is there a lion raping a goat as your avatar?
08-19-2011, 10:40 PM
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08-20-2011, 06:53 AM
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OK guys, just one question. In the photo in post #7284 (I think that was it ), I know who the people are on the left in the pic, and I know who is in the 'big chair', but just wondering who are the 2 people on the right in the photo. Just want to do my best to stay 'in the loop'. Although I may not be a regular poster here, I do try my best to check up on you guys almost daily.
08-20-2011, 10:05 AM
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I'm wondering if I didn't have the tail boom all the way in...
The 450 was going to go out this morning but the skies opened up & the deluge came! Eddie I've been trying to send some of these storms you're way but it ain't happening.
Chuck
08-20-2011, 01:02 PM
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Chuck
08-20-2011, 01:03 PM
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk8DkaE-zT0&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]
08-20-2011, 02:09 PM
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08-20-2011, 03:34 PM
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Oh, well... now what to do... I can take a positive from this, bro... It is... it's gonna get fixed eventually.
Scott
08-23-2011, 02:07 AM
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It was pretty windy yesterday and the helicopter took it well.. just like it did when it was flybarred. I still hate separate swash drivers, though.
On another note, that was the first video I've edited using Adobe Elements Premier. I'm not too happy with the quality of the output. It doesn't seem to save in MP4 format. Sony does, but even with my laptop (which is fast) it can take over an hour to render in a super high quality MP4 format. Being that my education is in computer graphics, specifically animation and rendering, I know the process is intense, but it seems like a travesty that Adobe doesn't support MP4 output.
Oh, yeah... my T-Rex 500 is fixed. I did what you suggested, only I cut up an old T-Shirt for the reinforcement on the canopy... Man, CA got HOT and started smoking! I finished it outside.
Scott
08-23-2011, 12:16 PM
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OMG! My Furion 6 is a rocket. I flew it today... upwind leg... lots of collective. Downwind leg, Rocket Ship City. Last two flights before the ESC goes back.
Scott
08-25-2011, 02:58 PM
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http://www.vimeo.com/28169388
Scott
08-25-2011, 04:38 PM
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Scott
08-26-2011, 07:49 AM
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08-26-2011, 10:44 AM
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Scott
08-26-2011, 04:35 PM
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08-27-2011, 03:48 PM
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08-27-2011, 05:12 PM
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Gaaaaaa! Didn't mean to be away for this long. Had a demo for a customer before I left for RoboSub, so I was busy. When I got back from RoboSub, I had two weeks to catch up on work, since I was going to be a booth babe @ a robotics conference in DC. On Friday (last week), when I got back from DC, I had to swing by work to pick up some PC boards and components, so that I could populate a new board over the weekend.
So, the only way I found to slow myself down was to sprain my ankle bouldering. Level 2 sprain, major stretch/slight tear of the ligaments.
I now should have some time to get back to the important things in life, flying!
Ivan-
Sweet ride
Alex-
Nice, low cost quad!
Here's an idea for your next night time flights:
http://www.sparkfun.com/news/689
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I'm back, really!
-Dave
08-27-2011, 05:21 PM
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