Archives for “RC”
Tweet I was talking to a talented artist at the company recently and found myself talking about a few aerial photos I had taken over the weekend using the Quadracopter and the new camera mounting and FPV rigs. It was an obvious question, but it caught me off guard. She asked “How do you know [...]
Tweet The quad. Rebuilt it tonight. Took a chance that one motor was still working after the last crash. It wasn’t. You can’t test that. They all spin up. You do a slow test launch and you get an immediate flip. Lesson learned – if a motor is damaged or touched, just replace the damn [...]
Tweet Quadracopter update — not that anyone asked — Prototyping new landing gear with clear legs for LED lights for night flight (red in front, blue in back) and 16 centimeters of clearance for a GoPro mount below the body. 4 centimeters to spare for hard landings and leg flex. Interchangeable with lighter gear for [...]
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Tweet Tail rotor hub (preassembled) successfully mounted to the tail boom. Tail blades installed. Haven’t tightened everything yet as the tail boom braces and the tail pitch ball link will need to be adjusted once connected to boom mount in the main frame. (Note to self: order the helimax ball link pliers….)
Tweet Just awesome….