pcstru Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 You will find arduino a joy compared to PIC's - at least if you were using Microchips native assembly language!
JOrdan01070 Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 I have read the tread with interest and showed my son who loves playing with his toy RC helicopter, he has asked if we can get one and build it together. Had a look over the last couple of days to see what is the best to start with and have come up with the following. transmitter FlySky FS-TH9X-B 2.4G 9CH System (TX + RX) Radio System | eBay quad X525 V3 QuadCopter Glass Friber Folding ARF PNP Set KK Flight Board Multicopter | eBay do you think they will be ok to start off with. Cheers Jordan 3
JAB1a Posted October 22, 2012 Author Posted October 22, 2012 @JOrdan01070 Thats a great first setup, thats the frame I use at the moment but with quite abit of modification. If your son is very good on his heli then the KK board will be fine but if you want 'auto-standle' and hight hold etc then you will need a flight controller with accelerometer/Baro, I started with no expericence with heli's etc and I found the KK board was too steap on the learning curve. I suggest Rabbit flight Controller by Love Flight (get the one with 'Care-Free' and the hi-precision Baro),or a CIRUS AIO Pro, both should be under £100 and are worth every pennie. The radio gear is spot on, thats a great deal and have heard them mentioned many times in forums for FPV etc Also grad yourself some 9x4.5 Props (plenty of them!) as you will be needing to replace them if they get damaged because they can just shed part of a prop in mid flight and end with an expensive crash if you fly with bad props. P.s extra hint, take off or cover the bottom of the feet on the quad as they tend to grab/get stuck in the ground. Oh and Locktight, plenty of locktight! 1
JOrdan01070 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 jab1a cheers for the extra info there is a x525 kit with a cirus multiwii se flight controller for around the same price, will see about getting that instead.
plexer Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Looks like I know which tx/rx I'll get now then Ben
mossj88 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Hmm do you think at 10 months my sons too young for me to use the but it's for father/son bonding excuse? 1
plexer Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Erm nah I wouldn't have thought so. Looking at that radio gear again the postage looks high especially if I then get stung for import duty. Ben
mossj88 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I think I'll carry on keeping my eye out for a used set... There is one but it uses the KK Board - x525 v3 quadcopter multicopter with skywalker quatro speed controller assembled | eBay
JAB1a Posted October 22, 2012 Author Posted October 22, 2012 The KK board is still an AMAZING bit of kit, its alittle harder to setup the ESC etc as you have to do them each on thier own and also seting up the settings can be fiddly/prop breaking intense with roll/pitch/yaw all adjusted by a variable resistor, also you will need the USB Uart to flash firmware etc added bonus is there are a ton of youtube vids on how to setup the KK up. Its abit pricey but you can get the kits from Pyramid models UK: Multicopter Kits > MULTICOPTERS > Main Page > Pyramid Models flight controler: Flight Control Boards > MULTICOPTERS > Main Page > Pyramid Models I have brought from them before, they also have a ebay store. Super fast postage and good communication.....but as I said, alittle bit more pricey but then they are in the UK so you can shout at them if things go wrong Here is another one of my vids I did last week: Launceston Castle, Launceston, Cornwall:
JAB1a Posted November 5, 2012 Author Posted November 5, 2012 I finally have my full FPV gear. I brought Fat Shark Attitude SD goggles. Here is the uncut/editted video of my first true FPV flight. I was so excited and luved every second of it
JAB1a Posted November 11, 2012 Author Posted November 11, 2012 Hi all, My latest flight was done yesterday in Calstock, Cornwall UK. Great day and a beautiful area. I only did full FPV for bit of the video as I have never flown in this area and didn't want to get disorientated. ;D I LOVE FPV! 720p
JAB1a Posted November 15, 2012 Author Posted November 15, 2012 Here is another new video from my travels over the weekend. Crownhill Fort, Plymouth, Devon UK
JAB1a Posted November 15, 2012 Author Posted November 15, 2012 @plexer How is you project going? are you in the air yet? Hope your still finding it fun
plexer Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Hi, Stalled at the moment due to being ill all over half term and then not being able to walk for most of the week following that. Was pricing up aluminium stock for the frame the other week though. Looks like we are also hopefully building a couple of reprap 3d printers so may use some parts produced with that as well Ben
pcstru Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Here is another new video from my travels over the weekend. @JAB1a - Fantastic, absolutely fantastic. Lovely video, lovely flying. Respect! 1
FragglePete Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Be a bit more adventurous!!! Jealous; would love one. Pete
pcstru Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Be a bit more adventurous!!! Magic. But it wouldn't be long before those kind of excursions get shot down and the pilot taken off for a few ... questions. If the pilots aren't ... sheeple.
CyberNerd Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Hi, Stalled at the moment due to being ill all over half term and then not being able to walk for most of the week following that. Was pricing up aluminium stock for the frame the other week though. Looks like we are also hopefully building a couple of reprap 3d printers so may use some parts produced with that as well Ben Hi @plexer Interestingly, our ICT/Technology students have just finished a reprap and have now decided they want a UAV. Would you be up for a collaborative project? I'm not leading this but can put you in touch if ok.
plexer Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 @CyberNerd will pm you tomorrow about that. Just found this on ks XDev - the new standard in hobby development boards by Daniel Wingerd — Kickstarter could be useful for all sorts of things. Ben 1
JAB1a Posted November 16, 2012 Author Posted November 16, 2012 The Black Sheep video in London is brilliant if you take it at face value, some of those sights we would never be able to see unless someone did this, I don't think its better than the 'Trappy' New York video by them, much better flyer I think. The best post I have seen about The Black Sheep (TBS) was by 'LoopDreams' on FPV Hub: Leaving aside arguments over the legality. How TBS see themselves: How people see them: "RC Daredevils", gimme a break. I hope video's like this are not used as evidence in some board room to apply for more stricter rules which could spoil the fun for the ones that are 'trying' to stick to the rules. I know this might be the pot calling the kettle black lol
FragglePete Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 This has got me intrigued... ! Feel like this could be something I could get in to; make a nice distraction from work and family life!!! Just been watching this set of videos; very helpful in understanding things a bit better.... Pete
CyberNerd Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 3D Printing FTW Ben yeah there seems to be stacks of 3D printable parts on thingverse Things tagged with 'Quadcopter' - Thingiverse
JAB1a Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 3D printing is amazing, I wish I had one or had access to one but when I looked into them it was going to be about £600 just to get to the first print, is the process cheaper now or still around the same price all in?. His design is great and I love the use of my fravorite resource ZIP TIES
CyberNerd Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 3D printing is amazing, I wish I had one or had access to one but when I looked into them it was going to be about £600 just to get to the first print, is the process cheaper now or still around the same price all in?. Our tech dept built one for about £500 http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
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