Quad flight videos...

[Col]

Nice set-up(s) Mark!

[cheekyscouse]

Originally Posted by Col

Nice set-up(s) Mark!

thanks mate

[neallewis]

Maiden flights of my TBS Discovery with GoPro Hero 2 from tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAi9MZCG07I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFRI3HGDA8M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlWZo24-ksM


Second or third videos are probably a bit better. not a lot going on where I've been flying, but plenty of space with nothing to hit.

[neallewis]

Flying with AndyS tonight at Temple Newsam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxRf21ZYzCM

[andys]

Looks good Neal - not really any jello - good stuff.
My video is frankly unwatchable ! Mounting the keychain in the down wash from the props is obviously a bad idea !

Simon K esc's on this morning - initial thought (in my small garden) not a massive difference. Running slightly higher PI settings with no wobble - it does feel nice and responsive

Think I may have fixed the 330 - I hard reset the Kk2 / re input all the settings and recalibrated it - seems better

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by andys

Looks good Neal - not really any jello - good stuff.
My video is frankly unwatchable ! Mounting the keychain in the down wash from the props is obviously a bad idea !

Simon K esc's on this morning - initial thought (in my small garden) not a massive difference. Running slightly higher PI settings with no wobble - it does feel nice and responsive

Think I may have fixed the 330 - I hard reset the Kk2 / re input all the settings and recalibrated it - seems better

Cheers Andy, yes happy with the output given so many people seem to have bad jello first go. Had a bit more today, if i'm honest. I tried more silicone foam to move the camera foward a touch, to reduce the prop tips out of shot, which worked, but i got more jello I think. Vids going up now, see what you think. I also think its related to the elastic bands holding the camera on the foam into the frame.

Good job with the 330/KK2. I'm going to build one after flying yours. It's just a fun little thing, totally different to flying mine.

[neallewis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkhg-o7MdJE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvcvkV8AH8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKbHEx3PWg

[andys]

Hi Neal

Still looks good - a bit of vibration I'd say rather than 'jello'.

I mounted the GoPro under the 450 and the results were good, but not rock steady - still that tiny vibration on hover -.like on your vids. I think I need to balance my props by sanding them - I assume you can sand the plastic ones?


Are your vids with perfectly balanced props?
I bet they would be better with sunnysky motors too - cant get over how smooth and well balanced they feel on the bench.

I've also read about vibration damping between the arm and motors - although I've not found an off the shelf product / solution you can buy.

Looking at GoPros - cant decide - too many to choose from - might pick an older one up on eBay. Although the v3 is lighter and smaller - which would be good

[neallewis]

Two props I balanced by sanding, the other two have tape. I need to sort this out, and try my motors for balance too with a vibrometer. yes you can sand plastic props. 1000grit wet and dry.

Costco have the Hero 2, same as mine for £160+vat. I'd have a black if I was getting a new one, but I'd probably buy in America and have someone bring it over when they came.

[neallewis]

This evening at RHR after some work on the Invernational track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBOUjjD04CY


Odd glitch at 3:22. Was flying flat out in ATTI mode, felt like it stuck flat out, but then levelled and stopped and I gained full control again?

[Neil Skull]

Not Pro camera set up! but good fun Quad all the same.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

they can be fitted with an optional camera.

Also some footage from UID Camera quad to follow!

[Col]

Here is the first ever video from mine.
808#16 is "snugly" fitted inbetween the top plate and the middle plate. Nothing holding it in, no velcro, no sticky pads. It isn't tight, but don't think it will fall out either.









They were all filmed continuously, I've just removed the bits with my nearly naked kids playing in the back garden.
I've also made sure that youtube hasn't changed them at all, so what you see is what was filmed.

Also on vimeo... maybe. Struggling with it a bit! not sure how to embed them, but it's the same video as above anyway.

http://vimeo.com/70415340

https://vimeo.com/70415341

[Col]

Vids from RHR 24/7/2013

[ravens]

Just found that theres multirotor section on oOple

Heres mine with rc offroad cars and some water.

[rcflyers]

Here's a video of my aerobatic tricopter that I built

[RickRick]

First try, also first flight was the day before for 30 seconds, still some work to do setting up the quad, and probably a better camera mount

[neallewis]

Flight vids from today.

First was a bit of a fly about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm_oBL_qlx8




Second with some crash action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwRHUFQJK4s


First crash it just dropped out the sky at low speed/height. I felt one motor died as I did a low speed yaw. Prop stuck in ground, but it was all fine.

Second crash was my own fault. Lost both ends of a prop, and now that motor feels very tight, so probably a write-off? I thought that was the motor that failed in the first crash, and its had a hit on that one previously in my famous invert at a York school.

[andys]

Nothing to hit in the field except the goalposts - and you hit one

Looks like your flying & speed is getting better though

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by andys

Nothing to hit in the field except the goalposts - and you hit one

Looks like your flying & speed is getting better though

Yup, just clipped it with the prop tips. I thought i'd miss it.

Cheers, feels better and flying a lot more controlled now, I've stopped messing with the gains and returned to my original values ;-)

[northernmonkey]

Uploaded a few more vids on youtube. clicky.