Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

howler said:
I'm thinking that FPV is going to be my next step

I've seen the Fatshark teleporter v3 at $200 on hobbyking, a lot of people saying the res isn't very good but is it good enough to start out?

I've also got a miniOSD that I'd like to hook up and some people suspect that you might not have a good enough resolution on the teleport goggles?

If it is worth the extra money then I'd probably spend the extra on the Predators, as it is only another $80

what does everyone else use? I see a lot of people using screens but doesn't that cause problems in direct sunlight and also having to attach it somehow to the radio or similar
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I went straight for the skyzone goggles. Head tracking, diversity and front camera out of the box. U can also use differant tx brands all with the same goggles rather than be tied in.

This review swung it for me.
 
Lakeland said:
What about gliding back to earth?
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I was actually wrong when I said 400ft. I always thought it was. 400ft is the limit for models over 7Kg. I just learned that in the last 10 minutes.

Under 7KG you can fly as high as you like as long as you can see the model line of sight well enough to control it and avoid collisions. So you can't do it FPV. You may be able to do it FPV if you're on a buddy lead so the main pilot (flying line of sight) can take control at any time.
 
[TW]Taggart;26198238 said:
I went straight for the skyzone goggles. Head tracking, diversity and front camera out of the box. U can also use differant tx brands all with the same goggles rather than be tied in.
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Quite a bit pricier though, especially for my first go at FPV
 
I had a go on someone's Fatsharks a while back. Don't think goggles are for me, especially don't like having my peripheral vision obstructed. Most receivers and even some monitors allow a second video out, so starting with a screen is a good idea imo, you can plug goggles in at a later date and you still have a screen for the gawpers to watch
 
Goggles aren't for everyone. I sold my Attitudes after a couple of weeks because I hated them. The image was just too small at 35 degrees FoV to be anywhere close to immersive. It felt like I was watching a TV from across the room.

Most goggles only have a max of 30 - 35 degrees FoV which is just far too small IMO considering the human field of vision is about 160 degrees horizontal.
 
Bigpops said:
I was actually wrong when I said 400ft. I always thought it was. 400ft is the limit for models over 7Kg. I just learned that in the last 10 minutes.

Under 7KG you can fly as high as you like as long as you can see the model line of sight well enough to control it and avoid collisions. So you can't do it FPV. You may be able to do it FPV if you're on a buddy lead so the main pilot (flying line of sight) can take control at any time.
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Getting changed to 1000ft from 400

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=6204
 
Rilot said:
Goggles aren't for everyone. I sold my Attitudes after a couple of weeks because I hated them. The image was just too small at 35 degrees FoV to be anywhere close to immersive. It felt like I was watching a TV from across the room.

Most goggles only have a max of 30 - 35 degrees FoV which is just far too small IMO considering the human field of vision is about 160 degrees horizontal.
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Can't remember what model the ones I tried, but the overriding feeling was "tiny screen, really close, meh"
 
howler said:
How do people get on with a screen in bright light though? I can imagine them being a bit of a pain to see on a sunny day
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A screen is fine if it has a hood on it with the sun in front of you, i prefer a screen for videoing with the gimbal and for long range the goggles, i find myself getting confused and looking at my control/telemitery more when on a screen so goggles are so much more imerssive, the skyzone are prob the best bang for buck if you can get them but the attitude do me fine. :)

http://youtu.be/onmm1KKEWl0
http://youtu.be/UlDEOD6AfEQ
 
Well that took an age!
My £15 WLtoys v272 finally came in the post yesterday about a month after ordering it. I've flown it around a bit and it's pretty good, no complaints for £15.

Thanks da_ging for posting the original link :)
 
Guys need some help
I've got my quad with an arduflyer been working fine so I've done a tidy up of the wires to lose a bit of weight pluged it back in updated the firmware now when starting it and arm it there is no throttle response so I've done the ESC calibration again and it works fine low and high. Restart it and load mission planner and look at the fail safes so I can see throttle input and motor out put and when I put full throttle in motors hardly show any output. Now twice its gone mad where motord have spun up on full on 1/4 throttle. I've reflashed again with the beta version and still the same. But every time the ESC calibration is done the motor spin OK. This point me in the direction of the arduflyer but don't know what to try next please help
 
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