Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

it is a bit piggy but I'm getting over 10 mins flight time with the 1500s:

336g unloaded / 474g with 1500 battery.

The RCX motors are claimed to have 300g of thrust (if that is to be believed) so even at 600g it would be at a 2:1 power ratio which is OK-ish isn't it?

What weight is yours coming in at DB?
 
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Does anyone know of any other system to Flytrex that captures GPS/time locations? The map overlay would be really useful but not interested in the badges/sharing/awards etc so seeing as it doesn't even support the A2 atm anyway does anyone know of an alternative?
 
Found a massive field (8 football pitches) nearby that was empty today :-) 5 batteries worth of fun, man these things love space. Getting a bit more confident with flying in all headings now including facing me I just needed a bit of height and more space for error. Also enjoying some high speed maneuvering and full throttle acceleration :)

Auto level off is still a nono though, broke me another prop trying :)
 
Russinating said:
Does anyone know of any other system to Flytrex that captures GPS/time locations? The map overlay would be really useful but not interested in the badges/sharing/awards etc so seeing as it doesn't even support the A2 atm anyway does anyone know of an alternative?
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Attaching your smart phone to it if you dare :D
 
Genoma said:
it is a bit piggy but I'm getting over 10 mins flight time with the 1500s:

336g unloaded / 474g with 1500 battery.

The RCX motors are claimed to have 300g of thrust (if that is to be beloved) so even at 600g it would be at a 2:1 power ratio which is OK-ish isn't it?

What weight is yours coming in at DB?
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Oh mines a real porker, 500g+ laden with FPV, but that was before I stripped the wiring back, got rid of the wiring harness and lightened my FPV cabling. Getting ~6 minutes or so of flight (I bring it in before the alarm goes off mostly), running the 1704 motors 5030 HQ Props and 1300mah 3 cells. Can't decide whether to get a set of 1804s or just leave it be, because it's just a basher... Really tempted to go H quad and get some quality parts but what goes up must come down :D Also, i have a tri, a 450 sized quad and a 450 dead cat kicking about and sweet FA time to myself :(
 
Russinating said:
Does anyone know of any other system to Flytrex that captures GPS/time locations? The map overlay would be really useful but not interested in the badges/sharing/awards etc so seeing as it doesn't even support the A2 atm anyway does anyone know of an alternative?
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The PC groundstation can record flights. I've got it installed on my S800 but have yet to actually use it.
 
Hey all

I fully charged my phantom battery but it only lasted about 4 minutes flight, when I recharged it the second light on the charger was flashing.
Does this mean the second cell is damaged?

Cheers
 
canman said:
Hey all

I fully charged my phantom battery but it only lasted about 4 minutes flight, when I recharged it the second light on the charger was flashing.
Does this mean the second cell is damaged?

Cheers
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The definitive way is to check with a multimeter or cell checker if you have one.

This one is the price of a beer :) - http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=42953
As long as you have a normal LiPo like in the Phantom 1

If you have one of the proprietary Phantom 2 batteries then I have no idea.
 
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Added some LED strips to the 250, was really helpful for LOS flying some good fun today, one bad crash (clicked out of self level by mistake), destroyed one LED strip :) and a motor broke off. A few minutes and another zip tie later back in the air! Resoldered a new LED strip and back to normal. Resilient little bugger!
 
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