Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

Cyclone · 15 Oct 2014 at 06:52

gandhi said:
Yep, I kinda want one after watching the vids. Looks to be very good. Ain't gonna be cheap though.

They do look very nice dont they?

£1k for the M480 I would imagine. DJI and the others would have to sort something out sharpish when these are released.

Diddums · 15 Oct 2014 at 06:56

spookywillow said:
Anyone see the Phantom on the news carrying a flag over the football match? idiots are spoiling it

This will contribute towards the end of the situation we're in now. People will see this on telly, get ideas and it'll spread. Fast forward a few months / years and we're going to need a licence and a designated area for flying.

Skeeter · 15 Oct 2014 at 07:52

I can't imagine they would just ban multirotors either. It's heading to a full scale clampdown on all RC flying, meaning the guys flying planes and gliders who have had nothing to do with the rise of multirotor idiots will be affected too. And that's going to suck.

Cyclone · 15 Oct 2014 at 08:06

The person doing this has done it more than once.

Russinating · 15 Oct 2014 at 13:03

Wow. Huge fine from the CAA coming their way.

FunkyCowie · 15 Oct 2014 at 14:03

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Notti...n/story-22945644-detail/story.html?345sdfgdfg

gandhi · 15 Oct 2014 at 14:47

Yep, and one of my colleagues in the office saw a bloke launching a phantom outside the abbey in Bath last week. If any of you have ever been to Bath, you will know how crowded this area gets with tourists. And it was windy, so windy in fact, I decided against my lunchtime fly!

The world is full of idiots alas.

d_brennen · 15 Oct 2014 at 22:39

For anyone who missed the ZMR250 PDB that someone on RCGroups was making, there's another batch being brewed!

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2260906

Genoma · 15 Oct 2014 at 23:10

Here's some footage after tuning my Naze32 PIDs, and before I crashed and destroyed the mobius

Russinating · 16 Oct 2014 at 11:55

I'm looking for a drone that's got inbuilt/substantial prop guards, similar to the Parrot AR, but a little more advanced in that it takes a normal controller (T8J) etc. Doesn't need to carry a camera either.

Any suggestions?

Genoma · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:33

you just looking for something to train with Russ?

Russinating · 16 Oct 2014 at 20:20

No, it's for someone else, which is why I'm of no use; my knowledge starts and ends with the S1000

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Burned_Alive · 16 Oct 2014 at 21:43

Russinating said:
I'm looking for a drone that's got inbuilt/substantial prop guards, similar to the Parrot AR, but a little more advanced in that it takes a normal controller (T8J) etc. Doesn't need to carry a camera either.

Any suggestions?

May not strictly meet the second criteria, but what about a DJI Phantom with the DJI prop guards?

Russinating · 16 Oct 2014 at 22:42

Have a Phantom already but no, not really, needs to be smaller/cheaper, preferably with... hmm how do you explain it... level landing gear? ie The landing gear is the prop guards/bottom of the drone itself, rather than feet.

Cyclone · 17 Oct 2014 at 02:27

This looks interesting

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/...nt=4163698967&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EDM

Got a pop-up saying I can have it cheaper........clicked on buy. Just over £15. Ill probably strip my 250 down and put the parts in this frame and add the 2 extra motors and esc.

Skeeter · 17 Oct 2014 at 08:07

What size/cost Russ? The X4 has a prop guard add on. There's also a few other X4 sized ones with them built in. If you step up to 250s then Radio C do carbon prop guards you can add to a frame. Or... why not just a Parrot?

Skeeter · 17 Oct 2014 at 08:12

Cyclone said:
This looks interesting

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/...nt=4163698967&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EDM

Got a pop-up saying I can have it cheaper........clicked on buy. Just over £15. Ill probably strip my 250 down and put the parts in this frame and add the 2 extra motors and esc.

A mate linked me to that. It looks great. The devil on my shoulder keeps telling me to do it, but the angel on the other side keeps reminding me I can't fly and that would just mean I go through props and motors 50% quicker

. My quad is still in bits after I almost wrote it off trying flips.

Cyclone · 17 Oct 2014 at 08:33

I know where you're coming from, but you only live once

Isnt the Hubsan X4 meant for flips??

*edit* Speaking of the X4, Ive replaced the damaged motor and its now flying again. Took about 15 minutes to do.

gandhi · 17 Oct 2014 at 13:17

Have just pre-ordered one of THESE

If it flies anything like my SuperX, it will be immense and will go on the mini hexa.

Pre-orders get a free OSD.

With currency conversion and postage, came to the princely sum of £98.38.

God knows how long it will take to get halfway across the world but I'm just gonna forget about it and when it turns up, it will be like Christmas. Well, it probably will be Christmas

gandhi · 17 Oct 2014 at 13:22

Skeeter said:
A mate linked me to that. It looks great. The devil on my shoulder keeps telling me to do it, but the angel on the other side keeps reminding me I can't fly and that would just mean I go through props and motors 50% quicker . My quad is still in bits after I almost wrote it off trying flips.

Yeah, I could imagine that one breaking quite easily. Doesn't look very strong!