It's highly recommended to cut the +'ve wire or pull the pin on all but one of your ESCs.
Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread
- Thread starter RomanNose
- Start date
So leave the ground wire left in, as i was going to take both wires off as the ESC
I doesn't really make much difference, you can if you want. As long as the circuit is broken by removing at least one lead you're fine.
If you can competently fly a tricopter, a quad should be no problem at all. I find orientation very hard with quads though (tbh I find it hard with my tri too
)Cheers for the reply. Going to have to get off my arse and get building I think. I've got the Mobius camera now so need to put together a frame that can carry it and other stuff well.
Bad weather seems to just make me lazy! Need to change that.
From what I understand they're very smooth and feel locked in, a lot of folks who you see flying graceful FPV are using these like Juz, MidwestRob etc.
I think the Naze 32 boards are very similar in performance, maybe a bit better at acro and easier ont he pocket
I think the Naze 32 boards are very similar in performance, maybe a bit better at acro and easier ont he pocket
Thanks, should be good to go then with more practice of the Tri. Unfortunately the weather here hasn't been kindIf you can competently fly a tricopter, a quad should be no problem at all. I find orientation very hard with quads though (tbh I find it hard with my tri too
Cool thanks. Shall put it on the WANT list then5x3 HQ props
no didnt get stung by customs
alongside the Predator V2 FPV. 
PS: Would a 250 frame be ok for 2200mah 3S batteries? I have a few for my Tri and 450 Heli, don't want to be buying any others to be honest.
Edit: Those CC3D boards are about £60 arent they?
Yeah, once you take into account shipping it works out at about that. I got mine from someone in the UK for £65.
Got a reply from my local flying club, not allowed to fly rotary wing models unless you've been a member for 2 years flying fixed wing. Endangering the public it is then
I tried to contact my local club, they ignored me. Going by the website I reckon they don't want any of this new fangled multirotor stuff in their back yard.
That's the impression I get too. Oh well, that's their loss especially when there are far better places to fly than featureless model airfields and there are tons of people who you can fly with from forums and facebook groupsI tried to contact my local club, they ignored me. Going by the website I reckon they don't want any of this new fangled multirotor stuff in their back yard.
Thanks, should be good to go then with more practice of the Tri. Unfortunately the weather here hasn't been kind
Cool thanks. Shall put it on the WANT list then
PS: Would a 250 frame be ok for 2200mah 3S batteries? I have a few for my Tri and 450 Heli, don't want to be buying any others to be honest.
Edit: Those CC3D boards are about £60 arent they?
Yes 2200 mah would be fine,i can fit a 3700 3s mah under my diy one and she hovers at 50%.
If you get decent enough motors it wont be a problem.
Ive been looking in the wrong places then for a CC3D board,i thought they went for around £90,but ive only had a look at a couple of UK sites.
Thanks pazza. What kind of flight time do you get with a 3700mah? I would imagine I'd only get a few minutes with a 2200mah.
Could I just run 2 2200mah batteries in parallel? Maybe a bit overkill.
I tried to contact my local club, they ignored me. Going by the website I reckon they don't want any of this new fangled multirotor stuff in their back yard.
That's the impression I get too. Oh well, that's their loss especially when there are far better places to fly than featureless model airfields and there are tons of people who you can fly with from forums and facebook groups
Very common. Most flying clubs are extremely snotty.
Back when I was flying collective-pitch helis I approached a couple of flying clubs in the Thames Valley area and was told by all of them that they wouldn't let me fly as they didn't like heli pilots who didn't also fly fixed-wing.
These stupid clubs are actually making things more dangerous for the public by turning away people with a genuine interest in flying.
I gave up with clubs after that.
Got a reply from my local flying club, not allowed to fly rotary wing models unless you've been a member for 2 years flying fixed wing. Endangering the public it is then
That's retarded, my local flying clubs only restriction is no unsupervised flying for new members for their first few flights with ANY type of model while the flight instructor works out if you're competent or not.
My fathers flying club is even less restrictive!