Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

Rilot · 7 Jul 2014 at 21:36

Completely agree with Russ on this one. The rules are there for a very good reason. A multirotor without control is a 7kg brick. Think how much damage one could do to a person if one slammed in to them.
Even though I'm not certified I fly away from people in a controlled manner with rigorous pre-flight checks. I also have insurance.

Cyclone · 8 Jul 2014 at 10:10

My Devo-rx601 receiver finally turned up today but cant pair it with the Devo 7e tx. Its compatible but the old brain cell isnt kicking in. Ill have another try later/tomorrow.

BUT, I did manage to get this earlier with my Vision.

The screen said 400ft, but in reality its a bit lower. I just need to take it higher.

Amp34 · 8 Jul 2014 at 10:47

Rilot said:
Completely agree with Russ on this one. The rules are there for a very good reason. A multirotor without control is a 7kg brick. Think how much damage one could do to a person if one slammed in to them.
Even though I'm not certified I fly away from people in a controlled manner with rigorous pre-flight checks. I also have insurance.

In reality less than 2kg. While I see the point about banning following in urbanized areas (for example) the blanket banning of this kind of thing is not what should be done. An example being weight of drone being taken into account. Someone flying a 1.5 KG drone in a field a mile from the nearest town and someone flying a 7kg drone in a town centre should have different rules.

That's a point though, is the ban the whole of the UK or just public places (ie can you use a "follow me" drone on a field you own?)

Russinating · 8 Jul 2014 at 11:05

Whole of the UK. You don't own airspace so as soon as you're even 1mm above the ground you own you're not 'in charge', the CAA are.

[TW]Taggart · 8 Jul 2014 at 12:31

Russinating said:
Ha, usually fly on the Downs but had a quick round of golf whilst we were up there too .

blaze castle is good too.

I found the downs to have a lot of win shear as its top of a hill. not tried it with my quad yet tho

Russinating · 8 Jul 2014 at 12:33

Yeah it does but fortunately the S1000 handles wind ridiculously well. Not many other low-altitude green open areas in Bristol.

Cyclone · 8 Jul 2014 at 12:35

I am such a div. I had the wires connected the wrong way round (black wire was wrong side). All working fine now, just need to set it up proper.

Im in the 250 club

d_brennen · 8 Jul 2014 at 15:55

Cyclone said:
I am such a div. I had the wires connected the wrong way round (black wire was wrong side). All working fine now, just need to set it up proper.

Im in the 250 club

Awesome! Pics naow!

Narj · 8 Jul 2014 at 16:00

Got my H3-3D gimbal... hurrah.

Now, am I better off using the live video out from the GoPro to my iOSD Mini->VTX or should I take the video out from the main board? I take it the anti interference board means I should get cleaner output from the board?

[TW]Taggart · 9 Jul 2014 at 18:37

Narj said:
Got my H3-3D gimbal... hurrah.

Now, am I better off using the live video out from the GoPro to my iOSD Mini->VTX or should I take the video out from the main board? I take it the anti interference board means I should get cleaner output from the board?

not sure of your exact setup but it sounds like you need a video switcher:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-Channel...sGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item19ef89d6ee

As long as any video clean up filters are on the tx and everything else runs of its own power it should be good.

Russinating · 9 Jul 2014 at 18:49

Passed our flight exam today! Means we're but weeks away from getting our permission to fly

opstrat · 9 Jul 2014 at 19:00

so ive been using an er drone 2.0 for about a year now. im looking to go more serious now.

i know there are hundreds of "how to build a quadcopter" pages but where are the best places for parts?

Genoma · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:16

Hobbyking for parts if you can find them in the UK warehouse else be prepared to wait a lot

gandhi · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:20

Just wondering if anybody had seen this website......

untestedprototype

A few free cad plans for some pretty tasty looking quads. Just need to find some a skilled CNC machinist now to cut one for me. The Hammer is available from makeitbuildit, but it's g10 and I quite fancy a CF one.

I've ordered some high KV tiny motors and some new ESC's that should be abot to cope with the motors, so will keep you posted!

Just a thought, but if I was to get a few cut, would anybody else be interested in one?

gandhi · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:21

opstrat said:
so ive been using an er drone 2.0 for about a year now. im looking to go more serious now.

i know there are hundreds of "how to build a quadcopter" pages but where are the best places for parts?

Giantshark are also quite useful for various bits....

Genoma · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:26

Russinating said:
Passed our flight exam today! Means we're but weeks away from getting our permission to fly

Congrats!

opstrat · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:26

Genoma said:
Hobbyking for parts if you can find them in the UK warehouse else be prepared to wait a lot

Thanks, been looking there a lot, they seem to be a main dealer for turnigy stuff. are they ok? i have a turnigy li-po battery but havnt used it.

gandhi said:
Giantshark are also quite useful for various bits....

thanks i will have look.

Russinating · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:50

Genoma said:
Congrats!

Ta! Well excited to launch and actually start selling the thing.

opstrat · 9 Jul 2014 at 21:17

bit of advice guys, get a kit or build from scratch.

Narj · 9 Jul 2014 at 21:33

It's OK, I've got my gimbal working now and decided to use the GoPro for FPV for a while to see how that works. Apparently there's an FPV mode for the H3-3D. Installation is much tidier this way anyhow although I'm not sure how the live out will measure up to my normal FPV camera.