First ever Quadcopter/RC anything

[Casey Sutherland]

So I could use a little help. I built the quad shown below and would like to get it up and flying.
http://www.hovership.com/guides/mhq2-build-guide/
Heres where I'm at..I have it built and the receiver talking to the transmitter (frsky taranis x9d plus/frsky d4r-II) the controller will control the motors etc.
where do I go from here to get it flying without destroying it before it ever gets airborne
pics:

 

[Jackson]

Which flight controller are you using?

 

[GJH105775]

Looks like a mutiwii maybe. Most people like to do a tie down test, before trying to get it airborn. Make sure you test in the grass also. Before testing with props on, test that the motors spin up at the same time (NO PROPS). Then check that the motors are spinning the correct direction.

 

[Casey Sutherland]

its a naze 32 acro. the kit said i needed both clockwise and counter clockwise props which i have but does that mean that two motors will be pushing air upwards and two will be pushing downwards? further i opted for the heavier battery making it back heavy how do i counter act that in baseflight?

 

[GJH105775]

No, two motors should spin CW, and two CCW.

it should be like this :


CW____ CCW


CCW____ CW

 

[GJH105775]

If you need to change the direction of any motor simply swap any two wires coming from the motors.

 

[Casey Sutherland]

Im confused isnt the same effect achieved if i have ccw and cw props with all the engines spinning the same direction?

 

[GJH105775]

no, you want all motors lifting, having CW and CCW rotation is needed to allow you to yaw (turn left and right).

 

[Casey Sutherland]

ooh gotcha so i can have 4 of the same type of props i just need 2 and 3 spinning in the opposite direction. OK ill make those changes and attempt a tie down test flight and report back here.

 

[Casey Sutherland]

not that im doubting the advice your giving me but how come the build guide and component specifically say to get two of each kind of prop (http://www.hovership.com/guides/mhq2-build-components-list/)? could you shed some light on that?

 

[GJH105775]

not that im doubting the advice your giving me but how come the build guide and component specifically say to get two of each kind of prop (http://www.hovership.com/guides/mhq2-build-components-list/)? could you shed some light on that?

You do get two CW and two CCW, they all lift the quadcopter off the ground, but by spinning different directions they allow the quad to turn left and right by slowing both CW or both CCW.


So you have two CCW props and two CW props, the CCW props will spin CCW and the CW props with spin CW.

 

[GJH105775]

Here you are.

 

[Casey Sutherland]

Thanks!!

 

[GJH105775]

It seem to make sense?

 

[Casey Sutherland]

well i attempted a tied down test flight and poop went sideways... prolly gunna need stitches and gunna have to print out another set of rotor arms but the important components are all good! the string came loose and i took a propeller to the arm other than that ill live to fly another day .

 

[GJH105775]

Haha, wow, what all happened (drifting, viloent flipping, spinning?)? Did you get a video?

 

[Casey Sutherland]

i did not get a video but if i did the audio would have been "hey its workin.....f..f. FUUUUUUUUU...SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT".