FlaredElectronics
New Member
Hello members. I am a quadcopter newbie, and got into quad copters to attempt to create a self flying, self communicating drone. You have to walk before you can crawl, and you have to breathe before that. I purchased a Hubsan HC107C, and several crash packs for the 107C, 107L, and the motors for both.
My OOBE was a disaster. I read the directions, and they are terrible for a newbie. I spent about 3 hours trying to figure out why it would not go up. I drained the battery multiple times just trying to get an inch of the ground. I attempted to calibrate the controller, gyro, and anything else finally to figure out.......propellers were on backwards from the factory!
So I finally got it airborne and it just goes everywhere, and refuses to stay still, even with light trimming. This part could just be how they go, but I wanted to check my experience and see if anyone else had this OOBE or there is some tips to follow.
The first thing that comes to mind is, small corrections, just like flying a plane.
The second is WTF controls? I don't think they make much sense, and it never explains what "mode 1" and "mode 2" are.
The manual spends way to much time explaining not to run it into things and almost nothing about how to fly it. With crashpacks being awesomely cheap, I can see why with supply and demand. Before leaving the ground, I already needed new props......
Any tips or rants for a newbie. I obviously am a newbie since it took me almost 3 hours to figure out why this thing was a lead brick from the factory.
I eventually want to make a lightweight frame mod using the ATmega (arduinos), and control the voltages and keep the sketch open source. The Light Blue Bean has a built in accel, and is already low power and small. It is what I had in mind, plus BT programming & serial from a iPhone!
My OOBE was a disaster. I read the directions, and they are terrible for a newbie. I spent about 3 hours trying to figure out why it would not go up. I drained the battery multiple times just trying to get an inch of the ground. I attempted to calibrate the controller, gyro, and anything else finally to figure out.......propellers were on backwards from the factory!
So I finally got it airborne and it just goes everywhere, and refuses to stay still, even with light trimming. This part could just be how they go, but I wanted to check my experience and see if anyone else had this OOBE or there is some tips to follow.
The first thing that comes to mind is, small corrections, just like flying a plane.
The second is WTF controls? I don't think they make much sense, and it never explains what "mode 1" and "mode 2" are.
The manual spends way to much time explaining not to run it into things and almost nothing about how to fly it. With crashpacks being awesomely cheap, I can see why with supply and demand. Before leaving the ground, I already needed new props......
Any tips or rants for a newbie. I obviously am a newbie since it took me almost 3 hours to figure out why this thing was a lead brick from the factory.
I eventually want to make a lightweight frame mod using the ATmega (arduinos), and control the voltages and keep the sketch open source. The Light Blue Bean has a built in accel, and is already low power and small. It is what I had in mind, plus BT programming & serial from a iPhone!
