Meteor 5" build
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mozquito1
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You could use just 2 bolts, I do.
Dugdog47
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Actually I was thinking about slotting the bolt holes longer on a mill. I'm a believer in the 4 bolts per motor theory.
Dugdog47
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Dude those screws couldn't weigh more than a gram or two each, so for extra screws=8-16 grams max (just guessing)
Unless you're racing I don't see the problem?
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Gyro Doctor
Electronics Tech for over 45 years
Unless you're racing I don't see the problem?
... Not just about racing, freestyle fliers mind their weight and it's distribution too. Ideally you want the least weight possible and what there is to be kept around the CG.
That way you're reducing the "unsprung mass" which improves flight command responsiveness.
Most mass should be at about the prop line (although some prefer it lower) and balanced for both
fore to aft and side to side being equal. Then again, there ARE some freestyle fliers that feel being
too light lacks robs you of the momentum needed to pulloff some tricks, soooooo I guess it all really
just boils down to a matter of "taste".
Gyro Doctor
Electronics Tech for over 45 years
There's one that comes to mind that illustrates that:
Flying fast straight ahead you do a half backflip and hang there while you're inverted so you're looking
behind you until momentum runs out and you hafta complete the flip
It's really a pretty cool move if you can pull it off. There's a Youtube vid of the guy who came up with it explaining how to do it with Joshua Bardwell.
mozquito1
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Not enough throttle & height.
It's getting it matched with the speed.
I still fly Los a bit which is the best way to learn. I find its a better experience than FPV. & can control it better.
FPV was a chore for me.
I'm a gamer & thought I could pick this up easy. But the goggles threw me off & felt confined, add I don't want to crash this £200_300 quad so I was constantly playing it safe. Still do but its all good.
It's getting it matched with the speed.
I still fly Los a bit which is the best way to learn. I find its a better experience than FPV. & can control it better.
FPV was a chore for me.
I'm a gamer & thought I could pick this up easy. But the goggles threw me off & felt confined, add I don't want to crash this £200_300 quad so I was constantly playing it safe. Still do but its all good.
mozquito1
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I can't get goggles that fit. My IPD is 72mm
So I'm stuck with my quanums.
Bardwell done a video last week & said fatashark are not planning on doing anything for a larger IPD, I tried a pair of skyzones but too small an IPD, & the quality was crap. White plastic sprayed orange with terrible light leakage. I didn't even fly to test the range. That's even if they where genuine.
So I'm stuck with my quanums.
Bardwell done a video last week & said fatashark are not planning on doing anything for a larger IPD, I tried a pair of skyzones but too small an IPD, & the quality was crap. White plastic sprayed orange with terrible light leakage. I didn't even fly to test the range. That's even if they where genuine.
Dugdog47
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I think for the price fat shark could up their game. Like you say you can't use them and they have no plans on making a larger set, that's lame.
Like mine have a nice field of view and work well for me, but for the money they charge you would think they would have a few more features. There is no OSD whatsoever, no dvr, no way to even tell what channel you're on.
I've got cheaper fpv screens that do all that and only cost a fraction of what the fat shark goggles cost.
Like mine have a nice field of view and work well for me, but for the money they charge you would think they would have a few more features. There is no OSD whatsoever, no dvr, no way to even tell what channel you're on.
I've got cheaper fpv screens that do all that and only cost a fraction of what the fat shark goggles cost.
Gyro Doctor
Electronics Tech for over 45 years
Been there, done that ... lol ... (helps if you remember to chop the throttle as soon as you're inverted)
Dugdog47
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Yea I'll get it eventually but for now I just fly my 5"ers in angle mode. I'm still a novice.Been there, done that ... lol ... (helps if you remember to chop the throttle as soon as you're inverted)
Dugdog47
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Check out about the 50 second mark I think I came fairly close to nailing that trick lol:There's one that comes to mind that illustrates that:
Flying fast straight ahead you do a half backflip and hang there while you're inverted so you're looking
behind you until momentum runs out and you hafta complete the flip
It's really a pretty cool move if you can pull it off. There's a Youtube vid of the guy who came up with it explaining how to do it with Joshua Bardwell.
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