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  1. andy bards

    I took my Phantom backcountry skiing and here's the video!

    awesome,, hard to get any better.. maybe a downhill night video, using fatshark goggles with a night owl night camera up front next.. ? only for the non average dude tho.. flying high andy
  2. andy bards

    my first build, second test flight

    few probs with the shaking gimbal,, got two more anti vibes can attatch to hopefully sort that problem..
  3. andy bards

    Well, here goes. In at the Deep End !

    i recommend this open source flight controller,,, same as the pixhawk but with the useless ports removed and internal damping, so don't need to mount on antivibes,, good double sided tape will do...
  4. andy bards

    Well, here goes. In at the Deep End !

    http://www.himodel.com/electric/SUNNYSKY_V3508_700KV_Outrunner_Brushless_Motor_for_Multi-rotor_Aircraft.html - ime running 4s batts.. ive not weighed my quad yet, but will do soon, I have pics of my quad on my first post to get some idea tho.. as a test I picked up an accrington brick (no...
  5. andy bards

    Well, here goes. In at the Deep End !

    where you from Malcb. Mancastrian means local to me.. check out drinkwater racetrack, Prestwich = 250 quads fly there on sundays.. there is a few vids on utube as well..
  6. andy bards

    Well, here goes. In at the Deep End !

    I run 3508 sunnysky 700kv motors on my quad with 12" props on a 470mm frame... 5200mah battery gives me 16 mins flying slow (filming),,, 8 mins flight time (v fast sport flying)
  7. andy bards

    Liftoff game diff from rate?

    need to check taranis channels all correct, flick to your channel page on taranis and switch your mode switch in all 3 positions and see if any channels move when switch is moved. if no movement on roll channel is present, then its probably the flight controller set up.. does it fly ok in...
  8. andy bards

    never to old to learn new tricks..

    never to old to learn new tricks..
  9. andy bards

    Wiring help large bullet to small bullet saftey and flight controller question (noob)

    motors should be fine, (larger wire and connections better if room is no issue) 1 kg of thrust using 4s you will need a 9 x 6 prop using around 16 amps 1 kg of thrust using 3s you will need a 12 x 6 prop using around 18 amps your flying itself will determine how hot your esc get...
  10. andy bards

    Telemetry ?

    http://www.banggood.com/PX4-Pixhawk-Lite-V2_4_6-32bit-Open-Source-Flight-Controller-Combo-with-NEO-M8N-GPS-PPM-PM-p-993850.html better gps than the neo6,, and the firmware is better on the above model, link below is a cheap option for cell voltages, but this uses a divider to calculate the...
  11. andy bards

    And so it begins ...

    u wanting to plug one wire from apm to receiver for all channels to be sent down (less wires cleaner looking build) ?
  12. andy bards

    Quadcopter not taking off

    does your quadcopter have an arming button on it ? needs to be pressed before arming the motors from transmitter..... do you know what flight controller it is ?
  13. andy bards

    One Motor doesn't Spin - Only with RC

    try calibrating esc and transmitter again..
  14. andy bards

    GPS??

    px4lite with neo8 gps ,, very cheap at banggood - with options to do a lot more than just gps,, many, many failsafes can be enabled to protect your camera gear and equipment as standard as well...
  15. andy bards

    How to control a quadcopter with smartphone

    naze32 I think is designed for racing quads, or is suited to them better than the cc3d board.. the naze board is the serious racers choice over the cc3d (someone correct me if ime wrong)... after looking into the cc3d board being controlled from a smartphone, I don't think it can be,, only...
  16. andy bards

    How to control a quadcopter with smartphone

    the link I put on shows the full wiring diagram for the cc3d controller the telemetry is connected into the flexi port (assigned to a serial port) , but I am pretty sure the cc3d can have other ports reassigned for the same connection.... SERIAL PORT is the one to connect to tho,,, I THINK...
  17. andy bards

    Flips on take off, cc3d help

    calibrated taranis transmitter (sticks and pots) ? on the transmitter itself double check inputs and mixes in taranis -- make sure no channels wrongly configured,, check channel movement on display and see if any other channels move when throttle is applied on its own .. andy
  18. andy bards

    How to control a quadcopter with smartphone

    could not find much for the kk2 board,, but a cheap option that need looking at is here.. http://www.banggood.com/CC3D-Revolution-Mini-Combo-OP-Flight-Controller-OPLINK-Radio-Telemetry-GPS-OSD-Power-Distribution-Board-p-1019051.html diagram shows connected to laptop on link above,, but you...
  19. andy bards

    How to control a quadcopter with smartphone

    I had a look at the kk2 flight controllers,, and I am pretty sure this 433 module will not work with the kk2 . there were a few cases on other forums where they had a kk2 board and had to change to a apm, pixhawk board (ardupilot).. flight controller.. to use this module. I know this is not...
  20. andy bards

    How to control a quadcopter with smartphone

    ime a newbie here so information from me is limited,, I definitely know it works with mine and any pixhawk flight controller.. ime pretty sure it would work as it is only sending and receiving basic signals like a normal transmitter..(although I send telemetry as well giving me satellite...
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