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Hey, I have a Craftbot Plus. It has a single extruder, and a 200X250X200mm build volume. Currently I have Blue Hatchbox ABS, and some Red Hatchbox PLA + a spool of White CraftBot PLA. I would be willing to buy some other types of filament. I also currently have some M3 screws and...

Going to post my build plans, and some of the revisions soon, but basically I got a crappy off the shelf tilt rotor frame and was originally going to just make it usable, but with my new 3D printer and some wish to go fast I'm doing a tilt rotor with differential tilt and an EDF strapped to the...

Well I finally joined the ranks of many hobbyist and got myself a 3D printer. I always thought I'd end up with a CNC first or build my own 3D printer however life changed and a 3D printer was my only option. That asside lets get to the important part: What successful 3D printed racers have...

Quick question for any Linux enthusiast out there. Will DRL run on Linux even if it needs to be in wine, and will a Taranis be usable as a controller in Linux. If DRL won't run then can I use the Taranis with Linux on free rider?

Here is a review I wrote recently on the RTF Shuriken 180 from Holybro for Oscar's blog, I'll just link to the full review from here out of respect to Oscar. The Shuriken 180 is a medium priced racing/freestyle ARF (almost ready to fly) quadcopter, that would be great for indoor/outdoor...

Totaled a frame and I'm rebuilding while addressing my previous problems (screws too close to corners, unnecessary slots that weakened the frame, and some added holes for mounting) one problem I have run into is figuring out where to place my female battery connector. Any ideas? Looking for...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3606482/Pilots-Lufthansa-passenger-plane-forced-dodge-THREE-drones-lucky-spot-landing.html Is someone going to come out and say that this is a joke? If so I'm certainly not laughing. The claims and exaggerations keep getting worse...

Well good news: What is reauthorization? What just happened?? https://www.faa.gov/uas/media/Sec_331_336_UAS.pdf

Received this message today, and I'm sure many of you have but I just wanted to bring it to your attention if you live in the US and are not a member of the AMA. AMA Member Call to Action Dear AMA members, The U.S. Senate is currently considering amendments to the Federal Aviation...

Here is a couple of videos on electrical theory. A really simple explanation on capacitance, inductance, and impedance. This kinda explains why VTx will burn up without an antenna too. A touch up on the basics And if you don't have a lot of time here: If you want to learn more...

So I just got a new toy for a great price, and need to learn how to operate it (I have an operators manual, but have not really tried to go through it yet). I need experiment ideas you guys might like to see. The toy is a Mettler H10 Analytical Balance, and apparently is for accurate...

Take a look at this hahaha. Pretty impressive.

I see no problem posting this type of stuff under general as it is somewhat relevant, and I'm sure some people on here dabble in R/C planes (well at least I've started to hahaha). Perhaps an Off-Topic section with other RC stuff like Planes and helis would be nice if there are enough people...

Hey check this guy's channel out. It has a lot of great tech content, and a lot of other really cool things. Be sure to check out his exoskeleton hahaha.

I wrote this answer in response to this question("Why are quadcopters so stable?"), and decided I might as well post it here also. Multirotors unlike helicopters or planes are inherently unstable like a rock. If you were to power each motor up to the exact same speed it is unlikely you would...

Interim Final Rule is to be announced this morning. This thread should be updated with the release.

EDIT: Posted while very annoyed, so read with this in mind hahaha This made me REALLY mad at how the stupidest of people are so common, I was almost to the point of yell at my monitor. Could it be true that people are so stupid? The only guy in here that had ANY, ANY sense has never owned a...

http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/watch_mit_drone_autonomously_avoids_obstacles_at_30_mph/Drones http://www.csail.mit.edu/drone_flies_through_forest_at_30_mph And it is opensource, here is the code if you want some for yourself hahahaha. https://github.com/andybarry/flight

http://www.techenstein.com/what-happens-if-a-drone-gets-sucked-into-a-jet-engine-results-might-surprise-you/ Edit: Here are a few other articles to note. Do consumer UAVs pose a fraction of the risk of wildlife to manned aircraft? Take a look at this article with a statistical...

http://hackaday.com/2011/08/12/persistence-of-vision-helicopter-blades-with-rgb-leds/ This is surprisingly common for RC helicopters, Neil has been holding out on us with his heli-secrets! hahaha So the question it, any idea how to do this on a quad without killing it doe to the prop speed...