So I bought a little heli at the mall years ago and started playing with it the other day and since I'm engaged, I can't go get drunk and make bad (or good if you're single) decisions so it was amusing me. I decided I wanted an outdoor one and decided to build a quadcopter. So far it likes to try and flip itself over but since my power source for the lipo is terrible, I can't fly until the cord arrives.
Anyway, not sure if anyone cares but it was kind of fun to build
All the parts
Frame assembled, legs added, motors mounted
ESC's and power distribution board added
Control Board mounted and wires tided up a little
LEDs, receiver, low battery alarm, and Props mounted (white in the front are hard to see here but incredibly bright). Need to find some sort of cover for the top.
Yes, my office is a mess, I know this.
I'm pretty new to the hobby but the flysky got great reviews and was only $50. I have been screwing with this every chance I get to try and get it in the air but I have learned the new firmware I flashed sucks so I went to an older one, got it to hover, went to adjust the roll, and the freaking screw was stripped so I ordered a new board.
After the flight board arrived I learned the stripped pot was the best thing to happen to this build. Everyone said the basic board was perfect for first flights, in case you crash but i could not get it to stay remotely stable. This board has auto level but with it off, I can actually hover and turn this one
Not sure it my was defective or just the fact that the LCD screen makes this one so easy to program but regardless, I'm happy.
New Board and protective added 'bubble'
Other LEDs (3 cluster) seemed weak and I put too much power to them i.e. they blew
New ones are blinding
So far the thing is pretty fun, I have the perv camera I'm going to add after I can get some stable flights and I'm already looking at bigger carbon fiber frames, bigger motors, etc. I think I really just enjoyed putting it together. Only weird thing is that my 3S Lipo is giving me like 5 minutes of flight before the alarm.
Anyway, not sure if anyone cares but it was kind of fun to build
All the parts
Frame assembled, legs added, motors mounted
ESC's and power distribution board added
Control Board mounted and wires tided up a little
LEDs, receiver, low battery alarm, and Props mounted (white in the front are hard to see here but incredibly bright). Need to find some sort of cover for the top.
Yes, my office is a mess, I know this.
I'm pretty new to the hobby but the flysky got great reviews and was only $50. I have been screwing with this every chance I get to try and get it in the air but I have learned the new firmware I flashed sucks so I went to an older one, got it to hover, went to adjust the roll, and the freaking screw was stripped so I ordered a new board.
After the flight board arrived I learned the stripped pot was the best thing to happen to this build. Everyone said the basic board was perfect for first flights, in case you crash but i could not get it to stay remotely stable. This board has auto level but with it off, I can actually hover and turn this one
New Board and protective added 'bubble'
Other LEDs (3 cluster) seemed weak and I put too much power to them i.e. they blew
So far the thing is pretty fun, I have the perv camera I'm going to add after I can get some stable flights and I'm already looking at bigger carbon fiber frames, bigger motors, etc. I think I really just enjoyed putting it together. Only weird thing is that my 3S Lipo is giving me like 5 minutes of flight before the alarm.