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Quadcopters anyone?

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by Btnewman, Oct 8, 2013.

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  1. Feb 12, 2014 at 12:02 PM
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    Yeah that's what I was thinking but still I want so bad a gas powered heli. The only thing I can remember was my friend getting one in middle school taking it out for the first flight and watching it disappear in the distance..lol
     
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  2. Feb 12, 2014 at 12:06 PM
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    What haven’t I changed?
    Hmm, ok. I was wanting to build a quad/hex to carry a camera up in the air to take photos, so basically go up, maybe move a little bit, then come back down. Problem is all my camera stuff is heavy, and add the weight of a gimbal and the thing won't be going anywhere. I'm thinking I should probably start small with something like a DJI Phantom and a GoPro just to become familiar with it though. Plus that way if it crashes I'm not out $6k worth of drone/camera equipment.
     
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  3. Feb 12, 2014 at 12:14 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Most of us use GoPros for little quads, and then mirrorless (nex5/7) for hexas, and then octos for dslrs and blackmagics or red epcis.
     
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  4. Feb 12, 2014 at 12:15 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    ya, traditional helis are difficult to master... :p

    took me a long time to get decent at flying helis.
     
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  5. Feb 12, 2014 at 12:24 PM
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    i really want to get a heli. kinda want a scale/realistic one though, rather than a 4d performance one.
     
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  6. Feb 12, 2014 at 12:57 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    I've only flown 3d helis except for the one below. It was docile and a joy to fly compared to my old Blade 450... (pic from internet BTW and not the one I flew)

    Coptorworks AF25B... 25lb payload capacity, 70 pound max takeoff.

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Feb 12, 2014 at 1:15 PM
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    that's a big boy for sure 0.0

    i was thinking more along the lines of a scale looks blade 500

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Feb 12, 2014 at 3:16 PM
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  9. Feb 12, 2014 at 4:26 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    I saw that mod in the P2V owners group on Facebook... Interested how it turns out :)
     
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  10. Feb 12, 2014 at 4:27 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    I like... It's also flybarless so will be a bit more twitchy and difficult to control (probably why it's under advanced helis on their website)
     
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  11. Feb 12, 2014 at 6:15 PM
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    yeah, I don't want a flybar one. I'd rather break some parts learning, but have a nice, advanced machine when I get used to it, than have an easy one that I get bored with after a while.

    I've gotten pretty good at flying the phantom in manual mode (no auto-stabilization), so I figure a flybarr-less heli will be similar in nature.
     
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  12. Feb 13, 2014 at 3:30 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    hmm... I don't know about all that... :eek:
     
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  13. Feb 13, 2014 at 8:37 AM
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    So I did the mod last night. It was actually pretty easy to do. Gonna fly it today after work and see how it does (Fingers crossed)!
     
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  14. Feb 13, 2014 at 8:40 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    very cool, i expect a full engineering report :p
     
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  15. Feb 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM
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  16. Feb 16, 2014 at 7:01 PM
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    Here is the multirotor my team and I have been working on for the last couple of months.

    8- turnigy 5000kv motors
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    Not quite sure of the exact battery specs at the moment
    KK 2.1 flightboard

    We are looking for around 25lbs of payload after deducting the frame and and drive train. We have a xompetition March 28 so hopefully we can have it tuned by then.

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  17. Feb 16, 2014 at 7:05 PM
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    Uh. It's beat to he//. But it's only 1 owner.
    Custom body work/damage ARB rear locker Bumpers Shocks Other parts Tires and Rims Air tank fully plumbed into truck "Golf ball mod"
    Thats a very interesting layout
     
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  18. Feb 16, 2014 at 7:07 PM
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    We have to pass through a 28 inch hoop for size restrictions, so it will pass through the hoop lengthwise, having a max width with props at 27 inches
     
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  19. Feb 16, 2014 at 7:11 PM
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    Uh. It's beat to he//. But it's only 1 owner.
    Custom body work/damage ARB rear locker Bumpers Shocks Other parts Tires and Rims Air tank fully plumbed into truck "Golf ball mod"
    Sneaky sneaky... do they set limits on what controller you can use?
     
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  20. Feb 16, 2014 at 7:12 PM
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    Nope, but we chose the KK2.1 due to the fact that it is pre-programmed for our layout
     
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