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Quadcopters anyone?

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

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    It is still pouring with rain here so I can't fly. So I decided I would order my new frame and motors :)
     
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    Nice... Was too windy here so I flew the indoor aircraft in the shop... And then checked on the status of my inspire 1
     
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  3. Jan 5, 2015 at 8:14 PM
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    I tried flying indoors today. Lasted about 5 seconds before the wife started screaming about the walls... :rofl:
     
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  4. Jan 5, 2015 at 8:21 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Yup sounds familiar lol
     
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  5. Jan 6, 2015 at 3:56 AM
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    Do you have the first batch of the inspire pre-order?
     
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  6. Jan 6, 2015 at 4:36 AM
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    Been having a lot of fun with my Blade Nano QX. Great little quad to learn on and I can fly indoors when the weather is bad outside. Been taking it to work and flying at lunch with some coworkers who also have the Nano QX. I can see myself saving up some money to buy or maybe build a bigger quad in the future.
     
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  7. Jan 6, 2015 at 9:02 PM
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    Got a nother little'n whipped up. Too cold (-10, to -50 with windchill) to go outside and fly at all. So i took some spare parts and threw together a 70mm indoor quad. It carries some micro fpv stuff pretty well for its size!
     
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  8. Jan 6, 2015 at 11:06 PM
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    Cool! Got any photos of it, or any videos?
     
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  10. Jan 7, 2015 at 3:56 AM
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    That TBS Disco :drool:
     
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  11. Jan 7, 2015 at 6:57 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Not yet... ordered too late to be in the first batch... hoping it comes soon.

    Nice vids :)

    I'm not a fan of TBS... not because of the aircraft but because of Trappy.
     
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  12. Jan 7, 2015 at 9:11 AM
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    lol he's all right in some of their vids, I just love everything is on the bottom plate. Power board, uhf, osd, fpv
     
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    It flies!!!
     
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  14. Jan 8, 2015 at 12:02 PM
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    :woot:
     
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  15. Jan 8, 2015 at 12:05 PM
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    new free toy to review for the magazine...

    [​IMG]
     
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  16. Jan 8, 2015 at 8:15 PM
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    Right into the open door of my truck... LOL just a couple broken props and an antenna mount.

    I am using a FrSky X8R receiver which I think is way over kill for what I am flying. And the tuned antennas on it are kinda hard to find space to mount them. How important is it to have them in a V position and their planes perpendicular to each other? I had this on it but it broke pretty easily:
    http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2300326
    I keep seeing people just zip tying them to the motor arms, which seems less likely to break off in a crash.

    Also I am having a heck of a time deciding what FPV setup to go with. 25mW-600mW which receiver, antenna, monitor or goggles. I know ill probably just go with a 5.8GHz system. any recommendations for the FPV set up on a QAV250?
     
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  17. Jan 8, 2015 at 9:06 PM
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    HomerTaco ...................................................................................................................................................... Core-Hurst short throw shifter & T-handle / Carbon Fiber Interior / custom console light / De-badged / leather interior / Heated Front seats / Red Line Hood Struts / Painted speaker grills /one-off TRD Satoshi Grill with 12-15 front-end swap/ Pioneer AVIC-X920BT HU / Scangauge II / Black LED Tails / Dash Mount for iPad mini / Safari Snorkel / Auto-pilot mode / Leer 100XQ Cap / 4x Innovations sliders / Rear Diff Breather Mod / front windows tinted to 35% / Brute Force Fab Hybrid Front Bumper / BAMF Rear Diff Skid / Budbuilt Skids / CBI Trail Master 2.0 rear hybrid bumper / Fox rr coils/ TC UCA's/ TC spindle gussets/ TC Cam Tab gussets / Dakar leafs / Defined Engineering shackles / All pro U bolt flip / Timbren Rear Bumpstops / BAMF LCA skids / Exhaust re-route / Fog Light anytime Mod / LowRange Off Road extended rear brake lines / ATO Shackle Flip / sectioned Bushwhacker flares / re-geared to 4.56 / ARB Front & Rear Locking Diff / ARB CKMA12 compressor / PrInSu full rack system / 1" body lift / Inchworm 4.7 crawlbox / twin stick FJ t-case / Davez off-road triple-stick kit/
    What happens after you review it? Do you send it back?
     
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  18. Jan 8, 2015 at 9:09 PM
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    Nope get to keep it... And then promptly sell it LOL :)
     
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  19. Jan 8, 2015 at 9:10 PM
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    ORLY?
     
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  20. Jan 8, 2015 at 9:13 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    I imagine the v mount may help the 2.4 but if you're not shooting for long range FPV (in which you'd be smart to go UHF instead) I really wouldn't worry about it... Zip tie away.

    For 5.8, immersion receivers typically have the greatest sensitivity... For the 1.3 stuff, I like Lawmate.

    I'd do 600mw with blue beam antennas... Monitor or goggles is up to you... I prefer monitors... If you go that route, find one made for FPV otherwise if you have a weak signal, the screen may go blue and not display video unless the signal is stronger...
     
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