Nobody wants a 2-part sticky edition=======In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.>How do I get started with racing drones?https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDb7WF6c8mWARrcxtX_G6yytK7QFHID>What about planes?https://www.flitetest.com/>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.>I want a cheap RC training plane that is turnkey.XK BeaverEachine Wing DragonOMPHobby T720Hobbyzone Champ (used only)>I want a good FPV fixed wing platform.ZOHD DriftSonicmodell AR WingFinwing Albabird>I want a basher fixed wing model for doing crazy shit that is easily repairable.RCFactory, Hacker and other similar profile models>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly around my yard/gardenSyma X5C>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly inside my houseEachine E010/Hubsan X4>What are some good YouTube channels for learning or fun?Joshua Bardwell - https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaBardwellPainless360 - https://www.youtube.com/@Painless360Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/@FliteTestPeter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSripolRCModelReviews - https://www.youtube.com/@RCModelReviewsAndrew Newton - https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewNewtonRCGutt - https://www.youtube.com/@rcguttRC Test Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflightThink Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkflightTail Heavy Productions - https://www.youtube.com/@TailHeavyProductions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULsXzcIdoEMcan i do this to run my jumper t lite v2 ELRS radio at say 250mW/500mW instead of it's capped default 100mW? when i go into the internal module's wifi configuration page i see these power values. im assuming these are the values for 10mW,25mW,50mW,100mW since those are the options in the LUA script on the radio.does anyone know how i can get 250mw,500mw and so on? i dont want to set it to something insane and ruin it by mistake and i dont really have a way to accurately measure the RF power
>>2774581I have a DJI Mavic Air 2 from, I think, 2020. Is there anything new drones of similar price can do in 2024 that is actually better aside from a higher-spec camera or longer flight time?
>>2774828No. Please stay away from airports and crowded cities with your flying camera.
Made a good FPV drone to strike ukrainians
Does anyone know the smallest fpv drone that has ever been made? Id love to make a tiny indoor one
>>2774880just build whatever the tinywhoop tubers are using today.
>>2774880idk about ever been made there's probably smaller prototypesbut the lighest one commercially sold is probably the mobula 6 2024. its like 17 grams (~26 grams with battery) and its overall diameter is like 96mm.i dont have that one but i have the mobeetle 6 which is somewhat similar
I want to learn to pilot an FPV quad with a sim and I'm getting some serious decision paralysis on a radio.
>>2774984Get either the Radiomaster Pocket or the Radiomaster Boxer (1W ELRS version, not the 4in1)
>>2774984what >>2775045 saysi'd get the pocket. don't forget to order 18650 batteries. sim might work without, idk
>>2775045>>2775086I was considering those two, would it be worth going for the boxer despite it being x2 the price of the pocket?I have quite large hands so the extra size would be nice, and the boxer being able to take nearly any 2s lipo that'll fit inside it would save me a few bucks as I already have a few 750mah, 1600mah, and 2200mah packs from my RC car shit.I don't mind spending more if it's really worth it in the end, especially on a peripheral.
>>2775113Get the boxer, it's made for anons in your position
>>2774984get a radiomaster pocket its cheap,small,takes 2 batteries and you can easily upgrade it with the strongest transmitters like the radiomaster ranger that supports ~2w its what id get if i was buying today and i got the jumper t lite at the time. the only reason to get anything more is if you hate gamepad style controllers or need a touchscreen/a billion switches
>>2775119>if you hate gamepad style controllersI only have (limited) experience with a DJI RC-N1 which felt decent (but small) in my hand, and chinkshit gamepad style ones which felt like absolute shit in hand and in use.>a billion switchesngl, having a bunch of buttons/switches at my disposable pleases my autism
>>2775132iirc pocket has 5 switches, boxer has 6 (1 momentary)honestly theyre both good just pick one according to your budget
>>2774814i copied the settings (power values and power mW) from a 500mW TX module into my internal TX moule thats limited to 100mW by default.i dont have the tools for rigorous testing but when connected to my drone on the desk i got a nice 3-6 db jump each time (keeping position of drone and controller and the environment constant) i increased the power on my controller so it might be working.
Another pocket owner chiming in.I have small hands and I don't really like the form factor, the smallness of the gimbals, or the cheapness of the switches. If you're on the fence between the boxer and the pocket I think the boxer is a much better choice.
>>2774984radiomaster is the way, but you could buy one of these. I have one and it's easier for me than getting my actual transmitter. Downside is this is spending more money overall.
>>2774581anyone tried making a diy blimp or other types of drones without propellers?
>>2775213>blimp with no propellerThat's called a balloon. You can buy a pack of them at a party store for a dollar.
>>2775213isnt the idea of a drone that you have control over it?
Does anyone here have experience with pure flying wings (no vertical surfaces) like a Prandtl or Horten? Im seriously concerned about stability at <2m scale
>>2774581Should I buy an RC autogyro kit? I love installing my own electronics and I found this Cierva autogyro kit from a Czech seller.I did helicopters from 2007 to 2014 and then fixed wing from 2014 to the present day (I want another heli).
flew my OpewnIPC quad today, fixed an issue with the mavlink telemetry to the camera by twisting the data cable so i had data on my OSD unlike last time.i still have no idea how to record video from the main camera, i might just use an HDMI splitter + capture card connected to my phone or something. the openIPC AIO supposedly just has an sdcard slot on board for recordings.
>>2774838How about nude beaches?
>>2774838He doesn't want you to see all the babe-alicious broads that frequent airstrips and crowded metropolitan areasI seeTrying to keep all those hotties for yourself huh, well it won't work on me!
Bought a jumper tlite v2 from aliexpress, shit straight up doesn't wanna turn on a lot of the times randomly, I try to charge it but it stays on the same battery level, and other issues related to staying on, fuck I made a mistake buying this. I feel like the battery is loose in the back and when I move the controller it loses the connection to it something fuck this thing
>>2775935Ok I bended the contact tabs a little bit and the battery holds better and it seems to be more consistently powering on, I'm stupid lol
>>2775941you can also put a sheet of some thing foam against the battery lidso when you close it there will always be a little pressure on the battery, keeping it in place
>>2775935are you sure you are using an 18650?
>>2775963>>2775982the bending of the tab solved all issues and it works great now, it expects the 18650 battery to have a protruding nob or whatever you wanna call on the positive side and mine doesn't that's why it was falling outanyway's I've been flying for the past few hours in velocidrone and I'm having tons of fun, I wanna buy a real drone and goggles now lul
It rained today. Goddammit. I was hoping to get some more practice with my meteor65. Not quite confident enough to fly it indoors, I've been eating too many weeds.
>>2775935ive had problems with it too the metallic battery contacts are too loose, try to bend them so they apply pressure on the battery and it sits tightly in the controller.i think they were created with non flat 18650 batteries in mind so that the common flat ones are too short.>>2776065thats totally an indoor quad, also basically indistructible unless you really slam it into things full-force and even then its just a broken prop at most. if you're new to quad flying connect your controller to your pc and try fpv simulators on steam until you can do basic flight stuff like staying level,flying forward.also by default the camera on the meteor points up, you want it as low/flat as possible when learning/for slow and level flight.
Fuck, I can't find one specific EU hobby store anymore. Was located somewhere in Czech, Hungary or Poland I think. Sells XT connectors and servo wire in bulk under their own brand.Also I can recommend Volantex stuff, very pleasant to fly.
>>2775354I've done regular wings, but never something completely finless like a Prandtl. I'd have to think it's very difficult to find the right self-stabilizing airfoil without introducing problems like dutch roll.Any reason why you don't want something like a Zagi instead?
got my radxa 3w in the mail on the same day this video dropped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAt1kez--YAi set it up as a vrx but i dont have time to go test it right now.im thinking if i have a whole ass computer as a VRX i could try to take the mavlink telemetry from the video wifi link and use it to drive an antenna tracker like a myflydream crossbow mini from the computer's uart pins.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imeSkkcgWdIi think the better alternative to this would be using the telemetry from my elrs radio controller to drive it tho but its less obvious on how to do this
>>2776394To be honest, the primary reason is aesthetics. I was thinking, what about thrust vectoring for yaw control?
Are models that you build based on a week by week magazine subscription good?I've seen a Dalek that I like but have no experience building a remote control model. Yes I'm into Doctor WhoTotal cost will be £1,665. Is this reasonable?https://dalek.hachettepartworks.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0d-9PELBEs
>>2776473Hobbyist subscriptions are a scam usually. There are exceptions, I would stay away from this one, if I were you.
>>2775559Neat. What does it have for guts?
>>2776024Take the plunge, it's stupid how much fun you can have with a whoop these days
>>2776630just a speedybee f405 stackSSC338Q camera board as the camera connected in the frontthe two big antennas in the front and back are connected to the wifi card that are connected to the camera.
>>2776809
>drone was bound to radio and everything worked fine when I tested it>start up drone and radio, no connection>receiver keeps blinking >???>try to rebind>nothing>all the settings are unchanged>can't figure out why it won't connect why is this so frustrating
>>2777069it's fixed now how long until it unfixes itself?
>>2777074It will drop like a potato randomly mid-flight.
>>2777086What temple do I need to make a sacrifice at to prevent this?
>>2777099>What templeShalom
Should I bother using Quicksilver over Betaflight for 1s whoops?
>>2777069>>2777074Interference from you phone or fitbit maybe?
>>2776292>thats totally an indoor quadI'm living at home in a shared living environment, so not much chance to practice indoor whooping. The backyard garden will do for now.
>>2777108what's the differencelooks to me like basically the same thing but less features/developers/users and so less support>>2777069i started testing more stuff at home before going out to fly after this shit happened too many times. usually for me its some loose PH connector or electronic interference.twisting your wires does wonders to fix the latter i had GPS that wouldnt lock, telemetry wires that would only transmit telemetry like once or twice a minute and shit like that.im thinking of buying shielded wire for all my connectors like those 2/4/6 core 28awg wires that have aluminum foil and a copper braid around the wires
>>2777123Interference can cause a failsafe, but it can’t cause the receiver to unbind.
>>2776452There is apparently some plan in the works to output basic telemetry via ELRS backpack at some point. I've been waiting to get my hands on it for that exact purpose.
>>2776473Nah man, you'd be better off finding somebody with a big 3D printer to print that shell, then drive it with basic hobby equipment. You'll save yourself around £1000. Don't let some magazine tards scam you because you're a little ignorant. The world is full of hobbyists who will teach you stuff all day.
>>2777207i just got my crossbow mini in the mail.if you have an edgetx radio with a usb port it has a mode called 'telemetry mirror' where the moment you get a serial connection (like what you use to flash edgetx) it starts sending over it's telemetry.you can connect your phone to the radio via usb and use thishttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=crazydude.com.telemetryto view this telemetry on your phone.idk what protocol this telemetry is (i think mavlink?) but my idea was to convert it to mavlink via some kind of a python script running on a small computer. and send the mavlink via uart to the antenna tracker. i think the antenna tracker just waits for the mavlink packet with the gps,altitude in it and points to it the moment it gets it.if however my video system also transmits mavlink telemetry (to draw all the stuff on the OSD like speed,altitude,battery voltage) and its just a radxa 3w computer running debian i can just run a script on it to also send the mavlink to the computer's GPIO UART pins and to the antenna tracker.idk ill fuck around with this, my goal is to have an antenna tracker i can slap on the roof of my car (magnetically held) and fly long distances with. the tracker is 350grams so i can easily hold it to the roof with a couple of strong N52 magnets (id need to test if it doesnt fuck up it's compass).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Eb4zV4wPgHave you seen this, a man who films his local public parks?kek
Well shit.I finally decided to connect the battery for the first time (with a smoke stopper) only for the vtx to release the magic smoke
>>2777323Looks like you connected your 5V vtx to 10V.
>>2777316Gold
>>2777287the radio outputs CRSF over the USBhttps://github.com/crsf-wg/crsf/wiki/Python-Parserive run this python code on my pc connected to my jumper radio and i see the GPS from the drone that ive powered and put outside my window.i think i can get some old raspberry pi zero i have laying around to take this data from USB SERIAL to the uart pins on the raspberry and into the antenna tracker since it supports crossfire as show in this vidhttps://youtu.be/ZpC2FIxehF0?t=362i dont get why they dont sell this as a feature on an antenna tracker to connect to your radio with usb and use that to track the drone. i guess ill have to put in some kind of sbc just to translate usb serial to uart
>>2777323i did the same shit i connected a 5v VTX to an FC that uses 9V for its vtx pins be default. but it worked afterwards, didnt get fried theres probably protection.it was the speedybee tx800 , speedybee stuff is very reliable vs other companies in my somewhat limited experience (had a mateksys and a diatone FC/ESC stop working chile my speedybee one keeps chugging along)
>>2777331Good eye anon, I wouldn't have any idea what to look for. so what exactly can I do to fix this? It doesn't seem like I can solder it there.
>>2777372this is why you read the manual\wiring diagram of the FC before using it.shit happens ive fried stuff, buy a new VTX, atleast it was just a 20$ one
>>2777372These pads set what voltage comes out of the +vtx pad.Right now you have the middle pad connected to the 10V pad, just like in picrelated. So the output from the +vtx pad is 10V.If you remove that solder blob & make a new one that connects the middle pad to the 5V pad instead, then the +vtx pad will output 5V.If you saw smoke, then the vtx is most likely dead. But if you get a new one, double check what voltage it needs & then double check you set it correctly before plugging in.
>>2777372oh you mean how to switch it to 5v? carefully touch the connection between the vtx+ pad and the 10v pad with a hot soldering iron and the solder should get on your iron and disconnect the connection. then carefully put solder between the vtx+ pad and the +5v pad
>>2777376>this is why you read the manual\wiring diagram of the FC before using it.but i did, was i supposed to resolder this?>>2777378i guess i'm learning the hard way again.
>>2777380yeslooking at it again they should have put a bigger warning on it. or even easier to just provide separate pads for 5v 9v 12v instead of that jumper thing.i dont get why they do this shit of putting 9v/12v as the default. most VTXs i see are 5v and 5v wont risk frying a 9v vtx wheres the opposite isnt true.its a major design flaw
>>2777382I’ve never seen a flight controller like this come with the selector pre-soldered.
>>2777398speedybee f405wing has it set to 9v by default, but there having a bridge makes sense because it actually has a ph connector for the vtx.on quad FCs where you just have solder pads they should just give you 5v,9v,12v pads instead of a bridge thing to select voltagemateksys h743 slim has a selector but its all desoldered by default so you cant fry your vtx by mistake. thats how they should do it
>>2777406But you need a bridge to actually set the output of the regulator itself. Otherwise for 3 separate pads for 5/9/12 you would need 3 separate regulators.
>>2777424i thought they had multiple regulators you just bridged them to the other vtx power pad ill check if i get 12v on the 12v pad on my speedybee when its not connected but yea you're probably right
>>2777425It’s a single regulator where the output voltage is controlled by a voltage divider on a reference pin. The little selector pads where you bridge one way or the other physically selects what resistor makes up one half of that voltage divider, thus toggling the output voltage of the regulator.
>>2776473You know the Daleks were made mostly from household things. Read up on what was used to make the Daleks, that should a be a start. For anything geometric, I would make a frame out of wood and then put thin wood panels over the frame. I am an aircraft guy, so my go to wood is balsa, but I think birch might be better in your case.
>>2777287I wasn't aware of this method. That's great! Gonna have to dig into that topic again and see what I can learn. An antenna tracker is something every distance flyer should have. Almost lost my first quad on my first long range flight because I did a shit job of tracking with my patch antenna.
>>2773780>>2773819My saga continues.I resoldered the horrible soldering job on the DJI wires and removed the yellow and grey wires from the board + cleaned up the excess solder and shorted the connections.I am not good at this so it's still not great but it's better.Betaflight still does not recognize my receiver in IBUS mode (RX1 pad) but when I switch to SBUS it recognizes that it's there, but it can't take any input from my radio...because it's an IBUS receiver.I am beginning to think that this FC just doesn't work with IBUS at all. The manual doesn't mention it, anyway.Anyone want to recommend an SBUS receiver?
>>2777368Odd, I've seen the opposite. I wanna like Speedybee, but they keep ending up with dead shit all the time. There were all the F405 V3 boards with issues, my buddy had that same VTX blasting a ton of noise and wouldn't change channels, and there were all the ESCs popping components.Like I said, I really do wanna like them, but they have a lot of reputation repair to do for many.
>>2777382Most VTXs I see take between 7-30V (yes, the whole range), as for breaking out the pads, I think these 5 or 10 pads are just putting two 5V regs in series to produce 10V. It's more versatile, cheaper, and space saving that way. It's good practice to put a meter on your voltage pads prior to using them. Takes mere seconds.
>>2777648the only problem ive ever had with a speedybee component is the f405v3 that wouldnt get past the betaflight splash screen when there was an sd card plugged in. other than that stuff just worked.
>>2777366my plan is working, im able to take the gps position data> drone --> jumper t lite radio --> raspberry pi 2 (running python script, any SBC would work) -->myflydream crossbow mini antenna tracker.im sure there's a more straightforward way to do it but this is the most obvious one i saw with the stuff i have.now that i know i can feed the drone's position from my radio to my antenna tracker with a usb ill have to learn to actually use the antenna tracker. then print some bracket where i can mount my VRX and ELRS TX on the antenna tracker
>>2777509>>2777208>>2776484Thank you for the genuine replies. I will give this a miss.
rc newbie here, would it be possible to make or buy an fpv drone that could fit in a 5 inch tube while also having enough battery/antenna range to fly out to at least a mile?if so, any advice on prebuilts that i could look at that could get the job done?
>>2777605Update nobody asked for: I moved the signal wire from RX1 to RX3 to see if it would do anything useful. It did not.
>>2778541the foldape could fit that with folded props maybe? or some relatively narro 3 inch frame with folding 3 inch props
>>2778555sorry, i should've probably specified that im planning on pushing it out of the tube with a separate motor and flying it back to me remotely, so it cant have any de-folding or assembly required beforehand
>>2778560then probably a tinywhoop. a mobula 8 is 12cm wide, should fit in your pipe
>>2778569that looks like it might work, thanks anon
>>2778569Will a mobula really make it out a mile and back?
>>2778593I think it could do it on a calm day. It does start to get questionable though.
>>2778593yea i think it can easily do a mile battery-wise your limiting factor will be your video receiver. a patch antenna on your goggles will usually do the trick.you could also try something like a draknighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoEEAYNc6DEalmost every 2inch/2.5inch drone will fit in a 5 inch pipe, maybe even some 3 inch ones. but you'd need bi-propellers parallel to the pipe direction. if you actually want to fly though a 5 inch pipe somehow thats something only a 65mm tinywhoop can do if its very short
who said quads can only flow lowim gonna visit the ISS
>>2778880Hello, FAA? Yes, I'd like to make a report. Don't worry, I have three of my geriatric friends triangulating his wifi signal right now.
>>2778880>61kholy shit anon, what drone and battery did you use?
>>2778895>>2778894thats the power of 8s my friend(actually that's millitary GNSS jamming, havent been able to get a stable lock all day)
>>2778906Stay safe, guy. Also, post pictures of any cool stuff you see on /k/.
>>2778906what parts do you use? im mostly interested in long range and long flight time, i probably wouldn't be able to get away with high altitude flight.
>>2779021its a babyape i just changed the camera and added gpsif you want long range/flight time its just about weight cutting. get an ultralight frame,lightest engine for that prop size , an AIO board that has ELRS,ESC,VTX and everything. and use a pack of molicel 28As as battery.some guy flew pic related for 70 minutes, using a carbon strut frame, DJI engines, some kind of cellphone batteries
>>2779180wait, you managed to fly up to 61 kilometers with a babyape?wouldn't it have a hard time with the wind?i was under the impression that if you wanted to fly longer/further you should get a 7 inch.
>>2779184Are you seriously asking if they flew up to an altitude of 200k feet?
>>2779184the problem with 7 inchers is usually the frame weight goes up very quickly compared to ultralight 3-4-5 inchers which can have 25gr-70gr frames.if you do 7 inch with a custom carbon strut frame like that pic >>2779180 and the lightest engines that will support it without heating up too much it will work.and no i didnt fly up 60km thats jamming fucking up my gps. the most ive flown with the babyape is ~500m but im about to go try a longer range flight with directional antennas ( 9 dBi 2.4GHz patch and 9dBi 5.8GHz patch)) and i think i might try to fly it long range with a 2s pack of molicel 28a's when i get those in the mail (that will be twice the weight of the 720mah 3s lipos i usually use tho so its gonna fly heavy)
>>2779186>Are you seriously asking if they flew up to an altitude of 200k feet?because it doesn't make sense.>>2779187>and no i didnt fly up 60km thats jamming fucking up my gps.ah, that makes more sense.the highest flight i've seen was over 7km, so i figured there would be someone trying to see how high it's possible to go.
is there any guide on baloon drone?
>>2779286Helium is prohibitively expensive, hydrogen is prohibitively dangerous.
does anyone use a 3gr GPS that actually works? im trying to fly my quad with this BE-122 and it keeps losing lock while flying even if i pre-lock it (connect gps to a pad that powers from usb and wait for 8 sats before turning the rest of the drone on) and if i twist the wires my only other idea is to use the other UART pads for it (on the darwinfpv-15a-1-3s-f411-ultralight-whoop-aio) so the signal and power is away from the VTX
>>2779294GPS receivers can be very susceptible to noisy power, especially these ultra tiny ones that have very little built-in filtering. Picrelated was a Beitian that wouldn’t work on the FC’s built-in 5V regulator because of the noise, but worked fine on a separate 5V regulator. It would never lock more than 7-8 satellites, changed the power source & it locked 20+.
>>2779305would soldering a tiny capacitor at the gps module's power pads filter that shit out?also i just switched uart ports on the FC and it locked 6 sats instantly (less than 30 secs from power on) from usb. using the same 5v pads. but now my receiver is using the pads which fucked up the gps, guess ill have to fly it and see if it works.
>>2779336I'd also like to know this.
>>2779287>hydrogen is prohibitively dangerous.Only if you're a pussy.
Mob7 with a thumb pro 4k, adding 8g (32g drone + 13g batt) which is very noticeable, and drifty. I know, stop cosplaying as a cinewhoop, but its fun to try shit out, and im pretty sure this is the lightest "4k" (runcam tried their best) cam out there.Anyways, what's a nice motor/prop combo (or maybe just props?) over stock to carry that weight?
>>2780076
>>2778569What’s the Mobula 8 like? I’m looking for something small but with a proper UART ELRS receiver (no SPI crap).
>>2780076i did a 33gr 4k cinewhoop a few weeks ago.
>>2780112whats wrong with SPI? all that means is that your elrs firmware and betaflight firmware are combined instead of being a separate module no?i flew my mobula 8 on my 1s 300mah batteries until i got my 2s 530mah one yesterday, its pretty impressive, pretty powerful and lasts almost 8 mins of slow flying around my yard. i got it to put a camera like >>2780227on it and make it a mini-cinewhoop (that mobeetle 6 only lasts 2 mins with that big ass camera so i thought a 2s mobula 8 will carry it well)
>>2780229>whats wrong with SPI?It can be a bitch to update the receiver firmware.
>>2780243it's just included with your betaflight firmware no? had an spi receiver on my mobeetle and never had an issue
>>2780246Typically. If you don't know how to cook your own firmware up, and the manufacturer drops support, good luck.
>>2780246It was a big issue when they were shipping with ELRS 2.x but everybody had upgraded to 3.x on their radios.
>>2780253>>2780249i think current betaflight for such boards comes with elrs 3 built in. its only gonna be an issue if they make a new major version of elrs that isnt backwards compatible and has actual features you want.worst-case-scenario is you need to solder some tiny receiver on like a happymodel ep2
>>2780255It was mainly a problem last year when Betaflight had no upgrade path.
it's outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQ5ivoHG_4
>>2780227ooo, that's sick, even lighter than stock?And what cam is that? I couldn't find one with 4k dvr + an analog out.
>>2780280naked hawkeye 4kits like ~11gr naked with the sd card. i put it on my babyape for now.it can only shoot 4k 30fps or 2592x1944 50fps with gyroflow, if you do 4k 50 it has no gyroflow i think. i just use it with the 50fps setting
i tested getting a 16 sat GPS lock on my quad (usb powered, no VTX). then turning it off waitying 20 minutes and locking again.first time took 4.5 mins to a 6 sat 3d lock, second time took 16 seconds. next ill test it for half an hour and an hour. i didnt think it would help after such a long time but it did. i think now when i plug my lipos to charge ill also put the drone on the window with a usb connector to lock gps.
I soldered my R-XSR to my board and I'm getting random inputs when I power up my controller.I don't know if this is my receiver, the FC, or the controller itself. The receiver is soldered to the SBUS pad etc. I have checked the solder join and it's as solid as it can get.Previously I was messing with CLI commands https://warosu.org/diy/thread/2751796#p2774125 in this thread and I THINK I disabled the board's inversion (doesn't appear when I type resource in CLI now) and I have no fucking idea how to turn it back on. I'm hoping that just reenabling that will solve the issue.
>>2781013Forgot the video.When this is happening the motors are all twitching randomly, even when the quad is disarmed. If I arm it the motors will spin up to full throttle at random intervals.
>>2781015Wow, your channels are fucked!
>>2781015nook it from orbit and do a full reset
>>2781192>>2781189So should I just do a factory reset of the FC in betaflight or what? I should mention that when I power everything on it doesn't do any of this weird shit until the controller is also powered on.
>>2781215>factory reset of the FC in betaflightyeah, that's what i'd do. not sure how but when flashing the FW there's a 'full erase' toggle that does itit shouldn't enter armed state and spin up motors with those random twitching that we see in the video
>>2781215A reset of the FC isn't a bad idea. If that doesn't fix it, try another receiver. Remove the props as well if you haven't already as it's a serious hazard to be randomly doing full stick deflections.
>>2774581Is getting a remote pilot license worth it? Do any of y'all do jobs related to this or is it all purely hobby? I was recently offered a job by a friend of a friend said he thought I'd be a great addition to his team and said commercial remote pilot license are piss easy to get. Is that true?
>>2781225>>2781306I'll give it a shot. Wish me luck.
>>2781336depends on the country. the flying camera market is pretty over-saturated by every retard with a mavic.
Picked up this Shendrone Squirt V2 w/ an air unit for $200. How did I do?
>>2781336what the fuck you need a license for? in what country do cops actually come to you and bother you unless you fly in people's yards or in their faces>>2781461printed ducts? arent those supposed to be smooth to reduce air friction?idk ive flown whoops but never a quad with full on ducts
>>2781336I’ve worked with drones on & off for 7-8 years. Starting out with basic aerial photo/video, inspection & photogrammetry survey work as part of a larger role, then more recently a full-time role flying long range (50km+) BVLOS medical delivery in controlled airspace.The low end of the market, your basic bitch aerial photography & gutter inspections, has been made so accessible via ~$100 ‘licenses’ that it’s completely oversaturated by every single weekend warrior with a Mavic. There’s no money to be made here.The top end of the market, your serious cinematography gigs or inspection work for big energy companies, require ‘real’ qualifications & experience, the kind that cost many thousands of dollars & take years. There’s no money to be made here unless this is already your career.As for the new/novel uses of drones like delivery, it’s all startups burning through VC funding chasing business models that aren’t financially viable yet. There is potentially money to be made here, but expect to be treated like complete shit.>>2781483>what the fuck you need a license for?For a lot of serious work with high value assets nobody will touch an unlicensed outfit.
>>2781461Good deal! That's basically analog price right there.
a capacitor (?) fell off from my camera unto the VTX antenna cable after a crash, this is the most retarded crash damage ive ever had i tried to solder it back but its too small for the tools i have
>>2781306>>2781225Settings reset in betaflight and the CLI says that the inverters are back to what they were before I messed with them, but the issue is exactly the same. No change at all there.
>>2781917Whelp, time to change receivers. Gotta eliminate the fault by swapping things out until it works right.
>>2781917Show us your wiring, show us the ports tab & confirm exactly what firmware you have on the receiver.
>>2774581Am I fucking up? Radiomaster boxer max v2Hdzero
>>2782026i dont see any fuckuppersonally i wanna see how the current gen of openIPC works out and then maybe pull the trigger on the next gen of digital FPV
>>2782026looks good>>2782049you still need goggles for openIPCalso i think there won't be much new stuff soon. hdzero and walksnail won't release new goggles for ~2 years as they already did recentlyonly dji will release a new one soon but i bet it won't be that much different from what we have nowwish they would go the route that VR headsets went with their optics
>looking at dji mini 2>~31 minutes flight time per battery>with propeller guards it's dropped in halfwhat the fuckhow is that possible? Surely it's not the weight. I don't know much about fluid dynamics, does it really fuck with the propeller efficiency that much?
>>2782105isnt there a new generation of walksnail? i think ive heard something about thatso far im using nreal air goggles with my openipc setup on my 7 inch quad.>>2782105>wish they would go the route that VR headsets went with their opticsi wish you could just use a vr headset as an fpv headset.its probably not even that hard i installed a standard android capture card program on my android VR headset and i can see the FPV feed from an external HDMI card connected to the capture card connected to the VR headset's usb port.the problem is that most regular android apps you install that werent specifically made for vr just run as a flat,stationary 2d window inside your vr headset where's i would want it to be full screen across your entire field of vision or part of it even if you move your head.it's probably not even that hard i just dont know shit about android development other than making the most basic shit like a flet app in python.i think a quest 2 VR headset + radxa 3w computer as VRX + RTL8812AU wifi adapter would be the openIPC FPV headset that can pull double duty as your regular home vr headset.quest 2 is 200$, radxa 3w is ~30$ , basic RTL8812AU card is 20$. thats a ~250$ FPV headset with 90Hz monitors, 1832 x 1920 resolution and 128 gigs storage for recordings + 2h battery
>>2782117good prop guards are relatively heavy and add a lot of drag yes, also those dji quads are very min/maxxed for long flight times if you stick a piece of gum on them or fly them in any noticeable wind you'll see that number drop
I currently have absolutely zero drone equipment . I want a cinewhoop style drone. …I want to build it. I will use a simulator and a radiomaster boxer to learn to fly. What FPV goggles are a good entry level? Where should I buy parts? Banggood? I also have a microcenter kinda nearby As much lifetime warranty free replacement parts as possible would be great
>>2782302are you in the US?>warrantylol. lmao even. unless you're slamming into brick walls at full tilt you're unlikely to break the electronics.
>>2782302>gogglesconsider a cheap monitor (eachine/hawkeye) if you're just starting off. Believe it or not, the *** was right about LOS being useful, dare I be forced to say necessary for flying...If you're deadset on getting strapped on, Cobra S is the cheapest worthwhile, but the Cobra X gives a lot more for $250. The next level up 2nd-hand HDO's. Endgame goggles are an HDZero+Analog setup, but I feel like that's soon to change with more OpenIPC hardware.If I was starting from zero I'd probably go the HDO route and throw money at OpenIPC.>partsmicrocenter is only really good for soldering gear, or befriending the 3d printing guy to print cam mounts/ducts/spare parts.Getfpv/RDQ/Newbeedrone are all reputable stores, and hell, even amazon has parts. I would even tell you to buy Amazon batteries (tattu/GNB/ovonic), so your normal drone store order doesn't get tied down by forced ground shipping.Banggood is a real crapshoot, but if you're deadset on certain parts, just order direct from the CN company's website (which will probably redirect you straight back to BG lol).Have fun, you got a parts list?
>>2782353Not at all thank you for the advice so far, I would be more than open to getting a parts list that’s community respected for newbies My soldering stuff is over 20+ years old, what soldering iron do you recommend?
>>2782423Age is fairly irrelevant. A Hakko FX-888 from 20 years ago is still better than most <$100 setups today.
>>2778369blogpost: it works, can track any drone with ELRS and a GPS.did a small test flight at 1km range with a shitty 200mW vtx and it was fine. could probably go further.the bottleneck now is the ELRS telemetry, for some reason the moment i lose telemetry it wont pick it back up even when the drone is right next to me so if you lose telemetry even for a moment the tracking stops. idk how to solve thismy plan now is to mount a jumper aion TX elrs module on it with a 9 dbi directional antenna, fly it at 50hz and hope it never loses telemetry. im waiting for the adapter for the tx module to arrive in the mail
>>2782541At a certain point you should really just switch to Ardupilot & use it’s very mature antenna tracker support.
>>2782620nah this thing is relatively simple its a stock off-the-shelf antenna tracker. the only complication i added is a raspberry pi so this thing can connect to any edgetx radio's usb port and take the telemetry.i wouldnt know where to start doing this with ardupilot it just seems too complicated
>>2782630Yeah, Ardupilot supports that out the box.
>>2782541Fuckin awesome! From personal experience, 200mW should carry you to at least a couple of miles with an RX antenna like that.
>>2782541ordered this thing for my quad, probably hard overkill for this use but i have losing-drone-anxiety after i lost my first 5 inch where even after it crashes i could get weak telemetry from it for a few hours before the battery gave out.with this + a directional antenna on my radio looking for my quad should be way easier
>>2783581Damn, that’s bordering on DragonLink territory.
>>2783581That's enough output that it should get you a good 10 miles before it starts having trouble.
i want to make a drone using arduino, anyone knowsfound that you can make one using multiwii/wii gyroscope, but i dont know the basics of the brushless motor or the kind of battery that i need, cam, wireless conection etc.any tips to get starting?
>>2783666>i want to make a drone using arduinoWhy?Drones moved on from 8-bit microcontrollers a decade ago & writing your own flight control software from scratch is a colossal undertaking.
>>2783670youre sugesting to just buy a flight controller?
>>2783675It would be the best option, unless you want to make your own just for fun.
>>2783670just wanted the experience but if you say i should get a flight controller instead, ill just do that
I just built a Fokker Dr.I from a kit, it has a 12" wingspan. Pictures and test flight coming soon.
>>2783675Yes. Unless you have an extremely good reason & also have a helluva lot of programming experience, making your own from scratch would be a ridiculous prospect.
>>2778369what the heck is the thing to the left of the image is it some kind of tracker for an antenna?
>>2783681Just the wingspan I want! Whats the weight in the model?
>>2783761MFD Crossbow Mini
i put gps on my hawkeye4k mobula 8 because i had a spare uart and why not. i mostly wanna fly it in the park i guess it can RTH instead of dropping in the water if i fly it over water.the flywoo nano GPS works amazingly well btw, its 2.2 grams and had a 3d lock the first time i ever connected it in under a minute
>>2783666Basic drehmight code can get a Drone working. Don't know about cameras though
>fpv camera has condensation in the lenshow fucked is it
>>2783764I have not yet measured it, but it is about 50 grams. I have lighter batteries coming in the mail. Which is a little bit overweight from my target, but I think the model will have enough power to be able to handle said weight.
>>2783845you should be able to unscrew itdo you see exposed threads and a metal ring at the base? that's the lock ring that can be loosened
>>2783845like on the inside?is the lens held on by screws or glued on? usually you can remove the lens part from the sensor party and dry it out
>>2783766Wow that's pretty cool thanks!
Salvageable?
>>2784433How many replacements ICs you got for whatever the fuck those are. Insee at least 3 with holes burned through them
>>2784433What in the holy hell? Was it in a fire or something?
>>2784433yeah you could probably reused the standoffs.
>>2784560I'm still trying to find out what exactly happened. I hit a branch, immediately the vtx went full snow, elrs failsafed, and it disarmed mid-air. From there, I recovered vtx mid-fall, and crashed (20ft fall (200g)). Lost VTX a second after impact.After inspecting:The warm battery pack seemed to have voltage on all cells with no puffing or noticeable damage. Too sketchy to use again.The ESC got hot enough to desolder most of the motor wires, and I was lucky(?) enough to have the - battery lead desolder from the ESC, disconnecting it before a fireball.While some of the mosfets just desoldered and moved, the mosfet on the bottom exploded, leading me to believe that's what caused the short.All other electronics besides the ESC seemed to be in working order (FC, elrs, VTX, gps, all ok).Theory? A mild branch hit in just the right spot to overload a jammed motor, blowing up a mosfet, shorting the battery, and resetting the FC mid fall.
>>2784433i had no idea it could get hot enough to desolder mosfets and motor wires from just jamming a motor, i thought it could at most blow the mosfet (like internally) this seems to me like a short that lasted multiple seconds from something that got loose in the crash.
>>2784617That’s exactly what anon is saying. Crash blew the fet, which itself caused a short. An IC doesn’t have to fail open circuit, it can fail to a dead short.
>>2784599That's wild! I wonder my little homemade bassline will see such destruction one day.
I forgot to mention, the only thing that doesn't add up is that the motors draw just under 10amps at full throttle, so I thought I was pretty safe with a 13A (15A peak) ESC.Can a jammed motor really draw enough amps to blow up the esc? I guess the answer is yes, and now I'm paranoid enough to print ducts for all the props...
>>2784433holy shit
Should I post a wanted ad for a model I have wanted for 10 years but never got?Model is a Blade Bo-105 130 CX. I remember first seeing it in Heli Pilot Magazine and have wanted it ever since.Is this a case of never meeting your heroes?
my openIPC AIO shippedi might work on the goggles side while it's coming. im thinking Nreal Air + Wifi Adapter on the face and 18650 battery shield+radxa 3w+nreal adapter in the pocket with 2 USB cables going between em
>>2783849Update on the Fokker, the ESC caught fire before I tried to test fly it. Now I am waiting for spares.
>>2774581I really want to try tuna fishing with a dronefigured 1 miles range would be enough + a good camera for spotting the fish, swappable battery would be nice tooshould I go diy route or is there any factory prebuilt available?
>>2785423Splashdrone
>>2785423On a semi-related note...Years ago, some guys and I used to go on annual fishing trips to lakes up north, mainly for Northern Pike but also Bass if they were in season. We never knew where the fuck the fish were because it seemed like they moved around year-to-year, and so the good spots would change each trip. I threw out the idea of building a drone with some kind scanning function to fly out and check the spots each morning and report back where the most fish where, but we could never think of what exactly to scan for from above...Anyone ever build anything like this before, or have any ideas?It was a pretty big lake (7 miles end-to-end, with lots of coves, bays, and streams) so it would probably have to be a fixed wing project.
>>2785456>$2.5k after taxus there any option at 1k?>>2785459picrel on a small boat drone?idk how good is it tho
>>2785518wrong pichttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B091GKH7XL/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B091GKH7XL&pd_rd_w=zrBZK&content-id=amzn1.sym.07d4f2af-6342-4249-a50e-928411266fe1&pf_rd_p=07d4f2af-6342-4249-a50e-928411266fe1&pf_rd_r=2JGJD6VWEVZ9HYE25KSB&pd_rd_wg=nYE6X&pd_rd_r=e88e6df8-79e0-4f45-b760-dbc6a39349ec&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM
>>2785423A guy I know is dealing with the local game commission for using a drone to locate deer carcasses. Be very, very careful with using a drone to hunt or fish, because the government will almost definitely say it's illegal if they catch you.
>>2785192>Nreal Air + Wifi AdapterI'm not familiar with openIPC gear at all but I'm pretty sure you're setting yourself up for pain and/or failure going this route. I own both normal analog FPV goggles and a pair of lightning/displayport USB-C smart glasses similar to the nreals and there are just a lot of great reasons not to take this approach. If you absolutely must do it this way, your best bet is to build a proper ground station with antenna mounts, batteries, etc centered around some kind of laptop or portable device with proper lightning/displayport compatibility. Last time I wandered through electronics stores plugging my glasses into everything with a displayport sticker, that meant either a macbook or a flagship samsung phone - nothing else worked.
>>2785621>that meant either a macbook or a flagship samsung phone - nothing else worked.I have Nreal Airs, and they work with both my Sony Xperia IV and my Asus laptop. You need DP Alt support, not just DisplayPort.I agree they don't seem great for FPV though. I'd use them as an impromptu addition to a monitor, but the FOV is poor as a dedicated goggle.
How difficult would it be to set up pic related as a sort of hillbilly drone skeet shoot/obstacle course? I’d like some sort of trigger to shoot the BBs at targets and maybe fly through hula hoops like sonic the hedgehog.
RC kits are so comfy to build bros, I built a Tamiya TT-02.
>>2777316Oy, thats not nice, creating quality content without tellin me.
>>2785621i have this working with analog video >>2782541the white thing behing the battery board (with the 2 18650s) is the nreal adapter.i was originally planning on making analog goggles out of the nreal airs by having >battery shield >analog to hdmi adapter>hdmi to nreal usbc adapter in my pocket (all in a single 3d print)and that orange cable thing going to my glasses where the analog VRX is mounted on the sideall i need to change it from analog to openipc is replace the analog VRX with a wifi stick and the analog-to-hdmi adapter with the radxa 3w. when all that shit works well ill make a magnetic mount for the wifi stick so i can put it either on the glasses or on the antenna mount so i can easily switch between antenna-tracked-flying and 'normal' flying>>2785621>I own both normal analog FPV goggles and a pair of lightning/displayport USB-C smart glasseswhat type of DP glasses? i own nreal airs and a samsung phone that is compatible with them. but there's also the HDMI adapter so i can connect any HDMI input to them.>>2785627they have ~45 degree FOV, 1080p OLED screens and are like 80 grams. those are pretty good specs compared to many FPV glasses. the main thing which stopped me from using them is the screens arent that strong in full daylight outdoors even with lightblockers so i designed a light blocker for them that covers the sideseventually ill just give up and buy one of those expensive digital fpv goggles, maybe the new walksnails
>>2774581>How do I get started with racing drones?>https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/>https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/are this sites up to date? im looking to build my first drone
>>2785801or any beginner kit recomended?
>>2785801>>2785817pretty much up to date, will get you a solid 5 inch quad. im using many of those parts on some of minethere's also guides on youtube coming out all the time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNwHNYgWnp8
>>2785653Neat, I am about to order a 14.2" wingspan Sopwith Camel (should also weigh 50 grams or less) and a 24.2" wingspan Dragon Rapide (should be 100 grams or less).I know, I am an RC Boomer (sorry), wait until you see how much stuff I use that was made by Hobbico/Horizon Hobby.Also, is the Hobbyking Mobius to FPV conversion any good? I want to get one for and use it on one of my Mobius cameras.
>>2785840>Hobbyking Mobius to FPV conversionthe USB plug? the mobius cams all output analogbut there's some latency so miniquads aren't a good idea. perfect for planes tho
>>2783849I just finished a 24 inch Warbird with 270 grams of weight. How fucked am I lol
my fat babyape is already at 200gr with a 2s lion pack. im wondering if i can push it to run 3s 18650s without blowing the AIO
>>2785842I am a plane guy, so this is perfect, I might mount one on my Tiger Moth next time I go flying.>>2785854That is pretty heavy for a warbird, closer to a weight in a 30" class. What electronics are you using?
>>2785918A 2205 with a 6x4.5 2 bladed prop on 2s. Heard that nets me about 280 grams of thrust. Measly 850 mah though
>>2785520everything after the "?" is tracking info.>>2785918there's still a lot more latency than a dedicated FPV camera. I'm surprised they still have the mobius adapters in stock.
Thinking of building a long-range fixed wing FPV drone. Haven't built fixed-wing in over 10 years, and back then I built with balsa. That design was a relatively short wing, but a long range is going to require a large aspect ratio. Is balsa still the preferred option?
>>2786068Just seeing lightweight PLA for the first time, at 0.8 g/cm^3 vs balsa at ~1.1 g/cm^3. Might be useful for non-PSE parts?
Any of you guys tested the waters with cheapo chinese thermal units?
>>2786068Foam is king.
>>2786072Nope, LW PLA has horrible strength and cracks easily since it's just thinned out regular pla. This Guy >>2786107Is correct.
My city is designing a new parkI wonder if I can get them to include a drone obstacle/racing course
>>2786233how many people fly drones in said city?you can just fly there anyway or put those hoop race gates around if you wanna race
>>2786235Actually, quite a few. It's a nerdy tech town, and we already have two FAA approved/designated areas in parks for flying. One is just for RC planes and the other is for planes and drones, but they're both just wide open fields. That makes sense for the RC planes I guess, but with an FPV quad I want to go over, under, and around stuff.
>>2786240More luck asking them just to plant some trees.
>>2786240I just said fuck it and fly my yard or ask permission to fly at other places. Government approved shit will always suck ass.
>>2785971Graphene pack? C rating? The power system is closer to something in the 30" class (2S and 3S 850-1300 packs are common).>>2785985People still buy Mobius cams, because of how reliable and how easy they are to modify compared to more modern Foxeer and Runcam units.>>2786068Honestly, balsa is great for keeping weight down, depron of 1mm and 2mm thickness is also good, same for Pichler Super Board, they rest are shit for DIY (except for EPP, but you need some extra tools for that one). I am a little bit biased since foam board is a cheap material in both the good and bad sense.When somebody says "le foam" they are not specific enough, and trust me, a lot of foam is hot garbage for DIY RC projects. My first DIY fixed wing project was with EVA foam and it was much too floppy.Also, foam needs spars. Light plywood is best for weight savings, followed by carbon fiber tubing/flat runners. Carbon is heavier for what it is and for how much is needed compared to light plywood.
>>2786264I do not even bother with permission, no tracker, TRUST will not be renewed, expired AMA (fuck them). Glowies can stick their regulations where the sun does not shine.
>>2786448Wait, TRUST has a renewal? I hope mine is expired. They lost all of my respect by pushing RID as hard as they have. Was planning on being a boy scout about the rules, but this is retarded. I might've even done it if they allowed for open source modules to broadcast, but even that was too reasonable for them. Instead they expect expensive, oversized modules that serve no purpose. They can suck my nuts.
>>2786460TRUST was supported by the AMA. AMA was mostly responsible for helping launch RID too. AMA wants to end park flying (by conspiring with manufacturers like Horizon Hobby and ShenZhen FreeWing), as well as nitro (I am going to be buying an engine soon in order to make a small model that can serve as a tow plane, I think an O.S 40 FP or K&B Torpedo 40 might do the trick).At this point, what the FAA does, the AMA supports in exchange for an exception. They also play favorite to member clubs. My local club (which I had to leave thanks to the AMA) received $70 in funding this year, while the field in a big city about 125 miles away received eight times what we received. We have two fields, whereas the other club has one and because of how generous the AMA is, we have to abandon one field by the end of this year.So I am going to fly, unregistered, unmuffled nitro in the local parks by the end of this year and the AMA can kiss my hairy ass for doing it.P.S: TRUST Renewal is not official, but it is going to be one of the FAA's next moves, just like how registration was initially "permanent", but now has a renewal scheme.
>>2779336>>2779360At the GPS module's power pads you'll want an electrolytic cap of a value of 10-250uF across the power pads. This will help large voltage swings.A .1uF ceramic cap across the power pads may help. Check out local thrift stores for cheap/ unwanted electronics. The part is only .02$ but the shipping is way more. I just threw out all my components in the move. Otherwise I'd just mail you anons it for free.
>>2783581This rattles me. There is no such thing as "500mW RX". Is it actually drawing a half a watt on receive?
>>2786674my understanding is that it transmits telemetry at 500mW not that its anything special on the RX side
>>2786560I never liked anything about the AMA, including the people who show up at their fields. It's always a bunch of stuck up old men who hate anything that they're not used to. I'd fully expect to catch a bunch of shit for FPV, 3D printing, ELRS, a flight controller on a plane, and multirotors. If it's those old fucks helping to push this shit, no wonder the fun parts of flying are getting killed off. Should fly long range over their stupid field and drop a can of dog shit.
>>2785887how are you finding it, I want to get one for indoor flying/ outdoor but mostly indoor, was going to print some prop guards if I do get it
>>2786684Some of the guys at my local club are good people. One was a long time nitro flyer who just started indoor since he wanted a challenge (he is 89, by the way). People like that I can get behind.I would say 95% of the AMA and any AMA club following current rules are as you say, my club up until this year was compliant with the 1996 handbook and it was kind of comfy.The AMA itself is horrible and FTCA is not really any better. I am looking at starting my own org, but all the legal overhead is a pain in the ass. I know guys who would join. These are my goals:>Decentralized field regs, but recognized member club list.>Openness to all forms of RC, air, land or sea. (Maybe even free flight, rocketry and control line/tether cars too).>Free to join, but donations are welcome.>Club gov. is only in charge of advocacy and fundraising.>Events to get kids and the general public involved. (Free or for donation to help advocacy, just not $100s for stuff like the AMA Camp, which still used 20 year old Robbe Wingos until maybe two years ago).>Maybe some edicts for disobeying FAA, CAA (et al.) laws too.I think that so long as the club is based around common sense, we can do good. The problem is organizing this. (I probably need a paralegal, but I have no money to pay them).
>>2786843>I think that so long as the club is based around common sensewhat could possibly go wrong
what is your favorite power connector?i've moved to xt series ones and im pretty happy with them so far
>>2786926Everybody uses XT. The only people who use anything else are boomers who insist that Deans connectors aren’t fucking dreadful.
>>2786843I admire the ambition, but realistically I don't see things going well as you'll be dealing with gov shit. If it ends up going well, I'll certainly give you guys a look. Till then, I fly my way.
>>2786926XT30 and A30 are my favorites. My only gripe is that they should've moved the metal cuff of the female end back a little. Have managed a reverse popularity situation with a parallel charge board before. Had the plug cocked to the side. Cooked my balance traces off. It's a mistake a guy only makes one time.
>>2786823kek thats literally what i did initially, its too big for indoor get a tinywhoop if you wanna do thatmine is kinda heavy with the hawkeye camera,gps, and 720mah/1100mah GNB 3s batteries i usually fly it with. it lasts like 6-10 minutes depending on how agressive i go and how the winds are. honestly i like it i got it as just a secondary quad to fly when im working on my big one or i cba to get it running and stuff like batteries for it is cheap + can i use my big 6s packs as field packs to charge my small 3s packs chich means i can get a shitton of flight time on it.>>2786926i put A30 on one of my tinywhoops but other than that xt30/xt60
>>2786926I'm a surface RC pleb atm but, XT60H.deans can be fine if it's tight but could cause shorts if it walks out, tamiya/molex can get loose pins, TRX/TRX ID secures fine and is easy to grip but it's overpriced proprietary shit targeting a certain market. I haven't tried EC3/IC3 yet.
>>2786913You are right, a lot could go wrong, I probably need a second and maybe even a third opinion.>>2786959Unfortunately, that is the problem, since we need international membership. We also need to at least close to the size of the AMA, BMFA, FTCA, et al. I think that I will write a piece for a news outlet on the issue, I am thinking of doing an aviation news website, then two mainstream outlets, right and left.>>2786926As much as I like XTs, I prefer EC2s and EC3s, since they are easier to solder. Worst plugs are the red JSTs.I knew a guy (passed away) who preferred Anderson Powerpole connectors, I might give them a try one day.
>>2787008don't give up, at least put some more research into it. I wouldn't waste time on a local newspaper, you'd be better off talking to local schools and colleges and going the STEM route like FT has. The end goal is to get the FAA to recognize your org and working with education will go a lot farther than "i like my planes govt fuck off," even though that's basically been my thoughts too. The few rules we had up until recently were fine, it's only since the explosion of DJI flying cameras that the public started noticing. Even then I don't think people care that much, but the commercial lobbyists started going after Congress for more rules for recreational models to keep any obstacles towards their bullshit out of the way. Remote ID is fucking retarded. If it communicated on ADSB then I could see an actual safety benefit, but it doesn't. It only becomes useful if someone is breaking the other rules and anyone who bothers to install it would be following the other rules.
>>2787026I will not give up. I was looking at AvWeb, Fox and ABC to run this story on-line as part of a guest column.AvWeb have featured some stuff I wrote in the past. (https://www.avweb.com/features/reader-mail/top-letters-and-comments-january-8-2020/, poll section, fifth one down). I was a kid (16) at the time and my writing has improved, so I think it might be time to do it. I liked both Pauls (now retired), as well as Russ (though he has made some enemies on-line), so I think if I am rejected, I can at least work with them.What I need is more data (sauce, if you will), to make an even more compelling argument.Maybe I can then make a thread on RCGroups as well. A lot of boomers either hate the AMA or are only in it because they like the local club too, so I think I can find support.
>>2787061I just sent an E-mail off to AvWeb asking if they were interested. Wish me luck.
I found a crashed racing RC drone. I think its in quite good shape.I think it has Expresslrs Elrs 2,4g Rx Sx1280 Nano Long Range ep1 reciever. What kind of controller do i need for it?Could i replace the reciever with FlySKy FS-RX2A or Fli14? Then i think i could use FLYSKY FS-i6X controller.I think the model is IFLIGHT NAZGUL5 V2Flight controller is: Blitz F7 V1.1ESC: Blitz E45S v1.1Video Transmitter: BLITZ 5.8GHz 1.6W VTX
>>2787132Try to find the original owner, could make a good friend...
GENTLEMEN.MICE HAVE SHIT IN MY CRAWLSPACE.THEY HAVE SHIT SO BADLY, THAT IT'S UN-ENTERABLE.IT'S FUCKED.THIS IS LIKE 20 MICE SHITTING FOR A YEAR STRAIGHT.I AM GOING TO BE BUYING A TOY BULLDOZER OR EXCAVATOR AND AN FPV CAMERA, LIKE THE CHERNOBYL LIQUIDATION ROBOTS, BRAVING THE RADIATION AND HEAT, SO TOO WILL MY EXCAVATOR BRAVE THE HORRORS WITHIN MY CRAWLSPACE.MY QUESTION - WHAT IS THE CHEAPEST TOY EXCAVATOR/TRACTOR/SKIDLOADER THAT CAN SCOOP PILES OF MOUSE FECES, AND POTENTIALLY PULL / PUSH SMALL BOXES THAT ARE ABOUT 20LBS EACH?SHOULD I GET A ROVER AND ATTACH A VACUUM HOSE?HELP ME, ANONS.I DUB THIS "OPERATION SHITSMEAR"
I HAVE FINALIZED A DESIGN...
>>2787072Russ said yes, but it must be 1000 words or less.
>>2787178If you use a vacuum, think about the exhaust too.Don't want shit just getting blown around
>>2787283Oh, I thought the filter that's already in the vacuum would work.Do you think it wouldn't be enough?
>>2787173my dad use to use my old radioshack buggy to run cables in crawlspaces lol.best of luck anon, although good PPE would make it much safer to clean manually.
>>2787331>running cablesI heard of guys doing that, that's awesome.>ppe / manual cleaningI will be honest with you, I let the fucking mouse infestation go because I didn't think it was so bad, so I had it all over my fucking apartment.I spent like a month (this was a while ago) cleaning it, and killing all the fucking mice, but I've got fucking mouse shit PTSD, to the point where I really don't feel like dealing with it.I thought doing it with an RC car might make it "fun" enough (or at least, entertaining), that I'll finally get to cleaning the stupid crawlspace.
>>2787319If it's s ready made vacuum, you'll be fine.
if you can control FPS games with an EEG device on your head what if i use one to drive stick inputs to a drone? an emotiv epoc x 14 channel is like 1k$ ..... tell me not to do this
>>2787643That looks like a dude.
>>2787643you really only need 4 channels to fly a drone and most planes. Go for it.
>>2787643>what if i use one to drive stick inputs to a drone?it would be awkward as fuck coz the technology is very far away from being good enoughit'd be like playing Doom with a Wiimoteand if you lose concentration for few seconds, you'll decapitate a child
>>2787963imagine how intense flying the quad becomesmaybe first put a pan/tilt camera ont he quad and control the servos and later use the same inputs for pitch/yaw after you're used to them
>>2784433Did it get under the sights of a a laser interceptor turret lmao
i live in the middle of nowhere in the forest and want to be able to check out the trails and rivers nearby with a dronei am eyeballing a dji mini pro 3i don’t need a lot of distance but want to put an antenna on a pole on my house (on big hill) to get the antenna above the treesi used to play with sdr and build antennas but it has been a whileis this feasible? surely i can’t just run a 30ft coax cable from the controller to the antenna, but i don’t want to have to spend too much time on this marginally useful project
>>2788131people are putting custom antennas on one of the dji controllers i guess you can easily put one on a hood high frequency coax in your house
>>2788131good luck finding coax that doesn't wreck a 6GHz signal
>>2788142You clearly haven't gone looking for coax cables and found that effectively everything sucks for anything over 1GHz if you need a significant length. Easier to stick the whole damn radio on your roof and get long cables connecting to it. That or you learn about waveguides.
>>2788181idk im using an LMR400 to connect my headset to an antenna just out of the window but its only a 3m cable. and im using it with 5,8ghz analog signals.i think dji controller can run on 2.4ghz which is much better for cables. you can run it with an RG402/405. IIRC this is the type of coax that comes with all the FPV antennas between the connector and the emitting part. it loses ~0.5-1 DB per meter so you wont get ideal range but it will work
Any CFD nerds know how badly the led legs + duct will kill my thrust? Looking from above, I feel like flat and wide is not the best idea for the legs, but I'm not sure how to fix it (I'll at least make better ducts once I scan my frame).
>>2788697what's the point of the "ducts"?they aren't ducts without matching props (nearly no gap to the walls). and they'll need inflow funnelslegs shouldn't be that bad for the wind column of the prop. but flying in a direction is another topic
>>2788828This. Ducts are supposed to be so close that the props often cut tiny grooves. If it's just to act as guards, make em as minimalist as possible.
>>2788835>>2788828Yeah, in that case I meant to say prop guards not proper ducts. Reasoning is to stop debris from stalling the downward props, but I also wanna test if it gives me any more grip like a cinewhoop, even if it's only on two motors.As for the legs I really like the leds for vlos, but I'll fly and test it out, see what happens. If it doesn't fly well I'll just switch to cf tubes like the front.
this POS turned on buzzing continuously and wont turn offhad to put it in a box and bury it in a pile of stuff to block out the sound in my house. has this ever happened to anyone?i was just plugging in a battery to test my quad after rewiring my camera and vtx
>>2788901>and wont turn offLol hold the button for two seconds
>>2788901not turning off after loosing power is the whole point, lol
>>2788902nope, it wont turn off as i said>>2788904this defeats the point of such a buzzer, you want it to beep in case of a crash not 24/7 constantly with your drone at home
openIPC added a configurator app so you dont have to mess around with their disorganized config files via SSH. major improvment imo
>>2788912https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ3c36Kmrfsstill waiting for my ultrasight AIO in the mail and i have both the security camera VRX and the radxa 3W VRX
>>2788913why the fuck doesn't Mario ever care about the flight performance of any of his airframes?they are always twitchy and shaky like Michael J Foxit completely ruins the product demonstrations
>>2788917honestly mine are the same. i ordered one of those uart blackboxes because my main 2 quads have no blackboxes my main problem is the shaking that even gyroflow cant deal with on the recorded video, i guess ill mess around with PID and filters when the blackbox arrives.here's another video of OPENIPC using the radxa as VRX:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iONMbR8_bKU
>>2788912If that system pulls an ELRS, I'm gonna lose my fucking shit! It seems like it has the potential to destroy Walksnail and DJI in one fell swoop. Cheap digital FPV is the dream! Imagine having whoop AIOs with ELRS on a 5-6g budget.
>>2788989i mean theyre already selling the 90$ VTX+camera AIO i have one in the mail. it just left guangdong,china. probably the first batchthe VRX is ~40$
>>2788991Fuck dude, my hopes are quite high. Been liking the signal penetration of Walksnail, but the constant firmware regressions and silly hardware fuck ups are making the price hard to justify.
>>2789005is walksnail penetration really good?im considering getting the new goggles and since that thing has analog and hdmi input i can make 1 goggle that does walksnail,analog and openipc with stuff i already have
>>2789292DO NOT buy the Goggles X unit for analog. It's been nothing but problems for anyone I've ever talked to. I've been on the Sky04X with Walksnail addon module. Walksnail is getting me to places I'm blind on analog and HDZero, and the picture is still clean. While I love that part of it, the project has been pretty ghetto for how costly it is and how old Caddx is. They're basically just creating ghetto DJI.
>>2789342yea ive read that their analog input is garbage and shows full snow on the screen when the signal is still flyable in other goggles.i still dont get how this could happen sine the goggles in this case are getting video only and have no idea what the reception is.my plan is to use an analog-to-hdmi board, theyre literally like 3$ off aliexpress if you want one. ive flown with one and it works (pic was my first attempt at an analog-to-HDMI ground station)
drone noob here gathering infothinking of building an 5" pfv drone with googles but don't want analog, so - digital with 60 fps, and walksnail seems to be along the lines of my needs as I don't plan to join races. so, if ya get get a cam like any of the walksnail cams with an antenna, it's enought to send a signal to the googles, like Googles X, I don't need a separate receiver on a drone, correct?are receivers only necessary for analog builds? i am somewhat inept so pardon my stupidityalso would love some suggestions on stacks and motors. want to add GPS too but walksnail supposedly has that covered
>>2789351Not a bad idea. Hopefully they've got their BS sorted with the overheating display on one side. If it weren't for the hardware fuck ups I probably would've bought that set myself. Good luck bro!
>>2789384For the video system, you'll need a camera, VTX (Video Transmitter), antennas on both ends, VRX (Video Receiver), and something to display the image. With Walksnail goggles, your VRX is built in. As for the stuff that goes in the air, you'll see full kits everywhere.Don't forget that you'll still need something to handle the control link, so a receiver is still needed on your quad. They're two separate systems.
>>2789384fpv quads usually have 2 radio systems, one for your control over the quad and one for the video from the quad to your goggles. you need a control signal receiver like an ELRS receiver on the quad and a video receiver on your goggles (walksnail goggles have one inside) >also would love some suggestions on stacks and motors.take any youtube build guide and just copy it or use the build linked in the OP. replace the analog camera+analog VTX with walksnail camera+vtx>want to add GPS too but walksnail supposedly has that coveredi dont think its related, walksnail is the video system. the video system takes data like gps from the flight controller (to display on screen).
first timer here, where do you guys buy parts from?
>>2789468
>>2789411alright, now it starts making sense. I was missing critical information somewhere along the lines, thx anon>>2789418been checking bunch a vids over the past few weeks of builds but will continue my research, with these answers I can actually then start looking for the rest of the parts. As for the GPS, it's a separate unit, I want to have a prevention if the quad loses it's connection / use the return home and as to my knowledge you need to have GPS for that >pic related
>>2789470thanks mister president
>>2789468depends on what country you're in. In the US there's RaceDayQuads, GetFPV, and some others plus BangGood or AliExpress for the direct from China hookup.
>>2789472GPS Rescue is a very useful function to have in your back pocket. If you take that route, be absolutely sure to test it out in a safe spot (unmowed grassy fields are excellent) before falling back on it. Odds are you'll be on Betaflight, and autonomous GPS functionality is very limited. That mode has saved me twice in three years. All other uses were testing to be sure it worked right.
What could cause the signal issues I'm experiencing?The example video is at 1.5 km out, but the problems start to occur around 500m (and get worse the further I go).As you can see sometimes it is "okay" but then it will go crazy. So I can't do any low flying which is what I really wanna do. And generally it is an unpleasant flight experience.Is this most likely interference, or some issue with my antenna or something else?My vtx is HGLRC 800mw.I have a TrueRC X2 Air on my goggles.I want to be able to go at least 3-5 km with reasonably clear video for low-ish flying.
>>2789576I see bars in that static. Bet there's something stomping on your signal. Are you keeping the control TX away from your face while you fly? Even a different frequency can interfere with reception if it's strong and close enough.
>>2786086I wish I had the cash to dump on even a cheap one. Would absolutely rig it with a camera switcher and dual mount.
>>2789576guess you just found out what the Fresnel Zone isand why people put antennas on basestation poles
Are DIY drones like PCs were you just slap some components together and call it DIY? I want to do this myself so trying to get a feel for how difficult it will be.Second question, can you fly a drone in Europe without getting publicly executed?
>>2789695yes and yes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKgu4IHYRGs
>>2789701Seems like a fun hobby, I'll go watch some tutorials.
>>2789695Mostly. You usually end up running wires instead of plugging things into sockets, and you gotta supply correct voltages, but beyond that it's pretty much the same. Building a computer is like 2/10 for difficulty, and a quad tends to be like a 3 or 4 just because you usually need to solder and sometimes make custom mounts. Still piss easy once you understand what you're doing.
>>2789745I'll need the rest of this scale
>>2789468bangood, aliexpress desu>>2789472the thing you posted is basically a GPS chip from a company called ublox, it's an ubox M10. almost every company that makes fpv drone electronics takes those chips and makes a GPS module (like walksnail did in this case). pic related is a gps module from flywoo that uses the exact same chip.every GPS module that uses the M10 is basically for the most part the same. (there are small differences like bigger ones have bigger antennas which means better gps lock)theres lots of guides on how to set it up likehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQeNONerxEUhttps://oscarliang.com/setup-gps-rescue-mode-betaflightbut my advice is dont worry about it, get a drone flying first and do your first flights in a place where you wont lost in in a forest or something.what i very very highly recommend as a beginner even more than a GPS is one of thesehttps://oscarliang.com/drone-buzzers-with-battery/if you fly around a lot of forested and bush areas you WILL lost your quad at some point and this is what will save you. speaking as someone who lost his first 5 inch within a pretty small but extremely overgrown area and spent an entire day trying to find it with no success>>2789695yes, all the components are fairly standardized these days. every part can talk to an STM32 flight controller
gensace has a sale on a couple of their 2s batteries.
>>2777316Now the only thing left to do is to attach grenades to the drone
will my vtx work if i only conect some of the wires?some of the wires dont seem to have anywhere to go.i have a rushfpv tank
>>2789885At minimum you need power (2 wires) & video (1 wire).The other wire allows the FC to control the channel/power. If you don’t connect this, you will need to select channel/power using the physical button(s) on the vtx. It will remember the last channel/power you used, so it’s not a huge inconvenience - but FC control does allow for nice things like automatically reducing power when you’re sat on the ground disarmed, so the vtx doesn’t bake itself.
>>2789887i have the 5v, vid and gnd conected, but dont know where to put the rest.
>>2789943"DC" is power in"SA" is Smart Audio, that's what's used to control the channels and power from the FC. There's a wiring diagram here.https://www.racedayquads.com/products/rush-fpv-tank-ii-ultimate-30x30-25-800mw-5-8ghz-vtx-w-smart-audio-mmcx
>>2789885>>2789943read the manuala vtx needs 4 wires>2 power>1 video input wire>1 control wire (protocol is called irc tramp or smartaudio usually)every flight controller built to fly betaflight with analog video has video input and output pads
>>2789946>>2789943wrong oneim assuming tank ultimate 1 and 2 have the same pinout. you to either use the 4 wires on the 6 pin connector or solder your own wires to the board.thats either an sh 1.0mm 6 pin connector or a jst 1.25mm 6 pin connector if you wish to buy such connectors as they are common on fpv electronics
>>2785653Have fun with the TT-02. I love building kits, Tamiya is great fun.
>>2789943>Rush Tank Ultimate>5VNah man, that's 5V Out. Give 7-36V to the DC pad. The 5V Out pad is if you don't have some other source for 5V and need to power a camera. It's good for a standalone rig like on a car or simple plane.
>>2789631I think so but I will pay more attention to that. Control is crossfire 900mhz.>>2789682I'm sure I've seen people with only goggle mounted antenna getting far better range and video than I am. Maybe I'm mistaken though.
>>2790054I've gone about 5 miles on a similar patch and 1W video output. Just keep your face up and your TX down.
>>2789945>>2789950>>2789950>read the manuali had a hard time finding it because i was looking for the v1 version.>>2789987>that's 5V Out.oh... thanks.also, what is TX6 supposed to be?
>>2790110all the numbered pads like RX1/TX1 and T2/R2 and such are the UART ports of the flight controller. these are the ports you can see in betaflight when you connect your flight controller to the betaflight configurator on your computer via usb.for example in pic related (one of my quads) UART 1 is my GPS. UART 2 is my ELRS radio and SOFTSERIAL (basically another uart) is VTX(IRC TRAMP) which means its connected to my vtx and controls it's power level and channel.TX6 in your pic is like that it only sends data to the VTX (tells is which channel and power level to run at) which is why RX6 isnt connected like a regular UART connection.these ports are usually interchangeable you can connect it to any UART TX pad on your flight controller for example T1/TX1 or TX2 you just have to tell the flight controller what is connected to that pad (pic related) also the rushfpv VTX uses SmartAudio and not IRC tramp so you just pick that on the menu instead
>>2790054>far better range and video than I ammost likely because they are flying higherand do watch your stance. keep your chin up. most people have a tendency to look down and wave the head around while they are turningthe X2-air are rather narrow on the vertical
>>2790234This is an important part. Once saw a guy do a 6S6P battery pack on a 7 inch quad. Dude flew from a very tall hill and did 22 miles out on Walksnail. His ELRS2.4 control link stayed at 25mW most of the way out there. Getting away from the ground just gives so much benefit.
>>2790247>6S6P battery packhow the fuck do you even charge such a thing. every balance lead is connected to like 6 cells.
>>2790276Parallel connected cells balance between themselves, it’s only series connected cells that need external balancing.Any large commercial pack will be internally paralleled. For example my 8000mAh 6S is actually a 6S2P pack, but you wouldn’t know that unless you removed the wrapping.
>>2790276I think he has it rigged as 6 6S1P packs, and there are 6 plugs to attach packs to. 3 on top, 3 on the bottom. My own quad does just that with a 6S2P configuration. Both plugs go back to the ESC battery pads.
but how the fuck does 6S6P even fit on a 7"?i assume he was doing packs from 18650s?
>>2790332Yup, 36 18650s.
>>2790359OMFG XD
>>2790371Yeah, it was pretty stupid looking, and I bet it actually lost range at that weight. I can just hear Flying Battery Zone playing in my head...
>>2790359i bet it flies like a brick, even with my 6S1P 21700 pack my 7 inch didnt feel very nimble.also>>2790247>did 22 miles out on Walksnail.regular goggles/stock antennas or walksnail vrx on an antenna tracker?
>>27900575 miles? Wow. I would love to get that range.I feel like my signal improved slightly by switching the tx crossfire antenna from vertical back to horizontal. But I need to test it more as I didn't fly as far this time. It still wasn't great at only 1km. Hmm maybe I should switch the transmitter off completely and see if that improves things...>>2790234Well that's annoying because I only like flying low. Oh well.
>>2790583My bad. I went back and found it and it was actually 22km.
>>2789963I really like it so far, it's a great little starter kit to tweak and improve on.I'm already eyeing the Tamiya 54752 steering kit to tighten up the front end., or maybe going the poorfag route and gluing the servo saver together and seeing how well that helps.picrel, finished result.how do you like the RC10? I basically retired my RC10T4 due to parts availability.
>>2785578>Be very, very careful with using a drone to hunt or fish, because the government will almost definitely say it's illegal if they catch you.I thought of setting up a net gun so I could capture pigeons. It would be a real exciting challenge no?
>>2785638With arducopter software, you have a trigger function (it can change a pwm signal coming out of your FC when you press a button on your RC). That can turn a servo which presses a trigger and then goes back.idk how much recoil you would get. I figure you would need a second servo connected to a turny button to control gun elevation. You can easily point the drone in the direction of the target, then judge the elevation by eye.I think you'll find that every shot causes the drone to wiggle significantly and so adjusting your aim would be difficult unless the projectile is so fast that its basically a straight line.A fun project would be to mount a laser rangefinder next to the gun. You press the trigger, it measures, sends the range to a little MCU that is also monitoring the angle of the servo and the attitude of the craft along with wind estimates from the craft's KF. THen the MCU would take control of the gun servo and point it in exactly the right direction for a hit. The limitation might be the accuracy of the servo angle and how stable the hovering copter is. At any rate you would learn a lot about physics, electronic engineering etc It would be very educational.
>>2774581Pls recomend me some modules for data transmission over 5km, I want to send arbitrary data with low latency
>>2791022If you have line of sight, look at RFD900.If you don’t have line of sight, 5G might be your only option for truly low latency. But obviously that would be dependent on coverage.Satcom would be too high latency.
>>2791022depends on what you want to send, do you need good penetration, bandwidth....you can try ELRS airport>AirPort provides a firmware option that allows you to turn a regular ExpressLRS transmitter and receiver pair into a bi-directional transparent serial data link, over the air.you can use an ELRS RX/TX pair for this and if you ever dont need it anymore you have a space control link for a drone.
do these cheap chinese quads they sell really carry as much as advertised?
>>2791207It will fly like a brick & the flight time will suck, but… yes?
>>2791207>10 inch>3kg payloadI've seen a 3.5 inch cinewhoop carry a tall boy. It'll easily lug that around. Won't fly great like stated above, but if the parts aren't utter shit it'll do it.
>>2791046Yes the RFD 900 covers everything I need but is a lil pricey I also thought of the RYLR998 but I don't know how the latency is going to be>>2791063I'm going to send basic readings altitude, speed, etc, I don't know which elrs Rx I can use that also I can plug into an Arduino/raspberry and get the readings, I will kiss you if tell me some
will acetone melt the main body of my foxeer razer mini? i superglued it onto something and now i need it for another project
>>2791408ELRS receivers all use the same protocol over a UART or SBus connection. It really doesn't matter what you pick since they all speak the same language. If one works, they'll mostly all work. There's probably some weird edge case that won't, but since they're all so cheap it's not like that matters too much.
>>2791408regular ELRS already does this i think in the telemetry ive used the GPS data to drive antenna tracker in >>2778369 but you can extract the other information as well.you just set your ELRS radio to 'telemetry mirror' mode, connect it via USB to any computer (regular pc, raspberry, whatever) and its gonna start sending all the telemetry via COM PORT you can run this python code on the computer you connected to your radio to parse and print the telemetryhttps://github.com/crsf-wg/crsf/wiki/Python-Parseryou can easily modify this to do whatever you want with said telemetryalso any regular edgeTX radio can automatically log telemetry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsbnONkErbci have this set up on mine to log the gps coordinates while my quad is armed
>>2790836Color on your shell looks great. Nice color shift.Love driving the RC10. Its a worlds rere that I picked up extremely cheap at the end of the production run. Very nostalgic taking it out to the track and guys giving thumbs up seeing it. Need to rebuild the stealth trans/ball diff, but parts are really starting to become expensive and hard to find. However, with the recent release of the 40th Anniversary edition, there is renewed hope of more parts production. RC10talk guys found on AE's site its showing stealth parts are showing availability in late May. Also I found a guy (Fan RC) is now making aftermarket replacements for nearly every part, so its really starting to look up using it as a runner now and not a shelf queen.
despite the atrocious attenuation stats at 5.8ghz this still works for me to fly my whoop in my yard with a 4m cable.switching from a linear to a circular antenna (maple light 1s) also helped a lot
>>2791537I don't even bother as I can reach a quarter mile from my home while on the couch. 1.5 miles on a patch.
>>2791429buy another camera.in this hobby usually I just buy two whenever I want one.
>>2791474thanks anon, it's Tamiya PS-46 with PS-5 backing it, and PS-31 on the windows.
