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Hey everyone, I thought I should share my build here to get some feedback and hopefully inspire others to build their own DIY equipment. I am currently working on a mini gimbal to compactly stabilize my GoPro Hero 2. The goal is to mount the gimbal on the end of an extendable pole to use for...

So I have been using the Red fatshark 5,8GHz cloverleaf antenna's and they used to stick out the back of the QAV250 and simply bent up, however I have already broken the antenna mounts of 3 video transmitters. Next was purchasing the right angle adapters for the antennas and then feeding it...

Hello all, being who I am I like to tinker... a lot! This is not article material yet as the following device is barely worthy of prototype status... Currently I have a Electrifly charger that does not have the capability to discharge batteries to storage voltage (or 3.8v per cell). I thought...

Unfortunately I've been waiting four weeks now (actually 4) for the OrangeRX dsm2/dsmx module to come back in stock at HK. I'll be ready to start my mini quad build in about a week, but I will be unable to do anything with it until I upgrade my Turnigy 9X to spektrum protocol. Looking at the...

I was thinking of making a micro indoor quad and just need a place for others to put their info! ^-^ Hobbykings new products made for micro quads Quanum Pico 32bit Brushed Flight Control board Quanum WISP 110 micro multirotor frame 60mm Propeller Quad Set (4 pcs) Mini Quad Brushed Motor...

Hello Flitetesters, I was wondering if anyone ever made a cinemizer by themselves. I would like a product list so I could buy the parts and do it myself. Thanks

Hi everyone, new to this forum as well as the diy aspect of the hobby. built my first plane not to long ago. It was the FT flyer. Super easy to build and fly even for a first time flyer. We live on a very tight budget so just coming up with enough money for the one model was tough so i...

Hi everyone, As some may know I do a lot of Aerial photography work and currently have a medium sized hex which comfortably lifts a gopro and gimbal however I have a larger gimbal used for NEX sized camera's and small DSLR's and already have 4225-390 motors made for 15-18 inch props and some 40...

Any input is appreciated :D. I already have a DX6i so went with the LemonRX but might switch to OrangeRX depending on performance. Got 5030 props to start and 6030 to advance and will get HQ 6030's or HQ 6045's when I get real serious. Also looking for input on what OSD to get. Let me know if I...

Y3 Tri-Copter - with Tail Yaw Mechanism - |Build Log| Carbon TriCopter with Novel Yaw Mechanism |Scratch Build Log| Hey Guys, i'm new here, and starting to plan my first build with a tricopter design. love the flite test videos, very good to get to grips with everything! i will document my...

Hey Guys, i'm new here, and starting to plan my first build with a tri-copter design. love the flite test videos, very good to get to grips with everything! my plan is, i want it to be cheap (around 170EUR/200$), but still be accurate and have the capacity to race or start to learn aerobatics...

Super easy and cheap case for any transmitter.

Hello guys, This post has gotten a bit long... Skip the first part (marked #) if you dont have much time for my life-story: ################################## I'm looking at this hobby for 1-2 years now and really want to get into flying multirotors. I had a coax-heli a few years ago, but it...

I heard of "The Towel" (or to the Brooklyn areodomers, the Flack) wingplane a while ago in a MAKE issue, and I ordered some of the parts and am going to build it. Can you guys do a review, Or has anyone else built it and thinks it is awesome?

David mentioned this in a recent podcast and since I couldn't find this with search, thought I'd post this here too. Just an amazing twist for a tricopter :D So bananas! In action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKVpXCNZimc The build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-57rHOAdzAI "The...

Hi Guys, Earlier this week I started a thread asking where i could buy music wire since my local hobby shop is now closed and no other place seems to sell the stuff. There did not seem to be any alternatives except to buy online which I do not like because you cant really get a good idea of the...

Hi. I am Darius from D.L. Engineering (www.dle-tech.info). I would like to give a brief introduction of D.L. Engineering to the community. DLE has a great enthusiasm about flight in model aviation and committed in building model aviation from scratch. DLE has designed and tested a variety of...

Hi Guys, as some of you may have seen on my other thread regarding ESC placement, I have a Hex controlled by an APM2.6. I did a lot of research and realised through research that flight controllers (maybe particularly the APM) are very susceptible to vibrations from in the frame. Either you can...

Hello folks, here is an evening FPV flight on a diy quadcopter at the Léman lake in Switzerland. Enjoy

Hey all - I've been lurking for a while, but I think this will serve as a good first post. I certainly won't be bringing anything groundbreaking to the forums, but I'm proud of my little achievement. I am just getting back into R/C hobbies. The last time I was involved, carrying around...