multirotor

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    Louisiana Sunset over the Treeline

    I took this yesterday with my Bat Bone and GoPro 3 White. It's taken line of sight at my house in Louisiana. I have to represent Louisiana well. There aren't a lot of us on here. My favorite shot is at around 4:40. Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to like and subscribe! Also, I would...
  2. JamesWhom

    Climbing Kilimanjaro for Kids - With a multirotor?

    Hey everyone, I have a little announcement and an interesting idea to share. In the September of 2015, I will be travelling to Tanzania, in Africa, for two weeks in order to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with fellow students from my university in an attempt to raise money for disadvantaged African...
  3. J

    electrohub not working!!!!

    I just finished building my electrohub kit with my power pack from rtf quads. soldered everything in right with the power distribution board and I wired everything correctly but for some reason when I try to arm it id doesn't want to work. I have the 30a esc's, the witespy red special motors...
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    LOS Fall Flight at Sunset (first aerial video)

    My first video! Check it out! I took this flying line of sight with my Bat Bone tricopter! Take a look! 10 points to the first person to spot the random cat to run through the shot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xSAa0sqNDc&list=UUmvHrbzqHUzDgdVuiEflXAA
  5. drummerguy103

    ElectroHub Quad Build - A beginners first build

    Hi All, A couple of weeks ago I started the build of my first multirotor, a quadcopter built around the FT ElectroHub. I was originally planning on a dead cat configuration but decided against to due to the extra configuration required. Specs: KK2.1.5 flight control board Turnigy Multistar...
  6. P

    TBS Discovery AerialMob Endurance kit.

    Hi guys, Long time Flite Test fan, first time forum poster, so be nice! Long story short, I will be using a TBS discovery for a Design project I am doing at university, I will be adding extra modules to it to extend its capabilities. So on that note, before purchasing, I need to know if the...
  7. D

    HELP WITH QUADCOPTER

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYpXm5DpNU&feature=youtu.be I built this quad about a month ago and I have not been able to fly it. The problem seems to be with motor number one. When I try to take off, the quad moves forward rapidly and uncontrollably instead of staying level. I have done...
  8. Y

    Building challenge: who can build the fastest Quad

    They would have a build challenge with homemade frame and handpicked parts. They would then put A GPS module and record max horizontal speed and vertical speeds. I guess ideal size would be 200-400? What do you all think?:cool:
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    Odd Whining/Buzzing Sound from Day Old Motor - Needs Replaced?

    Hey all! Bought my first multirotor yesterday, a Blade Nano QX. I'm having a lot of fun crashing it around my living room. After about a day (and probably upwards of 100 crashes, although at 18 grams the crashes are pretty uneventful), one of my motors is making a loud buzzing/humming noise...
  10. lordhamham

    Which is your favorite controller board and why?

    Hello all, I'm kind of new to the forums, made an account and then got out of the hobby, now I'm back in it and I'm starting to consider my next build. I am a very proficient flyer and very tech savvy. I am curious about what your favorite controller board is and why exactly? I want one that can...
  11. S

    Electrohub, Flip 1.5 setup to work with Hobby King HK-t6a radio

    Hello, I am new to quads and configuring the radio. I'm stuck and in need of some help. I bought the electrohub from FT and the electronic package from readytofly that has the flip 1.5 in it. I'm confused how to plug up my hobby king t6a receiver to the flip, configure the correct settings...
  12. Bryonheath

    Plug your YouTube channel

    Plug your YouTube channel for your fpv ,fun flying, or how to videos or what ever you youtube so we all can enjoy them Here's mine www.youtube.com/bryonheath
  13. RedTwenty

    Red20RC Online Store

    I haven't been making a huge thing about this over here on Flite Test but Red20RC has been busily developing and cutting multirotor frames and other components over here in the workshop. As a result, I've just launched a new online store to try and make back some of the money I've spent on all...
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    HELP WANTED: DJI F550 Water landing, what should i do?

    Hello everyone, i need your help and advice. flying my Hexacopter DJI F550 between two buildings, it wasnt windy where i was but 15 feet of the ground the hexa start shaking really bad, with strong wing, i lost visual and it landed on one of those ponds that new buildings are so fond of it. I...
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    R7 Mutlirotor Model Maker Space: Batbones, electrohub, anycopter, etc.

    Hey friends! I want to start this thread for anyone out there "fiddling with" Real Flight R7 models, specifically multirotors. If you've built a model for the software, want people to test/give feedback or want to grab someone else's creation. This is the place to do it. I'm going to be working...
  16. J

    Please help with my quadrotor - motors do not spin in sync

    I haven't found any cases or solutions for this that worked for me on the Internet yet so hopefully we can solve this for anyone else that might be having this problem. I’ve been building a quadcopter and the motors do not spin at the same time when I increase the throttle. I’m using a KK...
  17. S

    FT Mini Quad

    Just watched the latest episode in Argonay and I would love to see FT design a mini quad! All of their other designs have been so simple and resourceful, a "Take Anywhere" quad would perfectly round off the FT multirotor fleet!
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    Getting Better Flight Times - Multirotor

    I've been flying quadrotors for about a year now and recently tried to design one and build it up. I'm having a hell of a time with my estimated flight times. No matter what combination of motors and props, I can't get my average flight time over 7 minutes. My plan is to make a multirotor that...
  19. M

    Long flights with multirotor

    Hello guys! I want a multirotor with a long flight time, and the ability to do FPV. The multirotor can be tricopter, quadcopter or hexacopter. The main focus is long flight times. I was wondering what electronics I should use, and what frame? (I can scratchbuild) I got some electronics like FPV...
  20. Andre

    Potato drones

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mccain-foods-seeks-to-improve-farming-with-drone-technology-1.2694922 Potato drones McCain Foods turns turns to drone technology to improve potato farming. Found a better link