I flew my tricopter again, after rebuilding it because of a crash induced by a lost motor. This is the third time I lifted it off the ground. I still need to tweak it - especially the CG. Right now the tail boom is quite heavy and when I power up hard it tilts to the back which is not good. Also when slowing a fast drop by raising the throttle, you'll need a lot of forward stick to keep it level.
I run an RCExplorer V2.5 setup, with a different home-built frame. I use a KeyChain camera from HobbyKing.com that I got from bmsweb to do the aerial recording. Thanks!
I only reached about 15 meters (50 feet) of altitude. I find it hard to descend efficiently. I will try higher altitudes soon. I'll also add a wide angle lens to my camera. I'm happy with how the KeyChain camera performed, very good framerate because of the bright sunny day. I only need a wider angle of view, which I'll fix with a cheap plastic jelly lens from ebay.
I had the KeyChain and a Canon camera filming the action (which may not be a good idea considering the kind of people that live in my town). I will try to get all the footage uploaded, maybe edited as well.
FULL build log coming soon.
I run an RCExplorer V2.5 setup, with a different home-built frame. I use a KeyChain camera from HobbyKing.com that I got from bmsweb to do the aerial recording. Thanks!
I only reached about 15 meters (50 feet) of altitude. I find it hard to descend efficiently. I will try higher altitudes soon. I'll also add a wide angle lens to my camera. I'm happy with how the KeyChain camera performed, very good framerate because of the bright sunny day. I only need a wider angle of view, which I'll fix with a cheap plastic jelly lens from ebay.
I had the KeyChain and a Canon camera filming the action (which may not be a good idea considering the kind of people that live in my town). I will try to get all the footage uploaded, maybe edited as well.
FULL build log coming soon.
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