Nice looking build Mustang
Those carbon HQ props sound so nice in the air don't they!
It came together pretty well. I love the looks of the frame on top of the little details things like battery strap slots, holes for passing servo connectors through, the pattern in the plates lining up, and enough solid space to mount things.
I haven't flown anything but HQ props for months now, love em. Speaking of which, I need a new pile of 5040s and 6030s from GotHeliRC.
Glad the NAZA is treating you well.
Thurmond
So far it has been great. Yes it greatly restricts performance, but such is the trade off when you want a smooth camera ship.
Beautiful copter, Mustang. Got any video of this thing in the air?
I have about 10 minutes of video from the other day at the maker space event from the mobius on board. Nothing exciting to see at all, other than being able to help figure out that it was the front right motor which caused things to nose in. I will replace that ESC and test things again. Eventually I will have it solid and ready to roam the skies.
That is a beautiful looking hex, Mustang. From what I'm aware of, that was the first durability test this frame has performed, and I'm glad to hear nothing broke
Can't wait to see more pictures of the build if you have any, and of it flying.
It was a very gentle nose in. I saw it going, tried to soften the hit, and shut the motors down on impact. No where near the level of crash that my Polakium quad has been through, good lord has that thing taken some very hard hits.
Two observations from the build. The long arms act like a tuning fork and resonated through the body to other arms. This hasn't been a problem for the Naza, I think, but I can see where minimizing vibration from motors/props will be important. Luckily the Cobra motors runs smooth as glass and the HQ props are always nearly perfectly balanced out of the package.
The other observation was that the FatShark 600TVL camera that comes with the Attitude SD kit didn't fit in the camera mount. I had to take a file and relieve the ear cutouts a bit for the camera to fit in. I then used zip ties from the corner mounting holes to hold the camera to the plate. I have a new transmitter and board camera coming in, which might end up flying on this Hex.