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Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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Those are the same wheels I put on Draco
Those are the same wheels Mike put on Draco
He's also putting them on scrappy!
Hondo76251
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I think scrappy has 35's... thats a cub... with 35's... not sure it gets much more monster than that! Lmfao
bracesport
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yip, the scrappy got me inspired to work in carbon fibre!
The price of carbon scared me off...yip, the scrappy got me inspired to work in carbon fibre!
I am considering trying fiberglass though!
Hondo76251
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Not to mention the radio interference... ive been thinking about fiberglass too. Ive got a bunch left over from various sailboat projects...The price of carbon scared me off...
"Corpse"
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I hate fiberglass. Too many splinters lol.
I worked on my drone today, and got most everything done in betaflight. The only thing left for me to finish is the smartaudio. I'm having a heck of a time getting my VTX to even talk to the FC. No matter what I do, it still says the VTX isn't ready for smartaudio! I'm using an AKK infinite VTX and a Mamba F405 stack. @PsyBorg @JasonK @ElectriSean , do you have any ideas?
bracesport
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I recommend doing some FG first (light weight cloth) - it is more forgiving than CF - use West's 105 epoxy.
Hondo76251
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"Corpse"
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It's a viable reason...
Very true! I want to make my monster bush plane out of pink foam, so I think it would be smart to fiberglass it.
speedbirdted
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Fiberglass is fun! Sure, there's a learning curve, but that's the case with everything.
JasonK
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Can you show your wiring and betaflight smart audio config? (note I haven't done anything like this before, but a quick read on betaflight's wiki make it look fairly easy)
PsyBorg
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If you are on the latest betaflight you have to set the VTX table up so betaflight knows what to change when smart audio is used.
"Corpse"
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Does it need the correct VTX table to enable the vtx? Here's a pic.
"Corpse"
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Yes, I did. I just verified that the AKK infinite supports Smart audio.
PsyBorg
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If you use the drop down menu where you select smart audio in the ports tab you will see TBS smart audio and smart audio. they are different so one of the two will not work no matter how its connected. Try swapping to the one you dont have currently selected and see if it all wakes up.
Tronglodon
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Didn't get to fly today, but did do a little FPV DIY. First up is this homemade 5 turn helical 5.8 Ghz antenna. The 3d print files are available on the Far Vew website. It was pretty easy to hack together, and even though it looks a bit rough in spots it seems to work great. We'll know for sure once I get in the air. I also have been having problems with my video signal when I turn the plane around and fly back towards myself, I think probably because the video antenna is right in a line with the Crossfire antenna and the battery pack. So today I figured out that I could use an extension I had in the junk drawer to move the video antenna off to the side. Hopefully that helps, because otherwise I'm going to have to actually move the transmitter itself which would be a real hassle.
I also made this little FPV box with my son just sort of on a whim this afternoon. It looks Really Rough, but works. We're calling it a proof of concept and we're going to find a nicer enclosure to build version 2.
I also made this little FPV box with my son just sort of on a whim this afternoon. It looks Really Rough, but works. We're calling it a proof of concept and we're going to find a nicer enclosure to build version 2.
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