Is anyone still using a tricoper?

[sharde26]

Hi Flite Folks

I've been out of the hobby for a bit, but am finally in a position to start exploring it again My last "main" multirotor was an Electrohub tricopter running on an APM2.6 with Arducopter with a Tough Tilt tail. I know tricopters have all but vanished due to technological enhancements, but is anyone flying/building them anymore? I guess it'd be like talking with other people still driving a Ford Model-T nowadays

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

Hi Flite Folks

I've been out of the hobby for a bit, but am finally in a position to start exploring it again My last "main" multirotor was an Electrohub tricopter running on an APM2.6 with Arducopter with a Tough Tilt tail. I know tricopters have all but vanished due to technological enhancements, but is anyone flying/building them anymore? I guess it'd be like talking with other people still driving a Ford Model-T nowadays

I think you have sized up the situation well. People do still fly them but they are as rare as hens teeth.
It's never bothered me to be the odd man out, if this is what you like make or buy one and fly.

 

[LitterBug]

I have a rather large fleet of tricopters that I still dabble with. I have been debating turning one or more into a Y-4. Most are RCExplorer variants with 3D printed tail mechanisms. 3 have F3 based flight controllers, and 3 are F4 based flight controllers. Most recent flight was a 3D printed Nano Tri that is about the size of a tiny whoop. I run a version of dRonin firmware with the TriFlight tail routines baked in.

 

[sharde26]

I guess I could embrace being an oddball. I like tricopters, rotary engines, and Linux lol. I just think the Y layout is cool. I was planning on building a Y6 for aerial photography.

 

[blue dragon]

I have built a couple bi copters recently. I really want to build a tricopter soon because it reminds me of the good old days with David and the crew. Does anyone know where I can get a bunch more of the tough tilts? they seem to be discontinued and were kinda a key part of my copter designs. They are really simple to use and almost bulletproof. I need something for my continued bicopter escapades.

 

[LitterBug]

I use 3D printed tilts. I have been using these designed by one of David's buddies.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1035497

I have made bicopters with them too.

Cheers!
LitterBug