@Shadow74, sorry to hear of your accident. From the looks of it it must have come down on the front right and rear boom with the ground almost perpendicular to the frame perhaps even a bit upside down. The plywood shearing on edge must have made quite a pop! I'm really impressed with your "cage" around your KK board, it seemed to have worked wonderfully. The tape even pulled off a layer of wood from it. I assume that you didn't video the aerial scenes from the recent scimitar episode, your camera mount being put on a boom looks like it will keep the props out of the frame. It must be David flying his tricopter for that video. Hope your GoPro is alright! Keep up the great work. I love the aerial cuts in FliteTest videos... Sort of a trademark now!
Hey bbmagic,
Thanks man, that is almost exactly how it came in.....are you a forensics/ballistics guy or a detective? I must say that is pretty impressive that you knew the angle the it crashed. Nice!
The cage around my KK board was an idea that I got from my first multi-rotor (Miniature Aircraft Rotor X 404 quad) the KK on their little quad has a plastic box around it. It protects the board from light rain, snow etc.....and also as I found out with my tri-copter, protects it well in a crash.
I did not film the aerials for the scimitar episode, that was David with his tri-copter.
And you are correct to say that you cannot see the props in my frame with the camera out on the end of the boom. Even at the widest 170 degree FOV the props are not visible.
My GoPro was totally fine (Thank the Lord) I attach it with a plastic (nylon) bolt so that in the event of a crash it would snap off.....and that is exactly what happened. I also NEVER EVER fly my camera outside of its protective case. being out on the front of that boom like it is, it will surely be the first thing to hit the ground.
As of right now, I am not planning on putting my tri-copter back in the air right away. I am gonna prolly fix the frame, shelf it for a while, and steal the board off of it for another project. (top-secret)
LOL So until then, I will start another thread here shortly about "My Quad-copter" which I have actually been flying and working with alot longer then my tri.
Here is a screen shot from my tricopter:
Cheers!
Eric