Camthedominator442
New member
Hello all,
I just finished building my first proper 250 size quadcopter which I have dubbed Lazarus, as it has the hardware of a HK spec 250 (which was pretty awful) combined with a more advanced Naze32 Rev 6, RMRC Valorem frame, and a real power distribution board (gee whiz!). I gave it it's maiden flight and it flies decently well, not too much power or anything, but enough to make it an acceptable beater quad.That being said, there are some issues regarding flight characteristics, and I'm hoping you might be able to answer some of these.
First, there's an issue with the throttle control. The throttle won't engage until I'm at about 30% of the stick range which is a bit of a pain when flying. It's almost as if the throttle deadband is set too high, but I can't find any evidence of that
Second, there's an issue with arming. I like having the quad armed with a switch instead of the sticks as I find it to be a bit safer (let me know if I should change this). When I need to arm, I have to fiddle around with the throttle stick and the three position switch until the motors spin up, indicating that it is armed.
Also, though this isn't imperative to the functionality of the quadcopter, what are some good PID settings for freestyle flying? I don't have any FPV gear on this quad as I don't intend to use it for FPV (yet). I'm just looking to make it perhaps a bit snappier. I haven't mastered the art of fine tuning quadcopters.
Cheers,
Cameron C.
I just finished building my first proper 250 size quadcopter which I have dubbed Lazarus, as it has the hardware of a HK spec 250 (which was pretty awful) combined with a more advanced Naze32 Rev 6, RMRC Valorem frame, and a real power distribution board (gee whiz!). I gave it it's maiden flight and it flies decently well, not too much power or anything, but enough to make it an acceptable beater quad.That being said, there are some issues regarding flight characteristics, and I'm hoping you might be able to answer some of these.
First, there's an issue with the throttle control. The throttle won't engage until I'm at about 30% of the stick range which is a bit of a pain when flying. It's almost as if the throttle deadband is set too high, but I can't find any evidence of that
Second, there's an issue with arming. I like having the quad armed with a switch instead of the sticks as I find it to be a bit safer (let me know if I should change this). When I need to arm, I have to fiddle around with the throttle stick and the three position switch until the motors spin up, indicating that it is armed.
Also, though this isn't imperative to the functionality of the quadcopter, what are some good PID settings for freestyle flying? I don't have any FPV gear on this quad as I don't intend to use it for FPV (yet). I'm just looking to make it perhaps a bit snappier. I haven't mastered the art of fine tuning quadcopters.
Cheers,
Cameron C.