Definitely put a beeper in it... I nearly lost my mini tri today in a wheat field, it would still be there if not for the beeper.
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Must have spent 20 minutes searching for my hellbender in tall grass two weeks ago. Had a beeper, leds, etc... but the beeper was disabled cuz it would sound non-stop on USB and forgot to re-enable it before heading out to the field. It landed upside down blocking the VTX antenna, so I was able to use my FPV goggles to search for the strongest signal to locate it.
Cheers!
LitterBug
PsyBorg
Wake up! Time to fly!
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say anyone who see's this fly will say it looks and sounds like a bee. Nice build mate GL with the maiden.
I was Los tuning this morning. The videos are uploading as we speak. Maybe we race n see who gets tuned first.
Don't forget the video, good or bad inquiring minds wanna know.
I was Los tuning this morning. The videos are uploading as we speak. Maybe we race n see who gets tuned first.
Don't forget the video, good or bad inquiring minds wanna know.
Beautiful copter!
Got Baby out to the field tonight too.
All new gear and was just kinda feeling her out LOS. The FPV camera was out of focus and the shadows were getting long by the time I got around to putting her in the air so no FPV flying. DVRed the flight, but being out of focus, and really not going to bore y'all with some really really lame footage. Gotta get the FPV setup fixed before the next outing.
Cheers!
LitterBug
All new gear and was just kinda feeling her out LOS. The FPV camera was out of focus and the shadows were getting long by the time I got around to putting her in the air so no FPV flying. DVRed the flight, but being out of focus, and really not going to bore y'all with some really really lame footage. Gotta get the FPV setup fixed before the next outing.
Cheers!
LitterBug
PsyBorg
Wake up! Time to fly!
Darn.. I was going to use the Weebles wobble but they don't fall down theme song until the very last second of the video.. Glad to see you out and flying before the weather gets to wonky. Isn't there like an auto tune feature for the tails on the tri copter software? I could have sworn I saw a recent Tri flight where some one was using it on their maiden.
That little thing boogies though for sure. Will be interesting to see it tuned and doing more stuff for sure.
Rain is ending here in the next 12 hours for a few days before what ever makes its way here from that hurricane in the Caribbean later this week so I will be able to go fly again. I managed to get two batteries in today between showers at least.
That little thing boogies though for sure. Will be interesting to see it tuned and doing more stuff for sure.
Rain is ending here in the next 12 hours for a few days before what ever makes its way here from that hurricane in the Caribbean later this week so I will be able to go fly again. I managed to get two batteries in today between showers at least.
@Psyborg,
You are 100% correct. I did not re-run the tail tune after putting the "recommended" tuning in and that will fix the waggle. I am so done with yellow props. Nothing but bad news. They bend quicker than any other prop. LOL Picture the baby tri with red props now.
Cheers!
LitterBug
You are 100% correct. I did not re-run the tail tune after putting the "recommended" tuning in and that will fix the waggle. I am so done with yellow props. Nothing but bad news. They bend quicker than any other prop. LOL Picture the baby tri with red props now.
Cheers!
LitterBug
I never have been superstitious, but I am totally out of yellow props and all the other colors seem to be doing just fine.... (except maybe the black ones I was using before the yellow ones.) LOL
Anyway, going to tailtune at the field tonight. Should be looking and flying better with "RED" props tonight.
Cheers!
LitterBug
Anyway, going to tailtune at the field tonight. Should be looking and flying better with "RED" props tonight.
Cheers!
LitterBug
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Nutz.... tried to re-run the tail-tune and it didn't seem to want to do it. Got the starting beeps, but it didn't do anything or give the completed beeps. Will try again another day. (Hopefully tomorrow)
Just not my night, but at least no bent props, bent frames, or blood.... (even left 1 yellow one on just for PB!)
Cheers!
LitterBug
Just not my night, but at least no bent props, bent frames, or blood.... (even left 1 yellow one on just for PB!)
Cheers!
LitterBug
Habakkukk
Fly Eagles, Fly!
About 4 months ago I built a 5" tri based off the mini tri Carbon bottom plate (before the baby tri frame was released.) the tuning experience was rough. it took a loooong time to get it locked in (comparing this to the feel of a standard x-frame, using tri flight on an f3 board with servo feedback wire/tail tune). my wobbles did go away with increasing the yaw d term though.
Yeah, it's weird. When I was running the default TriFlight PIDs, it went into tailtune and completed right away. I was trying out the "recommended" settings for the Baby Tri, and it won't complete. Maybe it was that remaining Yellow prop PB! Going to hit the forum and see what I can see....
Cheers!
LitterBug
Going to hit the forum and see what I can see....Cheers!
LitterBug
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