Hi everyone.
I've got a electrohub in spider mode with a KK2 FC, and a arris 2 axis gimbal controlled by a stom32 (3 axis controller). I know nothing about aerial photography, but am really keen to go down that route. Running the stock RTFquads t2212-980Kv motors, and f-20A ESCs.
I've been flying mini quads, so my electrohub hasn't been doing much recently. I find that despite my best efforts to tune it, it's still really difficult to hold a rock solid position while framing a shot at the same time. It works ok, but I think I'm really being let down by the flight controller.
So here's my plan. I want to run some 4s packs on it, to give that desperate boost in power it needs to carry the gimbal and camera (it's feeling really under powered). I probably will also try and shave off some weight, by adding littlebee 20A ESCs to it, and trying to build/find a landing gear that's lighter. I think I might go back to wooden arms, for weight reduction and better vibration absorption. That should hopefully take care of the power issue.
I'm wanting to put a better flight controller on it. I want to have return to home, GPS lock, mission planner... ect. Naza is just too expensive, so it's either going to be a APM or a pixhawk clone (probably RTFhawk). I know the hardware in the pixhawk is superior, but is it beneficial for a newbie to have the extra capability?
I'm not sure weather it's worth a newbie forking out the extra if the cheaper APM would have worked fine.
Thanks everyone.
I've got a electrohub in spider mode with a KK2 FC, and a arris 2 axis gimbal controlled by a stom32 (3 axis controller). I know nothing about aerial photography, but am really keen to go down that route. Running the stock RTFquads t2212-980Kv motors, and f-20A ESCs.
I've been flying mini quads, so my electrohub hasn't been doing much recently. I find that despite my best efforts to tune it, it's still really difficult to hold a rock solid position while framing a shot at the same time. It works ok, but I think I'm really being let down by the flight controller.
So here's my plan. I want to run some 4s packs on it, to give that desperate boost in power it needs to carry the gimbal and camera (it's feeling really under powered). I probably will also try and shave off some weight, by adding littlebee 20A ESCs to it, and trying to build/find a landing gear that's lighter. I think I might go back to wooden arms, for weight reduction and better vibration absorption. That should hopefully take care of the power issue.
I'm wanting to put a better flight controller on it. I want to have return to home, GPS lock, mission planner... ect. Naza is just too expensive, so it's either going to be a APM or a pixhawk clone (probably RTFhawk). I know the hardware in the pixhawk is superior, but is it beneficial for a newbie to have the extra capability?
I'm not sure weather it's worth a newbie forking out the extra if the cheaper APM would have worked fine.
Thanks everyone.
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