Category: RC & FPV
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How FPV looked 2.5 years ago…
A few days ago I went back in time. Or to be more precise I started to browse my photo archive. And I’ve found pictures of my first FPV quadcopter… Oh my… ancient times… Doesn’t it look awkward? At least a little… But this baby was pretty cool to think about it. At least when…
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Very custom FPV quadcopter for my daughter
When few months ago my older daughter (10 years old) started to express interest in FPV quadcopters, I was both happy and concerned. Happy, since I would have someone to fly with. Concerned, since she has no idea how to fly, I do not have a quadcopter for her and there is a big chance…
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GPS Racer: worklog #9 – double rangefinder setup
My GPS Racer is less and less fun project. For last few weeks it acts as sensor platform for my attempts to bring rangefinders and terrain following modes back to INAV. This time in a way that will work. Two weeks ago it was carrying HC-SR04 sonar (crappy device). Week ago it was carrying US-100…
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GPS Racer: worklog #8 – sonar test platform
I honestly admit, that my 6″ quad (codename GPS Racer) was never very pretty. It was just ugly with that GPS tower on the front. Today it got even uglier: I’ve equipped it with HC-SR04 sonar connected via I2C bus (ATtiny85 to the rescue). Why, you might ask, have I done something so useless? Answer…
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GPS Racer: worklog #7 – flying at night
Like promised, I took GPS Racer equipped with night vision camera RunCam Night Eagle and IR projectors for a night flight. And it worked. Not as good as I expected, but worked. RunCam Night Eagle is sensitive enough to fly at night. Just like that. As long as there is at least some light, you…
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GPS Racer: worklog #6
I have to admit, I have a talent for building ugly looking quadcopters and airplanes. But this is a step forward. This is the ugliest quadcopter I’ve ever seen… just look at it… So ugly, that almost beautiful… Those two “eyes” are IR projectors and that almost not visible FPV camera is RunCam Night Eagle……
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GPS Racer: worklog #5
I’ve finally decided to make a decent use of my GPS Racer quadcopter. Until now, I mainly used it to test new things for INAV and that is more less all. RunCam Owl Plus FPV camera turned out to be non-flyable in the night, so I’ve decided to go one step further… RunCam Night Eagle…
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Scarab Knife 200 finally in the air
It took me much more time to put my Scarab Knife 200 4″ from CarbonBird.com into the air and actually fly it. First try that happened 2 weeks ago failed due to beginner mistake: too long motor screw caused one of the motors to overheat. I had to order shorter M2 screws and redo some…
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GPS Racer: worklog #4
Yesterday I finally maidened my GPS Racer in full FPV configuration. RunCam Owl Plus and VTX finally arrived, it was not raining, so I took recording gear after sunset and went flying. To be precise, it was not “night”. But it was pretty dark. Too dark for my RunCam Swift. Owl Plus was sensitive enough…