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  • x525 V3 Quadcopter Frame Review

    There are many cheap quadcopter frames on market. Big, small, X, H, foldable, good and bad. And choosing a correct frame for a purpose is both hard and critical for further drone performance. One of cheap, and on a first glance, versatile frames, is x525 V3. Is it worth the money? Well, it’s a hard…

  • Dead Rat, wooden quadcopter, maiden flight

    Last week I was, finally, able to perform a maiden flight of my DIY wooden quadcopter (here and here). I will not say it was huge success, but it was a success alright. What went like expected? Well, quite alot. First of all, it flies and has enough thrust to weight ratio to do flips…

  • Wooden quadcopter, work continues

    Work on wooden quadcopter from this post continues. This weeken I’ve been able to almost finish. Almost. Frame itself is done, motors and ESC are in place, electric cables soldered, but this wooden multirotor is grounded. The reason is flight controller Thunder QQ Super. Why? Because it is crap. Really. The first unit was broken and…

  • Quadcopter made from wood

    After building my last quadcopter drone, I was lest with a lot of spare parts, I’ve decided to invest some time (and money, of course) and build wooden multirotor drone. Od course, not everything would be made from wood. That is kind of impossible. Only frame. Quick research on the internet proven that is fully…

  • Testing quadcopter drones at home

    I think everyone who owns a drone would like to be able to test it at home. No wind, no rain, close to computer and all required tool. But… If you do not have a very very big room that might not be a best idea ever. Limited space makes everything extremely dangerous. Specially in…

  • Brushed or brushless – RC motor dilemma

    You want to fly, you need a motor. Electric, internal combustion, jet, ion, gravity. It does not matter. And since gravity engines are not invented yet, ion has no place in atmosphere and jet or internal combustion are kind of non-practical for multirotors usage, we have to stick with electric motors. In RC world there…