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Friday’s flight ended in a tree, but in the seconds before that crash, I had the idea for the first time that I might just be able to fly this thing. I thought about it all weekend, and resolved to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Got a bunch of flight time in today, and I’m starting to just barely get the hang of it. Things were going well until the quad went over my head, and I got disoriented and flew it into a tree. … Continue reading
Burning through landing gear at a mean rate, so I decided to build up some little cushions… … Continue reading
Taking Nick’s advice, I mostly just hopped around the field, but I had something of a yaw problem, and then ended up crashing in order to try and prevent a crash. Go figure. Broke 2 props and 2 landing gear … Continue reading
Can you guess what the problem was? I feel a bit foolish, but realized after much fussing and tweaking of settings that the kit contains two kinds of props: clockwise ones, and counterclockwise ones. I had three out of four … Continue reading
See that 26% setting? I think that’s what’s going to make this work. Taking a step back, I’ve been struggling all day with takeoff, one a surprise, the other a genuine break-the-prop failure. The craft seems to want to roll … Continue reading
After buttoning up the wiring and top plate, took the quad outside to a flat spot and gave it a go. The props seem very uneven, with the right front one having more pepper than the others, and at full … Continue reading
Progress sometimes – often? – involves breaking things. I spent the better part of the day getting the quadcopter talking to the transmitter, and just when I thought I had things figured out, the beast angrily leapt from the table … Continue reading
Finished with the LED wiring, which for whatever reason was a total pain, and then set to work on the wiring harness to connect the battery to the ESCs and other powered components. It took quite a long time, but … Continue reading
The first of two quadcopters is coming along. I’ve got the booms and frame assembled, and just need to work on the wiring harness before putting the top on. As is always the case with projects, there are things that … Continue reading