New Multicopter FPV Flight Video
Posted on July 15th, 2012 in Custom Projects, FPV, GoPro, Multicopter, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I shot another more interesting multicopter FPV flight this evening. My buddy Ollie shot the video from the handycam and was my backup pilot and spotter and I flew the camera on my Y-6 hexacopter. On my previous flight, which was my first time flying a multicopter via FPV, I just lazily strolled around because […]
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Multicopter FPV
Posted on July 14th, 2012 in Arduino, Custom Projects, DIY CNC, FPV, GoPro, Multicopter, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I just did my first flight with my Multicopter FPV setup and it was AWESOME! I’ve flown planes and gliders via FPV before, but one of the main reasons for building my Multicopter was to do FPV. My final goal is to attach a stabilized DSLR onto my multicopter rig and shoot some high quality […]
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Another Silly Quest – Dynamic Balancing
I really want to get the best results out of my Y-6 Multicopter camera platform and I know a big part of that is reducing motor/prop vibrations in the airframe. I’m looking into a dynamic balancer for the purpose because even with static balancing there are still vibes. The system is not running smoothly and […]
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Y-6? Why not!? My Custom Built Y-6 Multicopter
Posted on March 11th, 2012 in Arduino, Custom Projects, DIY CNC, Electronics, GoPro, Helicopter, Lighting, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I have wanted to get into multicopter building and flying for a few years now but this year I finally took the dive and got into it pretty quickly. I did a lot of reading and shopping for which flight controller to purchase and while I would like to experiment with the open source software […]
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New 2.2kw Spindle Motor for CNC Router Arrived
Posted on February 14th, 2012 in DIY CNC, Electronics
I received the new 2.2KW spindle motor for my DIY CNC router today. It looks pretty nice so far. I was using a De-Walt handheld router for the spindle, but I wanted something that didn’t blow the dust and shavings all over the place. The spindle is one of the many available on eBay in […]
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