I came across this app today and was instantly intrigued. Why? because it appears to allow you to unlock advanced features like autonomous waypoints and auto-takeoff and land, and other things that really take your Dji to the next level. While I haven’t personally tried the app because I tend to use Pixhawk, it looks…
Here is a new racing quad I designed. I call it Wolfbone225. Its free to download the .stl files at Shapeways or have them print one out for you. While its free to use, please do not sell it commercially without my prior approval. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International RCGroups discussion thread here. frame: https://www.shapeways.com/product/MUGDQ5D2D/mini-225mm-race-quadcopter-frame-quot-wolfbone225-quot-v1?li=shop-inventory&optionId=58025568…
So it begins. “California lawmakers approve drone trespassing crime bills SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers advanced legislation Monday seeking to rein in the use of privacy-invading drones, passing one bill to prevent the use of drones by paparazzi and another making it a trespassing violation to fly drones over private property without permission.…
V1.13 is a content update to Drone University. I will publish the full version of these notes to Amazon in a few days. To update your Kindle book: To enable Automatic Book Updates: Go to Manage Your Content and Devices. Select Settings. Select Automatic Book Update to expand the section. Select On to receive automatic…
Its been a while since my last post, I had a bunch of things come up at once. Here are some things I’ve been working on and will post updates soon: 3D printing parts Ublox M8N GPS Tetracam Micro NDVI camera Programming PHP AG drones Julio Iglesias cutting his hand on a drone, I can…
I got a surprise today when my mini-quad went out of control on my desk. I had just installed new Clean Flight firmware on my Acro Naze32 and just set up the radio settings when I turned off the transmitter it set the quad into a run away and spun up to full speed in…
Short update here. Essentially, just waiting on a new GPS to arrive. The last GPS got struck by a blade when it rolled over during maiden 1. I did accomplish getting telemetry and minmosd working. Because this Quanum Nova APM is not a standard unit, its mapping of the pinouts differs slightly and when I…
Small update here. I attempt a flight, but it crashed immediately from what I think is due to bad PID settings. There is minor damage to the GPS. AUW with 2500mAh 3S battery is 998g. Without battery is 810g. Outstanding TO-DO list -PIDS -evaluate RF noise for RF interference abatement, LCfilter/torroid placement, planning on…
Got a few items done. But ran into some issues with my APM I need to work out, the telemetry is not communicating and the orientation will not correct and the GPS is not communicating….soooo, I think it may have some serious issues with the Arduino. I am looking for a replacement controller now. This…
This antenna is going to be used for the TREX 450 helicopter build and will be placed on the tail. The RC receiver will be located near the frame, will be using a FLYTRON receiver. This rx antenna can be used on any UHF LRS system, like EzUHF, Rangelink, Orange OpenLRS. DIPOLE antenna, is essentially…