Clive Posted May 19, 2014 Report Posted May 19, 2014 Notified event organizer I will not be able to film them because of the power lines...... For a little light entertainment ( and bit of telling myself it's for the best ) http://vimeo.com/53080994 Quote
Goz Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Posted May 26, 2014 Was flying at a sports field with High Tension power lines over it yesterday, Clive and I had no issues. To give you an idea they run clean through the centre of the 2 soccer fields (just the other side of the lighting tower) and I was flying underneath them over to the other side of the top soccer field. Not so much as a glitch, was able to hover one handed and take the photo with my phone. Tried to keep away from them as much as possible as i wouldn't want to hit them and pick up the pieces afterwards. Didn't manage to miss the big tree that jumped out and swated the quad though no damage done, though the battery came loose, reinstalled it checked props and flew again. Flys pretty sweet on the new Naze32 Flight Controller, so much better than KK2 Boards. This weeks task is to somehow shoehorn in the new FPV camera and TX into the frame until I decide on a better frame to install all my gear into. Quote
Clive Posted May 26, 2014 Report Posted May 26, 2014 Good to hear you had no problems with the power lines, I erred on the side of caution, plus lack of experience in the whole thing made me somewhat cautious. Despite giving the power line area a miss, I did slip out to the golf course for about 3 hrs for a bit of filming, sadly the quality of light wasn't good, so will have to wait for a sunny day. At least I didn't hit a tree Getting more confident at further distances, although I did baulk at going over a lake, shouldn't make any difference, but it does. Quote
SoutherlyBuster Posted May 27, 2014 Report Posted May 27, 2014 Zac and I headed off to Altona last Saturday morning for a powered glider fly. Almost still wind conditions and blue skies. Perfect for some cam action from the glider. So here's a video that Zachary put together of the video that he took from his Bixler. Quote
koma Posted May 27, 2014 Report Posted May 27, 2014 Well my poor little FPV250 had a suspected motor failure from about 500m away and 100m up. Last video footage showed it spinning out of control and falling towards a creek. After searching for about an hour i'm almost positive that it's gone to Davie Jones Locker. Farewell little fella. I'm trying not to count the cost as i order replacement parts. Quote
Clive Posted May 27, 2014 Report Posted May 27, 2014 although I did baulk at going over a lake, shouldn't make any difference, but it does. Last video footage showed it spinning out of control and falling towards a creek. The prosecution rests its case Quote
SoutherlyBuster Posted May 28, 2014 Report Posted May 28, 2014 Perhaps some floaties for your next build Jason (Koma)? Quote
Slartibartfast Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 Looks like Hobby King have just come out with there own Phantom knock-off for USD $350: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... _Fly_.html Features: • Completely Ready to Fly - Just charge the battery and go! • Multiple preset flight modes such as Manual, Stable (loiter), Direction Locked (simple), Altitude Hold and Return to Home • MAVLink compatible allowing for GPS waypoint mission flying, advanced tuning and so much more (for Advanced users) etc... Then there's the 2 axis spabilisation gimbel for USD $100: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... source=EDM Looks like pretty good value if it works as promised. Quote
.Joel Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 @Slarti, it's not made by hobby king it's actually called a "Cheerson CX-20." Search YouTube it has been out for a while, it's just now being sold by hobby king. Made these for some night flying over winter.... Quote
Clive Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 The hobbyking version is way cheaper than the dji. Interestingly they rate it as much lighter, mines about 1.3 kilos. Maybe the smaller battery a 2700mah vs a 5200mah , the dji is supposed to get 25 mins flight time.... You might if you had no camera or transmitter if you do fpv. I get about 15 mins max with mine, I set the alarm on the controller for 10 mins and then just play close so I can see the lights warning low battery. I think 15 mins for the HK version would be if no camera etc. although a big plus is batteries will be MUCH cheaper. DJI battery about $200.00 and it's smart chipped so you can't use anything else, I've sen eBay knockoffs, and also videos where they don't fly too. Hobbyking should be much better value for money, buy one Slartibartfast and let us know. Quote
Slartibartfast Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 Hobbyking should be much better value for money, buy one Slartibartfast and let us know. Unfortunately I'm pretty broke these days but if I had a few spare Douglass I'd be pretty damn tempted. Here's a new thread showing the Quanum Nova in action though: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2175167 And here's a review of the CX-20 (which the Nova is quite clearly based on): http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2142324 It seems promising. Quote
Clive Posted June 7, 2014 Report Posted June 7, 2014 The hobbyking version seems to be built to a price, plastic is brittle, need to check FCC prior to first flight to make sure it's attached properly, there also seems a few issues with programming. On the plus Compass, gps, RX, are all modular and can be swapped out, TX controller has trim adjustments, But if you're going to upgrade bits why not just build your own up front. It's a knockoff for the phantom version 1, but dji has already version 2 Given its much cheaper it's got to be worth what you pay for, I'm happy with the phantom 2 as an imaging platform, but I'd like a 250 mm rotor for fun fpv work...... Blackout, Kwad etc. Might be nice if someone could put up a build info on how and what's needed for one of these, my biggest concern is the software programming and installation and calibrating. It's probably easy for the computer wizards but dark arts to me. AND APPARENTLY FPV IS QUITE LEGAL IF YOU USE 25MW TRANSMITTER. ..... So....... I will be reporting on some FPV activity at some stage Quote
.Joel Posted June 10, 2014 Report Posted June 10, 2014 Buy list... Blackout Mini-H 4x RCTimer 1806-2300kv motors 4x Turnigy Plush 10A or 12A ESCs 4x Turnigy NanoTech 1400Mah 40-80C 3S Batteries 1x PZ0420 Camera or the equivalent 1x TS5832 Mini vTX 16x HQ 5030 Props Tiny receiver for your Futaba Naze32 Flight Controller ToDo List 1. Send ESCS to Joel to have them flashed with blheli firmware and sent back. 2. Build quad frame 3. Build quad following Naze32 PDF 4. Setup Naze32 following 5. Go fly.... Quote
Slartibartfast Posted June 10, 2014 Report Posted June 10, 2014 AND APPARENTLY FPV IS QUITE LEGAL IF YOU USE 25MW TRANSMITTER. Where did you get this from? I really would like to see it. (I spent quite a time looking and kind of found the opposite ) Quote
Clive Posted June 12, 2014 Report Posted June 12, 2014 Where did you get this from? I really would like to see it. (I spent quite a time looking and kind of found the opposite ) Website in AUS selling them, states ( under features ) completely legal in Australia http://www.mongrelgear.com.au/immersion ... etail.html Plus a video where manufacturer of the Kwad multirotor also states 25 mw completely legal. http://Www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrxQso0cW9Y There have been references to a "prosecution" where the Owners gear was confiscated as it was over the limit. you'd have to hunt that one down. Apparently it was a dob in because he was operating at an RC field and one of the members took offense. The last issue is one of flying line of sight, that's a CASA issue,and you reckon theyre going to bother with someone flying a 250 mm toy in an isolated park/wasteland less than 20 m off the ground..pfffft... not likely...I've been involved in ASSIC disputes where we ( tradies) were ripped off for over 150,000 dollars and it wasn't persued due to their lack of manpower, so why would anyone chase after people with toys, my thoughts are fly in an isolated safe location where theres no impact on others and you will be left alone, ( Joel i will persue the Blackout after tax time, when the accountants finished telling me how much I owe them) but as far as transmitting on 5.8 GHz at 25mw ..... Completely legal it would seem, I'm guessing it's good for a few hundred meters, which should be plenty for fanging around an obstacle course. Might have YouTube search to see if anyone's tested the range. Edit..... Do a search on YouTube with the following ( FPV 25mw ) range tests are available Quote
Slartibartfast Posted June 12, 2014 Report Posted June 12, 2014 Website in AUS selling them, states ( under features ) completely legal in Australia http://www.mongrelgear.com.au/immersion ... etail.html That is really good! When I looked into it a few years ago it certainly wasn't the case and I actually went to all the effort (and expense) of getting my intermediate amateur radio licence. Glad to see there being a little more realistic about it now. Quote
RobG Posted June 15, 2014 Report Posted June 15, 2014 Same here - I have an advanced amateur radio license so I run a 600mW 5.8GHz video Tx with my callsign in the video image Range? Probably 30km+ with a decent antenna, so my radio would lose out first! There are a lot of TV range extender type things available that also run on 5.8GHz. I have no idea about their legality. However, the 5.8GHz amateur band is a secondary allocation - not sure who the primary user it, so it is possible low powered stuff might be legal. A quick call to the ACMA would confirm, if anyone was concerned. Cheers - Rob Quote
gum-nuts Posted June 21, 2014 Report Posted June 21, 2014 I don't know if you lot have seen this...? Quote
Clive Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Hadn't seen it until you posted it. It ( drone) provides some interesting angles, the controller is flying FPV as you just couldn't guess the framing that well from the ground. I hope to do some filming with mine, but it will probably have to wait until summer. Until then will just tinker with the landscape filming . I do think that the aerial footage will soon be common enough place we will no longer ooh and ahhh unless it's out of the ordinary. Quote
Goz Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Posted June 28, 2014 Finished building my latest Multirotor project: Quad: All up weight around 450 to 500 grams RD230 Naked Carbon Frame with long arms for 6"props Naze32 Acro Flight controller, running a Spektrum satellite receiver directly connected. 4 x 20amp Blue Series Escs flashed to BLHeli 4 x RC Timer HP1806 2300KV Motors 6" 6030 HQ Props Sony Super HAD CCD 600TVL Camera with 2.8mm Lens Boscam TS832 5.8G 600mW 32CH Video Tx Minim OSD flashed with KV Team OSD Boscam 5.8GHz Circular Polarized TX Antenna Base Station: Boscam RC800 5.8GHz 32ch 7-inch Monitor with DVR Boscam 5.8GHz Circular Polarized RX Antenna Mobius Wide Angle Lens Camera and a Quanum Google Kit coming to add on in the next week or so. Test flying it this weekend, inital hovers in the lounge room have been promising seems to have lots of power and punch on tap. Converted to the Naze32 Flight controller after I tried one on my SK450 Quad. After flying a KK2 board the Naze is leaps and bounds ahead, feels far more locked in and connected compared to the KK2. Quote
Chook Posted June 28, 2014 Report Posted June 28, 2014 Come on Gozzy you don't hold a pilots instrument rating. Nice bit of gear though. Quote
Goz Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Posted June 29, 2014 Any crash, you walk away from qualifies as a landing right Chook? Quote
.Joel Posted July 4, 2014 Report Posted July 4, 2014 A video from last night of Scorpious chasing a tri and buzzing around. Enjoy Quote
SoutherlyBuster Posted July 4, 2014 Report Posted July 4, 2014 Some good FPV piloting skills in those confined spaces Joel Quote
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