CineStar 6 in the field

RTRyder

Merlin of Multirotors
Got out early this morning before the snow got here, first decent day of flying since the CS had its little oops on New Years day. While I was out I recorded about 30 minutes of video the end result is uploading now...

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Ken
 

Macsgrafs

Active Member
Looks good Ken. How well can you see those LED's? I'm finding that even car led's dont seem bright enough & after about 50ft I'm getting orientation problems...how about you?

Ross
 

RTRyder

Merlin of Multirotors
Looks good Ken. How well can you see those LED's? I'm finding that even car led's dont seem bright enough & after about 50ft I'm getting orientation problems...how about you?

Ross

The LEDS are actually a lot brighter than they appear in the stills and I have two rows of them on each arm one oriented slightly forward and the other rearward. They are covered with a thick clear shrink wrap that picks up some of the color and helps make it a bit more visible as well as the bright green being a good contrast against all but a very leafy background and even then the brightness makes them stand out. With the CS powered up on the bench I usually have to put a towel over the arms with the LEDS as they're bright enough to not want to look at them that close up, I guess that's what happens when you run them direct off a 4S pack!

Ken
 


BorisS

Drone Enthusiast
Ken what flight times are you getting with the 12 6 props and what lipo do you use ?

Thanks

Boris
 

RTRyder

Merlin of Multirotors
Ken what flight times are you getting with the 12 6 props and what lipo do you use ?

Thanks

Boris

This was the first time out with the 12 x 6 props and I intentionally limited flight time to 8 minutes per pack due to the ambient temperature of about 30 degrees F. I haven't put any of the batteries on the charger yet to see how much is left in them but I expect they're down around 30 to 35% remaining. Right now I'm using Zippy 4S 8000 packs, they cost around $55 each which is a pretty good price for a battery of that size. So far they're holding up really well and given the useage I've gotten from other Zippy and Turnigy packs I see no reason to spend more on batteries, they've proven to be 100% reliable under some challenging conditions at times like getting dunked in a stream or slammed into the ground on one of my aerobatic quads.

Ken
 

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