Y6 Builders thread
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Droider
Drone Enthusiast
Aye Up Vislaw.. I doubt you would have wanted to be here in the English weather when you are in Cali! it was blowing 17mph gusts and raining at 8ºc!
My dream is to get back and fly drive my ADX3 all the way down HY1!
Dave
I for one welcome our 3 armed overlords.
Droider
Drone Enthusiast
The poor MK was a tad overwhelmed by the force! ;-)
ZAxis
Member
Well that was a most enjoyable day, 17 mph of wind just added to it. Here's some more pictures from it.
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A lot was learnt and much wisdom was exchanged, so many thanks to Geoff and Dave. We're off to see Yoda for instructions on what to do next
Lec and Andy
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A lot was learnt and much wisdom was exchanged, so many thanks to Geoff and Dave. We're off to see Yoda for instructions on what to do next
Lec and Andy
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Benjamin Rowland
Member
Those pics are soooo cool. I see a Y6 in my future.
quadcopters
Quadcopters.co.uk Drone Specialists
Great Pics there Lec and Andy .. I had a great day too always nice to meet up and get a few flights in even though it was cold and windy , Weather can only get better so here's hoping for many more to flight days to come .
Geoff
Geoff
Jake Bullit
Fly,crash,glue,repeat!
Great pics guys despite the weather.Shame you couldn`t have flown Sunday.
I popped along to Hesketh Bank helicopter club for a nosey on Sunday,perfect weather for flying .Monday was pants,looks like you had fun anyway.
I popped along to Hesketh Bank helicopter club for a nosey on Sunday,perfect weather for flying .Monday was pants,looks like you had fun anyway.
Droider
Drone Enthusiast
Just go interweb as working away.. GREAT PICS Andy.. one of them makes it look like I really have to force with me as I am flying TWO at once!.. U should send them to DW as I am sure there are some in there there they would like..
Speak soon
Dave
PS Good luck tomorrow Lec
Speak soon
Dave
PS Good luck tomorrow Lec
Jem
Member
Hi there. I've just had my maiden flight of my recently finished ADX3/WKM from Geoff at Quadcopters. This is only my second build, a MultiWii quad being my first and the difference is amazing. Here are a few photos of the build and flight. Unfortunately my GH2 decided to fry my card so I lost the video.
I'm very happy with the build.
After much head scratching trying to get the ESCs to fit between the center plates I decided to put them on top and then put the FC and radio gear on another plate made out of 3mm acrylic on 25mm spacers. This was laser cut by a friend of mine and I have the plans if anyone wants it.
I connected the ESCs to a distro board from MultiWiiCopter. This is sandwiched between 12mm spacers under the new acrylic plate.
The only thing I don't like is the mess of ESC wires going in to the FC and the ferrite rings (I think that's what they are called).
There seems to be mixed opinion on taking these off.
If you see any glaring errors please let me know.
Can't wait to get a camera on it now.
Cheers,
Jem
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I'm very happy with the build.
After much head scratching trying to get the ESCs to fit between the center plates I decided to put them on top and then put the FC and radio gear on another plate made out of 3mm acrylic on 25mm spacers. This was laser cut by a friend of mine and I have the plans if anyone wants it.
I connected the ESCs to a distro board from MultiWiiCopter. This is sandwiched between 12mm spacers under the new acrylic plate.
The only thing I don't like is the mess of ESC wires going in to the FC and the ferrite rings (I think that's what they are called).
There seems to be mixed opinion on taking these off.
If you see any glaring errors please let me know.
Can't wait to get a camera on it now.
Cheers,
Jem
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DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
Dave, would you say those Axi's have more power/torque output than the avrotos 2814's. I ask because you seem to be lifting a fair amount of camera and battery.
Droider
Drone Enthusiast
Aye Up IA.. sorry for he late reply but have been a tad busy trying to pay for my MR addiction!
I am not familiar with the Avrotos. My take off weight at the moment with the 550d 10/22 lens and two 4250 Overlanders is about 4.2 kg. The new overlanders are 30c and are lighter than the 5000mah 25c. I get the same flight times. I have my TX alarms go off at 6 mins but can easily fly 10/12 depending on wind/flight requirements landing always at 14.1 volts dual pack voltage which still gives me some emergency power.
When working for production companies I always say 6mins per flight max even though if I have to I will do one more take to keep um happy but MR safety is always the most important issue.
Dave
I know this is late, but lol. I can agree.