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My New Quad

From: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ)30 Sep 2014 09:17
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 37 of 58
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Your friend seems to be headdesking the water, as if to say "I put on my drysuit for *that*!?". But still, you've got your quad back, so now you need to thank him by hovering round his house at night, taking videos through the windows. JUST LIKE THE FEDS.
EDITED: 30 Sep 2014 09:17 by WINGNUTKJ
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)30 Sep 2014 14:26
To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ) 38 of 58
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Maybe give him a credit towards the first blackmail payment?
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 02:58
To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ) 39 of 58
41212.39 In reply to 41212.37
I would consider that but I think you missed the part about him being an ex Navy Seal?  He currently travels out of country to retrieve abducted children.  I think he has a particular set of skills and I'd rather he use them on someone else!
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 07:32
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 40 of 58
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So does it live?

A bunch of us got the go ahead yest day to design and build a quadcopter at uni. And the university is going to pay for all the parts :-D
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From: Serg (NUKKLEAR) 1 Oct 2014 07:37
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 41 of 58
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He sounds kinda scary. Personally, I like making friends with kinda scary people. Success!
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From: ANT_THOMAS 1 Oct 2014 07:45
To: koswix 42 of 58
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Make it powerful enough to carry a decent camera.
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 07:51
To: ANT_THOMAS 43 of 58
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It's definitely going to have video, wireless comms (for video and control), gps, and proximity sensors. But I think the goal is to also have it run with an autopilot.

I'd quite like to mount some kind of nerf type thing on it, too.
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From: Serg (NUKKLEAR) 1 Oct 2014 07:55
To: koswix 44 of 58
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Fuck you Kos, stop deliberately spawning Skynet..
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 08:03
To: Serg (NUKKLEAR) 45 of 58
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I did that on Friday with lego mindstorms ev3.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 14:23
To: koswix 46 of 58
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Yup.  It has two bad motors but I have replacements on the way.

I am going to build one myself I think.  You will have to keep us updated on the one you are building!
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 14:49
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 47 of 58
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Are you sure it's the motors and not the ESCs?
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 14:55
To: koswix 48 of 58
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Yeah, I've tested each connection with working motors.
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 14:56
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 49 of 58
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Woop.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 16:37
To: koswix 50 of 58
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Yeah!  I have received my new HD keychain camera and my FPV kit has been shippped, so I hope the motors come pretty quick so I can do some FPV flying!
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From: Chris (CHRISSS) 1 Oct 2014 16:52
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 51 of 58
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Oohh, nice. I'd like to try a bit of FPVing (YJ?). Lucky it was only the motors that were damaged after being in the water so long.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 16:55
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 52 of 58
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It looks like a blast! Yeah I'm pretty lucky that that was the only thing that got damaged.
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From: Chris (CHRISSS) 1 Oct 2014 17:33
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 53 of 58
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Hopefully you won't lost signal when you're flying around somewhere you can't see and LOSE IT FOREVER!
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 19:56
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 54 of 58
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When I feel like I'm good enough to go miles I am going to get a GPS system for it.  I have my eye on a UHF system that would let me preprogram a route and it would then fly unattended.

I have so many things I'd like to do... I'd like to build one using my Arduino stuff but on the other hand I'd like to buy a 350 QX2 as well.  I wish I would just hit the lottery or get a fat bonus!
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)11 Oct 2014 22:54
To: ALL55 of 58
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The new controller board finally arrived today!  I replaced the old one and did some testing.  It flies again!

Then I loaded it with my transmitter and new camera and did a few lifts to see how it would do.  I need to make/buy a cloverleaf antenna for the TX.  The stock antenna is the heaviest item and without attaching it the 180 seems to do fine.  I will be interested to see how much the added weight decreases the battery life.
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)11 Oct 2014 23:07
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 56 of 58
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Does it swim again too?
EDITED: 11 Oct 2014 23:07 by BOUGHTONP
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