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My New Quad

From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 03:58
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 08:32
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 40 of 58
41212.40 In reply to 41212.39
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 08:37
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 08:45
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 08:51
To: ANT_THOMAS 43 of 58
41212.43 In reply to 41212.42
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 08:55
To: koswix 44 of 58
41212.44 In reply to 41212.43
Fuck you Kos, stop deliberately spawning Skynet..
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 09:03
To: Serg (NUKKLEAR) 45 of 58
41212.45 In reply to 41212.44
I did that on Friday with lego mindstorms ev3.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 15:23
To: koswix 46 of 58
41212.46 In reply to 41212.40
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 15:49
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 47 of 58
41212.47 In reply to 41212.46
Are you sure it's the motors and not the ESCs?
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 15:55
To: koswix 48 of 58
41212.48 In reply to 41212.47
Yeah, I've tested each connection with working motors.
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From: koswix 1 Oct 2014 15:56
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 49 of 58
41212.49 In reply to 41212.48
Woop.
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 1 Oct 2014 17:37
To: koswix 50 of 58
41212.50 In reply to 41212.49
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 17:52
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 17:55
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 18:33
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 53 of 58
41212.53 In reply to 41212.52
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 20:56
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 54 of 58
41212.54 In reply to 41212.53
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 23:54
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)12 Oct 2014 00:07
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 56 of 58
41212.56 In reply to 41212.55
Does it swim again too?
EDITED: 12 Oct 2014 00:07 by BOUGHTONP
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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)12 Oct 2014 00:15
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 57 of 58
41212.57 In reply to 41212.56
I'm sure it would if I let it but I'm avoiding water for now!
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)12 Oct 2014 00:34
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 58 of 58
41212.58 In reply to 41212.57
Fit floats and submerge the camera?
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