Recent content by dougsnash

ElGuano, that thing is just plain ole mean looking, I love it. Doug M

Gimbal question? So I tried playing with my gimbal settings and have dialed them in a little closer. After partially disassembling my gimbal, I was able to count the poles on the brushless motors and found they were actually 12 pole motors not 18 like I though they were. Unsurprisingly...

I checked the capabilities of the E300 before I ordered it and the 4S battery and verified they would work together. I'm flying in Canada so the problem we have here is overly cold temperatures in the winter not overly warm temperatures in the summer. After my eight minute flight yesterday...

I have not balanced the props yet and I'm in a hotel for a month on TDY with no equipment for doing it (small town without a hobby supply store in the middle of nowhere). I don't believe the jello effect was related to the props, though, because it was occurring before I even started to main...

I have an Oculus Rift VR headset on order which I plan on configuring for FPV but I haven't figured out exactly which system I will be feeding it from. Right now I am using my Phantom FC40 camera which does not have much range or any capability to work with an OSD system so I am using a...

I'm running the DJI E300 Tuned Propulsion System which has 2212/920KV motors and 9.4X4.3inch props. Doug M

I Made a second flight with my F550 this evening. I flew for about 8 minutes and was getting a continuous red flashing on the LED so I landed. After about ten minutes I checked the battery with my cell checker and it still shows 48% charge. I think I'll have to drop my first level warning a...

Is it just me or is everyone finding this "wonderful" new lead free solder requires a lot more heat to melt and flow than the good old 60/40 we all used for years? I've only recently used up the last of my old fashioned solder and have decided I really hate this new enviro-friendly crap I'm...

Another F550 takes to the sky. I just finished a somewhat abbreviated first flight on my F550. The flight was abbreviated because a couple of the isolation mounts popped on my gimbal mount and it was relying on the safety tie wraps to stay attached. After about 5 minutes of flight I was...

Re: Need help connecting an older 72 MGhz JR receiver to NAZ Thanks Rilot, I'll give that a try today. Doug M

I am in the process of assembling my F550 and have hit a bit of a snag with my intended radio system install. I have an older E700 72MHz JR receiver that I would like to use with my F550 to initially get it flying and help me decide what I actually need for functions and features. The JR radio...

I too am familiar with the waxed cord lacing for use in aircraft. I use it almost exclusively to secure wiring in the full scale homebuilt aircraft I build. lacing holds more securely than a tie wrap, does not become brittle and break like a tie wrap will, and does not have a sharp plastic...

After reading all of the glowing reports of success guys have been having using the TP Link 3040 wireless router as a booster for the FC40 wireless camera I ordered one in. On initial power-up I was able to see several of the neighborhood wireless signals and verified that I could talk to my...

Hey guys, I recently ordered a Neewer skid system http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EYVGAR8/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 from Amazon for my F550 project. The product imagery clearly shows the skid kit coming with a gimbal assembly and the kit even included rudimentary assembly...

Okay Ladykate, as requested, here is a quick video from tonight's flight in my non-multicopter filming platform (my Zenith CH-701). Sorry for the terrible video quality but it was just shot with my cell phone through a dirty windshield. The effort was more of an exercise in figuring out...