Recent content by Kyle O'Rourke

Quite a lot. ;)

The idea behind the parachute size of Mars products is to stop large-scale damage to the craft and objects below. They wanted to get the right balance between weight (flight time reduction) and functionality. (Users can become tempted to remove the parachute after many flights to increase their...

Hi Alex, Our team contacted the shop and sent you a direct message through email on the 2nd (Wednesday). We talked to the vendor that set up your Mayday, and the cost of your repair should be covered completely. We will also be sending the vendor a modified copy of our diagnostics software to...

First off, sorry about the crash! I know that this is very frustrating, and I want to make sure that you are completely taken care of. Send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] so that we can figure out exactly what happened. Usually, the issue is a bad battery or...

No worries! ;) The documentation and marketing are kind of lame at the moment for the Mayday. Things should get a bit clearer soon! You might have received one of the Battery Backpacks with a different version of the Li-ion cell inside. We used two different suppliers because we simply couldn't...

Actually, Mars Parachutes doesn't make any electronics at the moment! If it is a battery that plugs into the Mayday with a charge/discharge switch, then it was most likely made by North UAV. (I don't want to drag Mars into this battery mess!) Anyone who ordered a Batt Pack from NUAV should...

Spring loaded deployment is not always necessary. While testing the Mayday, I found no real difference in performance between spring and 'free release.' When packed properly the Mars Lite parachute usually just falls away from the blades before entanglement can occur. I would be sceptical about...

The plastic tube is the heaviest thing in the system next to the parachute itself. If you do a little bit of math, you can figure out exactly what the best ratio of diameter vs. height is for your parachute. Also don't worry about buying a super powerful spring. As long as it can traverse the...

I'm somewhat interested in seeing how well this parachute performs when compared to a Mars Parachute in size, weight, and drag. $120 vs $160 for a smaller parachute and heavier canister seems like a lame tradeoff but then again I'm biased.

Sorry for bringing up an old thread, but I've developed an autonomous parachute system geared specifically for DJI users. Here is a test video of an ESC failure without turning off the rest of the motors: Turning off all the motors really isn't necessary for a successful parachute deployment...