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aerial
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03.13.13A simple to build foldable spider quad for AP and FPVAs some of you might have understood I've done some experiments with multirotor helicopters for the last couple of years. Mainly because I think it is extremely interesting what you can do when you combine these machines with cameras. Stuff like this: And if you want the best images you need to be at the right place at the right time. And for images like this you need to be there with your copter. So the copter needs to be easy to carry. I wanted to build a FPV quad that I could carry in my ground station case together with my ...
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01.09.13Moose vs. quadcopterFirst of all. If you want to know what I'm up to next, follow me on twitter: @eirikso So, I posted this video on YouTube two days ago: And it have gone completely viral. It was made in a hurry and leaves a lot of things that might need an explanation. The place and the moose The video was shot just outside of Oslo. We have a lot of moose roaming around the woods here in Norway. And some of them very close to the city. They're shy of people, dogs and other living creatures, but are pretty used to the sound of cars, ...
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07.17.12Yet another new toy: KK2 Micro QuadJust recieved my KK2 Flight controller from HobbyKing. I planned to put it in one of my existing quads, but figured I had four ESCs and four motors lying around. So I could just as well build a new quad for it. The only thing I needed was a frame. So I found a bottle of Amarone, made a good meal, had a nice dinner and made a quad frame out of the box where the bottle of Amarone used to be: Spec: Flight Controller: KK2 From Hobbyking ($30,-) ESCs: 10A From HobbyKing(4x) flashed with SimonK Firmware ($26,-) Motors: Mystery A1510 ($52,-) Props: 5 inch 2 ...
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06.05.12New toy: Micro Hexa MultirotorJust finished my Micro Hexa. Small, not deadly like the big monsters and lifts GoPro and FPV equipment. Spec: Frame: BlueSky RC Micro Hexa M1822 Motors from Leadershobby (I decided to give them a try. $3.45 is kind of cheap...) Alternative motors that might work: Heavier, more expensive, more powerful and high quality: Roxy 2216 Heavier and more powerful but cheaper than the Roxys: Turnigy from HK Or these on 2S batteries: smaller Turnigy from HK 5x3x3 GWS or gemfan props 10A HobbyKing ESCs flashed with SimonK Dji Naza FC for now. But I also have OPCC, FF and others. Turnigy Nano 1300 3S batteries 5A BEC to power the GoPro FrSky ...
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02.03.12How to get rid of vibrations in your multi rotor helicopterIf you want to snap images or record video from your quadcopter it needs to be as vibration free as possible. When you manage that you get shots like these: But when you start googling you get the same answer all over: 1. Balance your propellers 2. Balance your motors But I did that: And I still had vibrations, blurry stills and jelly-looking video. After a lot of trial and error found the solution. It doesn't matter how much you balance your props if they're the wrong props. You need high quality very stiff props for aerial photography (AP). So, on the same quad, with perfectly ...