"Thanks for the post. The new version of the Pro Trciopter Kit now ships with a custom, precision machined Stainless Steel Yaw axle which is replacing the much weaker aluminum axle of the past. The hardware crash replacement kit also now ships with…"
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Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"OK, thanks for clarifying this for me."
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Randy --- one last question... how was that issue missed in the testing that was done? What is different about me upgrading from a healthy Loiter version in 2.4 to then having this issue in 2.5? Would not everyone have had the same issue, including…"
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Randy -- thanks for looking into this (and thanks Marco). I so wish I would have had another day so that MissionPlanner would have updated my board to 2.5.3. Not sure you know, but my company fpvmanuals.com makes multi-rotor kits like our popular…"
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Marco -- I think I finally downloaded the logs properly. I isolated the log that I think has today's flight in it given the Google Earth kmz file I was looking at. Let me know if this log works better to see what happened."
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"I have acro mode as the first option on my 3-postion switch: acro / stabilize / loiter.
I normally fly KK boards, so I wanted to try acro in comparison. I did not fly in acro today though."
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Marco -- I looked at all my logs, I zipped them all up and attached them here. I don't see any log that has any meaningful data in it. I had a 3D GPS fix when I flew today, fyi."
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Here is the log... sorry, I was not looking in the right place.
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Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Marco -- thanks for your reply. How do I get the .tlog file off the board when connected over USB? I was not able to see the board as drive in windows 'my computer' and can't find an option in MP. Sorry for this basic question...…"
Tim Nilson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"I just loaded the latest release of 2.5 last night (whichever MissionPlanner/ArduCopter Loads for you). Previous 2.4 release worked well on my quad -- stabilize, loiter, alt hold worked ok. On 2.5 today, stabilize flight works, but when I engaged…"
Tim Nilson commented on Toby Mills's blog post Time for a new contest...."Take a look at the "Mr. Lifter" competition for multi-rotors 2012. Some of the leaders in the various categories from 2011 achieved some amazing results. Chris -- Maybe we can get entrants of the Mr. Lifter competition to also be…"
Tim Nilson posted a blog post"Mr. Lifter" Multi-Rotor Contest for 2012
After a successful first year of the Mr. Lifter contest in 2011, a new contest has been launched for 2012. The contest has many categories you can enter -- from 'heavy lifter' to 'all out time duration', 'most weight efficient', to 'largest copter' to name a few. One category that is new for this year is the "furthest distance" (round-trip) in a single charge. Perfect for UAV or FPV. Some amazing…See More
SheehyFD commented on Tim Nilson's blog post New GoPro lens protection product by fpvmanuals"@Jonathan, I have had a similar debate with a friend of mine. "The gopro's profile is not very aerodynamic..." for that reason he uses a contourHD. It is a great camera with similar capabilities of the gopro hero.
I prefer the gopro…"
healthyfatboy commented on Tim Nilson's blog post New GoPro lens protection product by fpvmanuals"Put me on the list for pre-order as well. I know the camera itself can still take a beating without the waterproof case so it should survive most crashes with this lens cover.
How exactly do you replace the lens on this if it gets scratched up? I…"
Jonathan Lussier commented on Tim Nilson's blog post New GoPro lens protection product by fpvmanuals"This is a good idea, but I think the real problem with the gopro is its aerodynamics. I think somebody should design an aerodynamic FPV (or motorsports, etc..) case that will definately sell well!"
Tero Koivunen commented on Tim Nilson's blog post New GoPro lens protection product by fpvmanuals"Yeah, I think I need some protection too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhMq8AJDBco
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"Mr. Lifter" Multi-Rotor Contest for 2012
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:51am 0 Comments 0 Likes
After a successful first year of the Mr. Lifter contest in 2011, a new contest has been launched for 2012. The contest has many categories you can enter -- from 'heavy lifter' to 'all out time duration', 'most weight efficient', to 'largest copter' to name a few. One category that is new for this year is the "furthest distance" (round-trip) in a single charge. Perfect…
Continue New GoPro lens protection product by fpvmanuals
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 10:00pm 6 Comments 2 Likes
FPV Manuals Introduces "LayerLens" -- Exposed GoPro Lens Protection
The case that comes with the GoPro camera is beautiful, sturdy, and water tight, but it weighs about 100g and the included mounts make the camera stick up over 1″ with the overall surface area growing by a good amount. As a result, many UAV, FPV and aerial videographer pilots mount…
Continue Tricopter music video & flight clips
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:09am 4 Comments 1 Like
A new teaser video featuring the about to be released Pro Tricopter Delrin Kit. More info available at http://www.fpvmanuals.com/tricopter
New Tricopter Delrin Kit available late August
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 8:53am 14 Comments 0 Likes
The new Pro Tricopter Delrin Kit from fpvmanuals. Motor mounting options: Up or Down. Super precise, slop free Yaw mechanism with ball bearings and airplane grade aluminum axle. Foldable boom design. All laser cut parts including Delrin frame and motor mounts, Bamboo camera mount, and acrylic feet and flight controller cover. Over 142 pieces of hardware included…
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Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The third round was a reliablilty/aerial photography round for both planes and copters, which is now closed. Stay tuned for the next round, beginning soon.A list of all T3 contests is here.
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