"Great Video ! Thanks to you guys with FPV I get to see what the other side of the world is like as if I was there "
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Willie Prinsloo
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- Cape Town, Western Cape
- South Africa
- Blog Posts (10)
- Discussions (23)
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- Photos (11)
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Willie Prinsloo's Discussions
What's the Signal Frequency of the ESC’s that are supplied with Arducopter quad kit ?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Willie Prinsloo Mar 24. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What's the Signal Frequency of the ESC’s that are supplied with Arducopter quad kit ?ThanksWillieContinue
What's the Signal Frequency of the ESC’s that are supplied with Arducopter quad kit ?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Willie Prinsloo Mar 24. 1 Reply 0 Likes
HiI’m busy upgrading my controller to a dji wookong. What's the Signal Frequency of the ESC’s that are supplied with Arducopter quad kit ?ThanksWillieContinue
One motor not spinning - No output from out4 on ArduPilot board.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Willie Prinsloo Jan 15. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi AllAfter a crash (One motor stop working while flying) I start analyzing the problem and found that one of the pins OUT4 (Connecting via Power distribution board to ESC) on the ArduPilot Mega not…Continue
The Weight of your Quad Arducopter?
Started this discussion. Last reply by wraith Jan 19. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Hi AllAfter adding my FPV equipment my quad’s weight is 1.2kg (Still want to add my GoPro 2). How much can the standard Ardcucopter take ?My setup:ArduCopter Quad v1.0Motor AC2830-358 850kv2800…Continue
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Glen Thomas commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post My First real FPV flight in Cape Town"Hi Willie
I am based in Cape Town and running 2 X hexa's 1X Quad and putting together a X8 Flying wing and would appreciate assistance with FPV. My gear has arrived and also using Fat Shark but taking advice of forums and would like help for…"
Willie Prinsloo replied to Entanglement's discussion Flight duration and distance traveled on one "tank" in the group ArduCopter User Group"wow! But that’s not standard :)"
Willie Prinsloo replied to Entanglement's discussion Flight duration and distance traveled on one "tank" in the group ArduCopter User Group"What’s the weight of your quad?"
Willie Prinsloo replied to Entanglement's discussion Flight duration and distance traveled on one "tank" in the group ArduCopter User Group"Standard Motor, ESC’s and frame with 2800 11.1v battery I’m getting between 7-8 minutes."
cvanvollenstee commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post Part 3 - South African, Beaches - Duinefontein, Cape Town (FPV)"What is the motor KV and Watt it uses?"
Willie Prinsloo commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post Part 3 - South African, Beaches - Duinefontein, Cape Town (FPV)"Weight 1.6kg, 7 minutes. Battery 2.8 amps 11.1v"
Willie Prinsloo commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post My FPV setup & experience - First few flights"about 5km. But my radio only work around 1.6km"
cvanvollenstee commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post Part 3 - South African, Beaches - Duinefontein, Cape Town (FPV)"Hello,
What is the total weight of your copter when this was taken and how long did you fly on just 1 battery charge.
Regards"
Mark van Wyk commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post My FPV setup & experience - First few flights"Thanks for sharing your post with me. Can you also please tell me what the range you get on the camera is?"
Willie Prinsloo replied to Mark van Wyk's discussion Video Feed and Cockpit"Read my blog, I’m flying with a live vide feed
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/my-fpv-setup-experience-first-few-flights"
Mark van Wyk left a comment for Willie Prinsloo"Wow Willie,
Really impressive stuff! Well done!
Very cool to see it from a capie!"
Willie Prinsloo posted a blog postPart 3 - South African, Beaches - Duinefontein, Cape Town (FPV)
Duynefontein lies some 30 kilometres north of the Cape Town city bowl, right next door to a nuclearplant and Melkbosstrand. The area has a stretched out beach and beautiful white sand dunes. Equipment used:GoPro Hd2 CameraArducopter frame, motors and ESCsDJI M Wookong controller flying in GPS mode.No video or Camera stabilization.Google Earth:…See More
Willie Prinsloo commented on Hai Tran's blog post Arducopter on DJI Frame"Cool! Where is the video?"
Profile Information
- About Me:
- UAV, RC Helicopters and FPV,
Cape Town, Blouberg
South Africa FPV group
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FPV-South-Africa/175366465906543?boo...
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Planning to shoot a video of the west coast beaches
- Hometown:
- Cape Town
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FPV Testing
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Part 4 - South African, Beaches - Sunset Beach, Cape Town (FPV) -
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 11:32am 0 Comments 1 Like
Sunset Beach lies to the north of central Cape Town along the west coast, famous for its views of Table Mountain and Robben Island. One of my most enjoyable FPV flights!
Google Earth Video:…
Continue Part 3 - South African, Beaches - Duinefontein, Cape Town (FPV)
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:22pm 3 Comments 3 Likes
Duynefontein lies some 30 kilometres north of the Cape Town city bowl, right next door to a nuclear
plant and Melkbosstrand. The area has a stretched out beach and beautiful white sand dunes.
Equipment used:
GoPro Hd2…
Continue FPV Testing DJI Wookong m controller with Arducopter frame, motors and ESCs
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 12:59pm 34 Comments 4 Likes
The Wookong M controller performed very well with the Arducopter motors and ESC.
Wookong, attitude mode was also stabilizing the height while I was flying FPV.
DIYDRONES's APM 2.0 controller is still by far the best value for money but at the end you get what you pay for.
Time to upgrade - The old & new
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 12:41pm 6 Comments 2 Likes
Old RC Quad
After a few crashes I decided to upgrade my quad, anyway my old DIY camera mount never really worked well!
Last crash (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1vNGDWSvE&list=UU1bwQm2uIixcNNge3yx9qrA&index=1&feature=plcp)
New RC Quad with DJI wookong using the…
ContinueComment Wall (2 comments)
- At 9:29am on April 10, 2012, Mark van Wyk said…
Wow Willie,
Really impressive stuff! Well done!
Very cool to see it from a capie!
- At 10:36am on April 10, 2012, Willie Prinsloo said…
Ja, jy moet ons capies join!
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