Originally Posted by hardhat

Looking nice!

Flying FPV with camera is great for making accurate 'around' shots etc.. Also because it slowly changes your brain in that of a bird..

I like this quote by Hard hat

Simon

I am clearing up some inventory and I am selling my Flight Ctrl. v1.2 board with pressure sensor and 25V caps already installed. This is very stable, never crashed, and in excellent working condition board. Below is a demo video of the board flying standard frame MK.

MK Flight Ctrl 1.2 demo (1 min 59 sec)

$220 shipped to US or Canada. Please PM me if interested.

Cheers,
Nick

Originally Posted by hardhat

Looking nice!

How long can you fly the quad with the GoPro? I have an Okto and I am seriously considering cutting its wings into a much more manageable quad or coax okto for travel purposes. Gave up on flying with an SLR, not needed.

Flying FPV with camera is great for making accurate 'around' shots etc.. Also because it slowly changes your brain in that of a bird..

Hardhat, I'm just using the gopro battery. My flights are short and I'm not worried about the battery running low. You can always power the gopro with a 5v source, through the usb connection on the gopro. When the weather gets better, I'll add the nav and gps boards. If I lose the vid signal, just engage RTH. Not sure if I'll need an OSD for the flying I'll do.

Brian.

Brian, I meant flying time of the MK quad carrying the weight of the GoPro. A quad might be difficult for me though because I need all the fpv gear. Weight adds up to maybe 300gr + GoPro.

Here is some 'bird' footage, hopping remotely onto the yellow container (GoPro tied directly to leg..):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-Wp62BkGQ

Landing remotely while filming is great fun as you can turn off the motors and take it easy.

QUESTION: I want to get the best of both worlds. Is there a way to use the tilt compensation when you want. And then turn it off at other times so the servo isn't creating shaking? Would that take a seperate channel? I could combine it with PH or something.

Hardhat, I was getting 10mins with a 3s 2200 15c bat. I have a 3s 3300 that I want to try. My RTF weight, as in the video, was 1150 g's. I also had a 2.4 100mw vtx, 2s 350 bat for vtx power and cable to the gopro on for my maiden flight. I did not have it powered for the first flight. I have a 200mw 5.8 vtx/rx's on the way that I will try with the quad. I want to take the MK to funflys and get some in air footage of the planes flying around. Everyone seems to be on 2.4 now.

Brian.

I didn't like the minor play in the roll axis. I removed the stock piece of tubing and added a larger one with a ball clevis/screw, z-bend rod. It has no slop now. I will see if it makes a difference next indoor flying.

Brian.

So I have my co-axial hexa up and flying, thanks Simon for the mixing table.

I had to modify the mixing to suit my motor numbering (motors one and two are on one arm for me)

I see you have increased the gas to 76 on the lower 3 motors... of course I assume that it is becuase of the top motor "blowing" on the bottom one. It seems to work well but I did not know that we could go more than 64 (100%) I figured that anything more than 64 would be ignored...

Pretty cool that is cranks up the lower motors (assuming that's what it does) and thanks for the tip!

I am running turnigy 2217's with 10" props top and bottom.

Is it worth it to experiment with larger props on the bottom or top?

So far I like it!

Steve

I didnīt notice any benefit at all on my trials, with my okto coax, same motors than you.

Specially if youīre going to shoot hd video itīs worth to spend many time on gyros pid settings. Coax are more agresive than standard.

Originally Posted by saabguyspg

I see you have increased the gas to 76 on the lower 3 motors... of course I assume that it is becuase of the top motor "blowing" on the bottom one. It seems to work well but I did not know that we could go more than 64 (100%) I figured that anything more than 64 would be ignored...

Is it worth it to experiment with larger props on the bottom or top?

Hi Steve,

I tend to run 70-74 on the bottom motors. The only downside of this is that the lower motors will hit max throttle before your stick gets to the full throttle position. For that last bit of throttle travel, you'll only be speeding up the top motors, which will induce some yaw. The good news is that you can easily avoid needing to use full throttle if you've got enough power.

As for different sized props, I'd try a slightly higher pitch on the bottom if possible, but as you know, we don't get a lot of choices.

Slightly higher KV on the bottom motors might help as well. I have some of the 750 and 840 Pulsos, and plan to try using the 840's on the bottom.

Glad to hear you're a master mixer now It's almost easier to make your own table than to try to copy someone elses.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...ostcount=15361

Cheers,
Rusty

why is 750kv the 'magic number' for your average quad why not 500kv or 600kv they seem like they would be a better choice.... that's what I want to know

Hey guys, What is the best way to calibrate the MK? I've done it numerous times but still haven't found a good method for me. I've tried it with my kids big legos and that didn't help that much. I've tried putting a bubble level on the GPS on top of the MK that didn't seem to help last time so I don't really know. I feel like my Hexa is a little out of whack, it needs to be calibrated right. Thanks for any help.

Originally Posted by redhotpearl

Hey guys, What is the best way to calibrate the MK? I've done it numerous times but still haven't found a good method for me. I've tried it with my kids big legos and that didn't help that much. I've tried putting a bubble level on the GPS on top of the MK that didn't seem to help last time so I don't really know. I feel like my Hexa is a little out of whack, it needs to be calibrated right. Thanks for any help.

I used the level piece out of a cheap plastic level. I just placed it out on each arm, by the motor, and shimmed the MK until all arms were level. I powered up and did one last recheck on each boom, then calibrated. It flew perfectly for my maiden flight.

Brian.

right on thanks Rusty! yes the mixing is really quite easy to do ;-)

I am wondering about those nice wooden motors, they are 5g lighter than the apc's in the 12x3.8 version and come in a multitude of sizes.

Now that I have it flying I am onto creating a cap for it. If anyone has a link to some tips and tricks to fiberglassing... I have a perfect tupperware container I want to use as a mold (it's too heavey and flexy as it is)... that would be awesome!

Steve

Originally Posted by 13brv3

Hi Steve,

I tend to run 70-74 on the bottom motors. The only downside of this is that the lower motors will hit max throttle before your stick gets to the full throttle position. For that last bit of throttle travel, you'll only be speeding up the top motors, which will induce some yaw. The good news is that you can easily avoid needing to use full throttle if you've got enough power.

As for different sized props, I'd try a slightly higher pitch on the bottom if possible, but as you know, we don't get a lot of choices.

Slightly higher KV on the bottom motors might help as well. I have some of the 750 and 840 Pulsos, and plan to try using the 840's on the bottom.

Glad to hear you're a master mixer now It's almost easier to make your own table than to try to copy someone elses.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...ostcount=15361

Cheers,
Rusty

it just depends on if you are running 3S 4S or 5S

bigger prop, lower KV, more cells.... sort of

Originally Posted by Joshbb

why is 750kv the 'magic number' for your average quad why not 500kv or 600kv they seem like they would be a better choice.... that's what I want to know

Originally Posted by Buffythesaint

I used the level piece out of a cheap plastic level. I just placed it out on each arm, by the motor, and shimmed the MK until all arms were level. I powered up and did one last recheck on each boom, then calibrated. It flew perfectly for my maiden flight.

Brian.

Thanks Buffy. That sounds pretty reasonable. Any idea where to get those levels? I have one but I'd rather go to a store and buy them than order them.