Archive for September, 2013
Another build for my quad, a DJI F450, the 8th version so far (I like numbering versions!), a full rebuild after almost 165 flights, this time crafted as a short range FPV cruiser.
(Many more photos below)
My goal was to have an easily transportable quad to film during holidays and around here in the mountains ("winter is coming!"), this quad and the groundstation will be travelling on a backpack for several hours so I need something light, reliable and decently shock proof. Means no gimbal, and means the Gopro 3 black camera well protected in its casing.
You can see the previous versions in the air here : http://www.youtube.com/olivierc600
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Specs :
- DJI F450 frame
- T-Motors 2216-11 900kV, ESC DJI Opto 30A
- 3x batteries Dualsky 4S-2800mAh 5C/30C, flight times : 8 to 10 minutes.
- Flight controller Naza-M v1 + GPS, firmware 4.0
- Gropro HD Hero 3 + casing, doubling as FPV camera (using the USB port).
- Transmitter Futaba 14SG, in FASST 12 channels mod, receiver : Futaba RX7008SB, SBUS.
- Propellers : HQprop 9x5 or Graupners eProps 10".
- FPV OSD : ImmersionRC EzOSD + 100A sensor
- FPV transmitter : 250mW 5.8Ghz With Spironet antenna.
- FPV vTX power supply : 12V BEC from the main 4S battery.
- FPV ground station : 5.8GHz receiver, spiro, 8" Fieldview TFT LCD from Hobbyking.
Weights :
- Frame without battery and camera : 980gr
- Frame with battery, no camera : 1265gr
- Complete, with battery and...Continue Reading
(Many more photos below)
My goal was to have an easily transportable quad to film during holidays and around here in the mountains ("winter is coming!"), this quad and the groundstation will be travelling on a backpack for several hours so I need something light, reliable and decently shock proof. Means no gimbal, and means the Gopro 3 black camera well protected in its casing.
You can see the previous versions in the air here : http://www.youtube.com/olivierc600
Subscribe for more climbs and summits, very soon !
Specs :
- DJI F450 frame
- T-Motors 2216-11 900kV, ESC DJI Opto 30A
- 3x batteries Dualsky 4S-2800mAh 5C/30C, flight times : 8 to 10 minutes.
- Flight controller Naza-M v1 + GPS, firmware 4.0
- Gropro HD Hero 3 + casing, doubling as FPV camera (using the USB port).
- Transmitter Futaba 14SG, in FASST 12 channels mod, receiver : Futaba RX7008SB, SBUS.
- Propellers : HQprop 9x5 or Graupners eProps 10".
- FPV OSD : ImmersionRC EzOSD + 100A sensor
- FPV transmitter : 250mW 5.8Ghz With Spironet antenna.
- FPV vTX power supply : 12V BEC from the main 4S battery.
- FPV ground station : 5.8GHz receiver, spiro, 8" Fieldview TFT LCD from Hobbyking.
Weights :
- Frame without battery and camera : 980gr
- Frame with battery, no camera : 1265gr
- Complete, with battery and...Continue Reading
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This is a serie in 3 parts, flights made this summer in south-western France (near the spanish border), around the towns of Capbreton, Hossegor, and Seignosse, over some famous surf spots, beaches, harbors, and golf courses :]
Emptied 37 Lipos in 13 days, for an average fly time of about 9 minutes, for a grand total of more than 5 hours of footage, from a GoPro3 at 1080 50FPS. All line-of-sight with my usual DJI Flamwheel F450 setup, more details are around there on my blog. There's no post-processing in these videos (apart minor contrast tweaks), or speeding up, or stabilization, or colorization, or whatever, you see what the GP3 saw. Resist the gimbal trend ! RESIST !
Hope you'll enjoy the videos as much as I enjoyed flying there !
...Continue Reading
Emptied 37 Lipos in 13 days, for an average fly time of about 9 minutes, for a grand total of more than 5 hours of footage, from a GoPro3 at 1080 50FPS. All line-of-sight with my usual DJI Flamwheel F450 setup, more details are around there on my blog. There's no post-processing in these videos (apart minor contrast tweaks), or speeding up, or stabilization, or colorization, or whatever, you see what the GP3 saw. Resist the gimbal trend ! RESIST !
Hope you'll enjoy the videos as much as I enjoyed flying there !
| Quadcopter - Capbreton/Hossegor part 1 (3 min 14 sec) |
| Quadcopter - Capbreton/Hossegor part 2 (3 min 59 sec) |
