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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Two uBlox GPS & Compass combo-modules for Pixhawk compared

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Both of these are advertised as being "GPS combo-modules" with uBlox NEO-M8N GPS and a HMC5883L compass. They are both pinned with...
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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Pixhawk v2.4.8 bench-testing & barometer accuracy with drift

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I finally got around to firing-up the new PixHawk v2.4.8 on the workbench. It came with ArduCopter v3.2.1. I had to flash to v3.3.3 to cure ...
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Monday, July 11, 2016

DT-180 Racing Drone - Diatone 180mm Full Setup & Mods

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Ok, so the DT-180  flies. Now, let's see what I can do with it. This post will update for a while. I did a partial de-Pinning of FrSky...
Saturday, July 9, 2016

Diatone Tyrant 180 (DT-180) & FrSky X4R-SB (SBus) - Quick Build & maiden-flight

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Nice carbon frame & PDB. Pretty tight in there, and props are close. I easily installed FrSky X4R-SB receiver on top of Diatone DT-180  ...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Blade-185 Drone take-off crash-landing up into tree with no-damage.

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It started as a simple take-off under a tree. I got stuck on a vine at first, but the required throttle to break-free catapulted quad up int...
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Monday, July 4, 2016

PixRacer v1.0 Autopilot Xracer Flight Controller Mini-PX4 Wifi for FPV Racing RC Multirotor

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I just ordered an inexpensive (asian-clone)  PixRacer Flight-Controller to try-out. It says it also comes with the WiFi-module. I will add ...
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Saturday, July 2, 2016

Diatone Tyrant 180 5.8g 40ch Naze32- rev6 FPV Racing Drone PnF/ARF

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I just ordered a Diatone Tyrant 180 FPV racing drone. I got the PnF model, that comes with Naze32 FC. I plan to install a FrSky X4R-SB  R...