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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Nova repairs and updates

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Here are the repairs and updates done to the Nova #2. The post will be updated until this aircraft is returned-to-flight. Current known is...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

ESC and/or Motor set failure and troubleshooting - Quanum Nova

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As I mentioned in my previous post  ... it took two Nova's and 2 years of flights, but it appears I have finally experienced my first (s...
Saturday, September 3, 2016

Flight Session 51 - Flying my Novas

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My last few flight sessions have been with the new DT-180 drone. Some general LoS flying, but also trying to practice my FPV. Today, I thoug...
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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  ...