kevinv033's Blog

My first build log ever. Whoop! Hopefully, this is helpful to some folks.https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11670/multirotor-fpv/QAV500/qV500-1.jpg Close up of the power distribution padshttps://dl.dropbox.com/u/11670/multirotor-fpv/QAV500/qV500-2.jpg I installed my motors first since I have long motor leads. I then soldered the motors directly to the ESC.https...

It's about time I finally post an official entry for my UAP1. I have been using this since November in various configurations. It started as a flat hexa, then a quad, I briefly tried a "spider" quad. It's currently a Y6 with Avroto 2814-11 motors and APC 10x4.7 (sometimes 11x4.7) props. Those are controlled by RapidESC 30A ESC running on 4...

Inspired by @Patscherofel and bored with the "hard" mounted GoPro look at decided to try and mount my Jakub's GoPro gimbal onto my tricopter. I've enabled camera stabilization to the gimbal and it's working. I need to tune out some jittering I think, but over all I like the results.I've since upgraded the "pitch' servo to a...

My first blog post here . I hope to continue this.I've updated my ground station pack. I've moved everything into a Tamrac Adventure 9 pack that I used to carry my camera gear in.Here's some pics:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11670/multirotor-fpv/backpac/_KMV7209.jpg http://dl.dropbox.co...ac/_KMV7210.jpg The side mesh...