3rd Quad Build - Custom Built Frame

Just finished up this frame and did a maiden flight.  All went well!  The video will be added to the post shortly!Here are the rest of the build details: Motors: Turnigy Park480 850 KVReceiver: Orange 7CH with Falisafe and SatelliteESC's: Dynam Detrum 30a flashed with SimonK softwarePower distribution: Quadcopter Power Distribution Board from...

For this step I clamped everything together after lining things up and drilled the holes to mount the arms to the frame and the frame to the 2 longitudinal aluminum support bars.The 2 flat black pieces of plywood will sandwich the arms and longitudinal aluminum support bars.  The 1/2" aluminum arms have 3/8" wooden inserts for strength, and the 2...

Ok, so now I'm fully addicted to building these machines.  Whenever I'm walking through a store of any kind, I find myself looking at items and wondering if they could be incorporated into a multirotor frame in some manner.My excuse for building this frame is that I need a smaller frame that I can teach my wife and brother to fly on.  Since I alre...