3rdeyepro's Blog

In my quest to get vibration-free footage with my tricopter, I tried various props with mixed results. In all tests, the GoPro was isolated from the tricopter body using silicone standoffs.Props tested : RC Timer 8x4.5" carbon fiber, Gemfan 9x4.5" carbon-reinforced and APC 9x4.7"Setup : Turnigy Talon tricopter frame, RC Timer 20A SimonK firmwa...

A shot I got of Endeavor flying past Mountain View, CA (NASA Ames Research Center). Anyone else in Cali get some shots?

I have seen and tried many methods for power distribution. Everything from stand alone boards, frames with built-in copper, soldering ESCs directly together, harnesses, copper rings...Most of these were bulky, ran the risk of exposed pads or didn't make it easy to swap out an ESC.So I thought up a new method (new to me, maybe someone else does this to...