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[dacat]

i try to balance the Quad on one finger ...
for a basic quad the position should be right in the middle of the quad under the CC
LiPo is attached

[LemaLife]

Gundamnitpete, on 30 December 2011 - 09:52 PM, said:

I put the props inline with the arms and pick it up from there.

huh?  you hold it from the motors on two sides?  not sure I get this method or what you meant.

[Breezemont]

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Edited by Breezemont, 08 March 2012 - 03:01 AM.

[LemaLife]

dude, it's just that Tom has unmatched quality and support so we're all excited that we can retrofit our VC450s to this.

[Gundamnitpete]

LemaLife, on 30 December 2011 - 10:39 PM, said:

huh?  you hold it from the motors on two sides?  not sure I get this method or what you meant.

basically, hold it from two sides, and check if it wants to go one way or the other.

then do the other two sides.

if they both stay stay where you hold them, it's balanced

[timbocan]

Gundamnitpete, on 30 December 2011 - 09:26 AM, said:

I just want to join the cool kids club and say......


keeps the props out of view
Na; it has nothing to do with any thing, apart to look good.

KellyR, on 30 December 2011 - 05:12 PM, said:

Ok, ok, ok...I got it!  What's it for again?  
NOT -SURE.
For us short bus people....it appears that the bulk of the weight will be off center, towards the front.  Do you have to do anything special to it for flight, like make the front motors more powerful?

Gundamnitpete, on 30 December 2011 - 09:52 PM, said:

I put the props inline with the arms and pick it up from there.

Yeh; with heli's you lift them by the blades. i've just been guessing , by lifting with a finger either side of frame. i'll have to give your method a go.

[juz]

Breezemont, on 31 December 2011 - 12:24 AM, said:

Seriously?
You guys really haven't seen this type of design before?
You need to get out more...

LOL. Yes seriously. All the best quadcopter FPVers are flying VC-450 frames. Sure we've seen this type of frame before, but not in G10, which is way better than carbon or aluminium for FPV. We know what we're talking about.

okay, well I decided to use some 18A escs I have lying around, instead of waiting for my 25As to arrive. I just want to test this thing out. I just hope that the 18A plush will be up to the task.

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[Gundamnitpete]

they will juz, that's what i use

[juz]

finished building (minus the FPV gear).

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[dacat]

[AlPackin]

haha sooo cool

[naiiawah]

dacat, on 31 December 2011 - 10:11 PM, said:

No kidding!

Juz, Any ideas on when Tom is going to start selling those?!? Me wants one too, and I have some Christmas cash.....

[juz]

I am sure that once I perform a successful FPV flight test, and Tom and I are happy with the results, he will start production.

I plan on finishing the build and FPVing this quad in the next couple of days. LOL, I maidened it last year

[timbocan]

Maiden flight way- back last year.
come on your sliping, were are the vid's for this year.
Happy flying new year...

[Uchi]

Very nice Juz, can't wait to see the video.

You sure are a trend-setter.

[juz]

timbocan, on 31 December 2011 - 10:34 PM, said:

come on your sliping, were are the vid's for this year.

Here it is (Jan 1)

No FPV video though. Still installing the FPV gear. This is my maiden (LOS) flight.   I flew with mostly stock CopterControl settings (inner and outer loop) though I did increase the full stick rate to 230 for R P Y. I also increased the mix level for yaw to 80. . I need more aggressive yaw and roll, pitch was fine. Tips anyone?

However, I'm a shit LOS pilot and only an FPV flight will give me a true indication of how it flys. Hopefully tomorrow.

[dankers]

That flies so sweet!

[Gundamnitpete]

Woot Woot nice work Juz!

Tom from Hoverthings will be shipping me a blue one to try out   can't wait to try out.

[ahds]

Hi Juz - smooth flight, great work!
But whats about the x-camo and the x-turtle design?
- x-camo: hard to find in case of "unintended landings"
- x-turtle: "unintended landings"? no problem, gives at least a nice soup   !
- 2012 = "no unintended landings" this year, but a lot of nice soups!

Take care...Dieter

[LemaLife]

that is awesome Justin!  sadly it seems the props still show up (if just a little bit, but they do)   can't wait for this to go on sale.  Tom might have to do a lot of cutting