the RC (radio control) and electric rideables thread

My 250 came with a radiolink at9 transmitter, and 6ch receiver. I have nothing to compare it to, but some reviews I've seen on YouTube compare the transmitter favorably to the devo. I almost bought the 9ch receiver because it can send telemetry back to the controller to be shown on screen or even trigger alarms/vibration, but it required too many other addons which would take up valuable space in the quad, so I spent my money in other ways instead, such as more batteries, an FPV camera and screen, and white LEDs to replace the blue ones it came with.
 
Yes , the 250 is free space challenged ...
I just need those engines , and the Ebay seller is stalling on a refund .. ( I dont think they were shipped )
When they dont show up after a month and a half , its a very good bet they never will , + the tracking number is bogus ( another bad sign )

I may need to buy engines from BG , rather than wait for the Ebay toad !
 
old4570 said:
Yes , the 250 is free space challenged ...
I just need those engines , and the Ebay seller is stalling on a refund .. ( I dont think they were shipped )
When they dont show up after a month and a half , its a very good bet they never will , + the tracking number is bogus ( another bad sign )

I may need to buy engines from BG , rather than wait for the Ebay toad !
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Yes, BG or hobby king. Eventually I may build my own but for now I just have this rtf kit I bought and have started modifying. I bought an assembled one so I could learn to fly, and then learn to repair when stuff inevitably breaks, and eventually build my own. Which as it happens, is exactly what I did with cars. Bought one already assembled, leaned to drive, learned to fix, and eventually got to the point where I could build one. But I didn't get to keep it - it was a customer's car. Believe it or not, this car was almost finished. We delivered it a week later.



 
Its been a long time since ive thrown $$$ into the RC money pit.

I only kept one for display. Had an idea to attach a GoPro on it.

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TechTronic9000 said:
@Gibson99 did you also install a flux capacitor on it ? ;)
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You laugh but they actually make a kit to turn a stock dmc12 into a movie car replica... For something like $8000. I've never installed one though.

And the other thing the movie fudged... It takes a LOOOOOOONG time to get up to 88mph with that weak old v6. It's even worse with the 3 speed automatic.
 

Video was taken a few years ago ...
 
Yeah , when I started , I hit just about everything in the back yard ... :)

Actually , surprisingly cheap when compared to a regular prop ( rotor blades )
 
Actually I was thinking props like APC / Taipan ...
I think a few years ago I was buying rotor blades @ $3.50 AUST ( Pair )
And 4 Pairs for around $10

Now the price is about double that .. But then I havent damaged a rotor blade in a long time either ...
+ I have a few sets as spare
Actually , I have enough spare parts to build a complete 450 air frame . And to date I have built 3 air frames from my parts bin .. ( Spare air frames now rather than parts )
 
So it seems this coming Saturday is International Drone Day: http://www.internationaldroneday.com/ and there are events all over the place (except antarctica, greenland, and apparently, denmark - sorry @kamkar1 )

i might try to make it to a local event to find out what the folks are like and how they do events. and maybe have someone give me pointers on my flying and/or modifications. :)
 
Thats okay i dont have a quadcopter myself, and i an sure there still will be a lot of ppl flying ther quadcopter anyway and proberly in a illigal way.
 
Just found this one, and it even have some cool music to it.

 
RC as in Really god damm Cool

 
I posted this in another part of the forum unaware of the RC thread in OT so I'll link that thread here...

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/recent-trip-to-southern-utah.18990/

Basically a few videos I shot from a quadcopter (Inspire 1 Pro) a couple weeks ago while on an 8 day trip through southern Utah and northern Arizona. For me the intent was an aesthetic/artistic one, but upon review of the video it occurs to me that the perspective a drone can provide opens up new way to look at geology.

Here's another video with narration that talks a bit about the geology thing...



Brian
 
Gibson99 said:
Not my video, but it was shot today about 2 miles from my house.

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You Texans have been getting hammered with heavy rain for about a year now. The last time I checked though many parts of the state were still in drought conditions in spite of the rain and flooding. Kind of the worst of both situations...


Brian
 
Raptor1956 said:
You Texans have been getting hammered with heavy rain for about a year now. The last time I checked though many parts of the state were still in drought conditions in spite of the rain and flooding. Kind of the worst of both situations...


Brian
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Yeah when it rains that much that fast, it doesn't get a chance to soak in, and then on top of that, it washes away the top layer of soil, killing a lot of plants.

However, this latest storm stuck around long enough that my yard is trying to look like an Amazon rainforest! I mow every week but it's just growing so fast, I worry the hoa is going to send me a letter. But then the folks who mow every other week... It's practically halfway up their fence!

So now to get back on topic (in the OT section lol) I got myself some FPV "glasses" this weekend. So far only tested them at my desk but it looks promising. Best part is that since they don't completely block my vision, I can tilt my head up and see under them to be able to land or see whatever I need to see near me.

http://www.cnet.com/products/myvu-personal-media-viewer/
 
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