250 Carbon Fibre Quad Build
I recently downsized from my 450 quad to a ZMR 250 unit. The purpose of this post is not so much of a step-by-step but rather a collection of tips, suggestions and lesson's learned to help should you go down a similar avenue to build your own quad. There are plenty of video's and how-to's out there once you know what set-up you want to go with. I will reference mine as well as…
In-Flight Rate Profile Changes – Cleanflight
As I gain more experience flying, I want to have the ability to swap rate profiles while in flight. Some days I want easy flying, while others I want things a little more aggressive so I can do flips etc. Cleanflight has the ability to set profiles in the PID Tuning tab. You can set different PID values as well as RC Rate etc and save them to 1 of 3 profiles. Values on…
DIY Quadcopter Build (MultiWii / NanoWii / Qbrain)
If I didn't have enough hobbies I've just gotten myself into the world of quadcopters and flying. I've never flown before. My RC experience is limited to 4 wheels on the ground. Navigating with 2 sticks and learning the world of yaw, elevation, pitch and throttle has become my next challenge. I've wanted to learn how to fly for some time, so here we I'm not going to re-create the wheel as credit goes…