How many EEVBloggers also enjoy RC Aircraft / FPV? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: MatCat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 08:29:41 pm
content: After seeing Dave's QUAD bench, I was wondering what does Dave do with that quad? How many on here are into RC Aircraft, and or FPV? Personally I love FPV, even have a small company making FPV products.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 08:32:54 pm
content: I've had many gas/electric trucks, an el-cheapo helicopter and a trainer plane. Crashed the plane last fall, do plan to get another one soon.

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 08:52:38 pm
content: After not flying for about ~15 years, I've still got a framed up, but yet unfinished UltraSport 1000 (ST3250 for power) and an Eagle 2 (OS .46) hanging from the ceiling waiting to be finished...

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 09:29:52 pm
content: I fly model aircraft now and then.

author: dexters_lab
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 09:50:54 pm
content: no aircraft for me, but i do have an 8th scale nitro buggy, 10th scale electric drift car (Toyota GT86) that still needs the shell painting and a 5th scale petrol buggy (HPI Baja 5B SS)a friend of mine has just bought a quad, they are very popular at the moment it seems. Not been tempted myself yet!

author: Radio Tech
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 09:51:39 pm
content: Have about 13 planes in all. Couple of foamies, rest are balsa kits. Mosly from Sig manufactoring.3 Kadet marl 4;s a Senior, LT 40. But my pride is the 1/4 scale Piper J3 Cub.

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 09:55:30 pm
content: I have a couple of nitro model helicopters, not been used for a while though, progressed to something larger and have private helicopter pilot licence.

author: casper.bang
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 10:02:01 pm
content: Several 450 class LiPo heli's, none of them fly particular well anymore - crashes takes its toll.

author: MatCat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 10:37:54 pm
content: I started with helis, I love them but they are such high maintenance. My entire fleet is electric / foam.

author: Rick Law
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2014, 11:55:39 pm
content: I used to fly a single-cylinder model air plane. (ie: electrical for remote control only). I got scared due to anear accidentand that plane never flown again.It was not the first time I lost control, but this time, there was a lady with a baby carriage along the likely crash site. As I looked at the trajectory, I know this could get really bad. I yell out at her to get out of the way, but she was ignoring me. Only when I ran towards her did she being moving slowly. The plane crashed less than 10 feet from her. Had she not moved, it might have hit her or the baby carriage. It was a crash hard enough that could have killed. I picked up the pieces of the plane, went home, and I was shaking all the way. I never put that plane back together.

author: apelly
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 25, 2014, 12:02:49 am
content: My trainer plane has seen about 30 minutes flight time in 10 years. It turns out that the best time to fly them is 5:30 am. Does not fit my social schedule. A lot of fun though.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2014, 12:07:24 am
content: I bought one of those little Hubsan X4 quadcopters last year. Beat it to pieces trying to learn how to fly it. Never have ordered any replacement parts. Probably best to just get something better.

author: Kibi
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 25, 2014, 12:15:43 am
content: I have got three quads so far, one of which is a scratch build with a DIY CC3D controller.The second one is a TBS Discovery frame with a Naza V2 GPS (my FPV rig) and the third one is a F450 with no controller at the moment. i usually use the F450 frame as a test bed.I am currently building a diversity ground station with home brewed clover leaf and helical antennae for my FPV rig.

author: MatCat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2014, 12:23:06 am
content: Quote from: apelly on January 25, 2014, 12:02:49 amThat's how it is when you first start, I just came in from flying in 20mph winds, no reason you can't fly in the middle of the day.

author: MatCat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2014, 12:26:48 am
content: Quote from: Kibi on January 25, 2014, 12:15:43 amNice, I use clover leafs currently, though I dd make a crosshair for long range but haven't really put it to the test yet since I have been flying on 2.4GHz for way too long, finally got hardware prototypes of my own UHF RX/TX so I am frantically working on firmware to test it out right now. I don't fly quads, but I do love long range with my Super Skysurfer.