Pretty good video from the RunCam (1), just a smudge over £40 and bright orange for easier spotting post crash. I'd say the auto WB was slightly better than the mobius it's replaced.
Had fun flying the little ultra micro Radian from the tent up in the lakes earlier this week:
Amazing little plane this one. The whole thing weighs in at under 50g even with the camera and video transmitter I put on there. Pretty much silent too so it doesn't bother anyone.
Yeah I have seen that, but I can't help thinking that it's going to be in smithereens after the first proper crash and that a small wing is better for that sort of low-level malarkey.
Couple of videos from Saturday morning. Camera battery ran out on the first flight, let like I was probably the highest I've flown my Bixler but didn't record the next 'step up' I took.
Good those, though. We had some pretty decent formation flying going on that morning. Must get the quads refitted with LEDs, it's like trying to follow a housefly without them.
Yeah, I suppose I should point out that it's just a box I bought from one of those military surplus stalls at a fair, ideal for keeping LiPos in, as long as you don't fasten the lid because then I suppose you maybe could have a grenade.
Anyway, it flew! And it didn't crash once, not even slightly. Always a relief that when it's something I've assembled myself.
Quite boring video here, I was really just flying round in circles fairly close in to make sure it was all ok, then I quit while I was ahead.
Well after one crash and a rebuild of Z's plane these seem to be flying pretty well now. Most impressed with the flight controller and software I'm using. So much data to pore over for no good reason at all. You can playback the whole flight and see the track in Google Earth.
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I can't see any point to this at all except for trying to fly a giant cock and balls shape.
Yeah they'd definitely help when it comes to picking each other out against the ground. Need to sort out buzzers for finding them after crashing in the tall grass as well. It was ace fun flying there though, when you get into a bit of a groove it's like playing Wipeout or something only with far better/more satisfying controls.
Seriously they're just race quads. Not much point going into depth as it changes by the week so the stuff I put in these a few months ago is probably obsolete by now.
A good and popular RTF at the moment is a Shuriken 180. But you'll still need other stuff like a transmitter, video goggles/screen and charger and batteries.