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Loads for me v v try another browser or see if an ad blocker is causing loading issues (mine weren't)Edit: Twitter says it was down temporarily
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Trip report: That was very easy. I got the confirmation email within seconds, and a printout of the certificate that's small enough to fit in a wallet and/or taped to the inside of a case. There's a good "don't be stupid" checklist, too. It took longer to pull out my debit card and put in the info than the rest of the process.
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Dec 21, 2015 22:18
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Got my registration in. I was hoping the early registrants might get a shorter number, but mine looks like it'll take  of Dymo label tape.
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Dec 21, 2015 22:48
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 Look how secure this is. lol you can just download an excel sheet.
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Elendil004 posted:
Gonna download that list and steal ur banggood points!! EDIT: That list is like every boring consumer quad you can buy. bring back old gbs fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Dec 21, 2015 |
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Dec 21, 2015 23:03
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Manufacturer and model? What if you build your own?
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Dec 21, 2015 23:06
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Wojcigitty posted:Thanks. On bigger stuff the difference between electric and gas is interesting. Gas engines keep making power as they spin faster and faster, whereas electric makes less power the faster it spins (on a given set up obviously). This means that in the air, the electric plane will pull harder at low and medium speed than a gas plane, but will reach max speed pretty quickly; whereas as a gas plane will have a higher top speed which may be good for some aircraft or flying styles. The electric is a little more consistent and throttle response is always perfect. Maintenance is almost non existent whereas gas has stuff loosening up every now and then. But, flying times are limited, and charging is a challenge. On a plane like the MXS I would need a generator to do more than three flights (except at the field in the video which has a solar charging station). Most of that is about what I figured. I think I will stick to gas on anything over 60ish for now. You should come out to our field sometime, we have electricity! Jase was here for our last 3d event in August, enjoyed watching him a lot. I really like the "high velocity" style 3D.
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Dec 21, 2015 23:12
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Elendil004 posted:
isn't this commercial though
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Dec 21, 2015 23:34
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A Yolo Wizard posted:isn't this commercial though Looks like it, actually. They've still said the hobbyist database will be public though. Here have this example of yet more FAA incompetence which will probably affect a hobbyist near you! http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngog...aw-enforcement/ edit: This guys number won't fit on his drone. 
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Dec 21, 2015 23:42
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Not registering until the deadline. I have no problem with the registry except that it's public, and anything I can do to give the AMA more leverage I will do.
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Dec 22, 2015 00:54
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Combat Pretzel posted:Manufacturer and model? What if you build your own? The Combat Pretzel Dongcopter has just been registered.
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Dec 22, 2015 02:15
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does a vertibird count if I take it outside (they said control line drones are included in these regs, and those d cells are fuckin heavy)
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Dec 22, 2015 02:25
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWp9cGqHKiA Peter is one of the best things that could happen to Flitetest.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWp9cGqHKiA If you usually skip video links do not skip this one:  
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Dec 22, 2015 03:17
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Elendil004 posted:edit: This guys number won't fit on his drone. That guy better not be paying full price for his sticks of butter 
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Dec 22, 2015 03:36
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ImplicitAssembler posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWp9cGqHKiA Am I the only one who thinks putting a firework on a r/c plane could get someone in trouble with the police, airforce, or FAA? .... Now I want to see a well developed star destroyer.
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Nerobro posted:Am I the only one who thinks putting a firework on a r/c plane could get someone in trouble with the police, airforce, or FAA? Under what law? It's private land (not that it matters) and not near an airport. The only thing they could possibly get in trouble for is if fireworks are illegal in their state/county/whatever. Wojcigitty posted:Not registering until the deadline. I have no problem with the registry except that it's public, and anything I can do to give the AMA more leverage I will do. I am doing the same. As much as people seem to hate on the AMA here, they have done a lot of work trying to keep the hobby safe from political bs. Also the insurance they provide helped me out a lot with no-questions-asked beyond what you would reasonably expect when making a claim. subx fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Dec 22, 2015 |
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subx posted:Under what law? It's private land (not that it matters) and not near an airport. There are some interesting rules against guided munitions. That's why you can't have guided toy rockets. I"d need to do some more research, but this seems staggeringly close to guided munitions.
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My  sense is highly offended by his use of "warp drive" instead of "hyperdrive", and that he (like about 99% of the internet) calls an aileron roll a barrel roll
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I'm fairly new to the hobby (been flying a hubsan x4 and a blade nano qx for a few months) but I had an idea for a build and I was curious if it would work or if it's a false start from the get go. Would it be possible to build a multicopter out of an altoids tin? Right away I worry that it'd be too heavy, but I'm not 100% sure how much an altoids tin weighs off hand. An alternative I had was to use the top half of the tin only as a cover, but leave the bottom off. Any thoughts on the feasibility?
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Coldrice posted:I'm fairly new to the hobby (been flying a hubsan x4 and a blade nano qx for a few months) but I had an idea for a build and I was curious if it would work or if it's a false start from the get go. I guess the weight is dependent on the size of the motors and such. If you are wanting them "internal" it will be too heavy. You could do what you said or maybe cut out a bunch (like the entire bottom of the tin) but still keep it looking like a full tin.
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Where do I get regular ccw m6 nuts (not that conehead prop nut poo poo). I'm getting a lot of those 3dr motors edit: just to clarify, a ccw prop thread needs a ccw threaded nut, right? I bought like 10 of the "cw" black motors with ccw prop threads, and 2 of the ccw silver motors with cw prop threads (it would not let me put more than 10 of the black ones in my basket otherwise I'd just get all black) moron izzard fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Dec 25, 2015 |
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Dec 25, 2015 17:26
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Mcmaster has them, #93510A125
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So I got my brother a mini-drone thing for Christmas, and my father-in-law an RC helicopter, and what started as kinda toss-in gifts ended up being more fun than just about anything else. The OP here seems a bit dated, and a lot of the recent discussion appears not beginner chat. So: let's say we want to pick up something more than a mini-throw-away-cheap RC aerial - any suggestions? Budget is flexible, we'd rather not get something crappy, but rather something we'll be able to use for some time.
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Walked posted:So I got my brother a mini-drone thing for Christmas, and my father-in-law an RC helicopter, and what started as kinda toss-in gifts ended up being more fun than just about anything else. Well, what do you want to do with it? Learn to fly helis or planes like a pro? Take aerial photography? Drone race? What your aspirations are will really affect what's a good option and will get started in the right direction.
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CrazyLittle posted:Mcmaster has them, #93510A125 I think you mean 93510A120; though I'm also hearing m6 nylon threaded nuts will work for both directions
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A Yolo Wizard posted:I think you mean 93510A120; though I'm also hearing m6 nylon threaded nuts will work for both directions Nylon or not you'll have right hand threading unless otherwise specified. If you use nylon nuts you'll just be cross threading them. I'm in the same boat. I ordered a ton of those 3dr clearance motors in both directions, and didn't know / didn't realize they're all M6 threaded. I'm tempted to try to get some of the 3-hole mounted propellers just to sidestep the whole cw/ccw nut thing. CrazyLittle fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Dec 26, 2015 |
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I've been getting into CP helicopters over the past year. I'm getting somewhat skilled, been flying a Blade MCPX BL and Nano CPX, am learning inverted forward and backward flight. But it's cold and horrible in Norway right now, and my place isn't big enough for any meaningful indoor flying. So not much heli action. BUT! I bought a Blade Inductrix mini quad BNF as an impulse buy at my local hobby shop a couple weeks back. I'm using a Spektrum DX6 radio, and it's totally addictive. It's awesome for dicking around the living room. Put it into rate-mode, up servo travel to 150% and it's a proper scary maniac (can also put it into self-levelling mode for drunken flying when not all my senses are as sharp as they ought to be). If anyone has a Spektrum radio and a few existing 1S lipos, buy one immediately. It's the best $$$ I've spent in this hobby. 
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A Yolo Wizard posted:I think you mean 93510A120; though I'm also hearing m6 nylon threaded nuts will work for both directions on another note, you can just buy the IRIS+ propeller set which comes with the CW/CCW pair of self-screw propellers for $9 on Amazon prime
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What are the options for a very small (palm-size) quadcopter that I could use with my existing turnigy 9x radio? I'm aware that disassembling a 6ch receiver and soldering it in is an option for many platforms, but I'm wondering if there's anything that will just bind and fly (after radio configuration, of course).
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older syma x1's did, or buy the cheapo orangerx dsmx JR module and be able to use a lot more bnf stuffCrazyLittle posted:on another note, you can just buy the IRIS+ propeller set which comes with the CW/CCW pair of self-screw propellers for $9 on Amazon prime I have a lot of spare props from my phantom 2 as well (but I also have a box of rctimer 10x4.5 props) moron izzard fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Dec 27, 2015 |
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I want to build a semi-rigid dirigible drone; does anything immediately come to mind as far as legal issues with something like that? (in Texas)
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Shalhavet posted:I want to build a semi-rigid dirigible drone; does anything immediately come to mind as far as legal issues with something like that? (in Texas) Combat Pretzel posted:Paint it like the American flag. Won't get shot down then. bring back old gbs fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Dec 28, 2015 |
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Dec 27, 2015 22:01
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Paint it like the American flag. Won't get shot down then.
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Shalhavet posted:I want to build a semi-rigid dirigible drone; does anything immediately come to mind as far as legal issues with something like that? (in Texas) these exist so probably not http://www.amazon.com/Swimmers-Remote-Control-Flying-Shark/dp/B005FYEAJ8
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Those aren't 15-20' long and used outdoors though, which is what a coworker and I started talking about earlier today. I just don't know if it's a pipe dream to build what would essentially be a unmanned hot air balloon carrying some FPV gear, a DSLR, and the rotors to control it.
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Shalhavet posted:Those aren't 15-20' long and used outdoors though, which is what a coworker and I started talking about earlier today. I just don't know if it's a pipe dream to build what would essentially be a unmanned hot air balloon carrying some FPV gear, a DSLR, and the rotors to control it. If its a lighter than air ship, does it meet the weight requirement for registering? 
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I'll need to talk to folks to figure out how they'd weigh it, but probably it would be deflated weight of envelope and gondola. I hope it's not inflated weight, because if we do go the propane burner route a cold envelope will be about 400 pounds.
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If you build a 15-20' semi-rigid and don't post build/flight pics in this thread, I WILL FIND YOU. That seriously hits in my wheelhouse, but I think along the way, you're going to discover that there are very good reasons that no one builds LTA vehicles under a certain size. (Wind is a BITCH.) Also, hot air in that size is going to be hilariously difficult, since the hot gas mass/surface area ratio is going to suck hard in such a small vehicle. Build a hydrogen-lift drone, I beg you.
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A Yolo Wizard posted:older syma x1's did, or buy the cheapo orangerx dsmx JR module and be able to use a lot more bnf stuff Got a list of some good palm-size quadcopters that can use the JR module?
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