This is my newest financial mistake, a 5" quad. Other than the battery probably being too big (only 4s I had on hand), what should I do before I take it for its first flight?
#Getting a drone flight ready
heady swallow
swift comet
This is my newest financial mistake, a 5" quad. Other than the battery probably ...
Replace the frame with something that won't perform rapid disassembly at any given opportunity
heady swallow
Replace the frame with something that won't perform rapid disassembly at any giv...
my only excuse to that is i'm low on money and had everything on hand
swift comet
Okay, but seriously... you can sort of get away with a printed frame, but definitely not by printing a design meant to be cut out of flat carbon fiber sheets.
You have a whole extra dimension to help add much needed structure
neat topaz
yeah definitely take advantage of the fack its 3dprinted and make a decent frame
heady swallow
You have a whole extra dimension to help add much needed structure
last time I tried this, I definitely took advantage of that, but the person who posted this model said they made it with PLA-CF and that was enough
but filament is cheap, I dont mind redoing it
neat topaz
PLA-CF has no strength benefits over regular PLA
heady swallow
PLA-CF has no strength benefits over regular PLA
i know, i've seen the video lmao
swift comet
Look around and see if you can get a TBS Source One V5/V6 for a reasonable price, it's best to start with something that's known to work well, and then experiment from there
heady swallow
Look around and see if you can get a TBS Source One V5/V6 for a reasonable price...
this one? that's about 35 euros
swift comet
yea
heady swallow
yea
well, the only shop within the same continent that has either in stock gives an average shipping time measured in weeks, TBS themselves ship from hong kong which means Romania will tax the hell out of my frame
This is the best option I have if I want to get a frame in a reasonable time frame. Does anything from here look any good?
https://iflyfpv.ro/ro/product-category/frame/
swift comet
well, the only shop within the same continent that has either in stock gives an ...
https://iflyfpv.ro/ro/produs/deepspacefpv-seeker-5-o4-o3-dc-xl/ this is the cheapest reasonable option, but it's still 2x the price of the Source One
heady swallow
https://iflyfpv.ro/ro/produs/deepspacefpv-seeker-5-o4-o3-dc-xl/ this is the chea...
I see, thank you. I guess I'll just have to keep hunting for stock
swift comet
Maybe you could get the Source One cut out somewhere
if you're a uni student, you'd probably have a reasonable chance at finding a CNC machine and some carbon at the school somewhere
heady swallow
I'm still in high school for one more year, but I've worked with the local technical uni before. I haven't seen a CNC in the buildings I've toured and I haven't heard about one from anyone else