creative

Let the 5s 180 build commence! I am also going to be using the built in OSD display thats part of the PDb. I have never been a fan of osd so never used it on my other builds, this time I thought I would try it. This has also lead to another revelation.... W10 is Sh*% for flashing this stuff. It doesnt recognize the USBasp drivers correctly and simply wouldnt work. Installed arduino on my W7 gaming rig, plugged in the board, self installed the drivers and I was uploaded in seconds. Another reason not to upgrade to W10 then I guess! Keen to try this out on 5s now!

got out this week and managed a few packs. Decided to up my rates to help perform rolls etc a bit quicker. Also started trying a few new moves... really enjoyed these packs on the trusty 180! Also pulled the x5 out and put a smaller 1050mah battery on it. managed to get less than 2 minutes out of it but, my god it was quick... scary quick due to the lighter battery! I also had a crazy idea....... next day I got a delivery.... new motors and flight controller for another 180.... the emax motors were to cheap to say no to but its the ones in the white boxes that are the ones I wanted.... why you may ask... 5s capable! yep, building a 180 that will run on 4s batteries and more importantly 5s for even more loonyness!! Cant wait!

https://www.blender.org/ I wouldnt know where to start with my own project though!

All good... ive just found blender. Using a template I can make my own now.

Huge favour from anyone thats bored and is any good at this kind of thing! Suppose I should look at editing my flying videos but I dont have anything suitable for an intro or outro for a video. I have Premier pro here which I am slowly working my way through to do the actual editing but is there anyone that is able to knock me something together as I have absolutely no idea how to make something like that! to give you an idea.... something like rotor riots in and out.... I know we have some talented peeps on here!

Didnt get to fly this weekend but I thought I would check out a local fun fly/race to see what its all about. It was a good afternoon but I think I am not that interested in racing. I much prefer freestyling. There was also an issue for one of the guys flying and a picture will say a thousand words... yep... 1 $600 quad missing in action, presumed drowned! He had only had it a week or so.

6mm I think. wont break an arm but the motors will take the brunt of it due to them overhanging the arms... poor design if you ask me. In other news I got a couple of batteries in at my proximity place today with my 180s. Crashed both of them but they were flying really well and that made me push alot harder.... excuse the over exposure, I forgot to put my day settings into the camera before I took off and I was having way to much fun to stop! The quad actually bounced about 10 feet backwards! Didnt even break a prop! These cheap ass ebay frames can take a real battering!

Another wet week another update for the followers... Got a call from my local shop to see if I wanted to build him a few quads to sell in the shop as BNF units. I get a kickback and parts at cost. Im not in it for the money tbh, keeps me occupied and I really enjoy building. So I collected my boxes from him and this is what you start with... Its a BoltRc Kraken 6inch build. My wiring ocd is going overboard with this one! As the wires from the motors to the esc's run around the end of the arm I want to neaten them up so wrapped them in braid.. It was then a case of working out the wiring and after 4 hours I have this.. Tonight's job is to get the FC wired in and fpv gear installed then get the canopy painted.

It was a pro driver training to beat the lap record set by the porsche iirc

So would I! Its funny to think I have never seen them fly like this line of sight... its like nobody else driving your car so you can only assume what it sounds like when you drive away!

50km/h unless otherwise stated... usually no more than 60km/h in built up areas like that

From Wakey myself so shared to my friends for you. What road is it on?

An update for those still following along....Managed to grab some packs between rain today. Took the new 180 and the X5 out.. but I think I have a bent motor on the X5, really bad wobble and a noise from motor 3. Will have to strip it down and check it out. The new 180 though was a dream! Did some hover tests during the week and today was its first full run... smashed 8 packs through it until the last one and my brain decided to stop communicating with my fingers... Ejected the battery, lost the screws that mount the cam and filled a motor with dirt. Back to the bench! I also couldnt wait with the Laforge and pulled apart the rather expensive goggles and attacked them with the dremel! an hour later I have... Fully fitted. One thing I did notice was an increase in power draw using the new LaForge so I jumped online and ordered a bigger battery. Fitted the correct plugs and heatshrunk it to hold all the cables that werent used... Its about twice the size as the stock battery but fits the headstrap well. Its a little heavier and felt weird at first but you soon get used to the extra weight...

Rain has stopped play this week.... so what does that mean?....... A new build! This pile of parts turned into... Another 180 for proximity. I also went shopping last week and these turned up in the post on Friday. Laforge Diversity modules. Supposed to be the best on the market. I have the replacement V2 fatshark diversity module here now so I will be able to compare all 3 at my proximity place as I have a good baseline. Keen to get out there and fly again!

Squeezed a couple of batteries in at a spot I have been eyeing for a while. Havent felt I had the skill level for it but I had a spare 20min and thought I would go for it...... This is my new fav spot! I will be organising 4 or 5 of us next time to fly here! Its also a bit different compared to my first attempt at proximity! As always, turn your volume down. I did look at editing videos... but I really cant be bothered.

Another weekend, another video... This time I was at my sisters for the day and took my 180 and the X5. unfortunately the X5 was waaaay to fast for my skill level in proximity and I ended up breaking the cam or vtx after hitting a tree.. my new ones are here though so I will swap them out tonight. the 180 though... as always, was spot on! my repair to the damaged vtx worked so I ran all my batteries through it seeing as the x5 was out of action... here is the result. As always, turn your sound down as its raw dvr footage. My flying is becoming more and more enjoyable for me and I feel like I am getting somewhere at last.

My Cam and VTX still havent come in and I couldnt wait any longer! Pulled the HS1177 off the 250 and stuck it on the X5. First impressions are great! Very nimble, flies well and the power is insane! VERY happy with this ship now! Bad news is I ripped the connector off the vtx for the aerial on the 180 this weekend so need to get another for that but the X5 will keep me entertained for now!

It even rained yesterday! The nerve of it!

And the rules over here would never allow anything of that setup on the road...... hell, even an open pod filter is illegal here. Interesting. I am understanding that it may be possible without cutting transmission tunnels etc then. Can anyone measure between the struts/ engine bay and I can run around the engine and see if it would fit. I know its not a simple drop in and away you go, which I could do with another ute shell but I have to get it engineered either way so I like the sound of an interesting project that I can take my time with.

Out of my Ex Ute. Ford Modular V8 (boss260 here in Oz) with an M122 blower making 500rwhp.... also found in Mustangs in the states. Any mods to the shell such as the trans tunnel or anything like that or is it all mounting issues to get it to fit? The reason for the thoughts is that I want another supra (prices are stupid over here for a TT) and if the rules are just as strict as putting it into another shell as another car, I may look at something different like an NA Supra shell. This all entirely depends on the engineering part ( legal requirement here in Oz) and if its feasible to do so otherwise it will go into another ute shell when/if I find one cheap enough.

Been toying with this idea recently seeing as I have this sat in my garage doing nothing.... and a T56 6 speed gearbox to match. Whats involved? I know its alot of work and fabrication needed but any particulars that caught people out or any areas to look at? Chassis need cutting up etc etc? This would also depend on the viability of having it engineered over here but I may look into it more at some point if its worth it.

Grabbed a couple of batteries today but not on the X5. still need a cam on it. I did however take my 280 and the 180 out. Warmed up with the 280 and then went full acro on the 180.... and it clicked today! I think I did ok... Learning how much the stick movement affect flight and couldnt resist trying a bit of hangtime!

Update time! Well it stopped raining and I took the X5 out for its maiden.... and it wouldnt fly. Once props were put on the motors would be erratic and it would instaflip when trying to take off. I made some changes to the FC settings to no avail until I tried it on monday and got the magic smoke. Plugged in the battery, armed, and *poof* ESC 3 popped.. You can just see the point it let go. These are not cheap ESC's so I was a bit miffed! Gave my mate a call and he swapped it FOC so I couldnt argue with that. Got the new one on and took it out to fly... Instaflip again. Popped in to see him and swapped a set of 20a DYS esc I also bought for a set of the trusty 30a Littlebee escs. My first forray with DYS escs has been terrible and there was no way I was putting them on anything else hence the swap. I also bought another 4 20a littlebees whilst I was there and another XSR rx for the next build. Ripped the DYS off and soldered on the Littlebees with my new solder station...Ebay special but made the job so much easier! All done.. grabbed a sneaky couple of packs during work on wednesday and tentatively armed the X5..... Instafly! Worked absolutely perfectly! Got through 3 packs with zero issues! Still need my new cam to arrive but I am happy with it now! and it screams! the punch these motors have over the 2204 sized motors is nuts! Keen to FPV it now! I also had my extra 180 frames arrive so I now have them to build up. One will be a proximity basher and the other is going to get a set of these xnova motors on it to really scare me! The tribe so far!

Far can keep his Ferrari... Almost completed... I tried to fit the caseless cam but it wouldnt fit as they are longer than the cased versions so I am just waiting on my cased version to arrive. Firmware is flashed to the latest Betaflight 2.8 but staying on the stable blheli 14.4 for the ESC's. All calibrated and ready to fly this week. Now I just need it to stop raining!

The new build arrived yesterday.... Nighthawk X5 frame Xnova 2206/2500kv motors Dys XM30a ESC's XSR rx Sp Racing FC Quanum 600mw Vtx Caseless Foxeer hs1177 camera. I also couldnt wait so started putting it all together! Just waiting on my TBS antenna to come in stock and I will be using my 1300Mah 4s batteries I already have. Cant wait to fly it!