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Post by Burkeomatic on Jul 6, 2023 20:10:11 GMT
Loved the double field goals. What makes the video wavy? I get some of that when I'm shooting through the prop. That is the raggedy gyro of the firefly 6s. This was my el cheapo discard plane, so I modified it to have the nose snap in for that camera. The image stabilization is less than stellar, and the vibrations from the plane make it wishy washy like that. It is noticeable, but I hope it doesn't take away too much. It was a $40 or 50 used purchase..... which all things considered, isn't bad, it is just a 10 year old camera. I had the thought of cropping off those outer edges where it is the worst. I have some new video editing software to play with. You were zipping along pretty good there , footage looks great! Thanks, this plane likes to cruise between 40-50mph. I think when I flew over the sprinklers my ground speed was about 60mph. Its weird flying FPV, you don't notice the speed until you are close to the ground and you see the trees zooming by (or it occurs to you that you are going faster than the cars on the road). The alphastrike, I usually cruise in that somewhere between 60-70mph, and no biggie. It is also a fun plane to bank and yank LOS, and it looks like it is screaming.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jul 18, 2023 21:00:49 GMT
This came in.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jul 21, 2023 4:45:51 GMT
I'm putting the dart XL together.
I'll write a couple of notes while it is fresh on my mind.
The foam does seem a little questionable. The Biodegradable EPP I bet will definitely be weaker. I remember the foam on my first dart 250 would pretty much disintegrate into little balls. The second one wasn't like that. I hope this plane isn't like that.
The plane calls for a 2216 or 2217 motor. Turns out those are all over propped on 9 inch props. Luckily I have a plethora of 3536 motors here (left over off the X-UAV clouds) so I guess I am using one of those. I am actually going to send my last 2216 to Randy. I remember sometime ago I made a declaration that I was replacing all of my 2217 motors with 3536s. Looks like I pretty well followed through with that. So I am 3D printing an adaptor.
Then I saw the camel hump back. I get it is supposed to channel air to the motor, but I am not sure that it does a lot. So I am printing a low profile one.
Also, the vortex generators. They look big, and not angled right. I know you know my love for vortex generators, but I think I'll try it without it. It is a forward swept wing plane, and I am pretty sure it won't be stalling. If it does fine with out them, I'll be filling in the slits with white gorilla glue.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jul 30, 2023 5:42:17 GMT
droneflyer200I trashed one for you buddy! Lol, the maiden lasted all of 5 seconds. She is patched up and ready to go. ZOHDs foam is so hit or miss. The first dart 250 and this may as well have been EPO.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 24, 2023 23:42:13 GMT
I procrastinated on this plane too long. Have it set up for 5S, but maidened on 4s (because I hadn't built a 5s battery yet) and she rips. Nearly hit 90mph (89 counts as 90 right).
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 29, 2023 2:06:52 GMT
Guess I never posted the maiden of this.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Oct 9, 2023 4:32:23 GMT
Following mode on my FIMI X8 mini.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Oct 15, 2023 2:51:43 GMT
Here is the maiden of the ZOHD Talon 250. This is my favorite baby zohd. It is the perfect balance between the drift and the dart. Once I get it dialed in it will be a good flier.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Oct 16, 2023 2:45:22 GMT
I forgot to turn the gyrologger on for the runcam. Therefore, no stabilization. The only highlight is me running 90mph over the football field at about 9:30 or so.
It was pretty windy today. I put a 6042 prop on it to see if the extra diameter would help with launch. It did, kind of, but it wasn't worth it to lose about 15mph. Going back to the 5x5 prop. I may swap the ESC and make this a 5S plane.
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