Almost Xmas !
As usual, I am getting myself a few toys…this year one of them is a new QuadCopter kit from Team Black Sheep. I have purchased half of the parts from USA and half from UK. In particular it is necessary to purchase the Lithium Ion batteries from UK to avoid complicated transport issues.
I will post here a few updates as I progress in the build.
My friend Geraud is doing exactly the same and we are planning to race each other soon…Star Wars style….
The kit consist of mainly :
4 motors with 30A controllers and propellers
A multi layer frame to carry all the electronics and the battery
A video camera to provide the “vision” back to the pilot
A video camera for high resolution footage
A GPS system to help stabilise the very unstable craft !
A video transmission system with on-screen-display of vital statistics (battery voltage, speed, altitude, heading, etc…)
A remote control transmitter and receiver and a small tv screen to watch it all happen…
Here is a couple of Teasers…
UPDATE 1: I have now finished the build and have been flying a few times. So far mostly using the drone as a remote helicopter without the first person view goggles. I did a couple of flights with the first person view mode and have enjoyed it very much, need to build confidence to fly closer to the ground and faster…
I just went to Spain for a week and did a few videos with the footage from the onboard GoPro camera. See for yourself below :
