Well… My first quadcopter build that I’ve, for some reason, named the Gecko, isn’t coming along well. But it will come as soon as it actually works right. A list of problems: 1. It doesn’t fly for more than 3 minutes. 2. Something happened (a sudden increase in current draw from Read more…
Two days late, but I *definitely* had a good reason. (Full disclosure: I kept pushing the posting of this post back.) As I opened the box of the new Blade Nano QX 3D, I wondered how it would compare to the original NQX. If flying upside down when the Read more…
When my new Nano QX came in a few weeks ago, there were no instructions for programming it with the DX6. If I just made a new model (airplane), the NQX worked, but there was no agility mode. Read on to find out how I set it up. After Read more…
Firstly, I’m going to be adding a brief description about Reader’s Opinion to the top of this RO and future Reader’s Opinions. The description is copied and pasted from my original introduction to Reader’s Opinion. Here’s how it will work: The second Sunday of every month, I will post a Read more…
Warning: you should be VERY proficient at flying RC planes normally before attempting to fly an RC plane via FPV. If you are going to fly FPV quadcopters, you should be proficient at flying quads normally before attempting to fly a quad copter via FPV. Recommendations: I’m going to go Read more…