@timbaconheli wrote:
This is getting a Pixhawk 2.1.....
First test bed.....
Trex 700 stretched to 800mm swinging the 800mm wide chord Align blades with an 800mx 440kv motor and all gears upgraded to helical plus BK servos.
This may be the king of all bad ideas as i have learned i have to use newer untested/proven firmware and it seems big helicopters create notoriously hard to tune vibrations, but alas, i do love a challenge. As that helicopter carries a gimbal from time to time, ive spent countless hours getting it as smooth and vibration free as possible.
Time will tell, either way its going to be an interesting road for sure. Logic would denote i get an older flybar trex 700 to start with, but im hoping my tenacious attention to detail will serve me well and i can get this project off the ground.
Less fun is the 1000mm octocopter that is also getting a pixhawk 2.1 and here+ gps.
Helis are my passion, so that gets the love first! Honestly, for a video platform my helicopters vastly outperform the octa any day so that makes more sence to start with. Faster, handles wind better and after alot of tuning, no jello ever.
Tim
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