Recent content by Brutalwarpig

Most drones do not show telemetry or other info on the video feed unless you do screenshot recording.

I'm interested in your project. My goal is to build a piloted octo-rotor similar to the Jetson One.

Sorry, I see that you are using 88.8v/24s battery. Gyro filter and harmonic notch filtering will be important. The way I was able to get past my initial hurdles was to build a few small quadcopters using ArduPilot/Copter. I understand the trepidation involved with such a large quad. I bought a...

I build large multirotor drones using ArduPilot/Copter. However the largest build I have made is a 1200mm wheelbase quad and 800mm Hexacopter. Regardless, principles are the same. You are building a very large quad. I would suggest using multiple redundant systems and a ballistic parachute...

It's my understanding that federal law says, surveillance on land or objects is okay. Surveillance of a specific person or group of people is generally not allowed without a court order. Taking pics or video of random people who are far enough away that they can't be identified is okay. I'm not...

I fly large custom drones that use large 25,000mAh batteries. My solution is to keep one battery charged and the others on a storage charge level. If I think I will need more than one battery, I start charging one of the storage batteries as soon as I know that I will be flying that day. I have...

Arris M900 frame. It came with the motors ESCs and propellers. I added the radio system, flight controller and camera/gimbal system and assembled/programmed it all.

I agree with the recommendation of the DJI Air 3. Personally, I would also choose the RC2 remote controller. Most phone screens aren't bright enough to see the video feed if you're outside on a sunny day. The RC2 is bright and convenient. The Air 3 has all direction collision avoidance which...

This is the fruition of my work so far.

Sure. The starting point was an Arris M900 frame, motor, ESC, and propeller combo. I purchased my kit from RC Wing and it was $559. Next, you have to decide which firmware platform you want to use. The major options are ArduPilot (ArduCopter), PX4, Betaflight, and INAV. This is an important...

Gfields is right. You will never be happy with a cell phone for a display. Cell phone screens are usually around 300 nits brightness. To be able to see the live video stream from your drone on a sunny day, 700nits brightness is the minimum. 1000 nits is better. Unfortunately, tablets with 1000...

Welcome to the hobby. Unfortunately the Vivitar drone will be just good enough for you to want something better. It's happened to all of us. A sensible drone purchase so we can decide if we like drones that marks the beginning of a somewhat expensive hobby. I went from a first generation DJI...

Any FIMI drone is a big risk. FIMI's website talks about repairs and warranty work but try to find someone who has successfully had their drone repaired or had a warranty claim honored by FIMI during the last 3 years. You will have the same of success locating a real unicorn! FIMI's tech is...

Did you have the custom drone built by someone else or did you build it yourself? I'm a professional industrial controls engineer. So I already had most of the skill sets needed to build my own large industrial drone. However, there are so many options and various ground station types and...

I've almost never heard anything negative about Potensic Atom drones. They even have service/replacement plans like DJI has. I'm pretty sure it's a good platform.