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My SO has taken to calling this my “limbo stick” and … she’s not wrong?
Since I lettered on #IGOW5 challenge 2 because I can’t yet power loop or matty flip this has been seeing a lot of cradles and one or two successful power loops.

It me.

I always figured the shark fin on some #fpv #drone models was because people thought they looked “cool” and i figured whatever beats your drum, folx, but i think they look dopey.

But wait! They’re for turtle mode!1?

Cool.

arm and motor completely separated from this little fellow. ouch!

We had luck, just not all of it good! Everybody flew, but not everyone made it out in one piece. #fpv #crash

Pretty sure that arm was fractured in a previous crash. Luckily i have spare parts!

Three drones, two goggles, one controller.

With any luck, everybody flies today #fpv #drone

I've ordered a few things that i wasn't planning on ordering right now. Seems like some of the on-shore vendors are already charging tariff prices for "in-stock" gear (at least for the new HDZero goggle) while some others aren't yet.

Seriously disappointing to see some of the best-known FPV vendors start charging Mr. Dumbfuck's tariff prices for gear they have sitting on their shelves.

Might be wrong, but it seems to me that if you have it "in stock" you're not going to be paying more tariffs on it so why jack the prices now?

Minor bummer to find this hanging out on the carpet.

Better there than in the cat’s tummy, tho

A v smol drone detached from its camera

crunch #fpv #drone

Once i knew i had to do more motor work i had a decision to make.

Swap M1 and M3 on the little 3”

or

wait for a shipment and swap the stack in the little one for a new all-in-one and move *that* stack to a new budget ducted, padded cinewhoop frame

Now I have to add

OR

build this new 7” fellah.

A small fpv quad with a large fpv quad prop

Ummmm

The prop for the new #fpv #drone is basically bigger than the current drone.

I know I’ve moved on from my previous hobby when I land on https://drop.com/buy/piifox-walker68-mix-series-cnc-machined-aluminum-mechanical-keyboard?referer=IMAGROOT&defaultSelectionIds=990389%2C990392 and my first thought is “with $160 i could buy a tiny whoop”.

This is my first #dronebuild, and I Frankenstein’d it together out of quickly-available Amazon parts. The T-Motor F1507s I got for $65 / set are now $55 / ea, lol. Gonna swap motors and frack up *more* soldering, and maybe pick up a set of 1404s (but will have to wait a bit :( #amazonboycott)

lil 3” quadcopter after a minor rebuild

Post-rebuild flight. Rebuild did not go as planned (replacement VTx seemed to be transmitting but no image and i really wanted to test the motor fix, so i put the old one back). *A* motor still failed on first flight; assuming it’s the same one until i get the logs later. #fpv #drone #dronebuild

This means i was able to customize and “rubberize” a single insert and a little extra pad to put in an Apache 3800 case to carry my RadioMaster TX16S and either my Scouts or DJI Goggles and the other goggles can stay in the fat shark case at home. Like it was meant to be.

A neat thing I discovered while customizing pick-and-pull foam: DJI Goggles 2, Motion Controller 2, and battery fit **perfectly** in the Fat Shark Scout “case”.

a drone family: Nanohawk, Tinyhawk II Indoor, and DIY build.

Sunday morning’s lineup.

Got a few quick 3s flights in with the 3” and a few 30’ falls with a 4s - pretty sure my solder job on one motor is failing. I’m going to swap out the VTx and rewire the power while i’m in there. #drone #fpv

Great morning for a little # fpv # drone crashing.

A bit muddy in the corn field. Made for a non-existent flight this morning; since one of the motors is still gummed up I couldn’t get off the ground.

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This morning’s flight.

Pretty windy at moments. Session ended with a prop strike on my poorly-homemade XT30-XT60 adapter (which i made so i could fly this 3” with 4s batteries)

https://dalek.zone/w/9HgVxkK4sU4h8HXfQoUQsC

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https://loops.video/v/6KnlRp2H2T a few clips of the new 3” fella’s “maiden voyage”; two mishaps and a tiny bit of flight.

I say “little” because compared to the largest FPV drone i’ve actually flown this one is 6x the weight

Weighs in at 269g with an 850 mAh 3s lipo. I *might* be able to get that down below 249g - I don’t need that “massive” VTx - i even have a little micro one i could use, but i have something else in mind for that and it would save me maybe 5g. A smaller camera might save a few g.

- ImpulseRC Apex 3” frame
- SpeedyBee F405 Mini stack
- SpeedyBee TX1600 Ultra VTx
- RadioMaster RP-1 ELRS receiver
- Readytosky “Starlight” Camera
- T-Motor F1507 2700 KV motors
- no name 3” tri-blade props

3” first-person view quadcopter I built “from scratch”

Oh and lest i forget: my first “from scratch” FPV quadcopter - a “little” 3-incher

I stumbled across a useful hack: my thumbs were sore from my radio stick ends, so I tried some thumb protectors that were horrible. Then I tried sticking some of that to the sticks with Gorilla tape. That didn’t work but when they fell off that left the now-non-sticky tape which works perfectly!

Pick-and-pluck storage for FPV goggles and micro quads.

First attempts with pick-and-pluck. The batteries are just there for hauling downstairs or to the yard, not for long transit or storage. Also don’t have anything to “watch” on the DJI Goggles yet (I mean aside from a Mavic 3 that I haven’t tried with the goggles).

sunrise over Southwest Wisconsin

Beautiful morning for a quick flight!

Bespoke XT30 -> XT60 adapter

FIrst XT30 soldering job, and not much of a solderer in the first place. Not pretty, and arguably not exactly safe, but it got the job done!