Author: Julian Melo
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Let's build a Quadrotor!
As you can in the picture, I’ve got all the stuff I need to build a quadrotor. All the parts were ordered fron Hobby King (except for the wood, that was purchased at my local hobby shop) and the package took exactly two weeks to arrive. I will be building an H-Quad, following the article/videos/intructions […]
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Flying the Comrad 1 at the Whitter Narrows field
This is my second on-board video taken with my trusty JVC Picsio camera. Please note that I applied Youtube’s anti-shakiness and that’s the reason why the video seems to zoom in and out all the time. This time, the video was taken at the flying field at the Whittier Narrows park in southern California. These […]
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HK401 Gyro modifications for use
The first time I used a gyro on an airplane was on a DWFoamies Yak 54 (which has now been added to the RIP list due to a bad servo horn, read more about it here). The gyro I used was a $12 Hobbyking favorite, the HK 401B. The only downside of using this gyro […]
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RIP: DW Foamies Yak 54
I like to offer a minute of silence for a lost airplane….[1 minute pause]. Goodbye DW Foamies Yak 54. I had a great time flying this plane. It was a great 3D trainer, and even better after installing a Hobbyking 401B gyro to help out with hovering and knife edge maneuvers. But where and how […]
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Video: Flying the Blade 400
The good’ol Eflite Blade 400, my first electric helicopter, and my second overall, after having an O.S. .32-powered Hawk III, from Century Heli. In this video I am learning to hover and I still have the training skids on. As you can tell, I’m not doing a great job, but no one really does when […]
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Flying at the Apollo Field – The Scratch-built Comrad 1
This is the first on-board video I’ve shot, and I did it on a totally scratch-built airplane, the Comrad 1.
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Build a better Phantom: Introducing the Ghoul
Are you in the market for a quadcopter and have been eyeing the DJI Phantom for a while now, but are weary of the flyaway reports? Would you like to build your own multirotor from scratch with better components and a better understanding of how multirotors work? Well, I’ve got the guide for you!