by Toglefritz | videos
The Quanum Venture quadcopter is high-performance FPV quadcopter that can be used to take amazing aerial photos and videos. The configuration I built uses a top-of-the-line flight controller (the DJI Naza M Lite) and an excellent FPV system from Fat Shark, with the... read more
by Toglefritz | tips, tutorials
This post is part of the Quanum Venture FPV quadcopter build tutorial. The DJI Naza M Lite is one of the most popular and capable entry-level flight controllers on the market and the Spektrum DX6i is one of the most popular radio transmitters. However, these two... read more
by Toglefritz | design, FPV
Many parts go into an FPV system: a video transmitter, a video receiver, a viewing device, an optional on-screen display device, two different power sources, two different electrical systems, and, of course, a camera. Of all the parts on this list, the most... read more
by Toglefritz | FPV, tips, tutorials
One thing most multirotor pilots interested in flying with FPV technology don’t realize is that one of the prerequisites to flying FPV is getting an amateur radio licence from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Don’t let this dampen your... read more
by Toglefritz | FPV, theory
We all know humans can’t fly. Our bones are far too dense and flapping our arms does not produce adequate lift to overcome the pull of gravity, but luckily we can use technology to give us the experience of flying. I’m not talking about flying in airplanes... read more
by Toglefritz | tutorials
Almost everything looks more futuristic with multicolored LEDs attached to it. This is certainly true of multirotor aircraft. But putting LEDs on your multirotor will not only make it look really cool, but also it will serve a practical purpose. When flying,... read more
by Toglefritz | reviews
As you probably know, there are many different types of multirotor. All multirotors share a similar set of parts: a flight controller, some motors, some props, a battery, and some ESCs. Different multirotor designs have different numbers of motors, but the general... read more
by Toglefritz | tutorials
If you have read The Physics of Quadcopter Flight, you know that one of the interesting issues with multirotor design and control is a phenomenon called induced yaw. Basically, when you have a bunch of propellers spinning while the multirotor is airborne, the friction... read more
by Toglefritz | theory, tips
The past couple of years have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of multirotor aircraft piloting as a hobby, as well as for potential commercial applications. The rapidly decreasing cost of multirotor flight systems, like the KK2.1 flight controller, coupled... read more
by Toglefritz | news
Remember a few months ago when Amazon announced it’s theoretical new delivery service that would use drones to fly packages to customers in 30 minutes or less? They called the service Amazon Prime Air. Remember how everybody thought this was a fairly interesting... read more
by Toglefritz | theory
Flight controllers range in price from $30 to $300 or more and each of the many, many different flight controllers on the market has its own set of features. While many flight controllers, especially those on the higher end of the price range, have proprietary... read more
by Toglefritz | reviews
Are you a beginner multirotor pilot? Are you looking for a flight controller that will let you get your multirotor up and flying quickly, without days of programming and calibration? Well then the KK2.1 flight controller from HobbyKing is a great option. While it... read more
by Toglefritz | tutorials
Introduction When you place an order for a KK2.1 flight control board somebody goes into a HobbyKing warehouse somewhere, finds a KK2.1 on a shelf, puts it in a box, and sends it to you. The problem is, like most electronic devices, the software installed on the KK2.1... read more
by Toglefritz | design
As I write this, I am embarking on building my second multirotor. When I first started learning about multirotors, I, like many beginner multirotor pilots, focused on quadcopters, which is just one of many types of multirotor. I built my very own SK450 Dead Cat... read more
by Toglefritz | theory
As discussed in the previous guide, a multirotor flight controller is able to ascertain the position and orientation of the craft based on data from its onboard sensors. In order to make the multirotor change its position and/or orientation, the flight controller... read more
by Toglefritz | theory, tips
Battery life is perhaps the greatest limitation for multirotors. Even with a very large, heavy, and expensive high-capacity battery, most multirotor aircraft will struggle to get ten minutes of flight time. Now, even five minutes of flight time seems much longer when... read more
by Toglefritz | tips
If you are at all interested in doing aerial videography (and it is a great hobby that I would certainly encourage you to try) your biggest challenge is going to be optimizing the quality of your videos. Maximizing multirotor video quality is synonymous with... read more
by Toglefritz | theory
Mode 1 or Mode 2, that is the question that many first-time multirotor pilots face when selecting radio transmitters and it is the first question we will address in this tutorial before moving on to discussing radio transmitter channels. Transmitter Modes Radio... read more
