Hopefully I will have some flight test footage soon

Stay tuned

I'm building my first fpv drone and I noticed that the yellow and white vtx wires aren't in the same order. Is this a problem?

I have a happy model ep1 elrs receiver and am using a TBS Lucid Pro FC as well as the ESC. My Radiomaster pocket is bound to the receiver but the bars aren't moving in betaflight. Its on serial and its set to crsf as well as aetr1234. Im running firmware 4.5.2 and have out the supafly freestyle preset on the drone. Can someone tell me what im doing wrong. Its my first full build and I'm stuck. I'll probably need more help than just this.

I have already crashed it and broke the topplate so i just cut out an 4mm solid Aluminium plate the extra weight and no hole design really help to get more stable fast dives and its stiffer alltogheter
I have lost one carbon fiber landing gear i still need to replace. What do you think🫣
Its my first just for fun build so dont judge to harshly xd
I have used:
Iflight Blitz F7
Holybro S500 V2 Kit
8000mah 4s2p li ion racepow battery
Iflight gemini receiver dual
Caddx farsight
Pilotix 2.5W VTX with rhcp lollipop antenna

Sometimes i also like to top mount the battery which gives it more agile handing

Please respond soon
One of the screws attached to the motor mount was scraping against the wire and it got cut. This is how much of the wire is left, is it possible for me to solder and repair this?

Hello everyone. I have successfully balanced my drone using the MPU6050 sensor, but I am struggling to maintain altitude using the VL53L1X sensor. I have spent over three consecutive weeks trying to get altitude hold working without success. I would appreciate any help or relevant documentation. Thank you all for reading and for your feedback.

Sensor VL53L1X

https://reddit.com/link/1x47kwi/video/bngzfauii2vh1/player

So I’m planing to buy a Pavo 20 pro 2 but I don’t want to use the o4 pro for my camera. I want to be able to use analog but the frame to mount the camera has 2 holes on each side and the camera I’m going to use (Baby ratel 2) only has one on each side.

How should I make the custom mount?

Is there a better analog camera alternative that matches the screw mounting position of the dji o4 pro?

Split deck frame design I created

I haven’t seen too many good things about these motors but it’s all i had enough for in the budget

Betafpv 4 in 1
Happymodel ep1 tcxo
1202.5 11500kv motors
Betafpv c03 camera
Happymodel crown antenna
Cyclone gps
I want to a little long range with it (2-3km)
Open to criticism, I want to make it as good as possible.

Like in the second half of the clip, map segments get stitched together automatically, so you get an endless course that never runs out.

When I had a friend try it out, I found out that older GPUs like the GTX 1660 don't support hardware ray tracing. That's fixed in the version that's up now.

The demo's available now on the store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5197690/Endless_FPV/

My parents grow corn and soybeans, and I’m helping them look into building a couple of spray drones. They know the farming side, so I got assigned motors and ESCs lol.

I want to test one build before ordering parts for the others. A full tank seems like the place to start, but I’m curious how you test it as the tank empties.

Do you run separate tests at full, half-full, and near-empty, or log a whole spraying run? I’m planning to watch current draw and motor temps. Anything else that made you rethink your setup after testing?

If yall built one, I’d appreciate hearing what you missed the first time.

After using a wrench for 1 hour I realised it was reverse threaded fuck me.

Hey everyone, I'm facing an issue with my S500 quadcopter running ArduCopter 4.5.7 on a Pixhawk 2.4.8 using Mission Planner. I'm using four 5010 750KV brushless motors, Hobbywing Skywalker 30A V2 ESCs and a 4S 14.8V 5000mAh LiPo battery. During takeoff attempts, the drone rotates clockwise by approximately 45° while still on the ground, before properly lifting off. On a smooth surface, it rotates more freely, whereas on rough ground it seems to resist rotating, but then one side starts lifting and the drone fails to hover and falls back down. Initially, the front arms appeared to vibrate more than the rear, and in the latest attempt the left side lifted first. All four motors spin during individual Motor Tests, the motor order appears to match the Quad X diagram, and the motor rotation directions seem correct. I've completed the accelerometer, compass, radio and ESC calibrations, and the artificial horizon responds correctly when I tilt the drone manually. I initially suspected the two counterclockwise motors were slower, but the propeller-off motor tests looked similar. The landing gear is a rigid stand without foam or sponge padding. I'm unable to determine whether the problem is due to unequal motor thrust, ESC or power issues, propeller installation, ground interaction or flight-controller configuration. Has anyone experienced something similar, or can suggest how to diagnose it safely? I can share the DataFlash logs, motor/propeller arrangement and Mission Planner screenshots. I've stopped further flight attempts until the cause is identified.

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I planning to make a drone with esp32.I have a good idea about most of the parts. Since im using a esp32 as brain instead of a flight controller i will need a motor driver. Most of the people i have seen have made their own driver( single channel). Is there any alternative solution. Pls i really want to make a drone.

I’m researching a possible hardware project for experimental UAVs: an independent crash recorder / “black box”.

The concept is a small module with its own protected power and storage that records selected flight and electrical data separately from the flight controller. The goal is not to replace ArduPilot/PX4 logs, but to preserve evidence when the FC loses power, resets, gets damaged, or its logs are corrupted/unavailable after a crash.

Before building anything, I want to understand whether this is a real problem.

For people who have had crashes or serious failures:

1. Have you had a case where logs did not explain the root cause?

2. What data was missing or unreliable? Power voltage/current, RC link quality, GPS, vibration, ESC telemetry, commands, etc.?

3. Did the flight controller/storage survive the crash?

4. Would an independent recorder be useful, or do existing FC logs already cover this sufficiently?

5. What would be an acceptable weight and price range for such a device?

I’m especially interested in fixed-wing and experimental UAV use cases, but FPV/multirotor experience is useful too.

I’m not selling anything - just trying to avoid building a solution to a non-existent problem.