Hey there Lift Vector. I just came across your video and I really like what you did and are doing. My only disappointment was was when I did a search for more of your videos,,,,I found none. I hope you are okay and will be putting up more content in the near future. Your style is appreciated. Hope to see more from you soon.
Hey Marty, I appreciate the kind words. I'm hoping to make more videos in the future, I really do enjoy sharing the hobby with my videos. I've just hit a rough patch in life and trying to get back on my feet. Hopefully I can get back to it soon. Take care.
Sure NP! Check out this Gdrive link with all the files I made for the Mini Arrow. I printed the Rear covers with TPU, but you can probably use PLA. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gerU3DIOYZsouzvfFOaCnEhO57slEcrn?usp=drive_link
I'm using the radiomaster tx16s with a ND ears transmitter 915mhz, I don't expect to failsafe but flying in the mountains it's very possible when flying 6 to 8 miles each way waypoint mission
@@egtreadway4232 I suppose that is part of the thrill when you get your craft back in one piece. Check elevation graphs in the mission planner and always be sure to set your RTH settings correctly if you do end up going behind a ridge and triggering failsafe. Good luck!
12:03 I noticed the ends of the wings(after black tape) are missing material on the bottom. What is it called and what's the reason to make ends different from the rest of the wing?
I'm not totally sure, but this is how FliteTest designed it in their plans. The under camber helps reduce stalling at low speeds. Also an easy spot to install the aileron servos.
The fins on the back side of the fuse might be counter productive being so far forward. If there ahead of the aero center then they'll decrease yaw stability
I just built one of these, and happen to have the same motor! Definitely going to try it, and it will be much lighter, but I was pretty impressed about a 10minutes flight with all the extra stuff. I don't believe TPU or any of those filaments are even that heavy anyways.
Winter where I'm at currently is long and cold...no flying at all. Things are warming up but I'm just dealing with life stuff, hopefully I can get back on track soon.
I love your video bro. It's nice, you narrate the flight, you've got all the camera angels, Tx view, way point view, Etc. When are you going to go digital tho ? Good job and thank you...... One big question tho - i have the same antenna on the Tx, why are you NOT running it verticle ? Are you not running the antenna on the platform in a vertical position ? (EDIT) I see you have platform antenna in a horizontal position also... I've always had much better range with vertically placed antennas..
Thanks man! I just can't afford moving into digital at the moment, one day I'll get into it and I can't wait to try. I built another Spear and mounted the antenna vertically (look at my other vids). Although I've never had issues, even 3-4 miles out in horizontal config, I do get less telemetry drops in vertical. All my quads have horizontal Crossfire antennas and when I built this wing I just went that way since I've never had issues with range. But yea, vertical now for my wing builds.
Hei! Can you tell me why you build winglets with lw-pla (how much infill and how many top/bottom layers and perimeters did you use) and not with foamboard? And with what you glue the winglets to the wing? Sorry for that many questions. Thanks for STLs and video!!!
The lw-pla is tougher than the single foam winglets. I was getting creases and bends in the foam on my 1st spear with rough landings. 2 top/bottom layers, 15-20% infill and I believe 3 perimeters or 2. Hot glued the winglets (I punched tiny holes in the side of the prints so the glue had something to adhere to).
@@LiftVector Thank you for your message!!! So no worries with hot glue to melt that lw-pla, that's good to know. I can switch my hot glue gun to lower temp just to be safe:)
Hello again! Your front fpv camera is poiting exactly forward or is it at an angle pointing down? On the stl files you have a camera mount pointing at an angle, that's why I'm asking. Thanks a lot
Thanks for your answer. Is there a reason of pointing slightly down or is just personal preference to see more ground? By the way, really like your vertical fins instead of the original foamboard! 3d printing + foamboard is the way😉 waiting for your next flights!
Hello! I can't stop watching your Explorer. Your paint job is beautiful!!! Can you tell me please, how was done? I will build my Explorer in the next weeks but I can't finish it without a paint like yours🤯 many thanks
Thank you! I painted the plane in my garage on a warm summer day. Start off with a very light coat so the paper doesn't soak up too much paint and bubble/warp. Wait about 5-10 min between coats. Keep adding light layers/coats of paint until the full color looks nice. I used Rust-o-leum 2x paint/primer all in one. The black and white sections are vinyl tape I bought from Amazon. The windows are silver vinyl tape from Hobby Lobby. Hope this helps. Always start with ultra light sprays and build up slowly! Use tape for smaller details.
Thank you very much, great tips!!! Yeah, now I know why my last plane had a curved wing. (too much paint from layer 1🤦♂️) Sorry for my late reply. If I will have issues with my Explorer, I will come back to you straight away. Looking forward for your next videos!🧐
Hello ...You test crius aio pro,, It's practically the same process ...Use software megapirate and mission planner ...and the picture navigation and the menus is same ....I used crius in hexa with 930 KV motor and gps and OSD ....but I still haven't been able to configure the motors because I have to adjust the PIDs and that's where I get lost... I could configure some to compare and help ...thank you
Oh, sorry I didn't understand. No I haven't tried that. This is my 1st Arduplane I've built and I only used the Radiolink firmware and Mission planner from Radiolink. No quadcopters built for this yet.@@mrz2528
Hello, I don't have the time to make a video on this right now. Here is the video I watched to set this up. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kSNDo93Zk54.htmlsi=dzMGXQMewjSCSMd9
Hi, I appreciate you asking. But it would take quite a few hours in labor to setup the prints and ship, and at least 20+ hours of printing time. I've never calculated my costs for something like this but it wouldn't be cheap enough to be worth it for you. I also don't have the right filament on hand.
This craft has a 40 A ESC and a 3s 3200 mAh Lipo. I'm thinking you would be ok. It can take 2s-6s on their specs. You could also check specs here: www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=f411-wse#tab-id-1
Hi how can we switch from autolaunch to angle mode? I am new in RC I bought kit plane then install inav I hope I can have an option to directly change from manual mode to automatcly rolling arround in a specific altitude if my plane gonna crash
Hi Did you fly it again with the crossfligt FC? I made grat experiences with RadioLink Minipix V1.0 and V1.2 but struggeld with my last MiniPix 1.2 and Crossflight FC form Ali. So, after spending the whole Weekend with less succesess becaus of malfunction of the FC`s, I decided to go in for Speedybee. How ever- I allways started with the non GPS-based flightmodes like FBWA, STAB and MANUAL. The Idea is to trimm an set FBWA by toggle FBWA/MANUAL to fly straight. Next was LOYTER to check the GPS-based flight assistance modes, finally testing RTL. On the end on your Video it looks like as your FC has a compass issu? I also have had some issues with calibrating compass with Adrupilot >4.1 ( Mini1.0/1.2) V 3.8.5 works well but unfortunately not with Crossflight. Thanks for sharing your Video! Good luck and greetings from Switzerland!
# profile 0 set dterm_lpf1_dyn_min_hz = 56 set dterm_lpf1_dyn_max_hz = 112 set dterm_lpf1_type = PT2 set dterm_lpf1_static_hz = 56 set dterm_lpf2_static_hz = 112 set anti_gravity_gain = 4000 set pidsum_limit = 1000 set p_pitch = 73 set i_pitch = 72 set d_pitch = 70 set f_pitch = 119 set p_roll = 67 set i_roll = 65 set d_roll = 51 set f_roll = 109 set p_yaw = 67 set i_yaw = 65 set f_yaw = 109 set angle_level_strength = 100 set d_min_roll = 46 set d_min_pitch = 63 set thrust_linear = 25 set feedforward_smooth_factor = 20 set feedforward_jitter_factor = 15 set feedforward_boost = 5 set simplified_master_multiplier = 130 set simplified_i_gain = 55 set simplified_d_gain = 120 set simplified_pi_gain = 115 set simplified_dmax_gain = 30 set simplified_feedforward_gain = 70 set simplified_pitch_d_gain = 120 set simplified_pitch_pi_gain = 105 set simplified_dterm_filter_multiplier = 75
@@cosmogaming6705That leads me to suspect your motor thrust angle is off. If possible, remove the motor pod and watch the flitetest build video to make sure you mounted it at the proper angle.
Muito obrigado pelo seu video. Conheci agora sei canal estou entusiasmado com esta controladora. Comecei o estudos sobre ela agora agora espero ter mais videos dela aqui com vc. Abraço até mais ver
Nice adding the little touches, it personalizes your plane. I remember many years ago on my Kadet Senior i took some 5" wheels wide tires from an off road truck and found some wheels that fit inside the rim. Five inch tires allowed my plane to roll over goffer holes.
Hello there. You did good flying! nice, I want to make a plane like yours. I have the same radio you have and have the other stuff too. I just have to buy form bound. I can not read and write good. Put i will do my best. I do not know any thing about my NEW RADIO at all. never set any thing up on it. I have new motors new every thing. I just do not know how to set up every thing. may be you can help me out?? thanks. I gave you a feed back. I am at 444 thump up for you as well. have a nice week end. :)) thanks
Thanks for watching. The Flitetest Spear is a fun wing to fly. Here are the free plans and build video on how to make this delta wing. It takes a lot of commitment and time, good luck! www.flitetest.com/articles/ft-spear-build
Thanks for watching. I decided to make a video showing the craft in action due to the abundance of 'how-to' resources I found. I highly recommend these two channels which taught me all the technical aspects of INAV. www.youtube.com/@Painless360 www.youtube.com/@MrD
