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Which Goggles are best alternatives for Digital FPV Systems?

Jose E. Johnson

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DJI Mini 3 Pro EXIF azimuth is ~11 degrees west of true north

GBG

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How to calculate total moment around Z-axis when the armlengths are not the same for all motors on a hexacopter?

trxrg

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Recommendations for a 12v pwm water pump

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Drones location Beacons over 2.4GHz, flight ID regulation

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Receiver and transmitter issue

CommunityBot

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modified Sep 16 at 9:06

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Why is an MPU6000 more well suited for drones than an ICM IMU?

Sixtyfive

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modified Sep 15 at 11:56

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IMU Redundancy from different IMU models

Michael Eisgruber

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answered Sep 14 at 20:39

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Drone is not holding its position

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I have a design for powering four motors, could someone verify that it will work as I planned?

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modified Sep 12 at 10:08

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How to calc the best center of gravity for quadcopters?

Robin Bennett

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How to check whether receiver is damaged?

Robin Bennett

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answered Sep 11 at 7:32

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How can I use a Pixhawk 4 power distribution board (PM07) to power an older pixhawk?

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modified Sep 7 at 3:10

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Is a recreational drone operator considered remote pilot in command?

Someone

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Is there any UAV or robot [closed]

Uday Pratap

1

asked Sep 5 at 9:16

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How to maximize range with 2212 1400Kv motor and 30A ESC?

CommunityBot

1

modified Sep 4 at 19:06

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ESC Powerbehavior when throttling up or down

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answered Sep 4 at 7:52

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How Carbon-Nylon propellers compare to other materials

AndreaF

225

modified Sep 3 at 16:45

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PhaseOne iXM-100 IIQ to JPG

freespace

131

answered Sep 1 at 4:26

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Building a personal helicopter, I have a 5kw electric hub motor, how big will the rotors need to be? [closed]

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modified Aug 30 at 1:39

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Is there 3D printed PLA propellers efficiency comparison?

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How to calibrate DIY Brushed ESC powered by 3.7v

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answered Aug 30 at 0:01

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Can nitro engine run on gasoline (RON95)?

Matt

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modified Aug 23 at 23:02

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Radius of drone when hovering in circles

CommunityBot

1

modified Aug 23 at 13:02

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Brushless motor runs for 10 seconds and shuts down

Robin Bennett

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answered Aug 23 at 7:58

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1 answer

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Does a brushless motor ESC need thicker input wires than output wires

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modified Aug 22 at 10:07

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Which DC motors (or others) are good enough for my multi-function drone?

Robin Bennett

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answered Aug 22 at 10:04

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Which propeller for these motors for rc airplane

Rafael T

1

answered Aug 18 at 22:39

1 vote

1 answer

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Can be ESC connected to battery directly if PDB has not enough power?

CommunityBot

1

modified Aug 18 at 11:06

1 vote

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Is there is a need to continously send command via DSHOT protocol?

Bananamaths

11

asked Aug 17 at 15:40

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1 answer

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How much current can float through all pads of the PDB (Power distribution board)?

CommunityBot

1

modified Aug 17 at 15:07

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1 answer

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Why is my drone oscillating on position hold after I move it a few meters?

CommunityBot

1

modified Aug 13 at 9:03

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0 answers

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confusing ESC Sound as soon as i move the sticks on transmitter

dontoronto

21

asked Aug 6 at 21:34

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0 answers

18 views

Nitro to Electric Conversion

Vectorizer

101

asked Aug 4 at 13:42

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can I use PiSBUS with python

Giol Vinyals i Roca

23

asked Aug 3 at 5:21

8 votes

1 answer

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Recommended drone for 360 HDR sky photography?

CommunityBot

1

modified Aug 2 at 23:05

6 votes

1 answer

218 views

I need a low cost drone for point cloud modeling. What are the alternatives?

CommunityBot

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modified Aug 2 at 17:01

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Is it possible to connect security IP camera by wired connection to drone's flight controller and transmit this video by VTX?

Robotex

187

modified Aug 1 at 16:49

1 vote

1 answer

286 views

What battery can I use for 1000kv brushless motor, that will be the cheapest?

CommunityBot

1

modified Jul 30 at 22:02

1 vote

1 answer

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I need to find either the relationship between power and lift force in helicopters (RC ones if possible)

CommunityBot

1

modified Jul 30 at 8:01

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MINI F7 (HD +OSD +VTX SWITCH)

Robin Bennett

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answered Jul 28 at 8:21

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1 answer

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Raspberry pi controlled drone: using raspberry pi as a receiver

Giol Vinyals i Roca

23

modified Jul 27 at 19:41

1 vote

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LiPo battery voltage keeps dropping when connected to PDB

CommunityBot

1

modified Jul 26 at 15:00

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1 answer

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Claw using brushed ESC in conjunction with brushless ESC on Kakute H7

CommunityBot

1

modified Jul 26 at 9:03

1 vote

1 answer

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Software for drone navigation around buildings with 2D or 3D maps available?

Luca Spuntoni

471

modified Jul 25 at 16:58

1 vote

0 answers

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I'm building small solid rocket motors, and I'm having difficulty developing sufficient power [closed]

Abraham Baker

11

asked Jul 25 at 14:27

2 votes

1 answer

190 views

How to calculate the motor size needed from load requirements?

CommunityBot

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modified Jul 23 at 11:07

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