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Tilt rotor quad with machine gun

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Smith Apr 25. 4 Replies

http://youtu.be/SNPJMk2fgJUI wonder what the FFA would think…Continue

gps showing wrong location i,m not in Africa lol

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Smith Feb 21. 17 Replies

Hi all i just got my telemetry working and for some reason now my MP is showing my plane in Africa,,i have tried going back to the USB and disconnecting the xbee,s  but still will not report the…Continue

what versions of what software do i need to download to get started

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Smith Feb 7. 24 Replies

Hello alli was wondering what version of the APM and Aurduino and mission planner are compatible with the traditional heli ?Continue

I think I burned my APM

Started Jun 4, 2011 0 Replies

well i had my heli too the flying test stage but had radio trouble so got a new radio and got it set right and decided to add the battery monitoring but my cable had the ground on the wrong side (i…Continue

 

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Brad Smith replied to Marion Wright's discussion Channel one and four OUT are not working. in the group ArduPlane User Group
"thanks for the input Vernon might just order me a mux and try it on my old board (need one for a boat project )"
May 6
Brad Smith replied to Paul Hansel's discussion Mega-scale APM2 flying wings in the group ArduPlane User Group
"there are build videos for these Hercules there very similar to your plane !"
May 6
Brad Smith replied to Marion Wright's discussion Channel one and four OUT are not working. in the group ArduPlane User Group
"i just had a thought i wonder if you could solder bridge it and bypass the mux ?"
May 6
Brad Smith replied to Marion Wright's discussion Channel one and four OUT are not working. in the group ArduPlane User Group
"don't feel to bad i burnt one up too :)"
May 6
Brad Smith replied to Marion Wright's discussion Channel one and four OUT are not working. in the group ArduPlane User Group
"i meant straight to the transmitter ? "
May 6
Brad Smith replied to Marion Wright's discussion Channel one and four OUT are not working. in the group ArduPlane User Group
"did you try a servo straight to the radio too make sure its not in your mixing and does it read correctly in MP tx setup? "
May 6
Brad Smith replied to Craig Burden's discussion Arducopter v2.5.x Random crash
"do you have a BEC because most esc's don't have enough power for the APM and a bad battery will drop the voltage to low and cause a reset ,and vibrations from unbalanced motors or props .if you don't have telemetry loosely strap it…"
May 3
Brad Smith commented on Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk's blog post DJI Wookong WKM Unfair Test
"i,m just assuming that people who buy a $2000 dollar auto pilot are not using HK $12 ESC's and motors and are probably spending more time with setup and are most likely more knowledgeable than the average DYI user .am i wrong ? and again I…"
Apr 29
Brad Smith replied to Craig Burden's discussion Arducopter v2.5.x Random crash
"no more reports of crashes ? so its probably a esc motor or bad battery connection problem . i have also noticed that most of you quad guys  don't twist your servo (esc) leads ? this on my plane and heli would cause servo jitter and when i…"
Apr 28
Brad Smith replied to Brad Smith's discussion Tilt rotor quad with machine gun
"I got to say that's pretty awesome"
Apr 25
Brad Smith replied to Pete Alberico's discussion Custom UAV parts.
"nice work ,,,and i like the ball turret especially hard to judge the size of it ,you might want to post an add here to http://www.lynxmotion.com/ these guys are always looking for custom parts ! good luck"
Apr 25
Brad Smith replied to Brad Smith's discussion Tilt rotor quad with machine gun
"thats what i thought but if you watch the shadows i can't see a boom and it flew through a window doesn't look right but you can see the rotors reacting to the to the kick of the gun (i know that isn't a real rifle but this guy has…"
Apr 24

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Gary Mortimer replied to Brad Smith's discussion tilt rotor quad with machine gun
"Its the CODquad Viral Call of Duty ad http://www.suasnews.com/2012/04/15044/call-of-duty-viral-ad-creates-armed-quadrocopter-codquad/ This is the more interesting multi story…"
Apr 24

Developer
R_Lefebvre replied to Brad Smith's discussion tilt rotor quad with machine gun
"Uh, yeah, totally fake. "
Apr 24
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Apr 23
Brad Smith replied to Pete Alberico's discussion Custom UAV parts.
"thanks i,m working on a plane now but might be going back to my heli (hard to find good placed to fly) if i ever get around to quad i,ll keep you in mind "
Apr 23

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i,m a Newbie
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boats ,plane and cars
Hometown:
Littleton NC

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