Monday, November 28, 2016

RC flight updated and adjusted

Progress
Since my first post I have taken many steps forward in order to prepare for the I2 showcase. I have been forced to make adjustments to my calendar, due to how challenging FPV (First Person View) flight is. So far, I have practiced flying FPV with my new quad and FPV Freerider Free. I continued flying from a 3rd person perspective, learning and practicing to hover from different perspectives (having the drone face sideways and inwards in relation to me rather than always outward) and how to properly “bank turn”. Bank turning isn’t your average “yaw” turn, in simpler terms it is a term “using only the rudder”. A bank turn requires you to simultaneously use the roll (control of movement from side to side or aileron) and yaw (control of the rudder) while moving forward. I have also begun testing a hexacopter in compliment to my U32 and Q4. I also was gifted a GoPro Hero 3 by my mother’s gracious friend to go with my Hero 3+ to make tutorials with. Along with all of this I used the tools at Maker Club to turn a milk crate into a quad case.
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Below is my updated timeline showing progress and changes:
Key: 🗸 - Completed 🗸 - Completed (addition to timeline) ❎ - Moved back/canceled

September
Set up my new quad’s FPV system🗸
October
Begin flying my quad FPV🗸
Practice bank turns and hovering (3rd person view)🗸
Monetize my youtube channel🗸
November
Start flying my new airplane whilecontinuing to fly my FPV quad 🗸
Continue hovering and bank turn practice🗸
Up To This Point: 11/28 🏴
Past ↥
Present. 🏴
Future ↧
December
Give a review for my U32.
January
Upload an intro video on Quadcopters.
February
Basic controls tutorial.
March
Hovering tutorial.
April
Put up a few videos showing my progress flying FPV.


Saturday, September 24, 2016

Year 2 : RC Flight


Big Goal

Up to this point I’ve learned how to fly quadcopters looking on from a third person view This year I plan to learn how to set up and fly through an FPV system. FPV stands for First Person View. The way this works is that there is a camera on the quad that you use with goggles to see just as if you were on the drone. I would also like to learn how to fly and FPV RC airplane. Lastly as last year I had a hard time learning to fly I would like to put up a few tutorial videos. My timeline goes as follows:


September
Set up my new quad’s FPV system
October
Begin flying my quad FPV
November
Start flying my new airplane (while continuing to fly my FPV quad)
December
Put up a few videos showing my progress flying FPV. Also give a review for my U32.
January
Convert my U32 Freedom 3D quad to FPV
February
Upload an intro. Video on how to fly
March
Basic controls tutorial
April
Hovering tutorial

Resources
In order to complete my project I will need FPV cameras and goggles. The goggles will be the Eachine VR D2. My airplane will be an Eachine micro Skyhunter. These have both been acquired through a close friend who is experienced in all fields of rc products and has been helping and guiding me since my 8th grade summer. The attached link for the skyhunter sends you to an unboxing he did on his YouTube channel Nor Cal Rc. I bought the U32 (which I will be putting up a review for) a few months ago and love it! The only other resource I will need would be viewers. My youtube goes by the name Red Hood Tech and though it doesn’t have many videos now will soon be full of content.