My Tricopter Build for Photography and FPV (It Flies!)

[Coyote]

Looking really smart and really taking shape :)

[Funky Diver]

That is SERIOUSLY awesome!!   Well done dude :)

[SkyEye]

Impressive :)

[gibbon]

Thanks for the comments, finally got a chance to give it its maiden hover and it was great! There was a steady 5/6 mph wind gusting a little but nothing major, needed little trimming and no gain adjustments. Yaw control is in rate mode, didnt get chance to try HH mode as i picked up the wrong battery (flat one) instead of the fully charged one, hence the left motor died at the end, luckily i was low! :) Anyhow, really enjoyed it, cant wait for more and to start the FPV and Camera mods. :)

This was a true maiden too, not pre-trimmed out ones. :)

Gibbons FPV Tricopter Maiden Hover.

Thanks
Andy

[Funky Diver]

TRULY TRULY AWESOMENESS!!!!

I can't help but wonder how well it would translate to VTOL ergo Osprey :P

[Coyote]

That looks fantastic mate, handles itself well :)

[Artie]

Looks fantastic, great job.... envious...... ;D

[raptorheli2]

very nice work.

would you be able/care to post up the exact materials needed, inc electronics to build one and perhaps the plans you have for cutouts?

cheers

[Flyboysee]

Pure inspiration! You've improved the Dadde design!

[g.collins]

Nice maiden gibbon,
thats going to be a great platform, well don.
:) G

[Dizzy]

Very sweet flight for your first i would imagine the lengths of the arms are going to give you brill stability for fpv later what length are they gibbon?

dizzy

[NomDePlums]

hmmm, very nice :)

[Dizzy]

Love the thinking behind your build nice to see someone coming at it from another direction a very nice build with real progress each step sweet  :D

sweet :D

dizzy

[Syco5_2k]

Nice 1!

I started out with this 4 gyro setup and it worked really great once everything setup, just get a low voltage Beeper on thee and its an ideal camera platform!!

Also did you set your speed controllers to nicad mode and not lipo mode as this will cause an arm to dip and become unrecoverable.

Sy.

[vanmantony]

looks really good mate,
                                I've got 50cm arms on my tri flys as if on rails and very stable, just one thing how did you manage to take the photo's in my house without  me knowing LOL


your gonna have some serious fun with that cheers tony