Steve W's Mini Talon

[FPVSteve]

Well she flies nicely even on a so-called underpowered setup.

I have no flight controller onboard so it is as raw as it gets.

Spec list
1400kv NTM 2836 motor
7x5E APC prop
3s 5000mAh battery
Mobius with Lens A, 1080p @ 30fps.
650TVL Sony HAD II WDR camera
2.4GHz Frsky D8R-II diversity Rx
600mw 5.8GHz Immersion Vtx with a spironet skew mounted on the bottom of the plane flush with the underside.
12V 35W spotlight on the front in the hole on the nose :)
Wing lights (red + green)
Lost model alarm for CurryKitten ;)

Pic with my Skywalker Revolution in Ye Olde FPV Van :)


FPV Maiden vid:
Winds were about 7mph, it was 8pm and very dark - the mobius did quite well considering, but it is WAY lighter in this video than it was in "real life".
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Not sure what to say really - it flies really nicely and tracks well, it feels "locked in" when flying it even manually (no flight controller onboard). I like how quick it is even on the slow powertrain. Not so sure about the little yaw kick on launch but I probably just need to chuck it harder :)

Definitely in my top 3 planes that I've flown so far and well worth the cash.

[English Turbines]

Love the Mini Talon Steve....Yours looks like its dialled in good....The Moby did well in the gloom too, you are right...:)

:bravo:


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[Andy Sayle]

Ace.  I'd be keen to see how you get on with that motor on 3s...

[FPVSteve]

Watch the video :) It was a 7x5E prop with a 3s 5000mAh battery

[Coyote]

It did fly nice, you have to be happy with that :)

[Drone 5]

Nice smooth video Steve.

[FPVSteve]

Just weighed this, it is coming in at 1.73 Kg AUW with a 5000mAh 3s in it (and a 1000mAh 3s for my spotlight which I have separated from the rest of the leccy gear).

I have, against my better judgement, fitted my Turnigy T1000FC+GPS to it as a flight controller. I said (in the other thread) that I wasn't going to, but I really want RTH functionality more than anything else as it is a good safety net so I thought I'd give it a shot. The missus vetoed my chances of buying a new Tornado OSD this month with the worst scowl I've ever seen I'm a great believer in using what I have on the bench, so the decision was made.

The T1000FC doesn't allow you to disable stability control which is a huge annoyance - unless you do not connect the GPS, then you have the option of using it in "pass through" mode.

So - my thoughts are that since I want to be able to do some close-in blasting around low level stuff I will simply disconnect the GPS antenna to enable "manual" mode. If I want to do longer flights where I wouldn't be doing loops etc or low-level stuff then manual mode isn't really that important anyway whereas GPS RTH is.

We will see anyway. This was only meant to be a secondary plane at the end of the day, but somehow it has overtaken my Skywalker as my "go to" plane.

[FPVSteve]

Here's a video from the other night (without the flight controller in it).

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Flies well

[Dillwhacker]

Well she flies nicely even on a so-called underpowered setup.

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Nice flight & wicked landing on the road!
Ya know what I want?
What I really really want?
Ye Old FPV Van  ;) with tripods glued on the roof for the Dragonlink TX  :D
And another for the VRX / tracker  :P
And wires coming in through the roof so I can sit there flying at 5km in December with a brew & a fag  :P
Yep....

[FPVSteve]

Here's a brief overview - shhh, keep the noise down ;)

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[MarkLloyd]

Looks good Steve,   spurring me on to get mine finished.   

2:30 am and I've just finished reprinting a canopy for mine....   off to bed, hopefully to sleep as soundly as that little fella you have there !

[luvbus]

Did the canopy come out ok this time Mark? Mine fits Fine.

Sounds like I am in the same boat. I have got as far as painting it & installing servos & linkages. Outfit next I guess.....

[FPVSteve]

off to bed, hopefully to sleep as soundly as that little fella you have there !

It's a girl :laugh:

[MarkLloyd]

It's a girl :laugh:

Sorry Steve, I knew I'd get it wrong!   Looking closer I can see she's in pink.   Anyway, she looks a sweetie.  :D

[MarkLloyd]

Did the canopy come out ok this time Mark? Mine fits Fine.

Sounds like I am in the same boat. I have got as far as painting it & installing servos & linkages. Outfit next I guess.....

Hi Richie, 
The print bed is just a fraction small, that's probably why it shrank the print last time.....  pity it didn't inform me first ! :D

I used some software to chop the canopy in two from the thingiverse file then printed it in two parts,  a small bit and the main body of the canopy... so I could fix them together.   The large bit that took 10hrs to print fits perfectly,   the little bit that should fit to the front is a bit too small !  :+ God knows why, they were just a split item.

Anyway, it should reprint fairly quickly, so I'll look at that when I get home tonight and I'll post a pic.