Hi guys, this is my first post here at flitetest, though I've been lurking and watching the videos for a while. I've also been following David for quite a while at rcexplorer, and even have one of the v2.5 tricopters he built! (though it has been rebuilt a number of times..)
So about my Y6.. I had recently gotten a hobby laser from fslaser.com but hadnt really made anything particularly useful. Before seeing the anycopter design, I figured plywood was not suitable for multicopter frame design. Seeing the anycopter, I was inspired to go ahead try to make something myself. If it worked, It would be really cool, if not.. well after seeing you guys do it, I knew it would work! LOL
Here a pic prior to my first LOS flight:
And here is my first FPV flight:
Ok, so that wasn't much of a flight.. It really does fly well, but the wind had blown over my ground station and I crashed, which sort of defeats one of the reasons I use a groundstation and monitor rather than goggles..
Maybe that's something to practice? FPV deadstick type landings or recovery?
I've almost got it rebuilt and ready to fly again thanks to easily being able to swap out wooden arms. I've got more details on damage and rebuild here. I've also recently started a blog to keep track of this and other various project progress. All my y6 posts can be found here.
Thanks!!
While the copter looks cool with all the cnc'ed wood the first thought that came to my mind was 'waayyy overbuilt'. You must have a ton of screws, and wood, in it, which must be making it very heavy. For me 'KISS' work best.
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You're tricopter looks stnning.. Hope to see some better landings..
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I hope to be making better landings next time!
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