Tutorial:
Simple FPV race pylons
This tutorial will walk you through how to make cheap (2 for less than $3), easy, quailty FPV race pylons that are great for 250 class races.
Materials:
- Pool Noodles (any will work I got mine at Dollar Tree)
- Dollar Tree screw drivers (you get 2 for $1)
- Electrical or colored tape (optional)
A blurry photo of noddles and screw drivers.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put screwdiver in one end of the noodle with metal end sitcking out.
- (optional) Wrap Noodle in colored tape. <--- This will make it easier to see in FPV goggles.
- Repeat
Results:
One pylon with tape and one without. Personally I prefer the taped version.
Conclusion:
These pylons are a ton of fun to use for FPV race courses, and are a good subsittute for feather flags. I find that they work well with disc cones, when designing race courses. If you happen to hit one with a multirotor, it will probably just bounce off. The most damage that these have ever done to my racer is a few broken props. I have also found that you can tape two together in the center to make a gate that will stand as long as it is not too windy.
Gate and pylons.
Thanks for reading!
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also add in the small marker sports cones as the course line...
like these.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRAINING-MARKER-CONES-Set-of-50-PE-Boundary-Markers-Athletics-Sport/190863902659?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D32694%26meid%3D69c5736898b84da387a7b86eb6a579ca%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D111749415266
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