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Current project
Reproducing what others have already done.
Aim
To teach myself how Paparazzi works using a standard configuration that others have already built.
Hardware
Airborne
- Funjet
- Tiny v2.11
- Vertical and Horizontal IR sensors
- XBee PRO modem
- Futaba R136F Receiver
- 2250 mAh LiPo
- 30A speed controller
Ground station
- Futaba T6EXAP Transmitter
- XBee PRO modem
- MacBook laptop running Parallels and an Ubuntu VM
Status
July 2008
- Purchased Funjet
- Purchased other flight hardware. (batteries, motor, etc...)
- Purchased Radio equipment. Futaba T6EXAP
August 2008
- Purchased Tiny v2.11
- Learnt to fly depron foamies
January 2009
- Batteries, motor, etc... still haven't shown up after chasing the supplier for 6 months!!! :-( Supplier isn't going to send the hardware again even though they claimed insurance for it. :-( Will never use them again!
- Still flying the depron foamies
May 2009
- Purchased wire, Molex Picoblade plugs, crimper, etc...
- Purchased other flight hardware for a reliable supplier
June 2009
- Putting hardware together with first power applied on 12 th.
November 2009
- Several Manual flights to trim the airframe and configuration.
- Several AUTO1 flights but more tuning still needs to be done.
Next project
Build a bigger airframe with hours of endurance instead of minutes.