Recent content by Martin Tx

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    Anyone venture into DIY antennas ?

    I hope to finish tonight.
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    Anyone venture into DIY antennas ?

    I have the solder and other tools but I am not that versed in making my own. I came across this one below Quadrifilar. Anyone have any experience making their own ? I will try to make one tonight. I came across this design on youtube the other night. Martin
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    Folding Props ?? Pros and Cons

    I got it all at hobby king. I had to figure out the thread pitch first as they do not advertise for solo. 3 full sets and the folding props is not bad , especially if you choose the cheaper shipping. and the feet came from Solo Extenders
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    Folding Props ?? Pros and Cons

    I reload .308 for my precision rifle so I used that scale (see below). When I was weighing each blade they were ranging within .004 oz of one another. I was planning on balancing them via matching each blade.
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    Folding Props ?? Pros and Cons

    Greetings from Texas, I sourced out some folding props and just did a test flight an hour ago. I chose folding props not for the cool factor but for portability. I plan to do surveys and taking them on and off can be a pain as I will be transporting it in a pelican case. I have never flown with...
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    GoPro Time Lapse Photo Mode...

    George, You have to edit the "camera model" in PIX4D, see the pic below. You will need to obtain sensor data i.e focal length , width etc. I believe you can take a picture and there is a function in planner where you can extract that data. If you cant find it let me know and you can send me a...
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    GoPro Time Lapse Photo Mode...

    I am creatings dsms and ortho using go pro 5.4 lens taking pics every 2 seconds flying at 12 ft/s. I start taking pics before i take off. After geo tagging i use pix4d to select pics at altitude. That is my work flow.i use tower for flight execution and planning
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    Solo prop/motor thread size

    I am not 100% but what I got was M6 1.0 I plan to make a rod for the prop balancer and I want to retap/thread a fold able prop for ease of storage. Just take your prop to home depot or lowes and they have a setup where you can confirm