PixHawk and FW-450

[Rich]

Nice to see a PixHawk forum here! Yes, if you fly a PixHawk, you're also a 3DR pilot!

I fly a 3DR PixHawk on a home brew quad, using a DJI FW-F450 frame. I'm also using the DJI E300 power package using 2212/920 KV motors and their DJI propellers. I fly it mostly using a 4S battery (even though most people fly 3S batteries with these motors).

I'm using a FrSKY Taranis transmitter and X8R receiver.

For data downlink, I have the 3DR 915 MHz radio and micro USB dongle for my smart phone.

It also has a FatShark 700CCD Camera hard mounted on it as well as a 5.8 GHz 600 mW video downlink transmitter.

I haven't flown it in a while as I'm having too much fun with my Solo at the Moment.

 

[rrmccabe]

Well if I ever build something it will be PixHawk for sure. Just needs to be FPV with decent range/battery life.

Not sure I can build the machine I want and keep price low. When I say low I mean losable without crying

I seem to have more fun with something I can afford to lose. Problem is my no cry threshold is about 82 bucks.

 

[Rich]

I hear you! But it's nice to know everything about your bird. And the nice thing about using the PixHawk is that almost everything you learn is applicable to the Solo!

 

[nsvr66]

Hi..
Is there any way you could post pictures of your DJI with pixhawk wiring set up? i have the pixhawk that i want install on an S1000 but using the A2 for the time being. Still waiting on Zenmuse gimbal to come in via BHPhoto backorder... i don't think the zenmuse will work with pixhawk

Nice to see a PixHawk forum here! Yes, if you fly a PixHawk, you're also a 3DR pilot!

I fly a 3DR PixHawk on a home brew quad, using a DJI FW-F450 frame. I'm also using the DJI E300 power package using 2212/920 KV motors and their DJI propellers. I fly it mostly using a 4S battery (even though most people fly 3S batteries with these motors).

I'm using a FrSKY Taranis transmitter and X8R receiver.

For data downlink, I have the 3DR 915 MHz radio and micro USB dongle for my smart phone.

It also has a FatShark 700CCD Camera hard mounted on it as well as a 5.8 GHz 600 mW video downlink transmitter.

I haven't flown it in a while as I'm having too much fun with my Solo at the Moment.

 

[Rich]

This is my Pixhawk machine. Oops too large!

 

[cdeaglejr]

Amazon has the Pixhawk mini for $114.99

 

[Pedals2Paddles]

Amazon has the Pixhawk mini for $114.99

It's a piece of shit that I wouldn't put on a toy rc car.

 

[cdeaglejr]

Really? I'm surprised since both the flight controller and GPS have the 3DR logo.