Markus Gritsch writes: I and my little son built a small electric boat from a kit. However, the kit only offered turning on the motor with a switch, and let the boat cruise wherever fortune it may take. I thought why not improve it a bit by adding some RC capability. I had some left […]
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215 Hopper FPV rebuild
Andrew Taylor documented his 215 Hopper FPV build: I finally have the design of the 215 Hopper at a point where I think it is fit for purpose as an FPV copter. It can now sustain a heavy grounding without terminal damage. I still won’t claim that it is as durable as a carbon plate […]
DIY 32ch FPV 5.8ghz LCD
Spikey made his own DIY 32ch FPV 5.8ghz LCD with Dirty Board PCB’s: If you’re like me, you don like buying stuff that’s ready-to-go, but rather build one yourself. We usually spend more money, but it’s way more satisfying I really didn’t want to buy an overly expensive FPV LCD receiver, so I made my own DIY […]
RC joystick transmitter using Arduino
Ian Johnston wasn’t content to use the usual RC control joystick for his RC flying. He decided to reinvent the controller using a couple of old PC joysticks, an Arduino and the Tx PCB from Thomas Scherrer’s LRS kit. You can read the details on this project on Ian Johnston’s website. He also has the […]