TeslaQuad

[MrDimmu]

My new tesla quad turned up .. i now need to wait for all my other bits to show up so i can go crash it =D

Already looking at ways to go forwards with it

Worlds hardest box to get into >.<


There was more bubble wrap than there was a quad haha






Picture with my X4 ontop .. looks massive compared hopefully il get to fly either one of them soon 



Just wanted say thanks to Chris .. and show how well he sends these out 

[teslahed]

I';m very glad to see it';s arrived safe and sound and i look forward to your first flight with the thing. Sorry about all the tape but it was chucking it down when i had to walk to the post office so i thought a bit of water resistance wouldn';t hurt 

I definitely recommend waiting for some good calm weather and taking it to a nice field with long grass if you can for the first few flights - the Teslaquads are not indestructible but you can get away with a lot when flying in a nice soft field - especially if you cut power when things start going bad rather than letting the speed build up too much.

Give me a shout when the other bits turn up and i will talk you through the basic setup required to get it in the air. If you post up in this thread it should be useful for others so remember - there are no stupid questions, anything i haven';t already covered will likely be added to the official build thread eventually so it';s all useful to me - thanks.

edit - i did test fly it before i sent it - promise i didn';t crash it 

http://youtu.be/rQSoM5rDJ3c

[MrDimmu]

Haha it';s fine I will test how well they crash.. Hk stuff should arrive in next 1-4 weeks.. I will defo keep this thread updated with how I go and what I do with it, already looking into bluetooth

And if I get the hang of it I want a hex one for fpv :p

[fruitsalad]

love the big grin at the end of the vid,thats one happy chappy.. ::)

[MrDimmu]

love the big grin at the end of the vid,thats one happy chappy.. ::)

Am I missing something?

[sausageroll]

Tesla, is that a special cover to protect the TV from rotor damage? I want one, how much.

Pete.

[teslahed]

Tesla, is that a special cover to protect the TV from rotor damage?

It';s just a thick green towel doubled up to cover the screen.

Obviously i wouldn';t recommend learning to fly in the living room but I';m fairly confident i can control the quadcopter in such a small space now that I';ve been flying them for a bit, so i use it for testing out of the wind and PID tuning. The TV is about the only thing in the room i could seriously damage - although if i did hit a wall at speed i could probably scrape the wallpaper which wouldn';t be good either.

So yeah - i don';t recommend flying in your living room, but if you do - towel over the flatscreen!

It is fun trying to keep it under control in such a small space though. Nose in is scary, especially at first.

Am I missing something?

I updated a previous post in this thread with a video of me test flying your new quadcopter.

[MrDimmu]

Ahhh it doesn';t show YouTube links up very well on my phone it seems haha  :huh

[MrDimmu]

WOOOOOO my bits have come

haha and i dont know how to connect my reciver up .. or which the usb chip goes too  :embarrassed   

[MrDimmu]

TeslaQuad Start Up


Sooo i got the Receiver working with the quad and the TX ... so i thought id see if i could arm it and disarm

Now i need to secure stuff properly 

[FlyinMarty]

Are you going to put landing gear on itn to protect battery when landing?

[MrDimmu]

Are you going to put landing gear on itn to protect battery when landing?

I got a idea for some little feet I going play with

[FlyinMarty]

Probably put Heli skids on, just don';t know what ones to get size wise (as I';m waiting for pay day)

[MrDimmu]

Probably put Heli skids on, just don';t know what ones to get size wise (as I';m waiting for pay day)

Il show you my feet when done

[guest325]

Probably put Heli skids on, just don';t know what ones to get size wise (as I';m waiting for pay day)

For that size copter 450 size heli skids will be plenty big enough, I';ve got 500/550 size on my 450 quad.

[MrDimmu]

Ok so for feet i was going laser something out of wood etc but then today i was bored so attched little rubber blocks ^_^ .. shall have to test it soon

[MrDimmu]

http://youtu.be/gk8EMkjR6uw


There we go the rubber feet make the landings nice and soft and bouncy  ;D

BUTTTT it pulls right lots, i got trim set to full and then have to move right stick right .. thing needs balancing better

[MrDimmu]

http://youtu.be/-s2X4jhxhhI

Tada it flies .. now i just need lots of practice haha

[teslahed]

Good to see you';ve got it in the air and flying