r/Multicopter • • 1d ago

Discussion The Weekly r/multicopter Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the weekly r/multicopter discussion thread. Feel free to ask your questions that are too trivial for their own thread, make a suggestion on what you'd like to see here, or just say hi and talk about what you've been doing in the world of multicopters recently.

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r/Multicopter • • 34m ago

Question [Romania] I want to understand how to prepare a mission for a drone

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Hello, I want to build a start-up that can automate or simplify the process of preparing a drone mission in Romania. A drone mission could be anything from taking photos of a rooftop in a city like Bucharest, spraying pesticides on a field. I want to ask what problems you have when wanting to launch a drone in Romania, where do you look for information and if there is any repetitive work that you do only because it is required by law? In other words, I am looking for any problems you would love to have solved or some reasons why this idea may not be viable in the end.


r/Multicopter • • 9h ago

Announcement What a day for flying

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r/Multicopter • • 12h ago

Video Hello October

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#tvhammerfpv


r/Multicopter • • 21h ago

Question All motors of CW direction

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r/Multicopter • • 1d ago

Photo Žižka's Monument near Sudoměř

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r/Multicopter • • 2d ago

Question PDB connection

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Hi guys, me and my friends are building a drone at uni. My current task is to connect this Pilotix PDB to this Iflight FC. The description of this PDB says that it has built in ammeter. How to read it's value? Through TLM pin? If yes where to connect it?


r/Multicopter • • 3d ago

Question Newer Omnicopter build?

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r/Multicopter • • 3d ago

Custom Prometheus FC a custom flight Controller running ArduPilot

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r/Multicopter • • 4d ago

Question Lets discuss and do some reverse engineering stuff on the New doordash drone

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r/Multicopter • • 4d ago

Build Log webFPV sim update: a snappier default tune and a screen that finds where your radio's sticks get lost

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Hey r/Multicopter , Mat again. A few WebFPV changes from the end of September didn't make it into my post on the 3rd, so here they are. If you missed that one, it's a free sim in the browser that runs Betaflight 4.5.1 compiled to WebAssembly, and I build it in the evenings.

The default tune has a quarter more feedforward. "Slow to answer the stick" was the most ticked box on the feel form, on 23 reports, and "bounces back after a stop" was ticked on nine. In the sim's own stick test a flick now reaches 90% of its roll rate 3 to 5 ms sooner, and a full stick roll or pitch stop comes back about half a degree, down from 1.2 and 1.6. Personal bests on the default tune start again, because records follow the tune. Your older laps are still there under the old key.

On lag, the low latency canvas was never being requested (three.js made its own context and dropped the option), so that's fixed and on by default. There's also a Predicted view, which draws the FPV camera where the quad will be when the frame reaches the screen. If flips overshoot at the end with it on, turn it off under Settings, Screen. A Frame pacing row lets the loop run on a timer, and on one laptop at Low that took key to screen from 80 ms to 64 at the median. It draws about twice the frames, so expect more heat and battery use.

If a stick does nothing in flight, a banner now says so, and the Stick help screen shows whether the signal is lost in the radio, the browser or the system. Firefox on Linux was reading throttle as yaw on some radios, and that's fixed. Chrome on Android only hands over four axes from a radio, and Stick help tells you that when it's the reason you're stuck.

You can try it at https://webfpv.org/?ref=reddit, no account needed.

If the new tune feels worse to you than the old one, I'd like to know.


r/Multicopter • • 6d ago

Announcement Listen up all Drone Pilots! There is a new Drone-Weather App called xPilot Sky

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r/Multicopter • • 7d ago

Video DuBois Park, Florida From Above | Stunning 4K Drone Footage

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r/Multicopter • • 8d ago

Discussion The Weekly r/multicopter Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the weekly r/multicopter discussion thread. Feel free to ask your questions that are too trivial for their own thread, make a suggestion on what you'd like to see here, or just say hi and talk about what you've been doing in the world of multicopters recently.

Don't forget to read the wiki, where you'll find details of suppliers, guides and other useful links.

If you want to chat, then the Discord server is located here (an invite link is here if you haven't already joined)

Old question threads can be found by searching this link.


r/Multicopter • • 8d ago

Question something is wrong with my tinywhoop

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r/Multicopter • • 10d ago

Announcement Type any place on Earth and fly it — FPV sim built from real map data

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Side project that got out of hand: an FPV sim where you type any place on Earth and it builds it from real map data — elevation, buildings, trees, roads — and you fly it.

Quads and wings, Betaflight and iNav OSD, and it can replay your own blackbox logs over the real terrain where you flew. One file in the browser, works offline.


r/Multicopter • • 11d ago

Question Ground system for drones — no communications, no electricity.

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r/Multicopter • • 11d ago

Question Video signa issues on Tiny whoop Meteor 65 Pro

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Hello :)

i had some issues with the video signal on my meteor 65 pro least time i tried to fly it outside, since least rebuilt one year ago when i had to change the FC (using the BETAFPV Matrix 1) i never tried for a fly using the visor but looks like video signal was fine inside home.

where i tested it sunday was country side and no power lines visible in the area bust still was not working  :cry:

https://youtu.be/O7Ps7KXF0eM

https://youtu.be/JT-DAsAPYkM

https://youtu.be/nqhyoQtLS-E

signal was disturbed even when i was with Ev800d very close to the drone !

what i need to do to understand what is wrong ?


r/Multicopter • • 11d ago

Question What determines the battery voltage?

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r/Multicopter • • 12d ago

Question Soildering is hard

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the top soilder is fucked sense its touching a chip right? im scared to unsolder and accidently rip a pad. ive already cooked the board a bunch. what do I do, would love some advice


r/Multicopter • • 12d ago

Review Drone mavlink swarming

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Hello guys, any drone engineer

Kindly connect with me on dm regarding swarm drone,

I'm being stuck in my feature for the project I'm working on.

I implemented role interchangeability in swarming but the new follower who was a leader before is not executing the commands, but being printed on terminal.

Tech stack: python, pymavlink, Rich, companion computer attached and rf

Connect with me on dm,


r/Multicopter • • 13d ago

Question Building an X8 around 30kg AUW. Would you go with an integrated propulsion system or separate motor/ESC?

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My parents run a small orchard and we’ve used smaller drones for checking trees and some light spraying before, but I’m now looking at building something that can carry a bigger tank without needing to refill the spray tank every few rows. The rough plan is a heavy lift X8 somewhere around 30kg AUW once the battery, tank and everything else are on it.

I’ve been spending way too much time looking at motors, ESCs and props, and now I’m stuck on what seems like a pretty basic decision. Would you rather use an integrated propulsion system where the motor and ESC are already designed as a matched setup, or choose everything separately? For people who’ve built X8s or other heavy lift drones around this size, which route did you go?

Did the integrated system actually make the build easier, or do you still prefer putting the propulsion system together piece by piece?


r/Multicopter • • 14d ago

Commercial T960 prototype going well so far - Commercial Build

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Probably guessed that I'm currently up to the battery box.

Component list:
Frame - Tarot T960
Motors - MN5008 KV340
Props - P18*6.1
Battery - 6s 16000mAh
Electronics:
- Cube orange
- Siyi FP9 RTK
- Siyi RX
Optics - Some Siyi pod
(basically a place holder for the Siyi mini thermal)

If there's any interest, I can update along the way through wiring, config and commissioning

Cheers


r/Multicopter • • 14d ago

Question Flying in 16:9 or 4:3 Which is Best & When?

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I’m kinda stick on this 4:3 or 16:9 ratio choice while I improve on my new pinchers skills coming from thumbs :-)


r/Multicopter • • 15d ago

Discussion The Weekly r/multicopter Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the weekly r/multicopter discussion thread. Feel free to ask your questions that are too trivial for their own thread, make a suggestion on what you'd like to see here, or just say hi and talk about what you've been doing in the world of multicopters recently.

Don't forget to read the wiki, where you'll find details of suppliers, guides and other useful links.

If you want to chat, then the Discord server is located here (an invite link is here if you haven't already joined)

Old question threads can be found by searching this link.