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<lastBuildDate>sön, 13 maj 2012 16:28:16 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title>GoPro challenger: HoryzonHD &#x3c;br&#x3e; (pre-production&#x2c; mini review)</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-05-13T09:31:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/HoryzonHD.html#unique-entry-id-344</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/HoryzonHD.html#unique-entry-id-344</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The unit I&rsquo;ve got is a pre-production unit equipped with a wide angle lens, but I should receive the stock finished product any day now and when it does I can test the camera out for real. 

...But now my dream of getting HD video from a tiny, light weight sensor can finally be realized. 

...The HorizonHD on the other hand has a tiny, light weight sensor that is both aerodynamic and easy to pan and tilt using quite small servos.   This is its real strength, but it also has some other nice features that the GoPro lacks.   For one thing, it has a built in display, which is really nice and comes in handy when setting things up.   The HorizonHD can also be powered via the 5V of a spare channel of the receiver, no separate power-source is needed. ...  Weighing in at only 40 grams (with an LCD display and all) -  at least I&rsquo;m really impressed by that. 

...They are quite hard to push and quite awkwardly placed as the LCD screen is on the other side. 

...This side also has the power button which for me (with my manly fingers, without nails) is really hard to push. 

...I&rsquo;s more or less just the sensor and a lens.


...I&rsquo;ll add some glue to make sure that the cable wont come loose during flight, just to be on the safe side.


...As you can see in the video, the HoryzonHD camera in not quite as sharp in the edges as the GoPro (it might be better with the stock lens though). ...  This has a lot to do with the fact that the GoPro camera automatically increases the contrast as well as a few other parameters directly in the camera.   The HorizonHD has a bit more information in the video, which is nice when editing, but isn&rsquo;t as nice when you don&rsquo;t want to mess around with levels and such.   To each what each prefers - this is a plus in my book, but it&rsquo;s really a matter of preference.


...(For those of you that really want to study the differences, you can download the original video file here: Download the original .

...It would have been nice with even higher quality, but that is true for all cameras. ...  Considering the size and weight of the HorizonHD camera though, the quality is really quite impressive and the price of 150USD makes it even more so.


I can&rsquo;t wait to get the real retail version of this camera and really compare it to the GoPro.   From this initial testing it seems that the GoPro might have a real rival for the first time.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gaui 500X done&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-04-24T19:59:43+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/faf19a5be6fc0769643254e286c77732-343.html#unique-entry-id-343</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/faf19a5be6fc0769643254e286c77732-343.html#unique-entry-id-343</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just updated the Gaui 500X quad build


Click here to check it out]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CNC cut Tricopter frames for sale</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-04-12T13:26:36+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/CNCTricopterSale.html#unique-entry-id-342</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/CNCTricopterSale.html#unique-entry-id-342</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now that I got a CNC cutter I can offer glass fiber tricopter frames to all of you that do not want/can cut your own frame or have trouble finding glass fiber sheets.   (And get my wife of my back about spending too much money on the CNC...)


The frames are cut from 1.5mm thick black G10 glass fiber and weigh in at 38 grams/frame (1 frame consists of 2 pieces).


Price: 24.00USD shipping included!


The price includes standard(non trackable) worldwide shipping.   For an added cost of 7USD (Swedish postage is crazy expensive when you want it trackable) I can ship the package as insured and trackable.


The package contains 2 center frame pieces (one set).   The parts can have some cosmetic scratches but I try to keep it to a minimum.


Payment is via Paypal (Swedish customers can make a bank transfer instead, if so, contact me via email).   Make sure your shipping address is up to date!


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Let me present my new CNC</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-04-12T10:40:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/CNC.html#unique-entry-id-341</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/CNC.html#unique-entry-id-341</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I found this little gem on a swedish electronics &rdquo;for sale&rdquo;- forum.   It&rsquo;s a kit made from MDF wood that another member cut on a huge CNC router. ...  This one has never been used as it&rsquo;s not completely finished.   Instead it&rsquo;s been sitting down in a cellar for a couple of years.   I couldn&rsquo;t resist picking it up as I got a really good price on it.


The machine when I got it:


...Since the machine is made from MDF wood, it definitely needs to be treated before usage or it won&rsquo;t last very long.   The machine also needs to be looked over after spending so much time in the basement.


...I&rsquo;m going to paint the whole machine but as MDF is infamous for absorbing an infinite amount of paint so I treated all the wood with white wood glue mixed with water before applying the paint.


I bough a special paint made for painting car rims.   It&rsquo;s supposed to be really tough.


...After sitting down in the cellar the steel pipes had rusted slightly. 

...It also ads protective coating to prevent it from rusting again.


...The black and gold looks pretty good together.


To make the bearings last longer I added some grease to them.


...It took a fair bit of reading and a bit of tweaking but in the end I got it to cut glass fiber really well.


Here is a video of the CNC cutting some tricopter frames:


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The cutting area it&rsquo;s capable of is roughly: 305*490*80mm


This should make it quite a lot easier to experiment with different designs.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gaui 500X build-log</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-04-06T16:44:14+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7b39fadd0da42f63a9b60050671ccd66-340.html#unique-entry-id-340</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7b39fadd0da42f63a9b60050671ccd66-340.html#unique-entry-id-340</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Time to build a quad copter!   I spotted this 500X kit in a local hobby shop and decided to try it out.


Klick here to get to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video - RC TANK BATTLE</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-03-15T18:51:43+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/RCTANKBATTLE.html#unique-entry-id-339</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/RCTANKBATTLE.html#unique-entry-id-339</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_PN60CTFc5w?

...The video was filmed over two days with two helpers.


3 GoPro cameras were used and none of them got damaged.


A Cannon 60D were used as the main camera.


A R&ouml;de video mic was used to record audio.


...In the scene where the green tank gets blown up, none of us though that the tank would be obliterated.   I though it would be big pieces laying around but there were hardly anything left.   Except the drive system that was hanging meters up in the tree above.


Link to the tanks used in the video:


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?

...http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?

...To ensure the safety of me and my friends the fireworks were remotely ignited. 

...It&rsquo;s nothing more than a couple of buttons and relays.   It&rsquo;s designed to be safe and reliable.   First you need to arm the unit and then you need a two hand grip to fire either of the two outputs.


...A 12ohm 1/4W resistor and a match-head.   When connected to 12V the resistor draws 1A which means that it has to deal with 12W of heat (I^2*R=1*1*12).   The resistor is rated for 0.25W (1/4W) and thus heats up so much that it ignites the match-head. 

...The editing material ended up at 57GB.


...Dirty gopro after having 50 rockets shot at it from 20cm distance.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another sneak peek</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-03-08T19:44:36+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4b022fadc4726dd9c9ee42506f5230c8-338.html#unique-entry-id-338</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4b022fadc4726dd9c9ee42506f5230c8-338.html#unique-entry-id-338</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry for the delay guys.   I just out of the blue got a job and the video had to be put on hold.   I should however have it ready this weekend or the beginning of next week.   In the mean while, here is another sneak peek pic:
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A sneak peek</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-02-22T07:14:06+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ca687ad0bfbc12f9a03717cc46332f66-337.html#unique-entry-id-337</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ca687ad0bfbc12f9a03717cc46332f66-337.html#unique-entry-id-337</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a quick sneek peak of the next video coming out.


Stay tuned!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video: &#x22;Niagara Falls&#x22; - The story of a fail</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-02-13T15:30:39+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7ac849e773bb6d68cb568c474d2fc412-336.html#unique-entry-id-336</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7ac849e773bb6d68cb568c474d2fc412-336.html#unique-entry-id-336</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Last time I was in the US I convinced Chad to take me to the Niagara falls.   It was a 5 hour drive from the Flitetest base, which I didn&rsquo;t think was too bad. ...  We made pretty good time and arrived at the falls at around 3.30pm. 

...After setting everything up and pulling down the goggles over my eyes my pulse was racing.   I was about to fly over the Niagara falls in really, really strong wind. 

...The wind was really strong so I started out by getting some nice high footage. ...  After flying around for a couple of minutes I suddenly feel the video googles being tugged half way off my face!   The image was gone so I pulled the goggles of as fast as I could and looked up, searching for the tricopter in the sky.   It far out over the middle of the falls, so far it was hard to tell the orientation of it. ...  Chad had jumped to my side instantly and was picking up the ground station that had blown over.   I looked down for just an instant on the ground station and saw that the video cable to the goggles was unplugged.   Looking up again at the tricopter I lost orientation and the tricopter was already pointing verticaly, heading straight for the edge of the falls. ...  Placing the goggles back on my head I pulled them on and was able to fly it back and land it in one piece. 

...I didn&rsquo;t feel like flying any more flights that day as the sun already was too low and my heart probably would have exploded.   So we went back to the hotel and prepared for the next day.   The plan was to get up before sunrise and get a glorious and magic flight with the sun just peeking over the water.


Next morning I got up early, got dressed and packed everything up and brought it out into the hallway where Chad and I was going to meet. ...  Pausing in mid step I turned around and looked out through the window again. 

...A couple of hours later it was apparent that the weather wasn&rsquo;t going to get any better so we decided to give it a try.   I had brought my DJI quad (build log coming soon) which has a return to home function, which I though could be a really good idea as the visibility was terrible. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV Manuals Tricopter build log now complete</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-02-06T11:21:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f2c4633fef0cf6296a63bb8e9c9864ed-335.html#unique-entry-id-335</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f2c4633fef0cf6296a63bb8e9c9864ed-335.html#unique-entry-id-335</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s ready!


The FPV Manuals Tricopter is ready for it&rsquo;s first flight.


Click here to get to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV Manuals Tricopter build log update</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-02-06T09:54:36+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3502dfe070266d8e70c6ecf8335ad127-334.html#unique-entry-id-334</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3502dfe070266d8e70c6ecf8335ad127-334.html#unique-entry-id-334</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Update time!


The FPV Manuals Tricopter build log is moving along at a steady pace.


Check out the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV Manuals Tricopter build log</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-02-03T15:16:46+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b939a7b68685955f81760178ed2f4ffb-333.html#unique-entry-id-333</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b939a7b68685955f81760178ed2f4ffb-333.html#unique-entry-id-333</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My friend Tim Nilson, the owner of fpvmanuals.com, has created a tricopter kit based on my design.


He sent me a kit to try out.   Here is the first part of the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Chat log from 29/1 -12</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-29T19:41:03+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/974e174fdc7d12b5bfcc26bea693a348-332.html#unique-entry-id-332</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/974e174fdc7d12b5bfcc26bea693a348-332.html#unique-entry-id-332</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A big thanks to  all that took the time to chat and I hope in return that you all got answers to the questions you had.


...-:guest:- Not sure but this is my first time on here, its quite hard to get the timing right I think


...-:colorex:- Hey David, I got an idea of making a tricopter out of economic parts, "EconoCopter" using HXT 24gram motors... what do you think? 

...I guess its ok as it is for finding info but could look a lot better.


-:RCExplorer:- I can recommend the V2 build motors, I like them a lot as well and they are cheaper :)


...-:RCExplorer:- Next up will be a tricopter build, but the one after that, yes :)


...-:guest:- I have MK electronics I guess there ok but I have had a lot of trouble with it and when you see the horror stories on forums with MK dropping out of the sky it doesnt give you a whole lot of confidence. 

...If you don't need to lift any exta and are on a tight budget, they are quite nice


...-:Guille:- Other question: in the yaw mechanism for the tri, Have you ever experimented with a "deflector" instead of moving the engine, redirect the air, so by reaction you would get a yaw movement.... would that work?   I saw you made some strange cokpit and tail for one tri, I guess to make it easy to see and fly.. a deflector would look simmilar ...


...-:RCExplorer:- Colorex: The servo is awesome :) I've bought around 50-60 of them and all have been perfect


...-:Damage:- this is what I have so far (for the MQ frame) &nbsp;still needs more work... &nbsp; http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5427167/MiniQuadFrame.png


...It actually flies almost the same (I keep forgetting that stick scaling limits roll/pitch rate, not arm length), except that once the props get so close, the yawing effect is stronger, and the yaw motor has to be quite tilted to hover. 

...-:gkowen:- I am building the tricopter 2.5 is there a better controller board to use than the Hobby King one? 

...-:Damage:- I have not, but it looks like it would be a sweet glider to put a camera on.


...-:comster:- gkowen: Yeah, I second that Open Pilot is awesome, only problem is they are hard to come by


...-:RCExplorer:- Yeah the Open pilot is like finding love, once you get one you better hold on to it


...-:RCExplorer:- valg: yes, it is a bit sharper and it does better in low light but not much more than that


...-:apache:- Hi, i am new here but love your website and all the shows you do on filghtest.. :-)


...-:apache:- i want to know if the stability of your lates Y 6 could be done with a cheaper board, as it is super stable..
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Drama in the logo competion</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-25T08:07:47+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/687df8e60dc34c516267fedfd8656d2a-331.html#unique-entry-id-331</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/687df8e60dc34c516267fedfd8656d2a-331.html#unique-entry-id-331</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The logo I named as the winner of the competition turned out to bee very like that of Urbandrones.   Therefore I cannot use it, and I&rsquo;ll have to think whether to name another winner or not, or perhaps hold a new competition.   I have yet not decided what to do.


I want to clarify that Fabio, the creator of the logo, has not stolen the idea.   He is indeed the creator of the design with the airplane in the logo, something that Urbandrones also says.   Unfortunately, there are different opinions between Fabio and Urbandrones as to whether the logo was created for Urbandrones or RCExplorer and whether Fabio or Urbandrones owns the rights to the design.   I will not take any side in this conflict, as I can have no idea which of them is telling the truth, or if they have just misunderstood each other and are both telling their truths.   Of course, I hope that there has just been a misunderstanding and that they&rsquo;ll work it out, but for my part, I won&rsquo;t use the logo.


I&rsquo;ll get back to you all with my decision on what to do about a new logo now, as soon as I&rsquo;ve made up my mind.


&rdquo;Ladies and gentlemen! 

...With just over 200 excellent entries (estimated a little low last time), It has not been a quick nor easy task to choose the winner.


But after much deliberation, I&rsquo;m now proud to announce the new logo of RCExplorer!   I feel that the new logo is elegant, timeless and clever.


[logo removed]


Congratulations Fabio, you are the winner!


I also like to thank all of you that took the time to enter the competition!   I&rsquo;m very honored.   As a thank-you to all of you, I hereby renounce any and all ownership of all the logos that did not win.   Thank you all once again.


So what do you think of the new logo?&rdquo;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Y6 Build now complete</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-23T16:40:30+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e688ce12f180d7862e21e4b89021711a-330.html#unique-entry-id-330</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e688ce12f180d7862e21e4b89021711a-330.html#unique-entry-id-330</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Unfortunately the video footage I had of the Y6 flying in the US is lost.   Neither me, nor Chad that shot the footage can find it.   So here is the next best thing, a video I shot of the Y6 hovering in GPS mode with my Iphone just before I left for the US:


<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35504792?  byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="480" height="270" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>


Also head over the the build log to find out why I don&rsquo;t have the Y6 any more.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Y6 Build update</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-13T14:46:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d9b27706d502c7c3837d048eb9d8df1a-329.html#unique-entry-id-329</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d9b27706d502c7c3837d048eb9d8df1a-329.html#unique-entry-id-329</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Y6 get&rsquo;s a flight controller and makes it&rsquo;s first flight!


Read more in the build log
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Chat log from 8/1 -12</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-06T10:33:58+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ac850d97108b2ed2780b5c9e4309414a-327.html#unique-entry-id-327</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ac850d97108b2ed2780b5c9e4309414a-327.html#unique-entry-id-327</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[-:West:- David, I also noticed the calculators u have do not give the same numbers, ie monopole  for 1/4 wave = x and cloverleaf/skewer = not the same ...is this intentional?


...-:anas:- I use 2,5 as well. if you go on KK multicopter flash software and choose HK KK V2 board and Tricopter you can choose 2,5


...-:avzaid:- Dave: the reason I am asking is because 2.4G antenna is usually small, but the antenna that I see in your videos is a long antenna for your Rx?


...-:Simon:- Hi David, I am buliding an X quad after having great success with a tricopter (your V1 design), I'm using the KK board but having reflashed the firmware to V2.5 KKMulticopter.kr I find that the throtle control isn't as smooth as direct from the RX, e.g no soft start


...-:avzaid:- IC, have you ever faced a problem between 2.4G and 1.3G Video interference and causing the Tricopter to stop in the air, I always had this problem even though the distance between the Video Tx and RC Rx is almost 20cm, what do you suggest to do ?


...-:Bruno:- @ RCExplorer, Hi just want to say you are doing a underfull job, really got me going on a tricopter, all possible because of your tutorials, they are great! 

...-:Simon:- David have you tried different freqencies for FPV transmission, here in the UK we are limited to low output and I wondered what would be the best to use 5.8 - 2.4 or 900mhz


...I just put together a quad and flashed my KK board with the X 4.7 FW, does anyone increase the ROLL(I) pot or is that to be left at 0% ? 

...-:luilly3d:- thanks David! , Im following your Y6 build, I'm in to quads right now but thinking abourt cutting one leg and make it a tri or may be a Y6 lol !


...-:West:- got u there now. what TX antenna is used with the bowtie on the ground for video?


...-:West:- David i got u there now. what TX antenna is used with the bowtie on the ground for video?


...-:luilly3d:- Im having problems with my second quad, sin the equipment was mounted on the first one and it crashed in to a wall lol I cant make it to take off, one motor shaft seems to be bend and the motor is not accelerating equally with the others , the board over reacts and the quad flips right away


...-:anas:- I think I&acute;ll just try a reflash of the board to 1,6 so I use the same as you do and check my cables.


...-:luilly3d:- believe me, the bearings sounds like popcorn! , I ordered new shorter shafts and new bearings sets from a new china hobby store and the package is delayed in US costums since aparently the hobby store do not have permission to import to US.. what an emossion for me... look my happy face -_-


...David i got u there now. what TX antenna is used with the bowtie on the ground for video?


...-:kolokotronis:- Hello dave, i want to build something like your mini quad copter but in tricopter because i love how it looks (and i can fit a heli canopy). 

...-:anas:- yes. if you follow Davids programm on this page you&acute;ll be able to do it: go onto: educational and then Reflashing HK KK board. it is the same for the V1 and the V2 board


...-:anas:- @kolokotronis: getting the hardware is reasonably easy as there are a lot of small motors out there but the only problem is that you&acute;ll have to do a Yaw mechanism which is VERY small and VERY light!


...-:avzaid:- well, I already have 800mW, I'll put a low pass filter on it, as for the RC, I'll try the JR 7ch with satelite first if I don't see any improvement then I'll switch to 433MHz


...-:avzaid:- and I have to say, you are a great guy and your website is really a very good work for everyone who like RC, thanks very much for all your hard work
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Y6 Build update</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-06T10:31:53+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/47c1adebc80b7b999ee82741c89bbf32-326.html#unique-entry-id-326</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/47c1adebc80b7b999ee82741c89bbf32-326.html#unique-entry-id-326</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The build is progressing.   The electronics are now in place.


Click here to get to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Carbon Y6</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-02T21:23:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a7e7d79ecac27592d3a279b8fa057425-325.html#unique-entry-id-325</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a7e7d79ecac27592d3a279b8fa057425-325.html#unique-entry-id-325</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Happy new year!   I can&rsquo;t think of a better way to kick of the new year with a build log.   This time I&rsquo;m building a Y6 copter out of carbon fiber.


Click here to get to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Design a logo and get the chance to win a Tricopter or the MiniQuad&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2012-01-11T18:06:42+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/miniquadcompetition.html#unique-entry-id-324</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/miniquadcompetition.html#unique-entry-id-324</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The competition is now over!


The competition is now over my friends.   Over 140 different logo designs were submitted!   A big thank you to all that took the time to enter the competition.   I will post the best designs here on the blog in a short while to get your input, before I make my final decision on the winner.   The winner will be announced on or before January the 25th.   Stay tuned!


&rdquo; Hello friends!


A while back I got a new logo.   Unfortunately most people didn&rsquo;t like it, and to be honest not even I do any more.   I tried to come up with a new one but so far I&rsquo;ve been unable to.   It&rsquo;s time to admit defeat.   I need your help!


The person that makes the best logo will win either a receiver ready Tricopter V2.5 or the MiniQuad, the winner get to choose!


All you have to do is use those gray brain-cells, draw a logo and send it in!


Click here to read more and/or enter the competition&rdquo;


The competition is now over!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back in Sweden</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-12-19T11:13:11+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d953e9e760d92bfcd774b705083017b6-323.html#unique-entry-id-323</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d953e9e760d92bfcd774b705083017b6-323.html#unique-entry-id-323</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m back in Sweden after 7 weeks of playtime with the Flitetest guys in Ohio.   Just before I left we recorded this episode:


<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YSK-88A2cCE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


I wanted one last chase to slap Josh Bixler.   Jump to 5:50 if you don&rsquo;t want to watch the entire episode about the HK Micros.


I hope I can return again someday, we had some great adventures.


More build logs and videos will be coming!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV P-51 Video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-12-19T11:13:15+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/08cac8e1d0c40b46e619086953c0afb3-322.html#unique-entry-id-322</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/08cac8e1d0c40b46e619086953c0afb3-322.html#unique-entry-id-322</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here it is, the P-51 FPV video:


<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yqjepaX_j_4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


The plane flies awesome and you almost feel like you&rsquo;re inside of the plane when flying it FPV.   It&rsquo;s awesome!


Klick here to get to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV P-51 Build-log part 2</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-12-05T15:47:11+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ee68d8dbb556854f5eb1fae9a37d63eb-321.html#unique-entry-id-321</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ee68d8dbb556854f5eb1fae9a37d63eb-321.html#unique-entry-id-321</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The FPV P-51 build-log has just been updated with the pictures of the FPV cockpit.   Be sure to check it out!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV P-51D Mustang &#x201d;Gunfighter&#x201d; build-log part 1</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-11-30T21:10:48+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/84a10228ccafbb0558358b22654c49dd-320.html#unique-entry-id-320</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/84a10228ccafbb0558358b22654c49dd-320.html#unique-entry-id-320</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve wanted to build a FPV warbird for a long time and now I finally got to do it!


The airframe is a 1600mm EPO P-51D Gunfighter from Hobbyking.


Enough talking, here is the first part of the build log
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Avatar Gunship Project</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-11-15T22:11:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8e77a6f8051d40ff639436f6132ab17e-319.html#unique-entry-id-319</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8e77a6f8051d40ff639436f6132ab17e-319.html#unique-entry-id-319</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just love being at Chad&rsquo;s.   One evening I asked Chad; Wouldn&rsquo;t it be cool to build one of those Avatar gunships?


Chads reply: Yes, lets build one now.


Two days later it was done.   I did the electronics and Chad did the esthetics.   It turned out so well that we did a flitetest episode on it:


<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KJCgVdv6U0I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


As I usually do when I build stuff, I took pictures.   Here is the build log for all of you that want to see how we built the Avatar Scorpion Gunship.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>In Chads basement</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-11-03T15:11:53+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d910b72c554ccd56ce7d8c9827875598-318.html#unique-entry-id-318</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d910b72c554ccd56ce7d8c9827875598-318.html#unique-entry-id-318</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now that I spend so much time in Chad&rsquo;s basement, I though I would snap one photo every day I&rsquo;m down there working and post it so you guys can get a glimpse of what we&rsquo;re working on.   Who knows some of these things might or might not be in the future Flitetest episodes.


Since I&rsquo;m already behind I&rsquo;ll post 4 photos today:


This thing will definitely be in a upcoming episode


...This thing has to take a beating soon.


Something Chad and I are working together on.   It might have something to do with the first picture *hint, hint*


This thing will be operational very soon.


...This little guy will be on a upcoming episode involving FPV


Mr Bixler came over to play


...Considering the minimal damage this took in the glass break episode why not turn it into a FPV ship?


...The Navi&rsquo;s are though on even the model gunships.


Can&rsquo;t wait to get this thing going.


Hmm flying bug FPV plane?


...A small quad soon done.


...All done, control surface deflection measured, CG checked, dual rates and expos programmed.   Not a difficult build in other words.


Secret project that Chad doesn&rsquo;t want people to know about.


So secret that it has to be painted in the middle of the night.


This post will be updated nearly every day so be sure to check in once in a while for more sneak peeks.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Anyone going to the JR Indoor?</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-11-03T15:02:11+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c9d819348494a3a7be1c6343b406f270-317.html#unique-entry-id-317</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c9d819348494a3a7be1c6343b406f270-317.html#unique-entry-id-317</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi guys!   I&rsquo;m finally in the US.


I&rsquo;ve been building like crazy since I got here, getting ready for the upcoming Flitetest episodes.   All I can say is that there will be some really cool episodes coming up


This Saturday the Flitetest crew and I will attend the JR Indoor Electric festival, we&rsquo;re not going to shoot any official episodes there, just have fun.   So if you happen to be going I would love to meet you!   And if you&rsquo;re nice I can introduce you to the flitetest guys as well.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video: F3K from a different perspective</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-19T21:10:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/608dd042fea9d9f44c94f0740154d87b-316.html#unique-entry-id-316</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/608dd042fea9d9f44c94f0740154d87b-316.html#unique-entry-id-316</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vLdGwtgYOtM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


This video was filmed using only one GoPro, which was only held on the plane by double sided sticky tape.


The GoPro without the case weighs as much as 1/3rd of the plane itself.


The flight time with the GoPro mounted was roughly cut in half.   It was quite a challenge to catch thermals with twice the drag.


The video was made from about 30 flights.


The second airplane was flown by my friend Kajakmannen.   A big thanks for helping out!


Here is a link to my build log of the plane in the video]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back to the USA</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-18T10:05:41+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f8daa3465e30a56defda9cb208be1788-315.html#unique-entry-id-315</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f8daa3465e30a56defda9cb208be1788-315.html#unique-entry-id-315</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m going back to the United States of America!


This time I&rsquo;m staying for 7 weeks and I&rsquo;m leaving next tuesday (Just a week a way).   I&rsquo;m going to stay with Chad in Ohio, and hang out with the flitetest guys.   The goal is to make awesome episodes and have a good time.


Here is a flitetest episode that mentions me visiting again:


<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DGxoYdgjgd0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Expect great things this time (evil laugh)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Receiver ready Tricopters for sale</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-10T14:47:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/74bf98b2d83630c18a58aafc1c6064be-314.html#unique-entry-id-314</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/74bf98b2d83630c18a58aafc1c6064be-314.html#unique-entry-id-314</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a few &rdquo;receiver ready&rdquo; V2.5 Tricopters I&rsquo;m now offering up for sale.


The Tricopters are built exactly like the V2.5 build guide.


All you need to do to make your first flight is to mount the landing gear using the included zip-ties, hook up your receiver, plug in your battery and check the stick direction.   The Tricopter is already built, the gain is already set, the props are mounted and balanced, the gyro directions are already set up, the throttle range is calibrated, the ESCs are properly programmed and so on.   I have test-flown them all and tuned them in accordingly.


The Tricopters also comes with two extra props (these have not been balanced, though) and one extra wooden arm for your first mishaps.


...This is how you check if your transmitter sticks transmits the stick input in the correct direction:


...(Move the throttle stick to the down-right corner) If the LED does not light up, reverse the rudder channel.


...If it doesn&rsquo;t, reverse the channel in your transmitter.


...The front left motor should speed up and the front right should slow down.   If it doesn&rsquo;t, reverse the channel in your transmitter.


...Do remember that these are KK-tricopters, no fancy auto-leveling and such, they don&rsquo;t fly themselves. 

...So, would you want one of these limited numbers of Tricopters V2.5 built by RCExplorer?   The price tag is 700 600 USD and payment will be via Paypal (or bank transfer for Swedish buyers), shipping included (as a registered package with the Swedish Postal Services).    When your order has been confirmed, you will have 7 days to complete the payment, so make sure that you can fulfill this requirement before you order, please. ...  in the subject line to make sure that it isn&rsquo;t lost in my messy inbox.


...700 dollars did sound a little high, so I went back and recalculated all the expenses I had when building the Tricopters.   I soon found my error, I had mixed up the currencies of one post. ...  The correct price for the tricopters should be 600 USD.   I will refund a 100 USD to the people that have already ordered and payed. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New guide&#x21; - Changing the firmware on a HobbyKing KK board</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-05T12:05:04+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/HKkkflash.html#unique-entry-id-313</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/HKkkflash.html#unique-entry-id-313</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Loads of people people have asked me if it&rsquo;s possible to change the firmware on the Hobbyking KK board and thus making it possible use it on other platforms like the tricopter.


The answer is yes.   It&rsquo;s quite easy to do as well.   All you need is an AVR programmer and to follow my new guide


Good luck!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lawmate Saw filter upgrade results</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-10-03T12:13:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a4abad79537292c5ddd987d3796146af-312.html#unique-entry-id-312</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a4abad79537292c5ddd987d3796146af-312.html#unique-entry-id-312</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi guys, sorry for not posting in a while.   I&rsquo;ve been ill this passed week, but now I&rsquo;m fit for fight.


A while back I upgraded the SAW filter in one of my two lawmate receivers.


I have now done comparison between the modified and unmodified receivers.


The test was done over multiple flights with both receivers hooked up to a diversity switch (Eagle Eyes).   Between each flight I swapped the antennas between the two receivers to eliminate that variable.


I wasn&rsquo;t too surprised by the results.   The modified receiver had better performance than the unmodified one, but not by a huge amount.   Both receivers worked well but the modified one was nearly always chosen by the diversity switch.   I didn&rsquo;t really notice a huge boost in range but there was a slight improvement, I think.   Maybe it&rsquo;s just a delusion of mine.   If you&rsquo;re on the fence about exchanging the filter in you&rsquo;re receiver but unsure if you&rsquo;re really up to the task, I would recommend not doing it.   The juice might not be worth the squeeze.   However if you like modifying and soldering go right ahead.   It does improve the performance and it&rsquo;s kind of cool to have a modified receiver to boast to you&rsquo;re friend about.


Link to the DIY guide to changing the SAW filter in your receiver]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter V2.5 Build log</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-25T20:45:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/tricopterv25.html#unique-entry-id-311</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/tricopterv25.html#unique-entry-id-311</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Drumroll please!


Ladies and gentle men, I have the great pleasure to present the Tricopter V2.5!


The build log contains more than 80 pictures and I&rsquo;ve tried to be as thorough as I could.   My goal is that almost anyone should be able to build one.


Easy to build and very crash resilient, the Tricopter V2.5 is a great first step into the multirotor world.


Click here to get to the build log!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Chat log from 18/9 -11</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-15T17:10:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a1fa394b827c7bc4822e82f9ff5a5611-310.html#unique-entry-id-310</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a1fa394b827c7bc4822e82f9ff5a5611-310.html#unique-entry-id-310</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[[17:04]  -=RCExplorer=- What would you like to see first, The blackpool fireworks video, the Tri V2.5 build log or another antenna guide?


...[17:06]  -=AZPilot=- David, how long will it take you to do the write up on the V2.5 tri?


...[17:07]  -=Rickard=- I bought a gopro HD today, when you guys are flying with the gopro as fpv camera, do you use the included (heavy!!) 

...[17:11]  -=mena142=- hey guys, I got a question (im new to this) what do you do to decide on what FPV Tx channel to use?


...[17:13]  -=MichaelFromPola=- David I'm now building quadrocopter on MultiWii board in kuki 83 version - I look for more stable platform than tri with KK board :D Of course it's only my opinion :) And I've got support straight from the kuki_83 who is also Polish FPV fan :D


...[17:14]  -=Technologeek73=- Oh and by the way, I used aluminum for the plates on mly tricopter, but I'm realising this is kinda bad... what do you recommend to use ?


...[17:18]  -=Copter38=- Hy Dave, On a Tricopter of the size of yours, what would you recommend as alternative motors to the ones you list in your build log? 

...[17:19]  -=Technologeek73=- @Alex : Well, they seem to be made quite nicely, I'm no expert but they don't make a lot of vibrations, a tiny bit of tape and it's perfect


...[17:21]  -=Crazyinventor55=- bbmagic, I barely got off the ground and crashing into the tree was not fun either I bet you fly much better than I do


...[17:27]  -=RCExplorer=- Alex, The motors don't like bigger props than 10 on 3S but I've used other motors with 11 inch props withot any troubble


...[17:34]  -=Alex=- @RCE: can you give us an e-Mail adress so we can ask you some stuff in a few days about the material for our quads?


...[17:36]  -=Alex=- @RCE: can you give us an e-Mail adress so we can ask you some stuff in a few days about the material for our quads?


...[17:38]  -=timnilson=- Technologeek73, and you can buy a kit that has them all in it (fpvmanuals.com/tricopter)


...[17:43]  -=Crazyinventor55=- RCExplorer, no problem, thanks for making this web site or else I probably wouldn't know what a tricopter is. 

...[17:45]  -=Alex=- @RCE: When will we get to see the Guide on Tri 2.5?


...[17:54]  -=Jameson=- RCExplorer: And my last question, do you use spare battery for video system, or you fly from main battery with some kind of filter, or you don't use filter at all? :-)


...[17:56]  -=FPVStockholm=- I don't know if they have a "no cut off setting" but I can set them to nicm?!


...[18:01]  -=RCExplorer=- Ok so next week the V2.5 will come out and then, do you want the Blackpool fireworks or another antenna guide?


...[18:09]  -=FPVStockholm=- Crazyinventor: If you ever get here I'll build one that you can use;)


...[18:17]  -=sveininge=- David i see you fly with 1.3 ghz, how will that work with the 2.4 ghz aurora. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The UK adventure</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-12T10:47:34+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/640e253082051f4d2166b6adebe1d76c-309.html#unique-entry-id-309</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/640e253082051f4d2166b6adebe1d76c-309.html#unique-entry-id-309</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[They also seem to think that my batteries are dirty as they always wipe them with a tiny cloth (do they look that much like explosives?). 

...I packaged them individually in plastic bags to reduce the chance of them getting shorted out, something that airport security like it when you do.   I would recommend only bringing as few batteries as you can to avoid making them more nervous than necessary at the airport, and to shorten the time you have to spend on explanations.


...It took just over and hour to drive from Manchester to Blackpool, but it felt like a whole day. 

...However I managed to get some decent shots of the crew setting up the big fireworks display on the end of the pier. 

...I got some really good flights in and collected some really good footage of the crew setting up, the area, the town, the pier, high shots, low shots and more.


...Since this was my first time in the UK I just had to have some &rdquo;Fish and chips&rdquo;. ...  I got a real chock during our lunch break though, when I asked what it was that Martin was dripping on his french fries.


...Half of the pier was closed down at 4 Pm and the pyro guys started putting up their 6 pre-wired stations along the entire side of the pier. 

...I mounted this on the side of the GoPro and aimed it parallel to the GoPro lens to get an as well framed picture as possible. ...  It was no problem navigating  during the test flight and I felt confident in flying out over the water and get the fireworks from above.


...There were no way Martin would be able to spot the tricopter so we hooked up his googles as well so he could get a ride. 

...I flew on the outside of the pier to avoid getting hit by the fireworks, but still have something to navigate by. ...  Just before the fireworks had started they had turned of the light on the pier, extinguishing the only constant source of light I had to navigate by on the way out.   Luckily the fireworks were going off at such a rapid pace that it illuminated the pier and I could see what the tricopter was doing.


The director wanted to get the town in the background so I had to get all the way past the big firework display placed at the end of the pier. 

...The fireworks were timed to music and just as I passed over the edge of pier, there was a pause. ...  I had lost a lot of altitude from being sideways for so long, but now I was back in full control. 

...I got some really nice footage of the 6 firework stations along the pier on my way out. 

...I flew around the hugh fireworks and got 9 minutes of good video before heading back for another battery change. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Anyone near Blackpool in the UK?</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-05T17:29:31+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7ff5f73da07f5442fa23167b5d7499c2-308.html#unique-entry-id-308</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7ff5f73da07f5442fa23167b5d7499c2-308.html#unique-entry-id-308</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This coming Friday (the 9th) I&rsquo;ll be in Blackpool, UK.


Discovery Channel has hired me to do some aerial work for their new series &ldquo;PYROS&rdquo;, which is a show about a professional pyrotechnics team that travels the globe to compete in the biggest firework shows.


I&rsquo;ll be filming the crew as they set up, some general B-role of the area, the crowd and the final fireworks display.


I would love to have someone helping me out a little, assisting me as a spotter and as an extra pair of hands when they are needed.   Would be great to have someone to talk a little RC with as well between the shots.


Anyone interested?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lax&#xe5; jet meeting 2011</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-05T16:37:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0bdb701db8ffbb863670ebfc0a065ed3-307.html#unique-entry-id-307</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0bdb701db8ffbb863670ebfc0a065ed3-307.html#unique-entry-id-307</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This past weekend I visited Sweden&rsquo;s largest meeting with jet turbine powered models.


...One to two models at the time were in the air and the sound and smell was awesome!


They sound just like the real thing.   However I was surprised by how different all the models sounded to each other.   Some had really deep powerful rumbles.   Other had a really high pitched, &ldquo;moving a lot of air&rdquo; sound.


This was my first time visiting a jet meeting and I was struck by how the feel was more of that of an air-show more than a RC meeting.   Normally everyone is milling about everywhere talking to everyone.   Here the models and pilots where in a roped of area, of to the side from the spectators.   Most of the spectators had brought their own chairs and sat watching, eating lunch and talking among them selfs.


I got to meet a lot of cool people and see some amazing planes.   Here is my personal favorite, a JA 37 Viggen:


The scale detail was amazing.   These models even had breaks on the wheels, making them stop in a very realistic way after landing.


...While I were there one model crashed.   This is what was left of it:


There were some really cool helicopter there as well, this one was my favorite by far:


...I took a lot of pictures and made a gallery for you guys, enjoy!


Click here to open the gallery in a new window


To summarize; Awesome day, awesome models, great people. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Skew-Planar Wheel antenna guide</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-02T11:27:18+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e521c1596e2ec3c9e77d9cde9e36f569-306.html#unique-entry-id-306</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e521c1596e2ec3c9e77d9cde9e36f569-306.html#unique-entry-id-306</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the second DIY antenna guide in the circular fashion.   The Skew-Planar Wheel antenna is an excellent omnidirectional receiver antenna.   Team this one up with a Cloverleaf and you&rsquo;ll have an excellent omnidirectional circular polarized antenna setup that will reject multipath, give you a clearer signal and wont loose signal in a bank.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CNN used footage from one of my videos</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-09-01T22:38:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/77dc73993aed71c8834b77ad23b7e50f-305.html#unique-entry-id-305</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/77dc73993aed71c8834b77ad23b7e50f-305.html#unique-entry-id-305</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Stumbled upon this video:


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Imagine my surprise when I recognized my own FunJet footage from above the clouds:


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The world is a small place]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lawmate SAW filter upgrade</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-29T16:15:27+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/be226525e4a5d65d414eaab787cabeec-304.html#unique-entry-id-304</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/be226525e4a5d65d414eaab787cabeec-304.html#unique-entry-id-304</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I changed the SAW filter on my Lawmate 1.2GHz receiver.


The lawmate receiver is nice and compact...


The underside of the pcb.


The topside.   Notice the 90&deg; pin-header solution.


Desolder the case.


Desolder the pin-headers.


The old filter.   F480-2.


New narrow band filter D480A


The whole modification took about 30 minutes.


Here is a link to my guide on changing SAW filters in receivers.


I have one original lawmate receiver and one modified now.   I&rsquo;m going to compare them with similar antennas on my diversity switch and see which one performs the best.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cloverleaf antenna guide</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-28T20:20:04+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/03b866e98bf48050e16add9e2c1207d9-303.html#unique-entry-id-303</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/03b866e98bf48050e16add9e2c1207d9-303.html#unique-entry-id-303</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the first circular polarized antenna guide in the series, the Cloverleaf.   Currently one of the best transmitter antennas out there the Cloverleaf is the natural choice for your FPV platform.   Read the guide, build the antenna and be amazed.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Chat log from 28/8 -11</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-26T20:32:47+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/65baf9217cd6caf74f8fa78a6daedbf6-302.html#unique-entry-id-302</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/65baf9217cd6caf74f8fa78a6daedbf6-302.html#unique-entry-id-302</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[[13:07]  -=Plano=- I was thinking of building your miniquad. do you think it woud work by using 6mm Square Carbon Tube instaid of 3mm to make a more ridgid frame or will that make it to heavy?


...[13:11]  -=FPVStockholm=- RCExplorer: No unfortunately I didn't have the time to... and I need to do some mods on my tricopter before I can fly again:)


...[13:19]  -=Kjid=- RCExplorer, i'm not sure if everything is going to work out for me with RC, thats why i plan on using a cheaper Tx & Rx for the start, do you think this one will suit the needs for your tri? 

...[13:20]  -=FPVStockholm=- I feel like a moron when I get out 0500 in the mornings with my rc plane... so it would be quite nice to meet some other morons;)


...[13:24]  -=FPVStockholm=- RCExplorer: I know that I'm not alone, but where are the rest of you when I need you?

...[13:30]  -=Crazyinventor55=- RCExplorer, I am building a tricopter with all the parts you us but the body and motor mounts are going to be 3D printed


...[13:34]  -=Hermon=- seemed like yaw gyro polarization changed in my first flight so it made a flat spin which scared me but than same thing happened with the pitch gyro probably so it crashed ...


...[13:36]  -=El_AMPo=- Hermon: happened to me that gyros reverse if there are lots of shorts when you hook up your battery (something about nise being detected as 0 pot travel). always check your gyro directions


...[13:48]  -=Kjid=- I was going to place the order tonight, but your announcement of v2.5 to be here soon made me unsure :(


...[13:53]  -=RCExplorer=- Sorry if I miss some of you're questions guys :) It's hard to keep up sometimes, just ask again if I missed something


...[13:54]  -=Bilow=- RCExplorer: Following your tips, I am going to buy a KK board, a programmer (((  http://www.ebay.com/itm/USBtinyISP-AVR-ISP-Programmer-Arduino-bootloader-/320718303954?

...[13:57]  -=RCExplorer=- Crazyinventor55, I would love to see some pics of your parts when you're done with them :) Don't know If i really need any at this moment though. 

...[14:02]  -=RCExplorer=- Bilow, I would recommend not ordering the things that's on backorder and order them seperatly later on when they are in stock


...[14:05]  -=Kjid=- Does anyone happen to know the following; If your country requires you to pay Tax for shipping in items from hobbyking, do you need to do anything extra, or will the extra cost just be charged automaticly with your package?


...[14:05]  -=FPVStockholm=- Crazyinventor55: I hope you're not making fun of me now;) I'm not so good at it but I'm learning every day;) 


...[14:06]  -=Bilow=- So I will buy the things that are in stock, and wait for the another things (battery and turnigy 18amp esc). 

...I just built my self a quadcopter with the parts you recomended for the tricopter and so far it's not bad I just need props


...[14:17]  -=Crazyinventor55=- FPVStockholm, right now nothing because my tricopter broke after it crashed and unfortunately I don't have a fpv system


...[14:22]  -=El_AMPo=- Crazyinventor55: Its easier to build and trim a quad than a tri, but the tri has something special about it


...[14:25]  -=drumdaddy=- I've got a second HK board coming in. we'll see if that does the same thing. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video&#x21; - &#x22;Flying High&#x22;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-24T19:17:30+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/flying_high.html#unique-entry-id-301</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/flying_high.html#unique-entry-id-301</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Two days of editing and many days of shooting has produced these results:


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Trivia:


The video was filmed in California, Florida, Ohio and the middle of Sweden.   Which is by far the furthest distance per scene I&rsquo;ve filmed so far.


The Tricopter turned out to be a much better platform than I expected when it came to chasing airplanes.   The tricopter is angled forward to keep the same speed, which makes for an interesting overlooking perspective of the planes that&rsquo;s really hard to achieve with a FPV plane.   It was also easier to follow the planes during turns and other maneuvers.


The scenes with the electromagnet cranes where shot at Timken&rsquo;s steel mill in Ohio.   I took some aerial photos for them and asked permission to film the machines at work I was done.   I expected to get a lot of interference from all the metal scrapheaps and huge electro magnet but not a glitch with the circular antennas.


During the filming of the electromagnet cranes we heard over the com-radio: &ldquo;Can you also see that flying thing that&rsquo;s been following us?&rdquo;


The Hollywood sign was way more crooked than I though it would be.   Someone ought to fix that.


The boat scene was filmed in Hjo for a short film about Estrid Ericson that founded &ldquo;Svenskt tenn&rdquo;.   The boat is called &ldquo;Trafik&rdquo; and is one of Sweden&rsquo;s oldest and best preserved steam powered boats, and it&rsquo;s still in use today.


The highest altitude in the video is about 2.5km.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Working on a new video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-22T15:43:42+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/780cba5cbe6752a97586213c58116549-300.html#unique-entry-id-300</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/780cba5cbe6752a97586213c58116549-300.html#unique-entry-id-300</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys!   Just wanted to let you know that I&rsquo;m editing a new video.   It&rsquo;s planned to be released this week.   Here is a teaser shot:


I&rsquo;m also working on the new antenna tutorials.   Stay tuned!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MiniQuad update #7</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-20T11:25:52+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d274c0e0d16a04aa7245ebadc8e74b17-299.html#unique-entry-id-299</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d274c0e0d16a04aa7245ebadc8e74b17-299.html#unique-entry-id-299</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After flying the MiniQuad for a while I decided to increase the prop size.   But then I ran into some trouble, the carbon tubes twisted under heavy load.   To fix this and also make it more impact resistant, I added a carbon square frame.


Link to the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Circular polarization - What is it and why use it?</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-19T12:20:08+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3e0e486de432b1748312d0770b133f20-298.html#unique-entry-id-298</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3e0e486de432b1748312d0770b133f20-298.html#unique-entry-id-298</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just finished up an article on Circular polarization.


The guide explains why circular polarization is superior in FPV uses by explaining things like cross polarization and multipath interference.   After reading the guide I think you&rsquo;ll be wanting some new DIY antenna guides and I can happily say that they are on the way.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Turnigy 4x6S Charger improvments</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-18T12:03:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bfceeb9136c5c3863e0d8acc5507f984-297.html#unique-entry-id-297</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bfceeb9136c5c3863e0d8acc5507f984-297.html#unique-entry-id-297</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been using the 4x6S charger to charge all my 3s 2200 packs after a long day of flying, but there are a couple of things I don&rsquo;t like about this charger.   Now finally I took the time to fix them.


Link to the DIY page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MiniQuad maiden flight video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-16T13:17:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fde51734ab9f01660271c8943d7dbbff-296.html#unique-entry-id-296</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fde51734ab9f01660271c8943d7dbbff-296.html#unique-entry-id-296</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eNfBk0kqmII" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


It flies so good!   I love it.   It&rsquo;s small.   It&rsquo;s quiet.   It&rsquo;s lovable.


Link to the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MiniQuad update #5</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-15T13:26:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b8d5adba15f944b3c41fd3cf11b2e825-295.html#unique-entry-id-295</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b8d5adba15f944b3c41fd3cf11b2e825-295.html#unique-entry-id-295</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In todays update the MiniQuad gets ready for it&rsquo;s maiden flight!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MiniQuad update #4</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-14T09:57:54+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2bc28a716e4ab8056d2fab3e9f69f885-294.html#unique-entry-id-294</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2bc28a716e4ab8056d2fab3e9f69f885-294.html#unique-entry-id-294</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In todays update the MiniQuad gets a receiver]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The super &#xfc;ber mega update week continues</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-13T18:27:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0e95dff63313881257fa77d1c960bb3a-293.html#unique-entry-id-293</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0e95dff63313881257fa77d1c960bb3a-293.html#unique-entry-id-293</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The MiniQuad is starting to take shape


Check out todays update]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MinQuad build update</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-12T17:48:01+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c4c5c34e6c27973ac731778ab9b62e5b-292.html#unique-entry-id-292</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c4c5c34e6c27973ac731778ab9b62e5b-292.html#unique-entry-id-292</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Be sure to check out todays update]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Chat log from 21/8-11</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-21T12:29:18+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/99c0635d958b286f4955a4ca3f019589-291.html#unique-entry-id-291</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/99c0635d958b286f4955a4ca3f019589-291.html#unique-entry-id-291</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[[18:02] -=timnilson=- in case you have not seen it, I am about to release a kit that has a lot of David's concepts incorporated in it


...[18:06] -=timnilson=- Bilow -- I think most are now using a board like the KK board that has the Gyros built in


...[18:18] -=Bilow=- I'm quite new in aeromodelling so do you still recommend me to buy a KK board than gyros ? 

...[18:31] -=Cider=- hi rce, i am buildind  your v1.5  y  copter and i was wondering  with the bec jump starter   is it here that you put  your diode in line on  the positive lead from  the balancr  plug?


...[18:33] -=timnilson=- David -- what do you think of the new KK Board firmware (1.6 I think it is?)


...[18:45] -=timnilson=- David -- I'd love to get your feedback on the tricopter frame kit I am about to release.  http://www.fpvmanuals.com/tricopter


...[18:47] -=Bilow=- arch001: thanks. i'm going to buy the programmer from Ebay, and the Hobbyking KK board. 

...[18:47] -=AZPilot=- ok thanks not sure what motors to get  HK is always out of the ones you recommend 


...[19:23] -=USSMunkfish=- On the tricopter v1 build, did you get the Assan reciever to work with the Futaba TX, or did you have to use an Assan radio to match?


...[19:27] -=diwib=- i've been wondering what you're using the bec for. the escs didnt have any problems when i started the whole thing without the bec, so what would it be for?


...[19:32] -=FlyingDog=- I've got a carbon copy of your tri I'm going to be using to shoot some aerials on the third season of a show I work on here in FL


...[19:48] -=FlyingDog=- yves, You should look at the kk board,  THey're selling for 30$ at HK and it makes a huge difference, then the new upgrade to the firmware takes it to a whole new level


...[19:50] -=Dssaction=- what did u guys thing about this servo for my yaw:http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__6607__Turnigy_Digital_high_torque_bearing_servo_16_2g_3_1kg_16sec.html


...[19:56] -=Fredrik=- im quite new to multirotors and find my quad a bit hard to fly, whats the best way to learn, simulator or just plain air-time?


...[20:02] -=RCExplorer=- Fredrik, Yeah that's right I need to get one of those as well


...[20:19] -=Martin - Capell=- am running it on the tri template you supplied but made it lightly bigger for my camera, osd, transmitter but its like its flying on rails, took a while to perfect but once done its really good.


...[20:24] -=Martin - Capell=- I notice its needs more dampening than the KK board though but am using PC fan vibration mounts that work fine but my Tri is broken at the mo. need to think about a better yaw mech


...[20:30] -=Martin - Capell=- no worries, that would be cool if you did, right better go am getting dirty looks from the girl friend but this has been really good, keep up the good work and its cools your doing daily update!! 


...[20:33] -=Martin - Capell=- oh before I go check out this video from a UK tricopter using your plateform.. cool vid with the fox http://vimeo.com/26275136


...[20:38] -=jrooth=- yes and no. there are some bugs but when you find a version that works stick to it
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Welcome to the new page&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-08-11T19:55:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9464a467c4bcf4c7e21c2f5ef2ecb06f-287.html#unique-entry-id-287</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9464a467c4bcf4c7e21c2f5ef2ecb06f-287.html#unique-entry-id-287</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Woho!   It&rsquo;s finally done!   Well the main things are done at least.


A lot of the work has been &ldquo;under the hood&rdquo; type of things which hopefully will make the page work a little smoother and be a little more robust.


As you might have noticed there are some new categories added to the menu like News, DIY and Educational.   I plan on writing a lot more guides, like a series on how to edit videos like a pro and new antenna tutorials.


The News section will be updated with news I find interesting and worth telling you about.   I will also be featuring other peoples videos and build logs in there so be sure to check back once in a while.


I will also be having a live chat every once in a while where you can ask me questions or just hang out and have a good time.   I&rsquo;ll try to announce the time well in advance as best as I can.


Let&rsquo;s kick off the new homepage with a 7 day SUPER UPDATE MEGA &Uuml;BER build log of my new MiniQuad!   That&rsquo;s right, everyday for the next 7 days there will be an update on the project.   The first update is already up and can be found here


Ok so how do YOU like the new page?   What&rsquo;s good?   What&rsquo;s bad?


I would like to know that you think so be sure to leave a comment!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Low flying Slap Bet&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-07-12T10:52:57+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/52a4af74db4d6709921d62d7ce480927-285.html#unique-entry-id-285</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/52a4af74db4d6709921d62d7ce480927-285.html#unique-entry-id-285</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YL_wbjcYiCE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Will this be the time I get to slap Josh Bixler?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New FPV Video&#x21; - &#x22;The Everglades&#x22;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2011-07-07T22:51:36+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2a09320385399ada1d44a0b0c78645a4-284.html#unique-entry-id-284</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2a09320385399ada1d44a0b0c78645a4-284.html#unique-entry-id-284</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The long awaited FPV video from my visit to Florida, Miami and the Everglades.


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hU0_tGHlR7g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


It was such a cool place to fly FPV.   My favorite flight was probably when I got to chase the airboat.


I knew tigers were big but until you meet one face to face you can&rsquo;t really imagine how massive and powerful they really are.   Luckily this tiger was super well trained and were more like a big cat than a fierce killer. 


The alligators really wanted to eat the Tricopter and jumped all over the place.   I had to be really careful as not to get video of the digestion system of an alligator when flying around.


If someone told me a couple of years ago that I was going to fly a triangle of wood with a camera strapped to it, filming tigers and alligators, I would have laughed.   I&rsquo;m so glad that I had the luck to get to do this.


...In this video the Tricopter is equipped with hacker motors instead of the usual AXN2213 motors.   The reason behind this is that the AXN motors were killed in the crash into saltwater during the video &ldquo;Canc&uacute;n&rdquo;.   I personally prefer the AXN motors to the Hacker on the Tricopter.


During some flights the Tricopter was equipped with two GoPros. 

...Although it looks like I&rsquo;m hitting the airboat driver in the video, I&rsquo;m not that close.   I cut the throttle and let the Tricopter take the hit instead of our airboat driver.   The airboat driver asked afterwards why I crashed instead of flying passed him.   He didn&rsquo;t feel that is was as close as I did apparently.


...My favorite experience during my stay in Miami was meeting Willow:


...The tiger loved the Tricopter which actually made it harder to film as it constantly wanted to get underneath the Tricopter and out of frame.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Ventus overview</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-07-05T11:21:53+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f808ac3172acc39c86c43873bb2a3d4e-283.html#unique-entry-id-283</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f808ac3172acc39c86c43873bb2a3d4e-283.html#unique-entry-id-283</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of Flite Test Josh and I take a look at the Ventus Glider from Hobbyking


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MEudI7YOZXk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


After the show I ripped out the landing gear and made a battery hatch underneath the wing.   Now it doesn&rsquo;t need any tail weight.   It flies great and I really like it.   But it&rsquo;s a glider and should be flown like a glider.   It&rsquo;s great for hunting thermals and I stayed up for an hour without any trouble on one 1300mAh battery.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bomb drop how to</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-06-24T09:12:30+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4d6d8761bf96a1e9f5c77122bacabd83-282.html#unique-entry-id-282</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4d6d8761bf96a1e9f5c77122bacabd83-282.html#unique-entry-id-282</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of Flite Test, Josh and Josh talk about how to make your own simple and cheap bomb drop mechanism, while I get to fly Joshe&rsquo;s EPP FPV.


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BmmYW5cmO-k?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bomb drop Slap Bet&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-06-24T08:53:31+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/008b6a6fa8586e6359894b7cb82d828a-281.html#unique-entry-id-281</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/008b6a6fa8586e6359894b7cb82d828a-281.html#unique-entry-id-281</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I challenged Josh Bixler to see which of us that could hit a trampoline with Nerf bombs dropped from airplanes.


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EB91OtfcbPM?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


I see my self as a pretty good pilot but Josh Bixler is a freaking magician compared to me.   I can&rsquo;t wait to do more challanges!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Mosquito FPV Cockpit</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2011-06-24T08:49:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fc810ab6bc4af9e84212acab42624c4a-280.html#unique-entry-id-280</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fc810ab6bc4af9e84212acab42624c4a-280.html#unique-entry-id-280</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a episode I really enjoyed.   The moment hobbyking released their Mosquito I wanted to make it a scale FPV flyer and now with Flite Test help I finally got to do it!


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dbiMdjpDt9M?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back in Sweden</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-06-24T08:43:51+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5477862470409dce02ce27e59ac0e5cb-279.html#unique-entry-id-279</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5477862470409dce02ce27e59ac0e5cb-279.html#unique-entry-id-279</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m back in Sweden after my nearly 3 months long USA adventure.   It&rsquo;s nice to be home but I will sorely miss my friends over the pond.


I had a great time hanging out with the Flite Test guys, making episodes, inventing weird stuff and doing crazy flying.   Hopefully I&rsquo;ll find my way back to the US in not a too distant future.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video&#x21; - &#x22;Cancun&#x22;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>USA Adventure</category><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-05-30T18:19:52+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/aef5b60b82960f50841dc9c997252e44-278.html#unique-entry-id-278</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/aef5b60b82960f50841dc9c997252e44-278.html#unique-entry-id-278</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[One good thing about traveling is that you get some time over for editing.   Here is the edited video that I shot in Cancun - Mexico<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zJtJCzcj57U?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back In Ohio</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-30T18:16:17+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3fd57d3e684e63dc90f9eae2f0f1057b-277.html#unique-entry-id-277</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3fd57d3e684e63dc90f9eae2f0f1057b-277.html#unique-entry-id-277</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Great news!   My trip has been extended by 3 weeks!   I&rsquo;m back in Ohio with the FliteTest crew and we are shooting episodes like mad.   On that subject, there is a new episode about antennas out:


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I2m169lcBYs?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another teaser</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-23T19:58:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c7be5039fbb9f356c0863ec064595501-276.html#unique-entry-id-276</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c7be5039fbb9f356c0863ec064595501-276.html#unique-entry-id-276</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a teaser of what to come in one of my upcoming videos.


I&rsquo;ll edit the video as soon as I can]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>5 tips to a happy tricopter</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-05-19T06:18:16+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ce325dbe3a27d197de95dc276ccc91c2-275.html#unique-entry-id-275</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ce325dbe3a27d197de95dc276ccc91c2-275.html#unique-entry-id-275</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here are my 5 top tips for a great flying Tricopter.   Brought to you by Flitetest.


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xixni4trNq8?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The adventure doesn&#x27;t end yet</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-19T03:35:17+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/987665f08b423bf2a6c16c1209631951-274.html#unique-entry-id-274</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/987665f08b423bf2a6c16c1209631951-274.html#unique-entry-id-274</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow time flies!   It&rsquo;s already time to leave California.   Time just races by.   But my adventure is not over yet.   I&rsquo;m flying to Miami next, where I will visit my friend Heiko, who is a wildlife videographer.   He does amazing work, check some sample clips on his page.


The plan is to go into the Everglades and get some footage with the tricopter.   We&rsquo;ll see how many GoPro&rsquo;s I&rsquo;ll have left after this trip.   Hopefully it will be fine.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Flitetest Tricopter review</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-05-16T19:15:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/11964d9b28b94d14f073968988b8a5d3-273.html#unique-entry-id-273</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/11964d9b28b94d14f073968988b8a5d3-273.html#unique-entry-id-273</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Guys, here is the long awaited Flitetest episode on the Tricopter:


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3CPQgyGI0n4?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Tell me what you think about it]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Teaser</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-16T19:12:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1c95d3b8fbfb7d40b8e50d892f89887d-272.html#unique-entry-id-272</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1c95d3b8fbfb7d40b8e50d892f89887d-272.html#unique-entry-id-272</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Guess where I am ^^]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The adventure continues</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-13T18:23:34+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ff065bd8f0c92aee106cf5048608d408-271.html#unique-entry-id-271</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ff065bd8f0c92aee106cf5048608d408-271.html#unique-entry-id-271</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ My USA adventure is not over yet guys!   I&rsquo;m going to California next.   I&rsquo;ll be staying for a week with another friend named Corey Brixen.   (Check some of his videos out) Well be flying FPV and just having a good time.   Now I must get to the flight!   See you soon.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back from Mexico</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-13T17:36:37+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f77429f8d19d2a24efed6f9f88f88fa9-270.html#unique-entry-id-270</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f77429f8d19d2a24efed6f9f88f88fa9-270.html#unique-entry-id-270</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The hotel we stayed at and did the aerial photography for was huge.   They had two really big pools and a really big beach.   Even though the hotel was booked to 90%, it didn&rsquo;t feel like there were that many people there, which was nice.


My hotel-room was really nice.   It had a real touch of luxury to it and I even had a Jacuzzi (which was awesome).


...The winds were really strong which didn&rsquo;t make flying the tricopter easier.   They manly wanted pictures of the resort, so we made that our priority.   We strapped on a secondary camera which we set for continuous shooting and did over 30 flights in total.


Here is a sample of the pictures we took:


...I was flying very low along the beach one of the first days, trying to get some nice shots of the waves as they rolled up the beach.   Well, I flew a little too low and a sand dune blocked my RC link which made the tricopter drop down into the salt water.   Short story even shorter, the ESC&rsquo;s burned out and the gopro died.


Luckily I had a second tricopter with me. ...  On the second to last day however we had gotten all the shots they wanted and I was itching to do some video for my self.   So I got up early and went to the biggest pool to get some nice low passes.


Here is a good tip for you guys, always let you video-googles acclimatize before flying.   I had the video-goggles in my room during the night with the AC turned on. ...  That is not something you want to experience when you&rsquo;re flying 10 cm above water.   Short story really short: Same thing as last time, dead gopro and ESC&rsquo;s.


So the last day we kicked back and relaxed. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Watch me slap Josh Bixler</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-05-03T03:44:40+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6bf416cd9f0ee2ffe9b7fd9b90704378-269.html#unique-entry-id-269</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6bf416cd9f0ee2ffe9b7fd9b90704378-269.html#unique-entry-id-269</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you want to see me slapping Josh Bixler from Flitetest check out this video:


<iframe width="480" height="303" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ej15URRDYZg?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


It was awesome!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m going to Mexico&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-05-02T04:21:39+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/51a4e93a9f47527d9cae042c1f04b9de-268.html#unique-entry-id-268</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/51a4e93a9f47527d9cae042c1f04b9de-268.html#unique-entry-id-268</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m leaving for Cancun, Mexico in just 5 hours.   The reason why I&rsquo;m going there is because I got an offer to do some aerial video work for a 5 star hotel.   In exchange Chad, Julie (Chads wife) and me are going to get one week all inclusive vacation down there.


The hotel were going to stay at and film is called Valentin Imperial Maya, and it looks like paradise.   I look forward to getting some sun and hopefully see some Mayan ruins.   See you in a week!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video&#x21; - &#x22;The Warehouse&#x22;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Tricopter</category><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-26T14:36:41+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/40fd98c8e67a1ebe97db4dea005b3b88-267.html#unique-entry-id-267</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/40fd98c8e67a1ebe97db4dea005b3b88-267.html#unique-entry-id-267</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I give you my first FPV video from the United States of America:


<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A5Ptwt27INQ?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


The story behind the video:


I was talking to Chad about cool places to fly FPV around here, and he told me about an old abandoned factory/warehouse in Canton, Ohio.   Which he thought would be perfect to get some cool shots at.   The best part is that he just happened to know the owner.


So Chad, Christian (Chads son) and I jumped in the car and a couple of minutes later we arrived at this really derelict old warehouse.   It looked so creepy even during the daylight.   It was such a big place as well.   There were multiple buildings with multiple floors with endless places to fly and get cool shots.   Unfortunately it was to dark to get cool indoor footage with the gopro, so we did most of the flying outdoor.


At one point we climbed up to the roof.   Chad brought his FT flyer and we had a blast.   Chad flying his plane around over the rooftops and me trying to follow him with the tricopter.   It was one awesome day.


The music in the video was created by one of Chads employees at StoneKap, Michael Camenet.   He is just amazing when it comes to composing music and editing video and he was kind enough to make me a tune to use in the video.


I hope you guys like the higher tempo and flow of the video.


Be sure to tell me what you think.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SEFF 2011 Teaser</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-19T19:09:30+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6194f53dcc38ebdfb2eb278fc243475c-266.html#unique-entry-id-266</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6194f53dcc38ebdfb2eb278fc243475c-266.html#unique-entry-id-266</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Flitetest just released this teaser of SEFF 2011


<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5ohVCIuaPn4?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


It really portraits the awesomeness of SEFF in my opinion.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SEFF 2011</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-18T22:26:57+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/dfb4c52535364368f3e85f27987275ec-265.html#unique-entry-id-265</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/dfb4c52535364368f3e85f27987275ec-265.html#unique-entry-id-265</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The drive down took nearly 18 hours, but that was mainly because we hit traffic a couple of times and maybe my 3 Tricopter flights didn&rsquo;t help speed things up.   Since we were 7 people in total plus gear and airplanes we took two SUV&rsquo;s.   I was in the car with Chad, the producer and Josh Bixler so we talked RC non-stop the entire way down, which made the trip seem a lot shorter than it was.


I have to give a shot out to FATZ, which is the restaurant where we had dinner.   They are located right next to a giant water tower shaped like a peach (which was awesome to fly around with the Tricopter).   And despite the name they had one of the best burgers I ever had and the people there were super nice.


...We arrived at the hotel at 2 in the morning and we pretty much went straight to bed.   The next morning we got up early, bolted down some breakfast and drove straight to Hodges field.


...The flight line was smaller than I expected but the camping area was way bigger.   There were people everywhere and planes in the air as well as on the ground. 

...EZ-up&rsquo;s and planes right next to the flight line


...Flying-Monkey, the president of the Flitetest fan club showed us around and introduced us to a lot of people.


...Some of the people I got to meet were Diggs, Jamie and DJ Moose from ATTF, Just plane Chris from Inside Heli, Michael Hancock from the Crash Cast, Kevin Hines one of my FPV heroes and Bildo Baggins another famous RCG user.


...Everyday at 12 there were a noontime demo where vendors showed of new products and such.   The most impressive part by far was Mac Hodges flight with his giant B29 equipped with 4 100CC motors. ...  He also releases a Bell X1 that someone else pilots down to the ground, but just before landing it ignites a rocket engine and shoots back up into the sky. 

...Right after the noontime demo it was time for the daily full contact combat. 

...After the sun had set I expected that the flying would practically come to a stop but on the contrary, there seemed to be at least as many night flying planes at SEFF.


...We got to interview a lot of cool people and I look forward to watching the upcoming episodes of Flitetest.


...Since I&rsquo;ve complained about Americans putting cheese on everything they eat, the guys though it would be amusing for me to meet this lady:
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m leaving for SEFF&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-13T15:42:16+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/28bb5c83125bacf0aaa413f0420e0fb7-264.html#unique-entry-id-264</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/28bb5c83125bacf0aaa413f0420e0fb7-264.html#unique-entry-id-264</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow morning the Flitetest and I will be leaving for South Eastern Flying Festival (SEFF).   We will be attending the event Friday and Saturday, meeting fans and interviewing interesting persons.


I&rsquo;m so looking forward to it as Diggs on ATTF have been hyping it for 3 years.   He is by the way one of the people I look forward to meeting there.   Will any of you be attending?   Hmm, most of you that are going will probably already be there, and not read this until you get back home ^^


Well if you see a guy in RCExplorer.se t-shirt be sure to say Hi.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>My impressions of the US</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-11T16:51:53+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/074ec1eda19ffb71a5301a88d2161a12-263.html#unique-entry-id-263</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/074ec1eda19ffb71a5301a88d2161a12-263.html#unique-entry-id-263</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Americans don&rsquo;t have the blinds in between the two sheets of glass in their windows.   In Sweden that&rsquo;s more or less a standard.


Amaricans put cheese on everything and lots of it.   Since I&rsquo;ve arrived I think I&rsquo;ve had like two meals without cheese.


Americans deep fry everything. 

...All stores are so huge.   A hardware store is larger than an entire mall in Sweden.


Americans drive huge cars.   I&rsquo;ve only seen a handful of &rdquo;normal&rdquo; sized cars.   I was surprised the other day when I saw a H2 Humvee and didn&rsquo;t react to the size of it.   I think I&rsquo;m getting used to everything being so big here.


Gas price is 1/3 of what it is in Sweden.


...They should relax a bit.


You can start a conversation with anyone here.   Americans love to talk with whom ever.   I like that a lot.


The power-outlets in the US look like sad faces that are trying to say  -&rdquo;No, please don&rsquo;t shove that thing into my eyes&rdquo;


I feel bad every time I plug in a cable.


I love it here though.   Times flies by and I&rsquo;m trying to grab on to it as hard as I can.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The last KK flight controllers</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-04-06T14:11:43+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/544e0578e5c7c62c535f0130885226ee-262.html#unique-entry-id-262</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/544e0578e5c7c62c535f0130885226ee-262.html#unique-entry-id-262</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Update: All boards are now sold out.   I will not be making any more.


Hey guys, I just want to let you know that I have a couple of KapteinKUK multi-rotor flight-controllers flashed with Tricopter firmware ready for shipment.   These are the last ones that I have and I will not be making any more flight controllers.   This is the last batch.


<br><br>


Send me an e-mail if you&rsquo;re interested, the price will be 1000SEK (about $158 with todays exchange rate) shipping included.   I prefer payment through Paypal, unless you have a Swedish bank account.


<br><br>


I just want to make it clear that the flight-controllers comes with Tricopter firmware installed.   I made the boards just before leaving for the US, and the boards are back home in Sweden with my wife, who will handle the shipping.   As I brought the AVR programmer with me, she can&rsquo;t change the firmware in the board.


<br><br>


First come, first served.


More info about the board can be found here


The setup guide for the board can be found here]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Toledo Show and ETOC</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-04T17:00:18+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/52e2af438335aca6d1c1ad9cab711310-261.html#unique-entry-id-261</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/52e2af438335aca6d1c1ad9cab711310-261.html#unique-entry-id-261</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This past weekend we, that is to say the full Flitetest crew and I, attended the 57th annual Weak Signals RC Expo (also known as the Toledo Show).


This was my first time meeting the Flitetest guys and what a great bunch!   The atmosphere and dynamic of the group was so nice.   We are going to have such a great time together.


...All big resellers and manufacturers were there, in fact there were over 200 exhibitors.   And that is not counting the entire second floor that was jammed packed with swap shoppers.   There were also RC themed symposiums going on all the time in the conference rooms.


In the Multiplex/Hitec booth I got to see this:


It&rsquo;s the new Dogfighter and it looks so good! 

...In the XPS booth I got to play with their new 16 channel super radio.   I think it&rsquo;s going to be an awesome radio.


...Running down the middle of the main room was a row of low tables where anyone that wished to enter the &rdquo;modeling competition&rdquo; could place their models for judging.   One of my favorites was this huge Bea Hawk turbine powered monster of a plane.


We got to meet some very interesting people, like Jim Bourke, the founder of RCGroups.com.


...And Ben Fisher, the owner of 3D Hobby shop, who is a really cool guy.


...We also checked out the ETOC competition which was pretty cool. 

...If you want more pictures of the Toledo show I can recommend this and this thread on RCGroups, and for more pictures and videos from the ETOC I can recommend checking out this thread on RCGroups.


Flitetest interviewed a lot of cool people and the videos from the show should be available soon.


Just after the show I got to fly Josh Bixler&rsquo;s Tricopter.   Troubble is that I crashed it... 4 times. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m in the US&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-04-02T13:49:01+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/622315c1f4d357144684aba61c072980-260.html#unique-entry-id-260</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/622315c1f4d357144684aba61c072980-260.html#unique-entry-id-260</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After a very very long trip that took over 22 hours, I&rsquo;m  happy to tell you that I&rsquo;m finally in the US!   The flights wasn&rsquo;t that bad though.   I got an entire row of seats to my self so I could move around freely and sit pretty much how I liked without disturbing anyone.   The inflight movie system had such a poor picture and audio quality but Luckily I converted some movies and tv-series to watch on my Iphone.


The Boeing 757-200 is a pretty nice plane.   Not the nicest one out there but good enough.   The approach to JFK was was pretty exiting as the plane actually made a circle above the city before landing.   So I got to see the Statue of liberty and the Brooklyn bridge which I thought was pretty cool.


I was pretty anxious about passing the US customs as my bad was packed with three tricopters, one quad, video gear, video transmitters and an RC transmitter.   But to my great surprise they just let me pass without a single question.


The flight from JFK to Cleveland was in a Embrarer RJ135/145, which is pretty small compared to all other planes that I&rsquo;ve traveled in.   It was pretty nice though, it felt powerful and agile compared to the 757.   The sun was setting as we took-off and it was a beautiful sky to fly in.


I was so exhausted when I finally landed in Cleveland.   As I never had met Chad before, just talked over Skype and exchanged emails, I didn&rsquo;t quite know what to expect.   But he&rsquo;s one the greatest guys I ever met!   I think were going to have an awesome time together.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Soon ready for takeoff</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>USA Adventure</category><dc:date>2011-03-28T15:23:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d61b42b4f0d94483a8a3985a710d27c6-259.html#unique-entry-id-259</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d61b42b4f0d94483a8a3985a710d27c6-259.html#unique-entry-id-259</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ It&rsquo;s less than 22 hours until I&rsquo;m up in the air.   I&rsquo;ve been really busy getting ready for the trip.   So busy that I haven&rsquo;t had time to even update the site.   But that is about to change.   I&rsquo;ll be updating much more frequently from now on, charing my experiences and whacky adventures with you guys.


I&rsquo;ll be flying in a Boeing 757-200 from Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) to New York (JFK).   My flight leaves at 9.15 UTC/GMT tomorrow morning.   The flight number is Delta Airlines 203.   You can track me on FlightRadar.


I have a tip for all of you that plan on flying anytime soon.   Check out SeatGuru.   They list all the best seats on nearly any airplane type.   They also have great travel tips.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New logo</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-03-28T15:16:25+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fe47bec1cd70e8b21b21955c67e764f8-258.html#unique-entry-id-258</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fe47bec1cd70e8b21b21955c67e764f8-258.html#unique-entry-id-258</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I finally have a new logo!   After a very long time I finally got around to fixing a proper logo.   I threw the old one together more or less just to have a logo of some kind, but I&rsquo;ve never been very happy with it.   But I&rsquo;m now proud to present the new RCExplorer.se logo!


A big thanks to Mikkis who helped me transform my ideas into ink.


So how do guys think?   Do you like it or do you prefer the old one? 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m going to the USA&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-03-18T05:44:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9ef385beb054662c8f58ed402ea51460-257.html#unique-entry-id-257</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9ef385beb054662c8f58ed402ea51460-257.html#unique-entry-id-257</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[That&rsquo;s right!   I&rsquo;m crossing the great pond and vill be entering the United States of America in just 11 days time.


It&rsquo;s my great friend Chad Kapper, the creator of Flitetest who is both sponsoring the tickets and letting me stay at his place for 6 weeks!   What a great guy.   I really look forward to coming to Ohio and whilst I&rsquo;m there I plan on challenging mr Josh Bixler to a RC duel to the death!   (Ok maybe not death, but something close to it) I think we&rsquo;re going to have a great time and make some entertaining videos for you guys to enjoy.


Also we, that is to say the Flitetest crew and I, will be attending the Weak Signals Toledo show in Ohio on April 1st, 2nd and 3rd.   If you got the opportunity, do swing by and say hi.   I always love to talk to new people.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Free RC song and ringtone</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-03-16T09:30:42+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1bdcce7564a60a584e935c83c7cbb06f-256.html#unique-entry-id-256</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1bdcce7564a60a584e935c83c7cbb06f-256.html#unique-entry-id-256</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A year ago I went over to a very good friend of mine, Andreas Schelin, with my Twin Star II under my arm.   I placed the TS2 on the floor of his &ldquo;workshop&rdquo; and Andreas started placing tripods around the room.   A couple of minutes later there were wires hooked up all over the place.   Andreas stared at a computer screen before turning to me and giving me the thumbs up.   I grabbed the tail of the TS2 and gave it wide open throttle.


You see Andreas is a musician and he wanted to make a RC song.   That night we sampled RC sounds together and only a week later the song was complete.   I used it in my &ldquo;FPV in the Fireworks on New Years Eve&rdquo; video;


<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rG67VpXhx6k?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


I&rsquo;m now happy to tell you that I have Andreas permission to share the song with you to use in whatever way you like.


You can download the song by clicking the link below


Twin Stars (RCExplorer Anthem) - By Andreas Schelin.

...And as an added bonus he also made a short ring/sms -tone:


RCExplorer ringtone.  MP3


And for those with Iphones:


RCExplorer ringtone.

...A big thanks to Andreas Schelin


Visit his site at http://goto.glocalnet.net/schelinstudios/]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Arenan in Sk&#xf6;vde 2011</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2011-03-13T19:42:13+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4ecb1f3e506b2947d44939dd513a4aef-255.html#unique-entry-id-255</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4ecb1f3e506b2947d44939dd513a4aef-255.html#unique-entry-id-255</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Every year I attend a local swap-meet in Sk&ouml;vde.   It&rsquo;s always a great time to buy stuff at good prices, swap stories and fly inside the big &ldquo;Arenan&rdquo;.   I had a really good day and met lots of new people.   This year we did something different, a pylon race with multirotor platforms.   There were three MK controlled platforms - 1 tiny quad, 1 standard size quad and 1 hex competing apart from me with my KK tricopter and my friend Christian&rsquo;s AR Parrot drone.


Getting ready for my flight.


I flew my race in FPV, which was quite a lot harder than I thought it would be, but I gave it my best.


Here is a video of my flight;


<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V4lSc3bWx38?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Unfortunately I forgot to start the recording on my GoPro, so no in air video.


We had a great time.   Christian knocked over three of the six pylons with his AR drone and the hexacopter blew away the pylons completely!   I hope we can do this again next year.


(Photos and video by Patrik Gustavsson)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m back in business</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-02-25T17:08:08+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c0131b214b498f9e9f21bd58a1a8a8e1-254.html#unique-entry-id-254</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c0131b214b498f9e9f21bd58a1a8a8e1-254.html#unique-entry-id-254</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yeah!   My hand is finally healed!   (for those who forgot read this) The great news is that I don&rsquo;t have to have surgery.   The finger healed in the right direction and I can now use it again.   Sorry for the lack of updates but I do promise a treat for you very soon.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New FPV video&#x21; - In 3D&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-02-26T17:08:12+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cb5735301b7bca3265eaa75cae7f0e39-253.html#unique-entry-id-253</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cb5735301b7bca3265eaa75cae7f0e39-253.html#unique-entry-id-253</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m proud to present the first HD 3D FPV video!


<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1HvWHSLd2qE?  rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Don&rsquo;t have any 3D glasses?   You can either watch it in 2D by clicking the &ldquo;3D&rdquo; menu on the bottom of the clip, click &ldquo;other options&rdquo; and choose &ldquo;No 3D glasses&rdquo;.   You can now choose only to watch the left or right camera.


Or you can make your own 3D glasses by using a red and blue/cyan marker and color a CD-cover, like this:


Be sure to have the red color over the left eye to get the proper effect.


To make this video I equipped the Tricopter V2 with two GoPros mounted upside down.   I flew in &ldquo;2D&rdquo; by using the live output from the right camera.


I call it the TriDcopter ^_^


With 10*4.7 GWS props I got plenty of lift.   Flight time was about 8 minutes in the cold weather.


Some of you might have noticed the HobbyKing logo in the video.   That&rsquo;s because I am now being sponsored by HobbyKing.com!   This means that I can step up my game and make even more videos and projects.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Octocopter progress</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2011-02-17T12:49:14+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a8326ffa533f7eeacef67f9ad80532c2-252.html#unique-entry-id-252</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a8326ffa533f7eeacef67f9ad80532c2-252.html#unique-entry-id-252</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve made some progress on the Octocopter build.   I&rsquo;m currently building a two axis camera gimbal that&rsquo;s going to be stabilized thought the MK flight controller.


More pictures on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FY21AP + AP117</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-02-09T06:35:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/87c0cf82d57445358c07ccf5682cab18-251.html#unique-entry-id-251</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/87c0cf82d57445358c07ccf5682cab18-251.html#unique-entry-id-251</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Remember my disqualification from FPV-community&rsquo;s competition?   I have some great news, Feiyu Tech thinks I deserve a FY-21AP and AP117 OSD and so they sent me a package to review.


It arrived yesterday and here are the first pictures:


Nicely packaged in plastic cases.


The FY21AP comes with a GPS, vibration dampening mount, vibration dampening tape, velcro, a jumper, and all the cables needed.


The AP117 OSD comes with a 100A current sensor, Deans Ultra connectors, and all the cables needed.


I can&rsquo;t wait to try it out.   A big thanks Feiyu Tech and Ben Warren for taking action and making this happen.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>KK Flight-controller setup guide</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-02-02T09:10:46+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/092dad43a621022571c7ef771937e68d-250.html#unique-entry-id-250</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/092dad43a621022571c7ef771937e68d-250.html#unique-entry-id-250</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The interest in my KK flight controllers was bigger than I had anticipated.   I&rsquo;ve actually sold all of the boards that I had parts for, but as so many of you wanted a controller from me, I&rsquo;ve ordered some more parts and will have another set of boards ready in another week or so (or two weeks if anything I&rsquo;ve ordered is delayed).


Some people have actually already got their boards and are now asking for the setup guide.   I have the great pleasure to tell you that the wait is now over!   So far the guide only covers Tricopter and Quadcopter configurations, but more configs are coming soon.


Update: Quadcopter-X configuration guide is now available as well.


Update 2: Y6 and Hexacopter configuration guides are now up and running.


A big THANK YOU!   to all of you that has bought a flight-controller from me.   I hope that you&rsquo;ll be pleased with it and that you will share your projects.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Help me win</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2011-01-16T10:20:58+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/48cb136a00e556ce39ed38f9f5efa16f-249.html#unique-entry-id-249</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/48cb136a00e556ce39ed38f9f5efa16f-249.html#unique-entry-id-249</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I need your help my friends.   Every month FPV-Community hosts a video competition.   This month the price is a FY21AP System with Return-to-Home, OSD and AP117 GPS.   I&rsquo;ve been planning on getting a similar system for an upcoming project, and this would save me a lot of cash that I can use on the rest of the very complicated and expensive project.


All you have to do is vote for my entry in this thread.   Thanks for your help!


Update


I was disqualified from the competition due to making this post.   Although no rule prohibits promoting your video.   Other participants in previous competitions have promoted their videos on various online forums before without being disqualified, and I feel very unjustly treated.


After my protest, among some others, the moderator decided to close down the competition entirely, instead of having the courage to admit that his decision had been faulty.   A very sad story, as I have previously had great trust in him and the forum.   This will be a unhappy ending to my connection to that forum.


You can read it all in this thread, if you wish to see how it came to be like this.


A big thank you to all that voted for me, and to those defending me in the thread.


Update 2: Feiyu Tech stepped up and sent me a FY21AP + AP117 OSD!


Thanks Feiyu Tech and Ben Warren for making this happen.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>KK Flight-controllers for sale</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-01-19T14:21:51+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e0d3a2987412f58a049e67d3f4aceb87-248.html#unique-entry-id-248</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e0d3a2987412f58a049e67d3f4aceb87-248.html#unique-entry-id-248</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Update: All boards are now sold out.   I will not be making any more.


Many, many people have asked me if I sell complete KapteinKUK multi-rotor flight-controllers (the one I use on the Tricopter V2), so far the answer has been no. ...  I will soon be offering 100% complete and tested KK flight controllers, made with high quality components and a lightweight PCB, programmed for the multi-rotor-type of your choice


...The first batch will be ready in less than two weeks, so send me an e-mail if you&rsquo;re interested, the price will be 1000SEK (about $150) shipping included.   I prefer payment through Paypal, unless you have a Swedish bank account.   I will get back to those on top of the waiting-list when the cards are ready.   So, wether you live in Sweden or not, now you&rsquo;ll have the chance to get you own KK-card, built and tested by RCExplorer!


...	◆	100% Pre-built, no extra assembly required.


...	◆	Pre programmed for the multi-rotor type of your choice.


	◆	100% of all functions tested before being shipped.


...	◆	Price: about $150 (shipping included, worldwide).


	◆	The pictures below show a complete board, ready for shipping:


Why buy from me and not the cheapest alternative:


My boards are made using through-hole-components, which are more crash-resistant and easier to repair/replace, if something should happen.   I only use high-quality components and the price reflects that as well as that my production is on a very small scale.   The alternatives I have found (and some of you) cost around $120 (including shipping).   The extra $30 for one of my cards will give you a better product and a closer connection to the maker - I will offer you help if it breaks and repair it for very reasonable sums if you happen to crash. 

...A full guide for how to install and trim out your KK-platform is coming soon!


Update: The guide is now ready!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I broke my hand</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2011-01-12T12:53:04+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3f55cd357609ca7aea8e7af336fb0bb8-247.html#unique-entry-id-247</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3f55cd357609ca7aea8e7af336fb0bb8-247.html#unique-entry-id-247</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Winter can cruel here in Sweden.


Now I got to wear a cast for at least 4 weeks and then a plastic-support-thingie for another 2 weeks.   Which means no flying for a long while :(]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2011-01-07T12:42:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ba11c31bb018b71fbf14995bce5af236-246.html#unique-entry-id-246</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ba11c31bb018b71fbf14995bce5af236-246.html#unique-entry-id-246</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hydrogen balloons, fireworks and FPV, What more can you ask for in a video?


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This has been by far the hardest video that I&rsquo;ve made so far.   So many things that went wrong or simply didn&rsquo;t work. ...  Minus degrees and snow didn&rsquo;t put me of, those balloons had to be popped.


This is the remote bit-switch I used to remote ignite the roman candles attached to the tricopter.


...A 12ohm 1/4W resistor and a match-head.   When connected to 12V the resistor draws 1A which means that it has to deal with 12W of heat (I^2*R=1*1*12).   The resistor is rated for 0.25W (1/4W) and thus heats up so much that it ignites the match-head.   Be sure to choose the correct value on the resistor if you plan on trying this out for your self.   A to large value and it won&rsquo;t get hot enough and a to small value and the resistor wire inside will burn off like a fuse and break the circuit without generating the heat needed.


...It&rsquo;s nothing more than a couple of buttons and relays.   It&rsquo;s designed to be safe and reliable.   First you need to arm the unit and then you need a two hand grip to fire either outputs.


...Snow is one thing there are ample of here in Sweden.


...It packs two 100 rocket packs and is equipped with smoke dispersing fan.


...It&rsquo;s always best to end with a bang.


...It took 18 hours to edit, days to plan and I nearly lost both my feet to frostbite. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Secret project teaser</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-12-30T19:51:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/48a4b2c90bfed80362294826134a6463-245.html#unique-entry-id-245</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/48a4b2c90bfed80362294826134a6463-245.html#unique-entry-id-245</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a little teaser of what I&rsquo;ve been working on the last week or so.   I think you&rsquo;ll enjoy it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tricopter V2 build log - Finished&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-12-20T17:12:34+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c491d4d39b11fa085e8aa678aa4c9a3b-244.html#unique-entry-id-244</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c491d4d39b11fa085e8aa678aa4c9a3b-244.html#unique-entry-id-244</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Tricopter V2 build log is now completed!


And since you asked for it, I made PDF templates for the center plates for both the V1/V2 and V1.5.   Simply download and print.


Be sure to post pictures if you build one.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We have a winner&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2010-12-14T06:09:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/586574e651ffb6d4fcbd13d752f54607-243.html#unique-entry-id-243</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/586574e651ffb6d4fcbd13d752f54607-243.html#unique-entry-id-243</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Drumroll please...


The winner of the KK flight controller Give Away is...


Mathew Wellington from New Zealand!


Congratulations Mathew!   I hope you&rsquo;ll share some pictures or video of your multi-rotor build.


I like to thank all of you that participated.   Every cent donated to this Give Away will go towards making my next FPV video.   Stay tuned and I don&rsquo;t think you will be disappointed.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New end-date on the Give-Away</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2010-12-07T19:03:43+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c3abdb1d9a2e30f809243c99689284c7-242.html#unique-entry-id-242</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c3abdb1d9a2e30f809243c99689284c7-242.html#unique-entry-id-242</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve changed the end-date on the Give-Away from the 19th of December to the 13th.   I also wish to clarify that it ends at 23.59 GMT+1, as my distant friends will have to remember, there is a significant difference in time...


The reason for this is that I found out that if I mail the package before the 15th the winner will have it before Christmas.   The winner will have to inform me what software to install before I send it, so therefore the Give-Away will end at the 13th.


Someone will have a merry Christmas!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I just buried my dog</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2010-12-07T06:21:20+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c376cb080d7c756789ded8547296dbc2-241.html#unique-entry-id-241</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c376cb080d7c756789ded8547296dbc2-241.html#unique-entry-id-241</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But instead she became a happy-go-lucky companion dog who just loved to fetch balls, sticks and other things for much longer than you were able to keep throwing them. 

...In August she suddenly lost her eyesight completely and we were told that this was because of an inflammation in her eyes that made her develop high pressure in the eyes.   This is something that can happen after the type of surgery she had all those years ago, it might come soon after the operation or years after. ...  With continued medication hope was that the pressure would return to normal and the following check-ups showed that things were going in the right direction.


About three weeks ago, we discovered that her left (seeing) eye was runny and that she wanted to scratch it and that she didn&rsquo;t seem to see anymore.   When we got to the vet they told us that she had a bad cut on her cornea and that she was, right now, completely blind again.   With her underlying problems they weren&rsquo;t hopeful, but there was a chance that, if we could heal the cut, she might regain her eyesight.   We started her on medications and close follow-up vet. calls but, even though the cut healed, her eyesight was permanently gone this time.


As Chica has been raised and bred as an off-leash dog and we could see that she felt very insecure now that she was blind, she wouldn&rsquo;t even play anymore and we could tell she was unhappy, the best we could do for her was to relive her of her problems by having her put to rest. ...  We will always remember and miss her. 8 years is no age for a dog to go and we were not prepared to face this decision now, we though we had years left with her.


...We will remember all the good times we had, like playing in the snow or taking her with us to chase some planes, or clean up when eggs fell in the wrong place.


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The controller will come pre-programmed with Tricopter, Quad, Hexa or Y6 software. 

...The Give Away will end on December 13th, 23.59 GMT+1.   The winner will be announced on December 14th. 


Read more about the KK flight controller in the Tricopter V2 build log.


...- OR: Send me a post card (preferably with an airplane motive) with your contact info (name/phone/address/email) to:


...You can not enter via email!   All such emails will be ignored.


Every entry must be received between the dates NOW through DECEMBER 13th. 

...All proceeds will go towards making an awesome FPV video scheduled to take place this winter. 

...By entering this give away you agree to:


	&bull;	RCExplorer.se owes you nothing.


	&bull;	RCExplorer.se is not responsible for anything.


...	&bull;	If you do not agree to the rules of the free give away, then do not enter.


	&bull;	No family of RCExplorer.se crew can enter.


A couple of videos I&rsquo;ve made with my KK controlled tricopter:


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tricopter V2 Update</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-11-28T12:32:48+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/89c4e847477d02b363ecf74fb8680910-239.html#unique-entry-id-239</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/89c4e847477d02b363ecf74fb8680910-239.html#unique-entry-id-239</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just updated the Tricopter V2 build log.   Now you can build your own KK controller.


Click here to get to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Looking for a new job</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-11-25T06:19:33+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fa3c69201191392fa7a468f731f9c46f-238.html#unique-entry-id-238</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fa3c69201191392fa7a468f731f9c46f-238.html#unique-entry-id-238</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time for me to switch jobs.   I currently work in the electronics manufacturing business (who would have guessed?).   Problem is that I&rsquo;m one of the last one in and thus will be one of the first ones out, if the company starts laying off people, which it seems like they will around Christmas.


So I thought I might ask you guys; Anyone know of a good place to work that is currently hiring?   Preferably in Sweden.


Or what kind of job do you think I should be searching for?


I need all the help I can get.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I won&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-11-17T06:07:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/23f4823ef4839d4c8d576392cee3926f-237.html#unique-entry-id-237</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/23f4823ef4839d4c8d576392cee3926f-237.html#unique-entry-id-237</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Every month FPV-Community has a FPV video competition.   I&rsquo;ve participated in nearly every one, but have always come second to Trappy.   This month however, Trappy didn&rsquo;t participate and I won for the first time!   First price was a $50 coupon HobbyWireless so I ordered a new GoPro camera.


This is the video I entered in the competition:


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Keep up the good work guys!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter V2</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-11-20T12:23:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/37125bb1ecb28364f98a4e512ffd6095-235.html#unique-entry-id-235</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/37125bb1ecb28364f98a4e512ffd6095-235.html#unique-entry-id-235</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve just uploaded the first part of the Tricopter V2 build log.   The Tricopter V2 was actually started it&rsquo;s life nearly 6 months ago and during that time I&rsquo;ve been perfecting it.   After many changes, crashes and modifications I&rsquo;m now very happy with the way it flies.   I know many of you have been waiting for this for a long time.   I hope you will like it.


Take me to the build log!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video: &#x22;Leaf blower&#x22;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-11-02T06:16:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2a81c752b4f97ef6e2b3985098c4cb5b-234.html#unique-entry-id-234</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2a81c752b4f97ef6e2b3985098c4cb5b-234.html#unique-entry-id-234</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fall has come to Sweden and I couldn&rsquo;t resist blowing some leafs around.


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I wonder what the guy in the tractor thought when he spotted the tricopter]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The octo flies&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-11-01T14:48:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f650bed2dcc70d2596c1427a39e4f64a-233.html#unique-entry-id-233</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f650bed2dcc70d2596c1427a39e4f64a-233.html#unique-entry-id-233</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I  figured out how the software worked (after a bit of trial and error) and finally got it configured with the proper config file, balanced the props and hooked up a battery and took it out for a spin.


Read more on the build page
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MK Octocopter almost done</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-11-01T14:29:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3bfd666711a73989ca32a00ab3776092-232.html#unique-entry-id-232</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3bfd666711a73989ca32a00ab3776092-232.html#unique-entry-id-232</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Mikrokopter Octocopter build is almost finished.   All I need to do is to figure out the software bit and I can get it into the air.


Take me to the build page!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Awesome new youtube show</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-10-13T06:05:07+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1bee28965f992b05118a8bfe44fef21c-231.html#unique-entry-id-231</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1bee28965f992b05118a8bfe44fef21c-231.html#unique-entry-id-231</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A good friend of mine, Chad Kapper from the US, (who incidentally owns his own production company) has just started a RC youtube show.   Since he knows a thing or two about filmmaking, the show is very professionally made, has great flow and is technically appealing.   Chad is also a FPV flier and in this episode he uses his TwinStar to get some air to air footage of the Parkzone F4F Wildcat that&rsquo;s being reviewed.   Visit his site www.  Flitetest.com


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If you like the show be sure to subscribe!   The more people that like the show the bigger and better the show will be.


Great job Chad!   Keep up the good work!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m in a Swedish RC magazine</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-10-11T06:17:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c788e21aa4f4a88a440debd4276e083a-230.html#unique-entry-id-230</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c788e21aa4f4a88a440debd4276e083a-230.html#unique-entry-id-230</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Swedish RC magazine &ldquo;Radiostyrt&rdquo; has just published an article about the 24-hour competition I entered during my stay at Domaine du Planet.   The article is written by my friend Daniel Larson (http://www.pbase.com/larson_daniel) who was on the same team as my self.   The article is four pages long with lots of pictures.   Ahhh I hope I can reenter the competition next year.   I had such a good time.


For those of you that cant read swedish or can&rsquo;t get a hold of the magazine, Daniel shoot a bunch of great pictures during the competition: http://www.pbase.com/larson_daniel/24hours
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mikrokopter Octocopter build</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-10-04T20:50:38+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c91727a4fc7a631825728f93e8efc1bf-229.html#unique-entry-id-229</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c91727a4fc7a631825728f93e8efc1bf-229.html#unique-entry-id-229</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A good friend of mine, Corey, who lives on the other side of the &ldquo;pond&rdquo; (the US) asked me if I wanted to help building a Mikrokopter Octocopter kit he recently purchased.   I accepted right away.   It&rsquo;s not every day you get to build a 2000 dollar multi-rotor platform and compare it to your own 100 dollar platform...   I&rsquo;ve just started the build, check it out here


Take me to the buildlog]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New FPV video - &#x22;Reflections&#x22;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-09-21T18:19:13+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f8b4e6c5854866be1b531e40d21bcd1d-228.html#unique-entry-id-228</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f8b4e6c5854866be1b531e40d21bcd1d-228.html#unique-entry-id-228</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry guys for not posting as frequently as before, but life is really beating me down at the moment.   Just for you guys I stayed up late last night editing my latest video - &ldquo;Reflections&rdquo;


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This video was filmed in the small town I grew up in, Tibro.   I love flying over the water.   It&rsquo;s tough because you don&rsquo;t get the same visual references for estimating hight and speed.   But I like a bit of a challenge.   Hope you enjoy the video]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New firmware for the GoPro</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-09-20T17:04:58+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/13d6f2653959094d108f7402769b2eb2-227.html#unique-entry-id-227</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/13d6f2653959094d108f7402769b2eb2-227.html#unique-entry-id-227</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For those of you that have missed it, GoPro has released a new firmware for the HD Hero camera.   Why then is this such a big deal?   The new firmware transforms the HD Hero into a great FPV camera by enabling live output.   Now there&rsquo;s no more need to &ldquo;trick&rdquo; the camera for FPV use.   You simply enable live output in the settings menu once and every time you plug in the AV cable, the camera outputs a live video feed.


The updating process is pretty straight forward.   Simply follow the instructions on the GoPro site and you&rsquo;ll be fine.   I&rsquo;ve updated my camera and I can confirm that it works great.   I&rsquo;m so glad that I took the time to write the &ldquo;GoPro Hero HD Live output trick&rdquo; guide now ;)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Generous readers</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-09-15T20:26:12+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/edf8df308f64c9a93825b04dd17ca61f-226.html#unique-entry-id-226</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/edf8df308f64c9a93825b04dd17ca61f-226.html#unique-entry-id-226</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I would like to devote this post to all of you that have helped me financing this page and my projects.   Without you guys this page wouldn&rsquo;t be where it is today, and for that I thank you.   I would like to give a special thanks to Corey from the USA for all his generous donations.   I also want to thank Lucas from Switzerland, Charles from the USA, and Micke from Sweden.   Micke donated a Hitec Optima 6 receiver which will be placed in the Tricopter.


No matter if you simply visit this page, write a comment or donate money, I&rsquo;m grateful for your support.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m back&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-09-05T16:56:19+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f608c2ecebcdbc2dfca2e17f97914ae5-225.html#unique-entry-id-225</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f608c2ecebcdbc2dfca2e17f97914ae5-225.html#unique-entry-id-225</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi guys!   Sorry for disappearing on you.   I&rsquo;ve been moving to a new apartment (Yay!)   and I lost my internet connection a bit earlier than I expected.   But now I got it back and the move is nearly finished.   The new apartment is 3 room 72.5m2 compared to our old 2 room measuring 57m2.   This means that I get a RC-room!


It&rsquo;s quite a mess at the time but I think it will be awesome once it&rsquo;s done.


The weather here in Sweden has been terrible the past two weeks and I&rsquo;ve only flown once since the last update.   Oh when I say fly, I mean crash.


The horizontal stab came loose during launch...   Now I need a new wing, fin and stab.   I will definitely take the time to fix her up or get a new once because F3K is awesome.


Next update will be soon]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New guide: GoPro Live output</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-08-22T15:59:30+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/84bdd6616c0cc0b923265a4bb78f0e30-224.html#unique-entry-id-224</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/84bdd6616c0cc0b923265a4bb78f0e30-224.html#unique-entry-id-224</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever wondered how to get live video from a GoPro Hero HD camera?   I know lots of you do, because I&rsquo;ve got a ton of e-mails asking about it.   That&rsquo;s why I decided to make a guide explaining in detail how to get your GoPro Hero HD camera into Live output mode.   It doesn&rsquo;t require any modification what so ever to the camera.   It&rsquo;s also safe, easy and fast to do.


Click here to read the guide
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Promotional video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-08-17T06:24:18+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a019d11ff7c372c54a7d8b086879ec23-223.html#unique-entry-id-223</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a019d11ff7c372c54a7d8b086879ec23-223.html#unique-entry-id-223</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The guys over in France have made a promotional video for Domaine du Planet using some of the material I shot during my stay.


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I have not edit it, or have any part of making it (except shooting the aerial video).   I&rsquo;m glad that they could use some of the videos from the Tricopter.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-08-11T09:09:40+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1df4faa9a8c8233c388f5bd9b9b49e6e-222.html#unique-entry-id-222</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1df4faa9a8c8233c388f5bd9b9b49e6e-222.html#unique-entry-id-222</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this video I &ldquo;show and tell&rdquo; about my new F3K/DLG machine.   Subtitles are available for those of you that doesn&rsquo;t understand Swedish, click on the CC button and enjoy the show.


<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/svRIi_cgtJE&amp;hl=sv_SE&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/svRIi_cgtJE&amp;hl=sv_SE&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Domaine du Planet review</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-08-10T19:10:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bd7d9de3ce6813fa1f80c1651002fc8a-221.html#unique-entry-id-221</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bd7d9de3ce6813fa1f80c1651002fc8a-221.html#unique-entry-id-221</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just finished writing a review on my stay at the French RC-hotel, Domaine du Planet.   I hope you all will enjoy the review and that inspires someone to visit this RC paradise.


Take me to the review]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Santa must have confused the date</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-08-07T16:30:39+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0f8b96e74ba03d5b26506525b6d8e624-220.html#unique-entry-id-220</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0f8b96e74ba03d5b26506525b6d8e624-220.html#unique-entry-id-220</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[When I arrived home from Italy 7 new packages had arrived.   I didn&rsquo;t quite expect that many packages to arrive during my absence, but I&rsquo;m not complaining.


The packages contained:


1 Twinstar II model


2 Flymentor 3D


1 FY20A Flight stabilization system from FPV-flying.com


2 Simple OSD XL


1 GPS


9 Counter rotating 12*3.8&rdquo; Slow fly APC props


9 12*3.8&rdquo; Slow fly APC props


6 Hobby King 401B AVCS Digital Head Lock Gyro


2 300mW 1.3GHz video transmitters


1 DVD &rdquo;Hand Lauch pro clinic&rdquo; from Radio Carbon Art


1 Fatshark video goggles


1 Aiptek Z500+ HD camera


Now all I need to do is to find time to play with all my new toys]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m home again&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-08-02T17:19:28+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/50d310e238d746123dd52de8a4b94498-219.html#unique-entry-id-219</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/50d310e238d746123dd52de8a4b94498-219.html#unique-entry-id-219</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow what a trip!   My feet have never been so tired as they were after two whole days of walking in Venice.   But it was worth it.   Venice is a beautiful town.   The best thing that happened in Venice was that I got to take a helicopter flight above the town in the front seat of a Robinson R44.


After Venice we went to an island called Ustica.   It&rsquo;s a pretty small volcano island outside of Sicily.   The snorkeling there was awesome.   It was like swimming in an aquarium.   I brought the GoPro camera with it&rsquo;s waterproof case and made a short video for you guys:


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Wonder were we&rsquo;ll travel next time, any ideas?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m leaving for Italy</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-07-24T20:46:08+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e22b7642cdae97265afb35c58d28200c-217.html#unique-entry-id-217</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e22b7642cdae97265afb35c58d28200c-217.html#unique-entry-id-217</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning I&rsquo;m leaving for Italy.   This time though it&rsquo;s nothing more than a vacation.   No RC for one and a half week.   First we will be visiting Venice for a couple of days and then were of to an island called Ustica, where we&rsquo;ll be snorkeling and relaxing for the rest of the trip.


This means that the blog won&rsquo;t be updated for about two whole weeks guys.   Sorry.   I hope you&rsquo;ll manage without me.   While I&rsquo;m gone, fly a flight for me!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>What to buy for your first Tricopter?</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-07-24T15:42:10+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cd21f7ac0acc53ee22998362f1bd2b1e-216.html#unique-entry-id-216</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cd21f7ac0acc53ee22998362f1bd2b1e-216.html#unique-entry-id-216</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people have e-mailed me asking what electronics I recommend buying for their first Tricopter.   So I decided to make a list of what I&rsquo;ve tested and know work well.   This list is intended for a tricopter weighing under 1.2kg fully loaded.


3 x 2213N 800Kv Brushless motors


3 x TURNIGY Plush 18amp Speed Controllers


4 x Hobby King 401B AVCS Digital Head Lock Gyro


1 x 6 pack GWS 10*4.7 propellers


1 x 10 pack prop adapters


1 x BMS-385DMAX Digital Servo (Metal Gear)


1 x 3S 2200mAh Turnigy LiPo


1 x Turnigy UBEC for making the &ldquo;jump starter&rdquo; for the gyros


Info on building a Tricopter can be found in the build log


I also made a guide on how to setup a Tricopter


Facts about my Tricopter using this gear:


Power: 10.2A@11.6V - 6370RPM - 780 grams thrust / motor!


Size: 40cm radius (center to motoraxel)


All up weight: 777 grams


...Current draw during hover: ~8A


With the GoPro Hero HD and FPV gear mounted it weighs 989 grams and flies for around 12 minutes.


Hoped that helped someone out there]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>F3K build done&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-07-24T09:41:15+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0e51bf7dfff19a3d62786cdf2b0da8d7-215.html#unique-entry-id-215</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0e51bf7dfff19a3d62786cdf2b0da8d7-215.html#unique-entry-id-215</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s finished!   The build was quite straight forward and it didn&rsquo;t take that much time either.   I have flown it but you&rsquo;ll have to wait a bit for a flight report.


Take me to the build!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Aurora 9 and 8FG side by side</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-07-23T19:31:42+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fa169dbe7474a8edd87f9ae34e4be7ec-214.html#unique-entry-id-214</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fa169dbe7474a8edd87f9ae34e4be7ec-214.html#unique-entry-id-214</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My friend Christian reasonably bought a new transmitter as well.   He also was deciding between the Aurora 9 and the Futaba 8FG, but unlike me, he chose the 8FG.   This gave me and opportunity to really feel the differences &ldquo;in real life&rdquo;


From the left: Futaba 8FG, Hitec Aurora 9, Futaba 7C


The first thing that struck me was the size difference.   The 8FG is smaller and has a shorter span between the sticks.


The 8FG has a gorgeous, super clear screen which is flush with the case.   Which is nice as dust and dirt don&rsquo;t have any corners to get stuck in.   Programming is done by a single touch-wheel just like on an Ipod.   A thing that I like is the placement of the trim-tabs, much easier to reach.   The 8FG is about 100 grams lighter than the Aurora (Both transmitters equipped with the stock NiCd packs) but it also feels more &ldquo;plasticy&rdquo;.


I have pretty big hands and the Aurora fits my grip perfectly.   The feel of the sticks on both the Aurora and the 8FG are phenomenal!   Much better than on the &ldquo;cheap&rdquo; transmitters I&rsquo;ve owned before.


...Aurora 9 on the left 8FG on the right.


The 8FG is equipped with two knobs unlike the Aurora which something like trim-tabs that are programmable. ...  Both transmitter has two sliders on the sides/back.


So do I regret my choice buying the Aurora instead of the 8FG?


...I also like the telemetry and size/grip of the transmitter.   I don&rsquo;t think that I wouldn&rsquo;t been satisfied with the 8FG but now that I&rsquo;ve had the chance to compare the two, I belive the Aurora was the right choice for me.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;ve got new fancy transmitter</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-07-19T15:38:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f4c8a6051e67eac3b3e73b9107622ab8-213.html#unique-entry-id-213</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f4c8a6051e67eac3b3e73b9107622ab8-213.html#unique-entry-id-213</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I finally took the plunge and replaced my old Futaba 7C transmitter with a brand new, fancy one.   After much contemplation on which one to choose, I settled on this one:


The Hitec Aurora 9.   And I must say that I&rsquo;m very satisfied with my choice.   I love the touch screen and the powerful yet simple to use interface.   The grip is a perfect mach for my hands and the sticks feel smooth and precise.   A cool feature is the telemetry capability of the Hitec system.   Every 2.4GHz Hitec receiver will transmit the battery voltage on the plane back down to the transmitter, and you can set a low voltage alarm for every model.   I like that!


Size wise it&rsquo;s about the same as the Futaba 7C.


Hugh backlit touchscreen.


Many switches as well as two sliders on the sides.


Transmitter module is nice.   But the antenna cable sticking out isn&rsquo;t very sexy.


Time to try it out for real]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The F3K build soon finished</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-07-15T18:10:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f7f0fb61e8b69f7772ebcf6680117ec4-212.html#unique-entry-id-212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f7f0fb61e8b69f7772ebcf6680117ec4-212.html#unique-entry-id-212</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Time for an update on my DLG build.   I&rsquo;m nearly done.   I&rsquo;m aching to try it out! 


Take me to the build page.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>F3K here I come&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-07-10T12:06:32+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6edbd1935e8fbf7b57f897f7b0e188c4-211.html#unique-entry-id-211</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6edbd1935e8fbf7b57f897f7b0e188c4-211.html#unique-entry-id-211</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally I got my hands on a DLG (Discus Launch Glider) kit!   It&rsquo;s called the A2 and is made by two friends of mine here in Sweden.   Oooo I&rsquo;m so exited!


Enough talk let&rsquo;s start building!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New FPV video - Torque rolling 45&#x25; Yak54 above the water</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-07-02T06:42:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fe7d34fa4d0b5ce127de3155a0d502c6-210.html#unique-entry-id-210</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fe7d34fa4d0b5ce127de3155a0d502c6-210.html#unique-entry-id-210</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is finally completed.   I went trough roughly 900 songs before finding the one that would be my baseline.   It then took just over 20 hours to cut, trim and match the video to the music.   But it&rsquo;s finally done!   And here is the result:


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The airplane is a 3.1 meter (45%) Model Power Yak54 equipped with a 170CC DA170 engine.   It was a monster!   Weighing close to 18kg the turbulance from the propeller was much more that I though.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on ATTF again</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-07-02T06:21:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/987c1a84310fd3f1473dd0df5c7573a6-209.html#unique-entry-id-209</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/987c1a84310fd3f1473dd0df5c7573a6-209.html#unique-entry-id-209</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The good guys at All things that fly talk about my Welcome to Domaine du Planet video at 13 minutes in to episode #146.   You can download and listen to the episode here; ATTF #146.mp3


A big thanks to Diggs and Jamie for doing the shows.   I always look forward to tuesdays, because that&rsquo;s ATTF day.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Welcome to Domaine du Planet - New FPV video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-06-25T11:55:02+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1050c94257f2780ee116b510907c439f-208.html#unique-entry-id-208</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1050c94257f2780ee116b510907c439f-208.html#unique-entry-id-208</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m proud to present my latest video - Welcome to Domaine du Planet


I captured over 200 minutes of FPV video during my stay at the RC hotel Domaine du Planet in France, and this video is the result.   I hope the video properly communicates the beauty, calm and magic of the hotel and grounds.   Enjoy!


<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZN0PeD4B8c&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZN0PeD4B8c&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m home again</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-22T18:10:19+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8b686275588bd4f0a575c8949c64b53c-207.html#unique-entry-id-207</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8b686275588bd4f0a575c8949c64b53c-207.html#unique-entry-id-207</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After spending a total of 60 hours in a car, driving 4426 km and consuming 266,7 liters of fuel, I&rsquo;m finally home after my trip to France.   It&rsquo;s good to be home but I will definitely miss staying at Domaine du Planet.   I had such a great time.   Now I need to unpack and start editing the 200+ minutes of FPV video I captured.   I will also be writing a review of my stay at Domaine du Planet and also write a report on the 24 hour competition we participated in.   So stay tuned!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another teaser</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-06-20T12:03:52+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e8825ed301e3d282d49d99264aeecbdb-206.html#unique-entry-id-206</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e8825ed301e3d282d49d99264aeecbdb-206.html#unique-entry-id-206</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a quick teaser of what is to come.   I just have to get home and edit some video first...


Photo by Daniel Larson (http://www.pbase.com/larson_daniel)


Do you see the tricopter above?   The same picture, zoomed in a bit:
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>France is awesome&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-17T21:59:43+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0d27a6b603f06612c53792e5e020ca26-205.html#unique-entry-id-205</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0d27a6b603f06612c53792e5e020ca26-205.html#unique-entry-id-205</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m having a great time here in France at Domaine du Planet.   The weather wasn&rsquo;t great to start with, but it has improved in the last few days.   I had some technical troubles as well.   The brand new GoPro camera gave up and stopped working all together before I even could get one single flight with it down here.   But we ordered a new one with speed delivery from a French distributor and finally I could get some good video.   The FPV course got cancelled as there were too few participants, so I got reassigned to make FPV videos of the site and activities here instead.   So far I&rsquo;ve got a dozen FPV flights done.   I&rsquo;ve crashed my TwinStar by the way.   It&rsquo;s in a thousand pieces and I won&rsquo;t bother to try and repair it here.   I&rsquo;ve practiced a bit for the 24 hour endurance flight competition and we&rsquo;ve prepared the plane (a PolyClub) for the night time flying.


At the moment the greatest challenge has been to combine my FPV assignment with me teaching the wife to fly.   We&rsquo;ll see if she will be able to participate as a pilot on Saturday or not.   I really hope she will, as she looks badass with a transmitter.


A lot more has happened of course, but you&rsquo;ll hear about it another day.   Time for bed.   Bonne nuit from France!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sneak peak revealed</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-06-10T07:44:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/af7dc7bfab195ff2c21c38d952933f54-204.html#unique-entry-id-204</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/af7dc7bfab195ff2c21c38d952933f54-204.html#unique-entry-id-204</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Great job on guessing what the sneak peak was guys!   It is a new Tricopter flight controller.   The design and software are made by a genius called &ldquo;kapteinkuk&rdquo;.   By using the gyro sensors from three HK401 gyros, an Atmega processor and some capacitors and resistors, he made an incredibly versatile flight controller that can control a tri, quad, hex or hexY -copter.   And it costs no more than 60 dollars to make! 


Another great feature is that it takes care of all the mixing.   You only need 4 channels to control your copter.   It&rsquo;s quite simple to build as well.   You can read more about it on RCGroups.


But the best part is how it performs in the air.   The tricopter feels like it&rsquo;s on rails.   The flight controller uses an update rate of 180Hz, compared to 50Hz of a standard gyro.   Another great thing is that I no longer need to do the &ldquo;boot up trick&rdquo; to get the HK401 to arm the ESC&rsquo;s.   Simply plug in the power and fly.


The new tricopter will get a lot of air time in France and hopefully capture some of the magic of the country from the air.   When I get back I promise to make a build log of the new improved tricopter.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>IGG on &#xc5;lleberg</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-10T07:13:16+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/be7d0ee92d4d022e813eb02388aee767-203.html#unique-entry-id-203</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/be7d0ee92d4d022e813eb02388aee767-203.html#unique-entry-id-203</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This past weekend I went to a big scale glider meeting on &Aring;lleberg mountain in Falk&ouml;ping.   IGG stands for &ldquo;Intresse Gemainschaft f&uuml;r Grossegler&rdquo; which is german for &ldquo;common interest in big scale gliders&rdquo;


I&rsquo;ve never seen such large model airplanes in real life before.   They are huge!   The largest one I saw was a scale 1:2 glider which had a wingspan of 8 meters!   A 200CC tow plane was needed to get that beast into the air.   All the time I was there were at least 3 planes was in the air.   Two tow planes constantly towed new planes up.


Only a handful of the gliders were equipped with motors


The finish on these glass fibre monsters was impeccable.   It was a pure joy to admire these models on the ground as well as in the air.   What an effort it must have been to build these incredible gliders.


I had a great time and met a bunch of nice people.   To simply spectate and chill out for once made a nice change.   Thanks to all of you from &Aring;lleberg that took the time to talk to me.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m going to France&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-06T20:01:16+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/17dc2ba1af9a0b40e11c20b4c236e658-202.html#unique-entry-id-202</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/17dc2ba1af9a0b40e11c20b4c236e658-202.html#unique-entry-id-202</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m going to France to host an FPV course on the RC hotel Domaine du Planet.   It will be a five-day course, starting on Monday, teaching all there is to know (or all I know) about FPV.   Equipment, models, technical aspects, limitations, safety, etc...   Saturday-Sunday after the course has finished there is an RC-endurance contest at the RC hotel.   Teams of two (or three, if at least one is a woman) try to keep a plane up for as much of 24 hours as possible.   I will probably enter it with my friend Daniel, who lives down there, and we are trying to persuade my wife to join our team (although she will have to learn how to fly first).   If you know French, you can read more about it here.


...The hotel has everything for the RC-fantast, even a private runway and a small lake!


So on Thursday morning me and the wife are leaving for France.   We&rsquo;re going to drive there, as I want to bring some of my planes and equipment.   Not sure what airport security would think if I tried to check all of it in...   It&rsquo;s to bulky and fragile anyway.   We thought about going by train, but that would have been more expensive than driving, and it would have taken a lot longer, with a number of train changes.   Therefore, the wife and I decided to take our car. 

...If any of you feel like a vacation for the family and an FPV course for yourself in France in eight days, it&rsquo;s not to late to sign up.   Just contact Domaine du planet!   Otherwise, you will at least know why there won&rsquo;t be that many updates for the next two weeks, I&rsquo;m quite busy!   But, I promise, you&rsquo;ll get a full account of the trip as soon as I get back home.


Ok, I&rsquo;ll make a couple of updates before I leave.   I can&rsquo;t leave you hanging with the sneak peak, and I&rsquo;d like to tell you what I did this weekend too. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Visiting Norrk&#xf6;ping</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-05T08:09:24+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/66b260e9582d6e4eed5d4a871ea9a5a3-201.html#unique-entry-id-201</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/66b260e9582d6e4eed5d4a871ea9a5a3-201.html#unique-entry-id-201</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This past weekend I visited Norrk&ouml;ping&rsquo;s flying club &ldquo;Gamen&rdquo; to show and explain how FPV works.


Showing off Flytrons super tiny camera and video transmitter mounted on a very small helicopter


The club members were very nice people and easy to talk to.   I explained and showed what gear is needed to fly FPV, how to fly FPV and the safety aspects, all mixed in with a couple of my FPV videos.   They seemed to enjoy the event and I got a lot of good feedback on my performance.


I had a great time in Norrk&ouml;ping.   My friend Per let me pilot his competition DLG (Discus Launch Glider).   I desperately need to get myself one!   It&rsquo;s unreal how long you can stay up in the air on one throw.


A2 Competition DLG


Per launching his DLG]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A sneak peek of what is to come</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-01T20:36:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b873f97a63c26a06369d2b21bb17ff9c-200.html#unique-entry-id-200</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b873f97a63c26a06369d2b21bb17ff9c-200.html#unique-entry-id-200</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here are two pictures of the latest thing I&rsquo;ve been working on.


Anyone know what it could be?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A new GoPro</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-06-01T20:31:21+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1c3b941ec1f676030fb9e0a4a5a49a11-199.html#unique-entry-id-199</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1c3b941ec1f676030fb9e0a4a5a49a11-199.html#unique-entry-id-199</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My new GoPro Hero HD has arrived!


I&rsquo;ll promise to try and not lose this one.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>500 Youtube subscribers&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-06-01T18:44:48+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/121f8d3672adbfe439ccde6f2669214b-198.html#unique-entry-id-198</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/121f8d3672adbfe439ccde6f2669214b-198.html#unique-entry-id-198</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m sorry for not posting in a while.   I&rsquo;m extremely busy at the moment with and haven&rsquo;t had time to answer e-mails nor update the page.   I hope that the pressure will lift soon so that I can get back to posting regularly.


On a different note, I now got 500 youtube subscribers!   When I get a 1000 I&rsquo;ll send in a request to become a youtube partner.   A big thanks to all of you that have subscribed and support this page.   Without you RC wouldn&rsquo;t be as great as it is.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on ATTF</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-05-22T09:42:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/dcb42be73443338e4514186421fcc9d2-197.html#unique-entry-id-197</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/dcb42be73443338e4514186421fcc9d2-197.html#unique-entry-id-197</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The good guys at All things that fly talk about my Under the bridge and into a tree 2 video at 39 minutes in to episode #140.   You can download and listen to the episode here; ATTF #140.mp3


A big thanks to Diggs and Jamie for doing the shows.   I always look forward to tuesdays, because that&rsquo;s ATTF day.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I lost the GoPro Hero HD camera&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-05-23T09:42:02+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/dd1f13c2b04f00f30f8fe22619f23ef3-196.html#unique-entry-id-196</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/dd1f13c2b04f00f30f8fe22619f23ef3-196.html#unique-entry-id-196</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was late in the afternoon, the wind had died down and it was a perfect evening to fly FPV.


...After a couple of minutes of putting the video link to the test, I felt completely comfortable with the setup except for one thing, the pan was reversed.   I didn&rsquo;t want to land to correct it, nor did I want to try and correct it in the air, so I let it be for now.   The GoPro has such a wide angle and I don&rsquo;t often use the pan on the FunJet when flying fast. 

...I was so comfortable flying that I soon was flying a couple of decimeters above the ground at 100km/h. ...  Flying along the edge of the lake, looking to the right, I saw the sun low in the sky and reflected in the water. ...  I was flying pretty near the waterline and started to make a turn, but since I was so close to the ground I didn&rsquo;t feel comfortable not looking &rdquo;into the turn&rdquo;, so I pulled the stick to the left and the camera panned to the right! ...  I threw the stick to the right and had just enough time to see a tree branch before the video went black.


It&rsquo;s quite bizarre to know you&rsquo;ve crashed but still hearing the sound of a flying airplane for a second before the sound of the crash reaches your ears.


I was pretty sure that the airplane had cashed into the water so I threw of the goggles and ran down to the water as fast as my legs could carry me. ...  After searching for 10 minutes without any luck, I decided to put the FunJet and FPV gear back into the car.


...&rsquo;This shouldn&rsquo;t be too hard&rsquo; she said. 2 hours later we still hadn&rsquo;t found it and the light was fading so we couldn&rsquo;t keep on searching. ...  I had even climbed the tree to be sure that it wasn&rsquo;t stuck up there and while I was up there I scanned the water without spotting anything.   The water was perfectly still and shallow for about 50 meters, so I could see every pebble at the bottom, but no camera...


I knew that it was going to rain during that night but there was nothing I could do about it. 

...I was going to pull up every last strand of the tall grass in the area to make sure that I hadn&rsquo;t missed anything. 10 minutes after I arrived it started to rain. 5 minutes later it was pouring down. ...  A couple hours later the sun started to shine and I decided to have another go. ...  We spent 2 hours searching every last inch of land where it possible could have landed but, nothing... ...  It was a Sandisk Ultra III 16GB card and I had hoped that some of the video was going to be usable.


...Now all my hobby savings will have to go into buying a new GoPro instead of a discus launch glider which I was saving up to... ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV FunJet GoPro Edition</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-05-16T19:14:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8b92ff930aff787c964065386eff168e-195.html#unique-entry-id-195</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8b92ff930aff787c964065386eff168e-195.html#unique-entry-id-195</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the Aiptek Z500+ went and died on me, I decided to modify the FunJet to carry the GoPro Hero HD.   One nose shorter, it looks like this:


It may look ugly, but as long as I get some good video with it, I don&rsquo;t care.


Read more on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Aiptek Z500+ is dead</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-05-16T08:10:16+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2ec420c66611483369565e8313981aac-194.html#unique-entry-id-194</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2ec420c66611483369565e8313981aac-194.html#unique-entry-id-194</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After the crash I powered up the camera to makes sure that it still worked.   It did boot up and showed me the option to choose between &ldquo;Earphones&rdquo; and &ldquo;TV-out&rdquo;. -Great!   It works, I thought, and laid it a side for the moment to work on the tricopter.


After finishing the FunJet V2 build, it was finally time to get out and do some flying with the Z500+.   I drove to the field and set everything up for what was looking to be an awesome flight. ...  I powered everything up and looked in the goggles, the &ldquo;Earphones&rdquo; or &ldquo;TV-out&rdquo; screen was showing. 

...The &ldquo;Earphones&rdquo; or &ldquo;TV-out&rdquo; screen showed up, but when I selected &ldquo;TV-out&rdquo; the same thing happened yet again. 

...At home, I took a closer look using a magnifying-glass and found that the ribbon cable had been damaged during the crash.


The damage was minuscule and very hard to see but I was sure that I had found the problem.   So I decided to remove the old ribbon cable and replace it with a brand new one.   Only problem was that I had used epoxy to secure the ribbon cable at both ends!   Cursing my own stupidity I took out the hot air gun and began heating and removing the epoxy.   This turned out to be a pretty tedious job since both connectors was full of epoxy.


...FFC connectors usually are pretty hard to get to open and these connectors was no exception.   I managed to open the first one after a lot of wiggling and gentle pushing. 

...So, after hours of tracing where all the pads led to, scratching conductors and vias to be able to solder wires to, triple checking every connections in a microscope and with a multimeter, I finally got it ready.


With a pulse of 150, I hooked the camera up and flicked on the power... and nothing happened. ...  I tried several times, but I could not get it to work.   I looked over all the wires again, but could not find anything wrong.   I desperately tried everything from wrapping the cables in copper foil, twisted the wires, re-soldered cables... ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Review; Flytron DT-3K Headtracker</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-05-11T06:52:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3e143d19c4e35dbfb0d22fe04a0bc344-193.html#unique-entry-id-193</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3e143d19c4e35dbfb0d22fe04a0bc344-193.html#unique-entry-id-193</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve just finished my review of the Flytron DT-3K headtracker.


I&rsquo;ve tested it extensively and this is the best headtracker I&rsquo;ve tried so far.   Flawless precision, great resolution and very smooth head-tracking without the slightest jerking, stopping or jumps.   It&rsquo;s easy to mount, lightweight and built to last for a hundred years.   The PPM-Inject function makes this headtracker work with simple transmitters, as well as advanced ones, so there is no need to buy an expensive transmitter just to be able to use head-tracking any more...


Continue reading on the review page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Under the bridge and into a tree 2 this time in HD&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-05-07T05:57:48+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fb52553c5f07993427cfd91e4b0ecc4f-192.html#unique-entry-id-192</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fb52553c5f07993427cfd91e4b0ecc4f-192.html#unique-entry-id-192</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was 6:30am, a blue sky and no wind.   The park was empty, the ground was covered in a blanket of windflowers and the sun had just broken the horizon.   The GoPro Hero HD was hastily mounted with rubber bands.   Anything to be able to capture the glorious sunrise in HD.


Here are the results; Under the bridge and into a tree 2


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More info about the Tricopter setup can be found here]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter V1.5 is done and flown</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-05-04T06:30:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/69d21ee443d9675b406b80f69a87505b-191.html#unique-entry-id-191</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/69d21ee443d9675b406b80f69a87505b-191.html#unique-entry-id-191</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s done!   The tricopter V1.5 is operational.


It&rsquo;s not as pretty as the old one but I hope it makes up for it in the air.


Comparing the old Turnigy 302 gyros to the new HK401B, the HK401B&rsquo;s are much more sensitive to vibrations.   But once you get rid of the vibrations the HK401B&rsquo;s perform a little better than the 302&rsquo;s.   It feels a more...


Continue reading on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tricopter V1.5</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-05-01T18:03:42+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/94ce80526a63bd3b9fd9f3e8e1913e5d-190.html#unique-entry-id-190</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/94ce80526a63bd3b9fd9f3e8e1913e5d-190.html#unique-entry-id-190</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the Trunigy 302 gyros doesn&rsquo;t work well with my Futaba FASST receiver I decided to try using 4 Hobbyking HK401B gyros instead.


 But the HK401 gyros have a larger footprint and didn&rsquo;t fit the original frame, thus the Tricopter V1.5 was born.


Read more about on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tricopter maintenance</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-04-30T06:12:01+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/41677b07b06b627aca92549db12384f6-189.html#unique-entry-id-189</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/41677b07b06b627aca92549db12384f6-189.html#unique-entry-id-189</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My poor Tricopter has now suffered over 20 crashes and it&rsquo;s time to do some maintenance on it.


I replaced the two front wooden arms which had snapped after a couple of crashes and just jammed in place to be able to keep flying.   I also decided to replace the motor bells, shafts and propellers to make sure that it will fly silky smooth once again.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rewinding motors with great results</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><dc:date>2010-04-27T06:20:39+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6c7db8067ece32726b4a6bfd76e9f754-188.html#unique-entry-id-188</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6c7db8067ece32726b4a6bfd76e9f754-188.html#unique-entry-id-188</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since some of the magnets had come loose after some rough flights, I had to disassemble the Tricopter 2213N 800Kv AXN motors. 


While I was gluing the loose magnets in place I noticed that the winding wasn&rsquo;t very neat on the stator and there was pretty much room for extra copper, so I decided to rewind them.


The original motor (on the left) had 12 turns of 4-strand wire of pretty low quality.   On my rewound motors I used 0.5mm wire (0.46mm pure copper 0.04mm insulation) and made 13 turns per tooth to lower the kV a bit.


The back before connecting together the wires.


Original wire from one motor.


This is the schematics I followed when rewinding the motors.   It&rsquo;s the same layout as original windings.


All three done!


I thought they turned out pretty neat for being my first try.


I think they look much better.


Time to test them out!


To get an accurate comparison to the stock motors I mounted the motors on the tricopter, using the exact same electronics and settings.   I made sure that it weighed the exact same as when I timed the flight last time in which I got 15 minutes flat.


This time I got 16.5 minutes!   That is an 10% increase in flight time!


Pretty good considering all I did was to swap out some copper.   The rewound motors can also handle higher current due to the increased copper area.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Mini Discus is done&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-04-26T06:31:24+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4d1762d73906f53619a25d5387fbc6c4-187.html#unique-entry-id-187</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4d1762d73906f53619a25d5387fbc6c4-187.html#unique-entry-id-187</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Mini Discus 2C RC conversion project is done, and it flies great!   It&rsquo;s so much fun just throwing it into the wind and trying to find lift over small stuff lying around.   I managed to fly over 1 minute over a bush in the middle of a field.   Continue reading on the project page.


Link to the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Discus 2C RC conversion</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-04-22T06:26:15+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b0d1337d4750c66c6723b00afef1177b-186.html#unique-entry-id-186</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b0d1337d4750c66c6723b00afef1177b-186.html#unique-entry-id-186</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve started work on this little cute glider.   Originally it&rsquo;s a free flight model but I&rsquo;m going to RC convert it.   More info on the project page.


Link to the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yet another HD camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-04-17T18:32:51+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4e7ee8be0e60c714fc25fef9c59f8912-185.html#unique-entry-id-185</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4e7ee8be0e60c714fc25fef9c59f8912-185.html#unique-entry-id-185</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Look what I just got!


It&rsquo;s a GoPro Hero HD camera.   It&rsquo;s capable of 1080p in 30FPS and 720 in 60FPS with an average bit-rate of 15mbit/s and with a field of view of 170 degrees.   I&rsquo;m planning on mounting it on the Tricopter where the wide angle will be very handy when trying to avoid trees.


The camera empty, without battery and SD card weighs 70 grams.


With battery 96 grams.


With the waterproof housing 190 grams.


Everything in the box.   I got the &ldquo;Surf Hero&rdquo; only because the &ldquo;Naked&rdquo; package was sold out.


More info about the camera can be found here: GoPro&rsquo;s homepage


I tested recording a bit with the camera and the quality is excellent.   Very crisp, great colors and very detailed.   I think this is going to be an awesome camera.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Finally&#x2c; I catch a break&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-04-11T17:55:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a4377bc1109914db7e89cbade1135ea8-184.html#unique-entry-id-184</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a4377bc1109914db7e89cbade1135ea8-184.html#unique-entry-id-184</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After cooling down a bit after the disaster earlier this morning, I went out again to make a Tricopter FPV video.   This time I finally caught a break and everything worked out perfect!   Considering it had 14 crashes in total before this flight, I think it flies pretty darn good.


I proudly present my first Tri-FPV video; Under the bridge and into a tree


<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hLjhevIUj0&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hLjhevIUj0&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>This week just got worse</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-04-11T13:48:33+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ac732f66ecf4268efdf0b4f6b85df0f3-183.html#unique-entry-id-183</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ac732f66ecf4268efdf0b4f6b85df0f3-183.html#unique-entry-id-183</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After repairing the TriCopter, I went out this morning to the local park with the intention of making a FPV Tricopter video.   Since I&rsquo;ve got some vibration issues from the two previous crashes, I decided to use a &ldquo;normal&rdquo; CCD camera instead of the CMOS HD camera.   CMOS cameras are sensitive to vibrations due to their &ldquo;rolling shutters&rdquo; which creates what is know as the &ldquo;jello effect&rdquo; (here is a video showing the difference between a CCD and a CMOS sensor).   An other reason was that I expected to crash, and didn&rsquo;t want any more corrupted videos due to the camera losing power or the memory card popping out.


Well at the park I set everything up and took the TriCopter for a visual test flight before taking on the goggles. ...  To make absolute sure that it was recording properly I toggled input on my goggles to see that it was recording.   On my V-Mate I don&rsquo;t get any picture out during recording, just a black screen with a red box in the top left corner with REC printed in white letters. 

...First flight I took it pretty easy while getting used to the machine and developing a feeling for it. ...  This flight I got much more daring, flying between gaps in the trees, under branches, blowing leaves, until BANG! 

...I walked over and picking it up it seemed as if nothing was broken. ...  This time it was straight into a tree and this time some things were broken.   The battery strap had snapped and an arm had cracked at the base.


I didn&rsquo;t want to go home just yet so I took what was left of the strap and fastened the battery best I could.   The arm seemed to stay in place so I gave it another go. 

...A couple of magnets in all three of the motors had started coming loose, the cracked arm flew off a couple of times, the right side of the landing gear disappeared, but it still flew just fine. 

...When I came home, I started charging a couple of batteries and then sat down at the computer. 

...A black and white picture that was distorted and it looked as if it had been pushed down, with the bottom of the video on the top half of the screen.


...Desperate I picked up the V-Mate to see if something was wrong with it and there I found the culprit.   The video format switch was on NTCS instead of PAL (which is the standard for cameras here in Sweden).   It&rsquo;s a tiny switch that I have never touched since I got the V-Mate. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Having a bad week</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-04-10T15:40:31+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/be843746926ff94bdb23b7aa4487cb34-182.html#unique-entry-id-182</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/be843746926ff94bdb23b7aa4487cb34-182.html#unique-entry-id-182</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m having a bad week.    My first tricopter FPV flight was kind of a disaster and yesterday I was out doing the maiden flight of the FPV FunJet V2.


Having some sense I decided to maiden the FunJet without the FPV gear.   I did my usual maiden preflight check.   When I came to the movement of the control-surfaces my brain took a holiday.   For some reason I couldn&rsquo;t see if it rolled to the right or left when I moved the stick.   I thought they were inverted but to make sure I was thinking right I asked the wife.   She also thought that they were inverted so I reprogrammed the transmitter.   I picked it up, gave it 3/4 throttle and threw it straight forward.   The funJet torque rolls on launch which I&rsquo;m pretty used to, so I moved the stick to the right and BANG!   Into the ground she went.


My tip of the week is to not only double check that everything moves in the right direction, but to make sure you don&rsquo;t forget which way that is.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV FunJet V2 build</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-04-10T15:20:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fa47d7fe6adbceb47b0f4d1237d5884f-181.html#unique-entry-id-181</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fa47d7fe6adbceb47b0f4d1237d5884f-181.html#unique-entry-id-181</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m proud to present the FPV FunJet V2.   This is a direct replacement to the FPV FunJet that I killed a little while ago.


Link to the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>First Tricopter FPV experience</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-04-05T09:06:24+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c5bfdc819613f7e01963755f1166a5df-180.html#unique-entry-id-180</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c5bfdc819613f7e01963755f1166a5df-180.html#unique-entry-id-180</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I had just finished adding a FPV setup to the Tricopter and was itching to try it out for the first time. 

...I asked my wife to help me out by looking in the video goggles, while I flew the Tricopter visually. ...  I had to give it quite a lot of stick input to not have it carried away by the wind. ...  However I was weary to do my first Tricopter FPV flight in such strong winds so I took out the Multiplex MiniMag.   I was curios to see how this little high wing trainer plane would handle the wind and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. 

...After the flight we decided to go to another field further inland where the winds (hopefully) wouldn&rsquo;t be as strong.   To my surprise we saw my friend Christian flying his Easystar on the way, so we decided to stop and fly there instead.   When we got out of the car I noticed another car a bit further down the field with three people doing something on the ground. 

...I was quite nervous since this was my first FPV flight with something that hovers. ...  After slowly spinning up the props I gave it a punch to get it of the ground quickly and out of the ground effect. ...  At this point I was around 150 meters out and all of a sudden the tricopter just flipped upside down without any apparent reason and smacked straight down into the ground.   I had no idea what had happened but I walked over to inspect the damage both on my friend&rsquo;s and my own model. ...  When we were standing at the crash site the people further down the field crashed as well. 

...We walked back to the launch site where I had my FPV ground station and after checking that everything was ok, I made another flight. 2 minutes into the flight something horrible happened. ...  I had my 16GB SD card in and I was sure that it wasn&rsquo;t more than half full before I made the first flight.   I flew back, landed and picked up the tricopter in my hand upside down to be able to see the card bay on the camera. ...  I had a lot of pictures and videos on that SD card that I had yet to transfer to my computer. 

...I flew around looking at different things, flying through some trees and then I decided to fly a bit further away and then back again. ...  With my Futaba FASST gear I get 3km without a problem, and I have flown the tricopter with a black Assan receiver (without the FPV setup though) further away than 150m before. ...  I walked the walk of shame and found that this crash was quite a bit worse. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Package from Flytron.com</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-27T16:46:08+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4908f027384e87680f631b37247f6ee0-179.html#unique-entry-id-179</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4908f027384e87680f631b37247f6ee0-179.html#unique-entry-id-179</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just got a package full of review items from Flytron.com!


The package contained:


DT-3K Headtracker


SimpleOSD XL


10Hz GPS


11dBi 2.4GHz circular polarized patch antenna


Micro 50mW 2.4Ghz video transmitter


Micro CMOS Camera


USB to PPM converter


Now I got a lot of stuff to review!   I will begin with the DT-3K Headtracker.   Keep your eyes open for the review.


Everything unpacked.


The OSD and GPS compared with the OSD PRO from Eagletree. the Simple OSD weighs 1/4th of the OSD PRO.   I love the 10Hz GPS size compared to the 5Hz eagletree GPS.


...The Micro 50mW 2.4Ghz video transmitter and the Micro CMOS Camera are tiny!   Here they are compared to a &ldquo;standard&rdquo; lens lid and lens.   The transmitter weighs 1.5 grams and the camera 2.5 grams. ...  They both work straight of a 1S lipo.   I&rsquo;m itching to try them out!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More updates to the page</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-27T16:08:47+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7fa410098d48df681cfb25a1969586ad-178.html#unique-entry-id-178</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7fa410098d48df681cfb25a1969586ad-178.html#unique-entry-id-178</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you that have taken time to write to me via the contact page.   I&rsquo;ve tried to reply to them as soon as I have could.   I also have received a bunch of encouraging e-mails.  I appreciate that a lot.


I apparently have a lot of fans.   I received a couple of e-mails asking if it is possible to donate funds to support this homepage.   Wow, I never thought people wanted to give away money to help me feed my RC-addiction.   I must be doing something right!   This is why I added a donate page to the sidebar.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Updates on the page</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-25T12:29:34+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5c1b21fb548c13878fc1ec3dc67f61f5-177.html#unique-entry-id-177</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5c1b21fb548c13878fc1ec3dc67f61f5-177.html#unique-entry-id-177</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve made a couple of changes on the page.


I get a lot of messages through different forums due to the lack of an easy to find contact page, so I added one to the sidebar.   I also remade the whole FPV Videos page.   Now you get all the videos in chronological order with information about the setup I used when I made the video.   Check it out here and tell me what you think.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter guide is finished&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-25T10:25:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b3011c3a362f0d638da9a9acbb1ee7cf-176.html#unique-entry-id-176</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b3011c3a362f0d638da9a9acbb1ee7cf-176.html#unique-entry-id-176</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just finished up the tricopter setup guide!   It took a much longer time to write than I had expected, but I think I got all the necessary information on how to set up your own tricopter in there.


Sorry for the delay.   I hope you guys like the guide.


Read the guide]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I killed my FPV FunJet</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-23T06:05:23+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d2bf55e845a7bd748b6a6bf52c63de1e-175.html#unique-entry-id-175</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d2bf55e845a7bd748b6a6bf52c63de1e-175.html#unique-entry-id-175</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This time it was my FPV FunJet that didn&rsquo;t make it.


...I just had to get outside and fly some FPV.   I had equipped the FunJet with the Aiptek Z500 and this was supposed to be the first flight with it.   I gave full throttle and chucked the FunJet into the sky.   I love the way the FunJet fly, especially when it&rsquo;s dead calm.   After a while in the air, I noticed a tree line 300 metes long and only 3 or 4 trees thick. ...  I started to fly through the gaps in the trees. ...  On the way back I flew so low that the prop hit the loose snow.   I went back for 3 or 4 turns before I did something stupid.   I saw a bigger gap in the trees where a road crossed the tree line.   I decided fly at full throttle through the gap and then follow the tree line all the way around.   But when I got to the gap and started to turn I lost video signal for one second. ...  When I got the picture back I saw a big branch in the middle of the picture and then it went black again.   I heard a loud sound like a whip crack and knew that this was the end of the FunJet.


...I didn&rsquo;t even manage to find some of them.   The ESC lay totally disconnected 10 meters away and the motor lay nearly 50 meters from the tree! ...  I ordered a new one and I hope the next FPV FunJet will take up the mantel and do an even better job than it&rsquo;s admirable predecessor.


Unfortunately the camera was disconnected in the crash which resulted in a corrupt video.   I&rsquo;ve been trying like mad to get it to work but without success.   Anyone happen to be an expert in video recovery by any chance?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Teaching others about FPV</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-18T18:06:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2d7fb920c423f14a93ac313e568246ad-174.html#unique-entry-id-174</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2d7fb920c423f14a93ac313e568246ad-174.html#unique-entry-id-174</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday I was invited to a local club to talk about FPV.   It was Falk&ouml;pings model flight club, Blue Max, that had requested me to show my FPV gear, my videos and talk a bit about FPV in general.


It was nice to meet people sharing my interests and they really seemed eager to hear what I had to say.   I gave a presentation for about one and a half hour and then we mingled another hour away.   They showed me a bunch of slope-soaring models and I kind of want to try that now...   In Falk&ouml;ping, there is a great place for slope-soaring called &Aring;lleberg and they showed me videos from there.   When winter finally lets go I just might make a visit there.


For those of you that understand Swedish, they wrote about the visit on their homepage.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on the ATTF and InsideHeli Podcasts&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-16T20:10:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e79695c910202cf1ce6ce9095253481a-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e79695c910202cf1ce6ce9095253481a-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was sitting at work, doing a monotone task and listening to the newest episode of All things that fly,  when I suddenly heard my homepage being mentioned on the show.   They had found my Tricopter build and thought it was awesome.   They spent 5 minutes talking about the build and tricopters in general.


You can download and listen to the episode here; ATTF #133.mp3


They start talking about the Tricopter about 36 minutes in to the show.


I always listen to ATTF first then InsideHeli and to my great surprice this weeks episode was named &ldquo;Lipo Fire and TriCopters&rdquo;


32 minutes in to the episode they start to talk about my build!


Chris thinks it looks like a scorpion and now wants to build one himself.   They spent over 12 minutes talking about the build and tricopters in general.


You can download and listen to the episode here; InsideHeli #84.mp3


A big thanks to Diggs, Jamie, Chris and James for doing the shows.   I always look forward to tuesdays, because that&rsquo;s ATTF day.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Arenan in Sk&#xf6;vde -2010</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T05:58:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f19e695c3b71aa2885db95c6f56c82f1-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f19e695c3b71aa2885db95c6f56c82f1-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Saturday I attended the a swap meet/gathering that was held at Arenan in Sk&ouml;vde.   This year I brought something to fly, my newly built Tricopter.


The moment I unpacked the Tricopter people started to come to chat.   I had posted the build on some swedish RC forums and a lot of people had seen the build thread and wanted to see it fly.   I met a lot of great people that I only had a screen name of before.   I talked nonstop with different people the whole day and I had so much fun.


The Tricopter was in the air for over an hour!   One battery last for about 16 minutes of mild flying.


Me and a couple of other FPV pilots had also arranged to meet and take a coffee together.   We swapped stories and experiences and deiced to have a FPV meeting later this year.   It will be awesome to try out some FPV formation flying.


This years Arenan was much better organized then the last one.   There was always something flying in the air.   There were a couple of demos of helicopters, cars and even a quadcopter.   I heard afterwards that there had been over 1000 paying visitors, which is a lot here in Sweden.


When I walked around among the vendors tables I found this little cute thing;


I just had to buy it!   I also bought a couple of servos, battery and a receiver so that I can make this a non powered slope soaring glider.


I hope next year&rsquo;s meeting will be as good as this years.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Premiere flight of the Tricopter</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T05:58:04+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e0f043df3d2b50568634c7d9db8948db-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e0f043df3d2b50568634c7d9db8948db-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I finished it in time for the indoor event, and here is a video from that event;


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The Tricopter is a joy to fly.   It&rsquo;s stable and forgiving.   I like it a lot!


Link to the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter is done&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-03-06T09:15:12+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f14c8435f9d7bbdf9684912c9da39488-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f14c8435f9d7bbdf9684912c9da39488-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s finished!   I think it turned out pretty nice.


Link to the project page


Now it&rsquo;s time to go to the indoor event and fly for a couple of hours.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter is nearly finished</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-03-05T06:16:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e9ca024722bbd17416ba7a0019ac16c8-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e9ca024722bbd17416ba7a0019ac16c8-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve made a lot progress on the Tricopter yesterday.   I even got it into the air!   Unfortunately mother nature was in a bad mood and handed out some quite strong winds.   So I need to wait for the wind to die down before I can dial it in.


Link to the project page


Next it&rsquo;s time to make it pretty!   Be sure to come back tomorrow.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter saga continues</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-03-04T06:14:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/83098eb0efce4f811c2ec7b703a00c1b-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/83098eb0efce4f811c2ec7b703a00c1b-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I made some good progress yesterday.   The motor mount, tilt mechanism and frame is now done.   So far I&rsquo;m pretty satisfied with the results.


Link to the project page


I will continue updating every morning until Saturday so stay tuned!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Tricopter build begins&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Tricopter</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-03-03T06:34:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0e4266d3bbd575e8edbd316601a7e125-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0e4266d3bbd575e8edbd316601a7e125-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My fellow hobbyist, the Tricopter build has begun.   The plan is to have it ready by this saturday, since I&rsquo;m going to an indoor event and I would like to participate with the tricopter.


Link to the project page


Next update will be up tomorrow morning!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New guide; Upgrading SAW filter</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-02-25T21:00:52+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/edf9244d2e15807df61639a9ddd11a9e-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/edf9244d2e15807df61639a9ddd11a9e-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just finished up a guide to exchanging the SAW filter in a 0.9/1.3GHz receiver.   So far the results are quite staggering for such a cheap modification!   Other people have reported a +3dBi sensitivity gain after the modification.   That&rsquo;s the same as doubling your transmitter power!


Read the guide!


A big thanks to Michael for sending me the SAW filters!   He is a good friend and very skilled fellow hobbyist, check out his homepage; Mictronics.de]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Project BAitT Wing done&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-02-19T06:15:14+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4cab865a0e62c6eccdea25bdf9378886-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4cab865a0e62c6eccdea25bdf9378886-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The build is now done!   The project was on hold until the &ldquo;FPV project for a friend&rdquo; was finished.   The build was pretty straight forward since I already had figured everything out.


I think it turned out pretty nice.


Continue reading on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Guide; LED Photo lights</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-02-15T06:07:41+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5371cd606254bf3bd68bb79c991148e4-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5371cd606254bf3bd68bb79c991148e4-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After rearranging the furniture in my RC room to make better use of the space, I needed some new photo/build lights (or at least now I had an excuse to).   I knew that I wanted to build my own lights to get it just the way I like it.   I also knew that I wanted to use SMD LED&rsquo;s with wide beam-width.   But rather than buying a bunch of LED&rsquo;s and making my own PCB I found a perfect alternative on HobbyKing.


Click here to read the guide]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A sneak peak of an upcoming project</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-02-08T18:15:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/af35eea738ffd4869269c99c1484808e-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/af35eea738ffd4869269c99c1484808e-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just received 3 AXN 800kV motors, 3 SuperSimple 18-20A ESC&rsquo;s, 3 Turnigy 302 gyros and 1 HK 401B gyro.   All these items will be used in a project I hope to start on soon.   Anyone care to take a guess on what it might be?
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #7 - Remembering Summer</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><dc:date>2010-02-05T07:09:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3807c4732c88d7733ecd2b32126f224b-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3807c4732c88d7733ecd2b32126f224b-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/WujAYkl2k8k&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/WujAYkl2k8k&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in HD


It&rsquo;s currently -15&deg;C, windy and 50 cm of snow here in Sweden.   I was searching around on the computer when I found some video footage that I had forgotten I had recorded.   The footage were from the summer of 2009 and watching it made me long for summertime again.


The airplane in the video is the RCPowers F1 Hydro 3D


You can read my review on it here or the build log here
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Progress on the HD camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-02-03T09:59:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/364ce51d3eb43828ecc5b43734e20446-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/364ce51d3eb43828ecc5b43734e20446-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry for the lack of updates lately, I&rsquo;ve been really busy.   But in the time I managed to squeeze in for RC I have managed to build a simple lens mount for the Aiptek Z500+.


It works great, and it&rsquo;s light weight.   It&rsquo;s nothing more than two PG-7 plastic nuts that I glued in place.   The treads on the nuts were way to steep but after screwing the lens in and out a couple of time they succumbed and the lens is perfectly straight and secured.


The total weight of the camera at this moment is 35 grams!   And it works!


I also added some glue to the ribbon cable connectors to make sure that they aren&rsquo;t stressed when panning.


More pics on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Project FPV setup for a friend is now finished</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-01-26T19:28:55+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0f9c9f3385c959063f39867d322e50dd-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0f9c9f3385c959063f39867d322e50dd-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The project is now finished.   It took quite a bit longer that I thought it would but now it is done.   Everything worked like a charm during the 3 test flights and she flew very nice with plenty of power from the power setup.


It&rsquo;s with a little twinge I send it on its way to it&rsquo;s new owner.   It turned out so nice.   I hope my friend takes good care of her.


Check out the pics on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Disassembly of the Aiptek Z500+</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-01-19T19:23:17+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5f77267d5321813260dfb19ca4b63fa3-159.html#unique-entry-id-159</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5f77267d5321813260dfb19ca4b63fa3-159.html#unique-entry-id-159</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I couldn&rsquo;t wait any longer!   I had to disassemble the Aiptek Z500+ and find out if had a ribbon-cable between the PCB and sensor.


It did!   Success!   It it was quite a long cable as well.   Perhaps I don&rsquo;t even need to replace it with a longer one, it might just be long enough as it is.


Great news!


I made a project page on the progress which also contains a step by step guide to how to do the disassembly;


More info and pictures]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A HD suprise&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-01-11T20:37:13+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/adb853d42d4afca917bf9ab0fc2c56f8-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/adb853d42d4afca917bf9ab0fc2c56f8-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you all think I was just going to give up after the fiasco with the Camileo P10?   Then you were kind of right...   I have given up on trying to make that camera work with a remote camera head.   Instead I decided to try my luck with another camera.   I found this diamond in the rough on a swedish auction site and won it for less than &euro;50.


It&rsquo;s an Aiptek Z500 PLUS and it can record in both 1440*1080p in 30FPS and in 1280*720p in 60FPS!


For more pictures and info click the &ldquo;Read more&rdquo;


The Z500 Plus weighs 204 grams with battery and 178 grams without.   Which means that it&rsquo;s slightly heavier than the Camileo at 148g without battery.   But the Z500 also has 3X optical zoom (which I shall remove)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV build update</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-01-07T06:25:59+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1cbc8c3ef9dff9f6ee827578f2a5ed29-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1cbc8c3ef9dff9f6ee827578f2a5ed29-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve started building the Twin Star II that&rsquo;s going to be the airframe for my friends FPV setup.   I have chosen some different solutions than when I built my own Twin Star.   For instance, I made a custom motor mount for this build:


Check it out on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV flight on New Years Eve&#x2c; filming fireworks&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2010-01-03T14:11:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/da386cc0ae59fbc0ad15c1d62b3fefbf-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/da386cc0ae59fbc0ad15c1d62b3fefbf-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Crazy as I undoubtedly am, I decided to take the TwinStarII out in the -15&deg;C, pitch dark, windy night on new years eve.   Armed with two heated wheat bags, two chemical heat packs, a blanket and a flashlight, I went out to the middle of a field by my fiends house.   I took of at 23:59 and tried with my freezing hands to control the airplane in the wind.


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Unfortunately, I hadn&rsquo;t had time to try out the FPV setup properly (hadn&rsquo;t tried it with the motors running) which resulted in some pretty nasty lines as you can see in the video.


I used the FPV gear that I&rsquo;m building for friend (Read more about it here)


I think the video turned out ok, but I would have liked if had been less windy and a bit warmer.   I had a hard time flying smooth and get good video.   Maybe next year will be better.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The FPV build from the ground up have begun</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2010-01-03T14:07:41+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/01fe1a5d8f97e3db3043057e76f94305-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/01fe1a5d8f97e3db3043057e76f94305-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally I got some time over to start building my friends FPV setup.   I started off the build with the FPV pod which I think turned out pretty nice.


Read more on the Project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lost package indicator guide&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-01-03T13:58:26+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fe0ee314ff6b4678d5edcaa7912e5507-154.html#unique-entry-id-154</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/fe0ee314ff6b4678d5edcaa7912e5507-154.html#unique-entry-id-154</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Want to know precisely how good your RC link during a FPV flight?   This is even a better way than displaying RSSI, it&rsquo;s a &ldquo;lost package indicator&rdquo; for any OSD that has an RSSI input.   You only need a capacitor, a resistor and some soldering skill to make it happen!    In this guide I will show and describe exactly how it&rsquo;s done and how it works.   After this guide I hope no one ever finding them selfs flying unknowingly beyond their RC link&rsquo;s range.


Click here to read the guide]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New DIY antenna guide&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2010-01-02T14:34:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4bf1c67e262fb89c97f70c721b9ac0d3-153.html#unique-entry-id-153</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4bf1c67e262fb89c97f70c721b9ac0d3-153.html#unique-entry-id-153</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pehw, I just finished up a guide to making a crash-proof, light weight, small,aerodynamic and efficient antenna for video transmitters.


It&rsquo;s called a quarter-wave lambda antenna and I&rsquo;ve been using it ever since my first FPV FunJet flight.


I also written a guide explaining how to tune a DIY antenna to get the absolute best performance.


Click here to read the guide]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A cold day with celebrations</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-12-21T19:26:10+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/315a1f256af795e204dea22c369b54b8-152.html#unique-entry-id-152</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/315a1f256af795e204dea22c369b54b8-152.html#unique-entry-id-152</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I got my 200th Youtube subscriber!


Wohoo!   Congratulations David!   Yay!


And to think that it was only three months ago that I got my 100th subscriber.   Thank you, all of you that have subscribed and to all of you that visit this site regularly and post comments.   It&rsquo;s guys like you that made me create this homepage and invest my time.   Without you this hobby wouldn&rsquo;t be any where near as fun as it is.   So thank you once again!


Another thing to celebrate is that the Winter Solstice is today.   Which means that from today the days will only get lighter and longer again here in Sweden.   But to be honest it doesn&rsquo;t really matter when it&rsquo;s -18&deg;C (0&deg;F), which is was earlier today, even if it was light enough when I get home I probably would have stayed inside.   Lucky I got a lot to build!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mystery package unpacked</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-12-20T14:58:49+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/771ed641c1cbfbb6cd214b1e4bdcf8dc-151.html#unique-entry-id-151</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/771ed641c1cbfbb6cd214b1e4bdcf8dc-151.html#unique-entry-id-151</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The content of the mystery package was a complete FPV setup.   I will be building this FPV setup for a friend from www.fullkontroll.se.   In return I get a Starmax A-10 twin ducted fan ARF airplane.   I hope to be able to finish this build in the two weeks of vacation we have from work, now around Christmas.   A list of what was in the package can be found after the &ldquo;Read More&rdquo;


...1 Starmax A-10


...2 Above All 2813-18 1022kV motors


2 Above All 18A v2 ESC&rsquo;s


...1 3600mAh 10-15C Electric Power LiPo


6 pairs of Multiplex battery connectors


4 60cm servo extension cables


4 30cm servo extension cables


1 bottle medium thick CA


1 bottle accelerator for CA


1 pair of Rvision-D high resolution goggles


1 300mW 1.3GHz video transmitter


1 dual output 1.3GHz video receiver


...1 Flytron Simple OSD Ultralight edition


1 Flytron current sensor for the OSD


1 Flytron Dt-3k hybrid headtracker
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A big mystery package</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-12-18T05:56:57+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ae60bd12247649ff4b12a2e2f037e2f0-150.html#unique-entry-id-150</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ae60bd12247649ff4b12a2e2f037e2f0-150.html#unique-entry-id-150</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry about the lack of updates lately.   I&rsquo;ve been working overtime nearly every day at work for last one and a half week.   But today I have a little teaser...


This enormous package just arrived.   It&rsquo;s 1.3 meters high and weighs quite a lot.   Anyone care to take a guess what it could be?


The answer will be reveled very soon...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The BAitT gets thrust vectoring</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-12-08T06:32:13+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6b0675544d30b434aaac484e28d15eff-149.html#unique-entry-id-149</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6b0675544d30b434aaac484e28d15eff-149.html#unique-entry-id-149</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Where is the fun in making a standard motor mount?   Why not make one that you can steer?   Since the wing only is a 3 channel airplane, why not use the rudder stick for something useful...


More pics and description on the project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Progress on the BAitT wing</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-12-06T19:32:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cbcdf18a2c51e3d57b9423f0e0bc06d9-148.html#unique-entry-id-148</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cbcdf18a2c51e3d57b9423f0e0bc06d9-148.html#unique-entry-id-148</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The few moments I&rsquo;ve gotten this week I&rsquo;ve been dedicating to build of the BAitT flying wing.


I have now added spars and glued the two wing-halves together.   This wing feels a lot bigger that the old one!


The pictures and text are posted the BAitT project page]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HD Pan/Tilt testing and a beautiful video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-30T17:39:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e97f1bb2281790efe9c22f32dbaea137-147.html#unique-entry-id-147</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e97f1bb2281790efe9c22f32dbaea137-147.html#unique-entry-id-147</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Something very rare happened this weekend, it didn&rsquo;t rain, or snow, or blow hurricane winds.   It was actually good enough weather to go out and fly.   So I grabbed my TwinStar with the pan/tilt HD camera setup that I have jet to try out, and ran out to the car and drove to the field before the weather-gods had time to change their minds.


The flight went great!   The sun had just broken over the clouds and there was a mist over the town.   The flight was so beautiful;


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Click here to watch it in 1280*720


The Pan/Tilt setup seams to wok OK, there are some issues with vibrations from the servos and motors which ruined the video somewhat.   But to be honest, it worked better than I thought it would do.


I also tested the new video transmitter, and I can report that it works perfectly.   But I need to replace the antenna with one of my own 1/4 wave.   The stock antenna doesn&rsquo;t perform nearly as good.


I&rsquo;m planning on making some improvements to the pan/tilt system to get it to be a little more aerodynamic as well as making the servo movements a little smoother.


More info about the HD camera


More info about the TwinStar setup


Video from the first HD FPV flight]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A BAitT Wing is born</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-11-25T06:11:25+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/48a2af7a3cd357fbdcae407633d01d97-146.html#unique-entry-id-146</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/48a2af7a3cd357fbdcae407633d01d97-146.html#unique-entry-id-146</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the weather has turned fowl here in Sweden and it&rsquo;s getting dark well before I get home, I decided it was time to dust of the old hotwire cutter.


This time I will be making a 120cm wingspan Zagi10 flying wing.   It will simply be a 50% scaled up version of the old AitT wing.


I will call it the Big Always in the Trunk wing or BAitT for short.


Click here to continue to read about the BAitT project]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video transmitter</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-23T18:09:51+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c8fb9c85cb0f12fa550011e85db91af6-145.html#unique-entry-id-145</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c8fb9c85cb0f12fa550011e85db91af6-145.html#unique-entry-id-145</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yay!   Today I got a new 1.3GHz 300mW transmitter and a 1.3GHz receiver!


I placed an order after the flight with the HD camera that didn&rsquo;t turn out that well.


I plan on making a guide on how to mount a more effective, lighter and more crash resistant antenna on this transmitter.   I will also remove the connector and replace it whit directly soldered cables.   That way I don&rsquo;t need to worry about the connector suddenly giving up during flight.


Now all I need is some good weather this weekend and I should be able to test it out properly]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>One more try with the HD cam</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-20T05:36:51+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3785022c30ebda6639a322aaaa217993-144.html#unique-entry-id-144</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3785022c30ebda6639a322aaaa217993-144.html#unique-entry-id-144</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I decided to have myself just one more try on making the HD camera work with a remote sensor PCB.


...I was super careful with every solder point and confirmed that every point was good in a microscope.   I also measured all the connections with a multimeter.   I pair twinned all the cables and then twisted ground wires around every pair.   I then added epoxy to make sure that no cable or solder joint would be stressed or damaged while testing the camera out.


I hooked up the display and plugged in the USB power...   First a flicker on the display...   Then a for a split second a black display... 

...I stretched out my hand and grabbed the camera lens and swiveled it around a bit, but the picture remained the same.   No matter what I did, the picture wouldn't change. ...  The display flickered on and only displayed a black picture with the OSD information on it this time. ...  I tried pushing buttons, moving the camera head around, letting the power be unplugged for minutes, letting the power be plugged in for minutes before powering it up.   No matter what I tried I could not get it to work.   I couldn't even get a frozen picture like the first time I booted it up. 

...I had one more thing to try before I gave up.   I powered up my soldering iron, plugged in my heat gun and starting cutting up some heat shrink.   I decided to shorten every single wire by about half or 4 cm.


...I plugged in the display once more and powered it up...   Black... only a black screen with the OSD numbers... ...  I tried pushing buttons, plugging stuff in an out but I knew, deep inside that I was defeated, once again by my archenemy, the Camlileo P10...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on the All things that fly podcast again&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-11-18T06:07:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0ace8cb4a78312ef7b57e0db6c6df495-143.html#unique-entry-id-143</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0ace8cb4a78312ef7b57e0db6c6df495-143.html#unique-entry-id-143</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In episode #118 of ATTF Diggs and Jamie talks about my latest FPV video.


Jamie calls it &mdash; "The coolest FPV video I've ever seen before", he particularly liked the part in the ending when I fly by the tractor.


It's funny to hear them trying to pronounce "Dadde".


They start to talk about it at 19:50 into the show.


You can download the episode here: ATTF #118.  MP3


A big thank you to all the guys at ATTF!


I was also mentioned on the show a while back]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New FPV video; Beautiful flight over the clouds</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-13T06:02:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1d3e73f44b59cbcd2c4199b71a740cc5-142.html#unique-entry-id-142</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1d3e73f44b59cbcd2c4199b71a740cc5-142.html#unique-entry-id-142</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I think this was one of the best FPV flights I've done!   It was such a good feeling cruising around in the clouds.   The weather couldn't have been better and the setting sun made this one of my favorite flights ever.


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More info on my FPV FunJet setup can be found here]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Single battery FPV testing</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-13T06:02:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e4eac5d30dba5f565d0757ed3cf8f0c6-141.html#unique-entry-id-141</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e4eac5d30dba5f565d0757ed3cf8f0c6-141.html#unique-entry-id-141</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In an attempt to reduce the all up weight on my FPV FunJet, I decided to try and power the FPV gear from the main battery, and thus being able to remove the 52 grams heavy 3s500 battery that I usually power it with.


This is my first attempt, a 1mH 1A inductor in series and a 470uF capacitor in parallel on the output side.


This worked OK, but there was some small lines still appearing during high current draw.   ( You can see them in the beginning of this video)


After that flight I added a few extra small capacitors which got rid of the lines completely.   But another problem came to light, I got less range.   This is because the voltage of the main battery is often down at 10 Volts or so and the transmitter is made for 12V.   That voltage difference is enough to make the transmitter loose output power and reduce the range.   I still got good range, but not as good as I get from using a separate LiPo.


So I decided to scrap my homebuilt filter and order myself an AnyVolt micro, which is a step up/step down converter that can handle both voltages above, the same, and lower than the output, which is necessary for this kind of application.


It just arrived and I hope to be able to start testing it soon.   Stay tuned!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HD Pan/Tilt testing</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-09T06:23:23+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c2fbb6de9b2de6760adc13358a34b3ad-140.html#unique-entry-id-140</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c2fbb6de9b2de6760adc13358a34b3ad-140.html#unique-entry-id-140</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After the failure with getting the HD camera working on a ribbon cable, I decided to make a crude solution, and here it is!


I use a Turnigy S3101S Servo for the pan and a HTX900 for the tilt.


Those of you with sharp eyes may already have noticed that I'm using a different antenna on the video transmitter.   I've been experimenting with different antenna lengths and materials.   I'm using a single wire isolated cable that is stiff enough to hold its shape in the air, but bends in a crash.   So far it's been working way better than I expected in the FPV FunJet.   In fact all my FunJet FPV videos is made with this antenna.   I will be doing a guide on how to make one of these antennas soon.


Back to the testing of the Pan/Tilt of the HD camera.   I've tested it out in the apartment and it works like a charm.   So I decided to go out to the field and try it out in the air.


The video TX in the TwinStar II hasn't been used for nearly a year, in fact I haven't used it since I had a crash with it.   But it has worked fine when I tested it out at home.   But as soon as I thew the airplane into the air, the picture went black.   Lucky enough, since it was my first flight with the transmitter I didn't do it in FPV right away, but rather did it visually and recorded the video feed.


Dissapointed I went home.   I took the video TX apart, but I can't find anything wrong with it.   It looks like I have to order myself a new 1.3GHz transmitter before I can try the pan/tilt for the HD camera.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New FunJet FPV video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-07T10:03:07+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/92068e3b2fcfcded20dc3b4c6e203a44-139.html#unique-entry-id-139</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/92068e3b2fcfcded20dc3b4c6e203a44-139.html#unique-entry-id-139</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZslcHqyIc38&hl=sv&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZslcHqyIc38&hl=sv&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>


(This is the video that's in the SimpleOSD review)


I can recommend watching the landing at 4:15]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SimpleOSD Review</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-11-06T19:31:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cbc087d5f96e778f34e72912917acab8-138.html#unique-entry-id-138</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cbc087d5f96e778f34e72912917acab8-138.html#unique-entry-id-138</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have now finished the SimpleOSD Ultralight edition review!


I hope you like it!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Dark times</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-10-26T06:09:25+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/675aed0f38f3289c58dff1733601940f-137.html#unique-entry-id-137</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/675aed0f38f3289c58dff1733601940f-137.html#unique-entry-id-137</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My comrades...   The days are getting shorter and shorter in this dark country.   We now got less than 9 hours of daylight a day.   Another bittersweet piece of news is that I started working here in Hjo.   It's nice to get the money but I am now away the all the 9 hours when it's light outside.   This means that I can't fly during the weekdays any more...   And I won't be able to update the blog as much.


I will still continue to build when I have the time and fly during the weekends, and this blog will be updated, just not as often as before.


On a sidenote, for those who are interested in the progress of the Simple OSD.   I can report that I've now tested it extensively and shall soon start with the review.   Stay tuned]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The resurrected FunJet</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-10-20T19:44:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/44816287c68aeac50d76f1586a226717-135.html#unique-entry-id-135</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/44816287c68aeac50d76f1586a226717-135.html#unique-entry-id-135</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The FunJet lives to see another day!   I crashed it a fortnight ago, but all it took was some boiling water and glue, now it's even hard to see that it has been crashed!   Multiplex models are the best ones to crash.


After the crash both me and the wife thought that the FunJet was finished.   But now it flies just like it always has; awesome.


I got the chance to try out the  SimpleOSD Ultralight Edition from Flytron after the remained.


I'm glad to say that it works just fine.   I hope to test it out some more soon.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New OSD to try out&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-10-17T08:24:38+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/81c5eb228b7bd7597ecfd6606f90c7b3-134.html#unique-entry-id-134</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/81c5eb228b7bd7597ecfd6606f90c7b3-134.html#unique-entry-id-134</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I got a new product to review!   This time it's the SimpleOSD Ultralight Edition from Flytron.   I will be doing this review in cooperations with FPV-Community.com, like I did with the Pan/Tilt from GlobeFlight.


The OSD came nicely packaged in anti ESD bags.


I also got the current sensor to try out which is an optional extra.   The USB programmer is included in the package.


This OSD is tiny!   It weights 3 grams and is the size of an SD memory card!   It's going to be perfect for my FPV FunJet]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HD FPV flight testing</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-10-14T06:08:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b775b9dd29fb381a24b68313363c9866-133.html#unique-entry-id-133</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b775b9dd29fb381a24b68313363c9866-133.html#unique-entry-id-133</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After the failure to get the remote camera head on the HD camera to work, I decided to test flying it in a fixed possession on the Twin Star II.


Shortly after takeoff I found that the stock lens is horrible to fly with!   Way to much focal length, so I decided to modify it a little...


I now use a f3.6 lens that was stock on the KX171 camera.   Much better!   See for your self:


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I used the front from the other camera that I modified and the IR filter from the KX171 camera.   This is necessary due to the fact that the IR filter was built in on the stock lens and was impossible to remove without breaking.


A little glue is all it takes.


More info about dissaseblimg the Camileo P10 HD camera can be found here]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HD Camera - Bad news</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-10-11T20:25:41+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/41b4048c30f4c8026bd52e5a6c013934-132.html#unique-entry-id-132</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/41b4048c30f4c8026bd52e5a6c013934-132.html#unique-entry-id-132</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I can't get my modified HD camera to work with a remote camera head.   I've been struggling with it for over 10 hours without any successes.


This is how it looked after I mounted the ribbon cables.   I measured all the connections, but I got no picture.   So I started trowing everything I could at it...


The first thing I tried was to wrap the cable in a copper foil that then connected to ground. - No picture.


I then tried shortening the ribbon cable to half the length, still wrapped in the grounded copper foil. - No picture.


Tried shortening it to 1/4 of the original length. - Picture! ...  A lot of static the picture kept cutting out.   The cable was now so short that it was unpractical.   It was stiff and couldn't be used for pan/tilt.


So I decided to remove the ribbon cable and solder individual cables by hand. ...  A lot of fiddling and time later - Picture!   But an unusable one once again, lots of static and cutting out.


I desoldered the cables and shortened them to the shortest distance I thought it would be possible to have a working pan/tilt, which was about 8 cm. - I got picture but it still kept cutting out occasionally. 

...I decided to put the original connectors back on.   I though that a working but bulky HD camera is better than a non working one.


10 hours, 360 solder points and 180 measurements later I was back where I started.


This camera seems to be very sensitive to impedance differences.   Oh well, I'll have to do with a bulky HD camera for now.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I crashed the FunJet</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-10-06T18:18:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d0cb0cc7cfd943b106f638bb34f88a45-131.html#unique-entry-id-131</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d0cb0cc7cfd943b106f638bb34f88a45-131.html#unique-entry-id-131</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Me and the wife was out taking some more photos of the FunJet in the air.   The Funjet flies excellent in the wind and everything seemed to go well until...


We were standing about 200 meters out, on a field, and I was making low passes into the wind.   I went around several times diving down at the end of the field and making the low passes up the field.   It wen't fine until I dived down a little to far away.   The Funjet smacked into a branch sticking out from a tree at about 90 km/h.


The nose got broken into three pieces.   The entire fuselage top cracked.   The left wing got bent like a V.   The bottom fuselage cracked in three places.


I don't thing she will ever fly as good as she once did...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Progress on the HD camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-10-05T19:32:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d124911cc2e89ecac738bd41c6ea55eb-130.html#unique-entry-id-130</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d124911cc2e89ecac738bd41c6ea55eb-130.html#unique-entry-id-130</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Woho!


Today nearly all connectors I need to make the HD camera pan/tilt arrived!


When I say nearly all I mean that I got 3 of the 4 stuff I ordered.   The final connecor is on backorded and I don't know when I'll be getting it.   But in the meanwhile I've etched a connector board, allowing me to use the 1mm FCC cable.   I hope to experiment some more soon.


More info about dissasembling the HD camera]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New review; Multiplex FunJet</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-10-04T21:31:19+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0014847c046eb552905dcf309072664c-127.html#unique-entry-id-127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0014847c046eb552905dcf309072664c-127.html#unique-entry-id-127</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My time lately have been devoted to writing the review of the Multiplex FunJet.   I enjoyed writing this review.   It's really an awesome airplane, both for normal and FPV flying.   I hope you all find it well written and informative.


Multiplex FunJet Review]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New charger</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-10-02T13:56:35+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2767276ae08996298da5de8e0d3ba07c-126.html#unique-entry-id-126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2767276ae08996298da5de8e0d3ba07c-126.html#unique-entry-id-126</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After a weeks wait the package from Hongkong finally arrived.


I ordered an Imax B6 charger so that I can charge more batteries at one.   It feels like a high quality charger.   The display is easy to read and it looks to have a lot of features.   I also threw in the standard stuff like servos and connectors, like you always tend to do when ordering from Hongkong.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New book</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-10-02T13:52:19+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e210fb9520adaa66a9ef57db3863eecd-125.html#unique-entry-id-125</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e210fb9520adaa66a9ef57db3863eecd-125.html#unique-entry-id-125</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Look what I got in the mail today.


It's a 250 page book about Aerodynamics for model airplanes.   It looks to be very well written.   The language seems a bit technical but I hope it won't be to hard to read.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>3 Short FPV FunJet Flights</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-29T12:23:25+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6dcca23f50db0e5f436050d36c886465-124.html#unique-entry-id-124</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6dcca23f50db0e5f436050d36c886465-124.html#unique-entry-id-124</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just compiled this video from my three latest FunJet FPV flights.


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I love flying FPV with the FunJet.   It makes me try new stuff.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Book reviews</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-09-28T14:14:36+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/59942fb6511e90009043c6287f42583b-123.html#unique-entry-id-123</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/59942fb6511e90009043c6287f42583b-123.html#unique-entry-id-123</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A while back I got the two RCadvisor's books in the mail.


I enjoyed reading them both.   Carlos's writing style is quite excellent which made them easy to read.


To keep the book reviews separated from the other reviews I decided to make a sub category in the review section called RC Book reviews.   There you can find the reviews of RCadvisor's "Model Airplane Design made Easy" and "ModiFly".   At the end of each review, you can find links to the other book reviews (ok, only one other so far), so as to make it easier to find them.


Here is a link to the new RC Book review section]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hobbym&#xe4;ssan 2009</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-09-27T14:05:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3ae6dd2d738b7d1d1715f5ced4f7b657-122.html#unique-entry-id-122</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3ae6dd2d738b7d1d1715f5ced4f7b657-122.html#unique-entry-id-122</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday I went to a hobby trade fair in Stockholm here in Sweden.   It was a 4 and half hours drive from where I live, and I had never been to the "Hobbym&auml;ssan" before but from what I could gather from the information on the internet, it seemed to be a quite large event.   Even Multiplex was going to be there and show off their new flying wing "Xeno". 

...We arrived at about 40 minutes after the fair had opened and paid the quite expensive entering fee of 130 swedish kronor.   Once I got inside I discovered that it was a lot smaller than I had anticipated.   Looking around, I spotted Multiplex's booth and set out for that.


...I love Multiplex models and I enjoyed seeing a lot of them in real life. ...  I also got to finger on the new FunCopter and the Merlin which was cool, but to my disappointment they had no Xeno on display.   After that I went around the rest of the fair which didn't take long.   Most of the fair was dedicated to model trains and such which I found deeply disappointing.   I thought this fair was more about RC than anything else.   I had also got the impression that there would be much more stuff on sale.   I found nothing of interest to buy and after 30 minutes I felt like I had seen it all. 


One of the more bizarre RC things I saw, a duck with ducklings swimming around.


After a while we gave up on the hobby fair and took the car to a hobby shop in an other part of the town.   I've never been to a hobby shop this big before! ...  Walking around the hobby store was more enjoyable than the fair.   To my great surprise I found something to save the day for me, a Swift II flying EPP wing! ...  Both Diggs and Jamie of the All Thing That Fly (ATTF) podcast are fans of this wing and I've been looking for one here in Sweden for quite a while.   I'm glad I finally got my hands on one to try out for myself.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New guide; Improve your video goggles</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-24T19:08:41+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6bf3097f290f8495f86ab1fc608fdae0-121.html#unique-entry-id-121</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6bf3097f290f8495f86ab1fc608fdae0-121.html#unique-entry-id-121</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was fed up with my uncomfortable video goggles so I decided to do something about it.   With the sacrificing of a pair of ski goggles I made them very comfortable and now they block out the sun better than ever before.


I am extremely happy with the results!


Here is a direct link to the guide, enjoy!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New review; GlobeFlight pan/tilt</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-23T18:35:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/da18d573a8f093424b3e03255c72221b-120.html#unique-entry-id-120</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/da18d573a8f093424b3e03255c72221b-120.html#unique-entry-id-120</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I know it was a long time ago that I won the pan/tilt system from GlobeFlight, but I finnaly got everything togheter and made the review of it.   The review can also be found on my parter site FPV-Community.com, which helped to make this review possible.


Here is a direct link to the review


When testing the pan/tilt system I made a video:


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There are a few close misses when I'm flying toghether with my friend Christian's Easystar, that made my adrenaline pump a little extra
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>100 Youtube subscribers and some updates on the homepage</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-09-17T20:00:05+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c62ed96b25c2c20a3b3ffec91c5cda87-119.html#unique-entry-id-119</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c62ed96b25c2c20a3b3ffec91c5cda87-119.html#unique-entry-id-119</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is a big day!


I got my 100:th youtube subscriber!   Yay congratulations David, woho!


I also updated the homepage a little today upon request.


	&bull;	It&rsquo;s now possible to add comments to all the projects in the projects category.


	&bull;	I added a search page, which makes finding stuff on the page a lot easier.   Just click the little icon in the sidebar on the left.


	&bull;	I added a FPV Videos page, which has an embedded player with all my FPV videos in chronological order.


	&bull;	I also optimized some code to make the homepage a little faster


So get started with the commenting on the projects!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The FPV FunJet maiden&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-16T19:56:43+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/81febc4c22cc58a0b447548bc7eecdf1-118.html#unique-entry-id-118</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/81febc4c22cc58a0b447548bc7eecdf1-118.html#unique-entry-id-118</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m proud to present the FPV FunJet:


It weighs in at 680 grams and it&rsquo;s equipped with the new camera and a 300mW 1.3GHz transmitter.


Here is a link to more pictures and info


This is the video from the maiden flight


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This was the best FPV flight I have ever done!   I had such a blast.   I love the FunJet as an FPV platform.   It&rsquo;s so stable in the wind and very agile.   I can promise more videos now that I have a functioning FPV airplane]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-16T19:00:47+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c74930e3af3eb5ada0088461b8cf7a85-117.html#unique-entry-id-117</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c74930e3af3eb5ada0088461b8cf7a85-117.html#unique-entry-id-117</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the tragic death of my old faithful KX-171 which has been with me since my start in FPV, I&rsquo;ve been looking around for a new small camera to put on my new FunJet.   Well, now I have found a camera.


I found this camera in a local electronics shop and decided to test it out.


It&rsquo;s has quite a bit larger footprint that the KX-171 and it&rsquo;s a lot heavier due to the thick solid metal case.


After testing it extensively, I found it to be quite excellent picture vice, so I decided to modify it!


I started out by removing the heavy metal case.


I then took the case from the KX-171 and cut of the threaded top of the case.


I then glued this to the new camera with epoxy.


I then shrink wrapped the whole camera with black heatshrink to block out any unwanted light and protect the camera.   I also fitted a f2.97 mm wide angle lens.


The wheight of the camera before the modification: 52 grams


Wheight after modification: 20 grams


That&rsquo;s less then the stock KX-171!


Here is the specs of the camera:


...Resolution: 500 H * 582 V Pixels, 420 TVL


Electronic shutter: 1/50-1/100000 second


S/N ratio: better than 48 db


Min lighting: 1 lux / F1.2


...Size: 44*43*30 mm (incl. bracket)


...I&rsquo;ll post a FPV video soon so that you can compare the picture quality your self.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #6 - MiniMag maiden</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><dc:date>2009-09-15T21:02:40+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode6.html#unique-entry-id-116</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode6.html#unique-entry-id-116</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/BBGu67DdbGg&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/BBGu67DdbGg&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in 1280*720


In this episode I make the maiden flight of the newly built Multiplex MiniMag.   This plane is almost stall-proof!   It may not be the funniest to watch but it sure is a blast to fly.   In the end of the video I mount the water pontoons and take it for a short flight on water.


Click here to read the MiniMag build log
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Multiplex MiniMag build log</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-09-15T07:43:58+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c97b31e5a3556bc65d4bbbbcbc0eeaf2-115.html#unique-entry-id-115</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/c97b31e5a3556bc65d4bbbbcbc0eeaf2-115.html#unique-entry-id-115</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Multiplex MiniMag is ready for its maiden flight.


I made a build log that contains 38 pictures that covers the entire build.   I hope to be able to do the maiden flight soon.


Here is a link to the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A short 1080p FPV clip</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-15T07:27:10+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e10ebb2d211d7f2c5bdb920902b9f7a8-114.html#unique-entry-id-114</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e10ebb2d211d7f2c5bdb920902b9f7a8-114.html#unique-entry-id-114</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was testing the disassembled Camileo P10 HD camera in a FPV flight, unfortunately it was an extremely windy day which lead to a very bouncy flight.   I made a short clip (49 seconds) from the flight which is in its original size and quality (1080p).   The clip is about 49Mb and can be downloaded here]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Disassembling the Camileo P10 HD camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-09T16:38:11+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1daa4508f36dd0d1d79c32011291f72a-113.html#unique-entry-id-113</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1daa4508f36dd0d1d79c32011291f72a-113.html#unique-entry-id-113</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have done a step by step disassembling guide of the Toshiba Camileo P10 HD camera that I intent to use for FPV flying.   My goal was to shed some weight and get a good look at the connector between the main PCB and the sensor PCB.   The final goal being world domination...   No I mean a being able to pan/tilt only the sensor by adding a ribbon cable of some sort.


How much weight do you think I saved?


Here is a direct link to the guide]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The complete guide to getting started in FPV&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-08T09:25:30+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f30ed93881f4bd30cb8a3b18a4dca7f8-112.html#unique-entry-id-112</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f30ed93881f4bd30cb8a3b18a4dca7f8-112.html#unique-entry-id-112</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[At last, it is done...   The guide to getting started in FPV!   This was by far the hardest guide for me to write.   How deep should I go, what is relevant?   After many, many hours of hard work and tears I finally have a guide that I think will be appreciated by many.


This guide gives a in depths knowledge of the basic FPV components as well as gives a taste of the more advanced gear.   Read it and write what you think!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Finally a new HD camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-09-03T16:11:21+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bbb1e1223cf46dc2e585c7aadfe7a68e-111.html#unique-entry-id-111</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bbb1e1223cf46dc2e585c7aadfe7a68e-111.html#unique-entry-id-111</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Nearly 2 months ago I got myself a Aiptek AHD300 camera that I had planned to modify for FPV flying.   But it turned out that the webshop I bought it from had printed that it could do 720p in 60FPS, but it turned out it couldn&rsquo;t.


So I sent it back, to buy a cheaper cam with almost the same specs.   But why have it taken such a long time to get the new camera?


...So why have it taken such a long time to get the new camera?   And why isn&rsquo;t it the same camera that I said I would get?


...Nearly two months ago, I sent the AHD300 back to Conrad.   I had decided to buy a AHD200 instead since the AHD300 costed nearly twice as much for nearly no extras.   Conrad was supposed to refund my money to my bank-account as soon as they got the product back, but after 2 weeks I still hadn&rsquo;t got any money so I sent them an e-mail.


After a few days I got a reply saying that the money will be sent out in the beginning of next week.   A week later I still hadn&rsquo;t got any money so I sent another e-mail.


A few days later I got a reply saying that the product has to be sent back to Germany before they can send out any money. 

...So I sent yet another e-mail, and got the reply that they had sent out the money the day before. ...  days later I finally got the money.


...So I sent them yet another e-mail asking if it should take another month before I get that money too, and I have still haven&rsquo;t received it...


...As soon as I got the money back I ordered a AHD200 from ClasOhlsson as they had the best price at the time.   Two weeks later I got an e-mail saying that the camera is discontinued and they wont be sending me one.


I had finally got enough, so I decided to buy a Toshiba Camileo P10 which has nearly the same specs as the AHD300, and I could get it from a local shop.


I have finally got a new HD camera for FPV flying!


...Naturally I will take it apart and make the camera PCB pan/tilt.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Thrust stand</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-28T09:36:33+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6216105eebf5f181c683364b48fa9354-110.html#unique-entry-id-110</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6216105eebf5f181c683364b48fa9354-110.html#unique-entry-id-110</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In my quest towards getting better efficiency and more performance and flighttime out of my power systems , I decided to build a &ldquo;Thrust stand&rdquo;.


This is a great tool for comparing different props, motors, batteries, ESC&rsquo;s separately but also as complete power systems.


Click here to read the build log and find out more]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #5 - Building a FunJet in 3 minutes</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-08-26T15:39:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode5.html#unique-entry-id-109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode5.html#unique-entry-id-109</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/xdJdwQY4MLU&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/xdJdwQY4MLU&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in 1280*720


The beginning of this episode is a time-laps build of the FunJet.   I think it turned out pretty cool.   After that follows the maiden flight, which went great without any crashes.


Motor: Warp 4 3-turn 2580kV


ESC: Mystery 40A


Battery: 3s OEM 25-35C 2200mAh LiPo


Servos: 2 x Hitec HS-65HB


Prop: 6*4/5.5*4.5/5.25*4.75


Power: 35A@10.4V - 22000RPm (6*4 prop) - 1000 grams thrust


All up weight: 575 grams]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fixed the transmitter</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-25T18:30:02+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d35b57b87ad894b05b909658023c14be-108.html#unique-entry-id-108</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d35b57b87ad894b05b909658023c14be-108.html#unique-entry-id-108</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the old modification caused me to loose a plane, I decided to get myself an original antenna and put things back to normal.   Today the antenna arrived and after a little time of tinkering it was in place.   Now I can start flying again.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The two new airplanes has arrived&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-08-25T17:23:47+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/484ee896d66d442ee35e6e23a5be0de5-107.html#unique-entry-id-107</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/484ee896d66d442ee35e6e23a5be0de5-107.html#unique-entry-id-107</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[These are the two airplanes I bought, the FunJet  and the MiniMag with floats!   One fast and one slow, one aerobatic and one gentle.   I think this they both will contribute greatly to my growing fleet of airplanes.   I will start of building the FunJet first and it will happen soon.   Stay tuned!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Problems with the headtracker</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-08-23T13:39:08+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5e7c8c20b0070bfedb14cc8c40067545-106.html#unique-entry-id-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5e7c8c20b0070bfedb14cc8c40067545-106.html#unique-entry-id-106</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The headtracker that I&rsquo;m reviewing for FPV-Community isn&rsquo;t working as it should.   The headtracker only registers movement in one direction on the x axis.   When I tilt the headtracker forwards, the servo moves forward, but when I tilt the headtracker backwards the servo doesn&rsquo;t move at all.   After several hours of testing I decided to take the headtracker apart and take a look inside of it, to see if I could find the culprit of this dilemma.   This is what I found:


On one of the accelerometers a capacitor was broken.   This must have happened during construction of the headtracker since the PCB was very well protected inside of the device.   I've e-mailed AEORC and asked them for the value of the capacitor, hopfully exchanging the capacitor is all that is needed to make it work again...


So for now the testing is at a halt.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Two books about RC</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-23T10:45:51+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/aa0c885d1c35bbe49fb3a2ec2c430f31-105.html#unique-entry-id-105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/aa0c885d1c35bbe49fb3a2ec2c430f31-105.html#unique-entry-id-105</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After being sold out here in Sweden for quite a while, I finally got my hands on RCadvisor&rsquo;s two books called &ldquo;Model Airplane Design Made easy&rdquo; and &ldquo;ModiFly&rdquo;.


The first book is about general model airplane design, covering things like aerodynamics, aviation design history, power systems and more.   The other book is about a specific design made by Carlos himself that cost less than 5$ and takes less than a day to build, it explains all decisions made and journey to the finial design.   If the books are any where near as good as RCadvisor&rsquo;s calculator they will a treat to read.   I&rsquo;ll report back to you all what I think of them as soon as I&rsquo;m finished reading.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Gu-365 is back</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-20T07:34:34+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/13cf729c2d344052507ee5b681d54b2a-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/13cf729c2d344052507ee5b681d54b2a-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I been wanting to build a tricopter for quite a while but the cost have kept me from taking the plunge, but now that I&rsquo;ve got a 3-axis stabilizer that might work, the cost would drop enough for me to justify buying the rest of the parts. 


But I didn&rsquo;t want to chance that the GU-365 might work so I asked a friend in Denmark that have loads of tricopters to try it out for me.


...- &ldquo;It was out of control like nothing else I've ever flown, and it was FAST, I gave up counting the rolls as I gave everything I had in pilot skills to get it down in one piece...&rdquo;


...Click on the &ldquo;Read More&rdquo; to get read the entire flight testing and watch a video of the tricopter in action


...I mounted it on my most beat up tricopter (also the best I have) and after 10 mins. of dialing (it has ALOT of switches and pots) it's in the air.


I'm not sure about it's usability as a tricopter stabilizer though, it feels like it has built in negative expo and so far I havent figured out a way to really tweak it, but then again, I've only had it in the air (low 2.1 m. ceiling basement workshop) for a few minutes.


...- &ldquo;It feels like if the gyro damping itself, but not the travel has negative expo, more sensetive around midstick, pretty weird to fly with, but I'm slowly getting there, some more tweaking and this might turn out to be good after all.


The tail is very snappy and best in rate mode, HH is rock solid but makes it bounce back once if the stick is released quickly, this drops the tail on the tri a little and affects the stability.


The gyros feel very strange, very different to anything else I've tried, it feels like HH mode but it isn't, it flies very similar to the Alien air Jumpjet, sort of self correcting but not entirely


...- &ldquo;I tweaked it a little more today and has found what I belive to be the best settings achievable.


It's still very hard to control inside, it feels as if it has badly calibrated accelerometers onboard, it tries to self level but the unit has too much drift for it to work properly, and one click of trim is too much, it just shifts drift direction  


...I'll experiment some more with foam dampening on the unit as the drift might be from vibration.


I'm sure it'll be super fun outside in fast circuits, but it won't be any good for AP, it simply too sensetive around midstick.


...Start with 50% (horizontal nick in pot) gain on Aile and Elev and work your way up slowly, no need to re-initialize the GU between adjustments, just dial and go.


...Hovered in front of me for a while, the took it to about six meters, slowly circling above me, the wind caused a little drifting and I applied three-four clicks of throttle, which combined with a little cyclic input is apparently the secret command code for autonomous flip-roll mode followed by immediate self destruct attempt.


It was out of control like nothing else I've ever flown, and it was FAST, I gave up counting the rolls as I gave everything I had in pilot skills to get it down in one piece, sucess, not even a broken prop.


Pack up the tri, back to the workshop, dismount the GU, packed and ready to ship back and never ever consider using a GU-365 with a tricopter again.


...Thank you for trusting me with your stuff, and I'm sorry that it didn't work out the way we wanted it to.


It was a fun experiment though, and I finally got the answer I had searched for during a year or so.


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #4 - The death of a Blizzard</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><dc:date>2009-08-18T17:13:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode4.html#unique-entry-id-103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode4.html#unique-entry-id-103</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/9eDcGLjOBmE&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/9eDcGLjOBmE&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in 1280*720


This episode is a tribute to the death of my Multiplex Blizzard.


Continue to read to find out why this happened


I had resently modyfied my transmitter with a U.FL to SMA pigtail to be able to use the same antenna for both the Assan module and the stock module.


Everything seemed fine and I did do a range check, which it passed, before the flight and everything seemed to be in order until I suddenly lost control over the Blizzard.


After a little investigation I found that the U.FL to SMA pigtail was to blame.   The signal pin wasn&rsquo;t properly clamped to the wire...


I liked the Blizzard a lot.   It was my &ldquo;backup&rdquo; plane, always there when everything else was grounded.   I loved the swishing sound it made.   I will be ordering two new planes soon, stick around and you&rsquo;ll see which ones.


Blizzard build-log


Blizzard Review]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New antenna on the 7C</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-08-08T20:29:01+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ecf2534f379274f5966b86a555649569-102.html#unique-entry-id-102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ecf2534f379274f5966b86a555649569-102.html#unique-entry-id-102</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever since the Assan modification of my Futaba 7C I&rsquo;ve wanted to be able to use the same antenna on both transmitter modules.   And now, finally, I got my hands on a U.FL to SMA pigtail.   Here is the result:


Looks nice doesn&rsquo;t it?


More pics after the &ldquo;Read More&rdquo;


Now I need some good weather to do a range check.


Inside.


The SMA connectors.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #3 - LiPo Basics</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-08T13:36:51+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode3.html#unique-entry-id-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/episode3.html#unique-entry-id-101</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FWKzlcp5wM4&hl=sv&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FWKzlcp5wM4&hl=sv&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in 1280*720


In this episode I cover some of the basics in LiPo batteries, like cell-configurations, mAh, C-ratings, the 80% rule, balancing and among others.


In the end of the episode I overcharge a LiPo until it explodes to show what can happen if you leave the charging unattended, here are some pictures of the inferno:
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I found I headtracker in the mail</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-08T11:57:59+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/58627e7233e8e24d6b90efd82687800d-100.html#unique-entry-id-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/58627e7233e8e24d6b90efd82687800d-100.html#unique-entry-id-100</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the XGY-1000 from AEORC.com and it&rsquo;s going to be my first official review for FPV-Community.com.   It looks quite nice and I hope to be able to try it out soon.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New guide&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-08-03T21:31:14+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/40f876f0208a841a887415492fec737c-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/40f876f0208a841a887415492fec737c-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just finished up a guide on how to get 180&deg; of servo travel.   In the guide I address 3 different ways of getting more servo travel.   I also give a complete guide to modifying a servo DIY style, using only two resistors.


Perfect for getting a broader panning view!   Click here to read the guide
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Gu-365</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-08-03T16:11:55+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b8ac6d31193b7ed9c9f6de8cc508543b-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b8ac6d31193b7ed9c9f6de8cc508543b-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve wanted to get my hands on a GU-365 3 axis flybarless stabilizer for a while, to do some experimenting with.   Well I had some luck, a guy wanted to trade one, so I made him an offer.   It arrived in good condition:


I have only had the time to do a few experiments but so far it seems to work as expected.   It has no trouble arming ESC&rsquo;s which is nice, since I&rsquo;m having thoughts about building myself a tricopter.   A friend of mine in Denmark that has a lot of tricopters offered to try the GU-365 out for me on one of his machines, so the GU-365 is on it&rsquo;s way to Denmark.


Since I&rsquo;m a curious person, I took the GU-365 apart to see what was inside.   Click on the &ldquo;Read More&rdquo; to see the pictures.


Top


Bottom
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Elefantastiskt 2009</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-07-29T09:29:42+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f59133c3c9092d405ab5732751d12a4e-97.html#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f59133c3c9092d405ab5732751d12a4e-97.html#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This weekend I attended the Elefantastiskt RC event in Karlsborg here in Sweden.   The field at where it&rsquo;s held was pretty huge and it had a nice big runway.   Since this was a two day event there were a camping area at one end of the field, here the two vendors that turned up also had their stands.   The weather on Saturday was extremely windy with a few raindrops here and there.   This was unfortunate as this was the day that most visitors came to watch the flying and the noon demo.   Since it was so windy there weren&rsquo;t that many planes in the air and the noon demo was made difficult.


I brought the Twin-Star and the Blizzard on the Saturday and I flew both in the wind.   A lot of people were interested in my planes and I got to meet a lot of new great people. 

...The weather on the Sunday was better, the wind had subsided a bit and there were a lot fewer clouds.   On this day I brought the FPV gear and the EZ-Stick as well as the Twin-Star and the Blizzard.   There were a lot fewer people on the second day, but I found this to my liking. ...  The mood was more relaxed and I met even more great people.


I saw that one guy had converted a Multiplex Fox to a RC glider and he was tossing it into the wind above a tent, trying to ride the upstream.   He could only get a circuit on etch trow so I asked him if he wanted help getting up to altitude.   He was all for it, so we strapped the Fox to the bomb drop device on the EZ-Stick and threw it up into the air: 


...The Fox was awesome and now I feel the urge to buy one and convert myself (but it may be hard to control both airplanes at the same time my self).


One of the highlights of the noon demo in my opinion was this 42% scale Extra 260 which looked and flew great.


This guy was a skilled 3D flyer as well as nice guy to talk to.


...Whilst I was FPV:ing a Fun-Jet was screaming over the field at 130 km/h which was pretty awesome to see from the air.   After the flight a lot of people wanted to know more about FPV flying so I let them try the glasses on and we spent over an hour talking. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Extra is done</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-07-25T19:20:35+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8dd9e9e06a9a7872b4098e613ea6b458-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8dd9e9e06a9a7872b4098e613ea6b458-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just finished building the Extra300.   It was a pretty simple build and not much to worry about.   The All Up Weight landed at 352 grams which is not light but not heavy either.


I look forward to flight testing it.


Click here for all the pictures of the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on ATTF&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-07-20T12:10:40+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0c601f018348c7529da44d757e6b9692-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0c601f018348c7529da44d757e6b9692-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m mentioned on the very well known AllThingsThatFly podcast!


24 minutes and 10 seconds into episode #102 Diggs mentions my youtube show episode 1 and episode 2 as &ldquo;Funny as hell&rdquo;.


He is also kind enough to plug this site!   After that he mentions my Multiplex Blizzard as &ldquo;...   One of the coolest paint scheme I&rsquo;ve seen yet on a Blizzard&rdquo;


Click here to download the episode as a MP3


A big thank you to all the guys at ATTF!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #2 - Dropping eggs with the EZ-Stick part 2</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-07-19T11:41:34+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/eggbomb2.html#unique-entry-id-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/eggbomb2.html#unique-entry-id-93</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/2LBUfbh1DsI&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/2LBUfbh1DsI&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in 1280*720


This is part 2!   Click here for the first episode!


In this episode I once again try hitting a target with potatoes and eggs dropped from my EZ-Stick.   But this time I manage to hit something!


Do you want to make your own bomb drop device?   Click here


The highlight of this episode is when I by accident egg bomb the airplane itself in mid air!


This happens at 5:32 into the video


We had great fun doing this video and we&rsquo;ll continue to make crazy videos when the time and weather permits]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Progress on the Extra300</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-07-19T11:24:55+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/273cd252544b546ea4e89f98507dd71b-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/273cd252544b546ea4e89f98507dd71b-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m almost finished with the Extra300 from RCPowers.   The only things that remain is to mount the ESC, receiver and battery.


Click here for all the pictures of the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>My prize has arrived</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-07-19T11:06:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/41e0bdd87d0aeb47e2ac7ca9117a977e-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/41e0bdd87d0aeb47e2ac7ca9117a977e-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My prize from the competition on the FPV-Community forums just arrived in my mailbox!


The quality of this pan/tilt unit from GlobeFlight is excellent.   The panning servo is located higher that on any other pan/tilt unit I&rsquo;ve seen for the Twin Star.   It&rsquo;s also possible to look straight down thanks to the different tilt mechanism.   All parts are made from glass fiber and are very strong and light.   The whole unit weights 60 grams as seen in the picture.   Now I only need a HS-81 size servo to be able to test this ting out.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m sending back the HD camera </title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-07-19T10:35:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8a903a7aafbd3d9d0a4cf644fb9114f4-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8a903a7aafbd3d9d0a4cf644fb9114f4-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The homepage where I got the Aiptek AHD300 said that it could do 720p in 60fps but that was not true.   Apparently there is another model called the AHD300 PLUS that has this capability.   So I sent back the AHD300 and instead I&rsquo;m getting a AHD200 for half the price.   It can &ldquo;only&rdquo; record in 1280*720p at 30fps compared to the 1440*1080p 30fps of the AHD300, but for me that is not worth two AHD200&rsquo;s.


But before I sent the AHD300 back, I made a few test videos


Be sure to watch the comparison videos between the KX171 and the AHD300
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV HD Camera has arrived</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-07-17T15:51:12+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f0358c4f1717c4f891794096e3dac67b-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f0358c4f1717c4f891794096e3dac67b-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Behold!   The future is here!   I&rsquo;m proud to present the Aiptek AHD300 Full HD Camcorder:


The camera empty weights 148 g according to my scale and with battery and SD card it weights in at 183 grams.


The plan is to take it apart and strip it of all unnecessary parts to make it as light as possible.   I will also replace the connection between the CMOS sensor board and the main board with a ribbon cable to make it easier to pan/tilt.


Click the read more to see more pictures.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New personal altitude record</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-07-17T15:25:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8887413cf7b24f9d8b1693b995e7a7d2-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8887413cf7b24f9d8b1693b995e7a7d2-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was out testing how the camera reacted to the green nose I gave it.   The results were good, the camera didn&rsquo;t under expose the ground as much.   But whilst I was flying around I felt like climbing a little.   Since I didn&rsquo;t have that much juice left in the battery I had to settle at 1114 meters which happen to be a personal record.   The Twin Star is far superior to the Easy Star when it comes to climbing.


I love FPV flying.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>RCPowers Extra300</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-07-15T19:26:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/74912bd193c053c2e90916d3eac84ab0-87.html#unique-entry-id-87</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/74912bd193c053c2e90916d3eac84ab0-87.html#unique-entry-id-87</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve started work on a RCPowers Extra300.   This is going to be my first ever 3D airplane.


I like the simplicity of the kits that RCpowers produce.   The fewest number of parts with no unnecessary cuts.   I like it.   I wonder how it will fly... and how long it&rsquo;s going to last since I made it out of depron.


Anyway here is the build log]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Show #1 - Dropping eggs with the EZ-Stick</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Show Notes</category><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-07-13T12:41:59+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/eggbomb1.html#unique-entry-id-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/eggbomb1.html#unique-entry-id-86</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/-XsVUVU-aj0&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/-XsVUVU-aj0&hl=sv&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>


Click here to watch in 1280*720


Click here to watch episode 2!


This was my first ever youtube show!   I plan on making goofy stuff and sharing them with you in this fashion, and I hope you will enjoy it.


In this show I equip my EZ-Stick with a bomb drop device, and I try to drop potatoes and eggs from the air on a target.


For those of you that want to make a bomb drop device of your own, here is how to:


First off you need a transmitter with a channel to spare, preferably a channel that is assigned to a switch rather then a stick.


	&bull;	Take a piece of depron.


	&bull;	Make an indentation in the middle to prevent rounded objects from slipping.


	&bull;	Fix the servo using double-sided tape or hot-glue


	&bull;	Cut two slots in the other end and fit the rubber band.


	&bull;	You&rsquo;re done!


When mounting the bomb drop device on an airplane be sure to mount it as close to the center of gravity as possible!   Otherwise you could lose the control of your airplane after you have dropped the cargo.


Good luck!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rainy days...</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-07-09T14:14:16+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/11c69db03a55668c391c6072d709d71e-85.html#unique-entry-id-85</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/11c69db03a55668c391c6072d709d71e-85.html#unique-entry-id-85</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been raining on and of for several days now here in Sweden and the weather forecast does not look good; rain for all of next week too.   I sincerely hope that they are wrong.


But there is something good in all that is bad; My wife is letting me buy an Aiptek AHD 300 full HD Camcorder for FPV flying!   And she is aware that I will take it apart and remove and desolder all components I don&rsquo;t need, to save weight.   I love her for letting me do what I love (and buying expensive toys)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A guide to making your own antenna</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-07-07T16:51:11+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8d3cda9a4a3a7276ea1bf03e8b7bf5a5-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/8d3cda9a4a3a7276ea1bf03e8b7bf5a5-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people have asked me how to improve the range of their 900 or 1300 MHz video link, so I wrote a guide to making your own whip antenna that can greatly improve the efficiency and range of these systems.


You can click here to read it.


I hope that it can help improve the range for you people that use the stock antenna on your 900/1300 MHz video link.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;ve got a green nose</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-07-06T10:03:01+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2e7776728fd560dc103fa8fa2bf8e4e8-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2e7776728fd560dc103fa8fa2bf8e4e8-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been planning on painting the nose of my FPV Twin Star in a darker color for quite a while now and finally i got an opportunity this weekend.   I was fixing some rust on my Clio -01 and while the paint was drying on the car, I took the same color and sprayed the nose of the airplane:


When painting Elapor be sure to spray a thin layer from a distances and let it dry first so that the propellent of the spray paint doesn&rsquo;t eat the foam.   Now you have a protective layer and can lay on a thicker layer of paint.


3 layers of paint later.   I like this color.


So why do you want a dark color for the nose of your FPV airplane?


The answer is that the exposure of the camera gets fooled by the white foam to underexpose (picture gets darker), which in the worst case scenario means that you cant see the ground.   And the thing that is most important to be able to see, while flying FPV, is the ground.


A simple fix to this problem is to make the nose of the plane darker, thus getting the cameras autoexposure to make the picture brighter.   Well see in the next video if it works.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m going to be a reviewer&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-07-01T11:14:28+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a9627bdacd070f2481d85adbb9532ca9-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a9627bdacd070f2481d85adbb9532ca9-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was surfing around the various forums and I found that I had recently received a PM from one of the administrators on the FPV-Community forums.   Naturally I started reading it; He complimented me on my website and my FPV flying, I was very flattered so I read on, He wanted to know if I wanted to start a cooperation with their site and become a product reviewer for their review section!


I hope this is the beginning of a long lasting cooperation between our sites, and I hope I get a lot of stuff to review ;)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m a winner&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-30T10:53:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0c49db98f15f4f0ea5b53763720f8f38-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0c49db98f15f4f0ea5b53763720f8f38-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I found a cool forum that is called FPV-Community, I signed up and posted a few threads.   The people on the forums were very nice and I liked the forums structure.   So I became a regular visitor.   They had a competition going where you could win FPV equipment buy simply contributing to the forums.   It ended on the 27th this month and I checked out the tread to congratulate the people that had won, and to my surprise I had come in 5th place!   I never win anything and now I won a Pan/Tilt setup from GlobeFlight.


I&rsquo;m so happy.   This forum is great and they will have more competitions coming up, so join up and start contributing to the FPV community!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Air to Air FPV Training</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-06-29T17:38:27+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6c2252185e3f43260401c8454691d9df-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6c2252185e3f43260401c8454691d9df-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever since I got into FPV flying I have always wanted to fly &ldquo;air to air&rdquo; with another airplane.   Now I have done it!   My friend Christian was kind enough to risk his Easystar.   It was quite a challenge chasing another airplane, especially in the wind.   But I&rsquo;m quite satisfied with the video baring in mind that it was my first attempt.


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Click here to read about my Twin Star FPV setup]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New personal record</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-27T09:20:23+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/72292364f7748dbb67244f5c6c5093fa-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/72292364f7748dbb67244f5c6c5093fa-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday was a very windy day but I was itching to fly, so I decided to take my Blizzard that is missing its spinner for a flight.


I love how the Blizzard handles in the wind!   After a little while into the flight I flew over a tree line and the Blizzard stopped in mid flight.   It just hung there!


 - Perfect, I thought, now I can try to beat my old flight time record of 94 minutes on flat ground.


And I did it!   111 minutes in the air on flat ground!   But this time it was with only 2 minutes and 11 seconds of motor time.   Not bad!   I had another battery with me, but my neck said: - Are you crazy!?   and I wanted to get home to my wife.   Now I feel like trying out sloping with this thing.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More crashes</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-25T10:52:39+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b0f7b0f0ab93c0c66d22800571958349-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b0f7b0f0ab93c0c66d22800571958349-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I got some time over yesterday and the weather was quite nice so I decided to fly the DeltaD.


It didn&rsquo;t turn out well...


I have to admit that the designed was flawed.   It did not handle good at all in the wind and I smacked it pretty hard a few times into the ground.   But I had a fun time nevertheless.   After all I &ldquo;Explore the RC world, one crash at a time&rdquo;.   I think I&rsquo;ll give this project up as a bad job for now.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m home again&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-21T10:25:40+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b4fa6616fb2c6f751954d917b61a8c29-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b4fa6616fb2c6f751954d917b61a8c29-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was a splendid vacation!   We lived in a house with a pool on the countryside right among wine and olive plantations.   The weather was great the whole week and the temperature was above 30&deg;C in the shade during the days with a light breeze.   We visited the leaning tower of Pisa and the Dome of Florence among other things.


I also brought the FPV Twin Star and for some reason people thought that I looked funny when I flew it?


Anyhow, here is the video:


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I demonstrate the Hat-Tracker in the beginning of the video and I think it works great.   This is also the first video with my new Eagletree OSD PRO, it works well but it needs a little tinkering with before I get it just the way I want it.


There was a lot of interference where we lived, as you can see in the video there was a big radio mast not far from the house and there were a lot of power lines near the house.   Thats why the video isn&rsquo;t as crisp as it usually is, and I get a few dead frames here and there.   But overall it was an awesome landscape to fly in.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m going on vacation to Italy</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-11T21:48:31+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6b8c4f839060d1a19edbdaf9ee4e5000-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6b8c4f839060d1a19edbdaf9ee4e5000-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry guys but I&rsquo;m going on a weeks vacation to Italy.   We will go buy car here from Sweden and drive for about 26 hours straight before arriving at the beautiful house were going to stay at.   I will be bringing the FPV Twin-Star and I hope to get some FPV video from Italy to show you all.


See you all in a week!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Presenting the Hat-Tracker&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-06-11T18:18:41+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/18a79546e6235d58e8acefae1eda83de-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/18a79546e6235d58e8acefae1eda83de-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now that I have a radio with the wonderful feature to let the trainer port only take over certain channels, I was able to build myself a head tracker.   The electronics from an E-Sky 0404 radio will have to suffice.


Testing the concept.


I reused the parts from the sticks.


The Hat-Tracker done!   I removed most of the unnecessary components from the pcb and soldered the pots to channel 4 and 5.   In the hole at the end of the plywood stick I&rsquo;ll connect a retractable keychain that hooks into the radio.


Here you can see the underside.


I have tested it and it works great!   I hope to get some video of it in action soon to share with you.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Eagletree OSD PRO has arrived</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-06-11T18:09:47+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6a00cb4e8939a6ce75a3f8a9a3da638a-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6a00cb4e8939a6ce75a3f8a9a3da638a-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Look what I found in my mailbox!


This has been long awaited!   Now I need to hook it up and start fiddling.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Assan X8D Hack module</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-10T09:20:47+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5fadaf6be8caa46b1e8826430d8cf5dc-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5fadaf6be8caa46b1e8826430d8cf5dc-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I could not stand buying receivers that cost hundreds of times more than the cheep experimental airplanes that I want to fly.   So for the same price as a 6 channel Futaba FASST receiver, I bought myself a Assan X8D Hack module and two 6 channel receivers!


I made a simple guide on installing the Assan module into a transmitter.


You can read it here
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Maiden of the DeltaD</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-06-09T22:00:28+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a04cd63fad70b029988a276bdfaf4918-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a04cd63fad70b029988a276bdfaf4918-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Woho!   It flew!


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Click here to watch in 1280*720


It has a weird tendency to get stuck in a high alfa (anyone knows why it would do that?)   but other than that, it flies just fine.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The DeltaD is born</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-06-07T20:38:54+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5f82f27b3915f005a05310ca84f1f146-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/5f82f27b3915f005a05310ca84f1f146-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have begun the build of the first airplane of my own design!


It&rsquo;s a delta plane with a KF nr.4 airfoil that is designed around the same power plant as the AitT wing.   I don&rsquo;t know if it&rsquo;s going to fly, but I sure hope so.


Click here to read the build log


It does remind me of something but I don&rsquo;t know what...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A guide to Antenna gain</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-04T20:41:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4001cf6cd11432cb3093e3b5c678ce9f-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4001cf6cd11432cb3093e3b5c678ce9f-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today my lovely wife had to study all day for an exam, so I got a lot of time to myself.   After doing some chores, I&rsquo;ve been sitting trying to explain how Antenna gain works, since I get many questions about it.   It isn&rsquo;t the easiest thing to explain, but now I have tried.   Perhaps you can get an insight to the basics, I am no expert myself, and hopefully it will be enough for most peoples needs.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sandisk V-Mate Review</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-04T15:02:35+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/de7ea8eecbdae30100f88b8157779cee-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/de7ea8eecbdae30100f88b8157779cee-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Upon request, I just finished a review the V-Mate memory card video recorder for FPV usage.


Click here to read it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I lost my spinner</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-06-02T10:11:34+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/037424741ea905abd5cbbdb7439c7d2a-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/037424741ea905abd5cbbdb7439c7d2a-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was flying my Blizzard yesterday, just a recreational flight, no fancy flying.   But when I picked it up after the landing i noticed that the front end of the spinner was missing!   I searched around the place where it had landed but couldn&rsquo;t find anything.


I thought I heard a noise just when I hit the throttle at one time during the flight, when I was at the far end of the field, so I went over there.


During the walk I noticed the grass getting thicker and thicker and higher and higher and when I got to the place where I thought it could be the grass was so thick and high that the only way I would find the spinner was if I accidentally stepped on it.


I hope they harvest the grass soon...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>First FPV flight with the Twin Star</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-06-02T10:22:34+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d753f605be1c458841c5408c82cddbe3-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d753f605be1c458841c5408c82cddbe3-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The weather was so good I had to fly my FPV with my Twin Star even without the OSD I am waiting for.


Here is the video:


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My homemade antenna seems to work perfect!   I&rsquo;ll push the range as soon as the OSD arrives.


The setup I am currently running is:


	◦	300mW 1.3GHz transmitter with a homemade whip antenna.


	◦	KX171 Camera.


	◦	3s500mAh LiPo


	◦	8dBi Patch antenna on the receiver.


	◦	Sandisc V-Mate for capturing the video


	◦	Rvision-D Video glasses


More info about the Twin Star setup can be found here
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EZ-Stick maiden video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-05-31T17:29:26+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/668beaa290b943895c5b2d431d7b0504-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/668beaa290b943895c5b2d431d7b0504-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am proud to present my first HD video!


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Click here to watch in 1280*720


Only the prop was broken in the crash.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New video camera</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-31T17:24:21+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f04e4498d595d9b865c77993d218c975-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f04e4498d595d9b865c77993d218c975-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally!   After 10 months I&rsquo;ve saved enough to buy a new video camera.


The camera I chose was a Panasonic HCD-SD100 HD camera.   So from now on all my video will be available in HD!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Reviews&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-31T13:46:53+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1f52121e4470bbbee088c87e853f407b-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1f52121e4470bbbee088c87e853f407b-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The reviews of the Multiplex Blizzard and Twin Star II are done!


You can find them here: Multiplex Blizzard review Multiplex Twin Star II review


Please leave some feedback on what&rsquo;s good, what&rsquo;s not, what&rsquo;s missing, etc. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Project EZ-Stick</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-05-28T10:25:17+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/35b672eb6722eea153d67e1d26cb8108-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/35b672eb6722eea153d67e1d26cb8108-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Remember the crash of the Twin Boom Biplane Easystar?


The weather has been awful here in Sweden for what feels like for ever.   So I thought I would build something, and it came to me!   An Easystar Slow-Stick&rsquo;is type of thingi.


Thus the project EZ-Stick was born.


A loose tail.


The stick is a 20*10 mm piece of wood I had laying around.


I made a mounting plate that is easily adjusted out of aluminum.   The motor is a Turnigy 35-30C 1100kV.


2 mm piano wire has to do for the landing gear.


Mount for the wing made out of balsa pieces.


HXT900&rsquo;s servos.


The old pushrods brought back to life.


30A ESC and A123 battery in place.


10*7SF APC Prop.


Well, have to wait and see if this one flies.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Crashing my Blizzard</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-05-27T15:50:56+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d2bb6e7958ed6b2b7cc16da92ab07f3b-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d2bb6e7958ed6b2b7cc16da92ab07f3b-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the video:


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The reason that I crashed was that the plane stalled to near the ground and I couldn&rsquo;t save it.   Why the airplane stalled is an other story; I wanted to kill some speed before the landing, but I pushed to far.


Well, at least the damage wasn&rsquo;t bad, just a crack that could easily could be glued together.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV Testing</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-05-26T10:06:44+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/59f5e51f5a0f0e01806c16c3aa31066f-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/59f5e51f5a0f0e01806c16c3aa31066f-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since this is a new airplane and it&rsquo;s the first FPV flight, I let someone else watch in FPV while I fly the plane.   And why not try out my new DIY antenna and compare it with the stock antenna while I had the chance?


My DIY antenna for 1,3GHz. 2 mm piano-wire, 115,04 mm long (including all the active parts)


DIY vs Stock


Yay it flies!


My DIY antenna seems to perform a little better than the stock one but I couldn&rsquo;t really push the range since I flew visually.   I&rsquo;ll have to test some more later.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Twin Star video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-25T09:38:31+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/61f696882db595dd809d8d58400bde60-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/61f696882db595dd809d8d58400bde60-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the long awaited Twin Star video!   Enjoy!


Click here for the build log of the Twin Star


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;ve got a new transmitter&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-22T12:10:42+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/19ba87d9a53b861d707b21d203211ad9-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/19ba87d9a53b861d707b21d203211ad9-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Woho!   Finally I get that extra channel that I wanted.   It was my good friend Christian that made me a deal on this T7CP 35MHz transmitter.   But I don&rsquo;t fly on 35MHz so I modified it to 2.4GHz using the &ldquo;module&rdquo; from my T6EX 2.4GHz transmitter.   It turned out great and works like a charm.   And while I was in there soldering I changed the red power led to a purple one, just to add that little extra.


I like the extra programming functions of the 7C.


And since I got the old 35MHz parts left I decided to make an external 35MHz module.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blizzard video</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-20T18:33:18+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/33112e98a7abe5202c434f7ab3ab741c-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/33112e98a7abe5202c434f7ab3ab741c-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally the weather cooperated long enough for me to get some video.


I edited the Blizzard video first and will finnish the Twin-Star one later.


Click here for the build log of the Blizzard.


Enjoy!


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These aircrafts were in the show:


SK 16


SK 50


B 17


Helikopter 10


J 29 Tunnan


J 28 Vampire


J 32 Lansen


J 34 Hawker Hunter


JAS 39 Gripen]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on R/C FlightCast again&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-17T09:45:25+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/08885e2080b4004cd60e963d4abf98c6-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/08885e2080b4004cd60e963d4abf98c6-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The good guys Frank and Brian has been kind enough to mention me in episode 57 their podcast called R/C FlightCast again.   They seem to like my homepage and my style of posting more pictures than words.


To listen to the show, click here.


Thanks to Frank and Brian!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV-pod for the TS2</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-05-16T22:26:04+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/03572b1924091c11fb2236a8710d44a5-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/03572b1924091c11fb2236a8710d44a5-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have done some progress on the FPV system for the Twin Star whilst the bad weather has persisted.


Pretty straight forward.


Ability to look almost straight down without seeing to much of the side of the aircraft.


Designed to break away easily in a crash.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Two maidens&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-05-13T21:17:09+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cc2c788c8344a89ee3b973ea3b86c815-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/cc2c788c8344a89ee3b973ea3b86c815-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, finally, after over 2 week of bad weather, the wind died down long enough to do the maiden flights of both the Blizzard and the Twin Star.


I flew the Twin Star first and I was impressed.   It flies great!   It is super stable in the wind very easy to control.   It has plenty of power to!   After the flight it was time to maiden the Blizzard.   Truth be told I&rsquo;m a little scared of this beast.   My heart rate went up quite a bit when I held it in my hand and gave it full throttle for the first time.   I did not even need to throw it, it just left my hand and climbed like rocket.   The neat thing with the Blizzard is when you cut the throttle and start to dive it accelerates even more and it keeps its inertia a long time!   8 seconds of full throttle and it&rsquo;s a spec in the sky and when you dive it makes &ldquo;the sound&rdquo;, the wonderful whistling sound that I love.   Ahh man that was an awesome maiden flight!   It&rsquo;s nice to pump some adrenaline once in a while.


Thanks to my friend Christian Mogensen for assisting me!


More pictures can be found in the build threads; Blizzard, Twin Star.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The beginning of the end&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-05-10T17:13:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/09e1a0c950e0688c7e352193abc37c64-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/09e1a0c950e0688c7e352193abc37c64-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This week I have been working on the two airplanes that my wife gave me.   Unfortunately the weather this week has been terrible, so I have not been able to maiden either of them.   But I thought I would share the work I&rsquo;ve done so far:


The Twin Star II build log


The Multiplex Blizzard build log


I&rsquo;ll post more pictures as soon as the weather changes for the better.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m back&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-05-05T17:31:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4a310ec5ee4f27ead048605491989920-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/4a310ec5ee4f27ead048605491989920-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is good to be home again.   After a week of snowboarding and only one flight it is nice to be able to get time for the hobby.   In the week I was gone my package from china arrived!


Now I can really start building!


I got one flight on the vacation and it was on Sweden&rsquo;s highest located public road.   I have now flown my F1 Hydro over 1000 meters above sea-level.


Now it&rsquo;s time to start building the Blizzard!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m going on vacation</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-24T21:42:14+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9935e31e2081c9f430ef7406f3f6cad0-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9935e31e2081c9f430ef7406f3f6cad0-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just want to let you all know that I&rsquo;m going to the mountains on vacation for a week.   I&rsquo;ll be bringing the AitT and the F1 hydro and if there is an opportunity I&rsquo;ll get some film for you all.   See you all in a week!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More presents from the wife&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-23T12:05:22+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/296dfc4f55bb43f07a7e89793c21dbfd-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/296dfc4f55bb43f07a7e89793c21dbfd-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The wife and I were doing some errands in the same town as a hobby shop.   So I slipped in a comment on that it would be a waste not to visit the hobby shop, and she agreed!   I needed some small stuff like some servo cable and a prop.   After looking around in the shop for a while my wife says:


-I planned that we were going here so that I could by you some monokote.   I want you to see your new planes so that you don&rsquo;t loose them.


My wife is awesome!   I never buy covering since it&rsquo;s so expensive (At least if you compare it to buying cheep servos from china).


I&rsquo;m so lucky that I such a lovely wife!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m mentioned on R/C FlightCast</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-23T11:56:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b7aa0c68d2a221a02a7e65f619573e36-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/b7aa0c68d2a221a02a7e65f619573e36-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In episode 54 of Frank and Brian&rsquo;s podcast called R/C FlightCast they mention my build of the Twin Boom Easystar and this site!   I&rsquo;m honored to be mentioned in such a good light by one of the best RC podcasts out there!


To listen to the show, click here.


Thanks to Frank and Brian!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The mystery airplane has arrived&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-21T14:44:45+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2f4d6e1bc858e22a4a3aa72c40353e66-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2f4d6e1bc858e22a4a3aa72c40353e66-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today my wife and I were cleaning the apartment, and when we were done we had a bag of old stuff that was going down into the basement.   So I took the bag and heaved it down the seven staircases to the basement.   We have our basement pretty neatly organized so when I opened the door and there were this big cardboard box standing in the way of where I was going to put down the heavy bag.   Feeling a little irritated that there was a box in the way I asked my wife:


-What is this box doing... wait a second!   Is that?!   The airplane!!


My wife is sneaky!   And oh so wonderful!   I did not expect the airplane until earliest the end of the week.


Which airplane do you think it&rsquo;s going to be?


I was so exited that I almost felt ill!   This is what I saw when I opened it:


She freaking bought me two airplanes!   And the two I wanted!   She is the best wife EVER!   I&rsquo;m so glad right now!


Now I need to order some electronics from china.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Multiplex Easystar Review</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-17T22:50:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7cf931169701ee53b00fa32644d4e0f3-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7cf931169701ee53b00fa32644d4e0f3-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just posted a review of the Multiplex EasyStar in the Review section.


Hope you like it!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>My wife is buying my a mystery airplane&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-18T10:47:03+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d5b3c34ac53f400f89640ccb2e76196a-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d5b3c34ac53f400f89640ccb2e76196a-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[On the evening of the crash of the Twin Boom Biplane I was pretty downcast, and when my wife came home, she could instantly see that something was wrong.   So she asked me what had happened.   I told her about my day and about the crash and she didn&rsquo;t even laughed.   Instead she look at me and said: - I&rsquo;m going to buy you a new airplane.


My wife is the best!


That managed to cheer me up quite a bit I must admit.


And I asked what airplane she had planned to buy, and she said:


-I&rsquo;m not telling, I want it to be a surprise!


I don&rsquo;t know what airplane she is going to buy but I have been raving on about both the Multiplex Twinstar and the Blizzard and I think it&rsquo;s going to be one of them.


Oh I&rsquo;m so exited!


Which one would you pick?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Disaster with the Twin Boom Biplane Easystar</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Experiments</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-04-13T21:22:36+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d78fcb7983fc8e3496316392c9789b9e-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d78fcb7983fc8e3496316392c9789b9e-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[To read the complete build-log of the Twin Boom Biplane Easystar, Click here.


Today I decided to maiden the TBBEZ*.   Unfortunately the wife was away and all my friends were at work so I had nobody to film it for me.   But the weather was to good and I didn&rsquo;t want to waste a perfect afternoon by not flying as much as I could.


The first trouble came when I tried to get the plane into my Renault Clio 1.4.   Don&rsquo;t get me wrong it&rsquo;s a great car but when you have to spend 10 minutes trying to wiggle a airplane into it made me dream of a bigger car.   In the end I got the plane to fit at the same time as myself and I put the pedal to the metal and scooted of to the nearest field.


At the field I did a range-check and did the long version of the preflight check to be sure that everything was spot on, and it was!   Time to throw this baby bird out of the nest.


I took the absurd-looking plane into my hand and gave it full throttle and gave it a gentle toss.


This was the shortest flight I have ever had.   The second It left my hand it made a crazy tight loop and smashed right into the ground!


Both carbon tubes shattered, the wings tore at the mounting of the booms, both top and bottom wings got tore and dented, prop broke, camera-pod broken, pan servo broken and body tore at several places.


This was the lamest crash I have had.   What an anticlimax!


When knowing the results I now see what went wrong;


	&bull;	The vertical CG was to high with the camera, video TX and battery on the top wing.


	&bull;	The motor angel combined with high thrust.


These things made it go into crazy loop mode.


I think I&rsquo;ll order an other FPV platform now.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Twin Boom BIPLANE&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Experiments</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-04-10T20:50:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/69219b29bd21f29b2c5ee8c19742409c-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/69219b29bd21f29b2c5ee8c19742409c-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If it&rsquo;s worth doing, it&rsquo;s worth overdoing!


Want to read the complete build-log?   Click here.


After crashing my FPV Easystar again, I decided to give it up and sacrifice the parts to feed this monster.   I hope to get 20% more lift by placing an extra pair of Easystar wings on top of the stock pair at the hight of one wing chord.


Balsa is nice.


All the supports in place.


I used my hotwire cutter to roughly cut the wing holder of the body of the old Easystar.


A new camera-pod.


Glued on.


The top wing in place.


Done!


This is without a doubt the ugliest plane I have ever seen!


We&rsquo;ll see if it make it up by being great in the air.


Will their be glory or disaster?


Only time will tell...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A trip to the local hobby-shop</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-04-09T20:40:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/557dee3c7d9c6d8701f965ced1a102fa-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/557dee3c7d9c6d8701f965ced1a102fa-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I took a trip to the local hobby-shop that is located about 30 kilometers from my home.   I bought a 11*7 prop and some balsa.   The Turnigy C3530-1100 on 3sA123 only gave me 168W with the 11*7 which was a lot less than I expected considering that the 10*5 gave me 140W.   I&rsquo;ll give it a try and see how it feels in the air.


In the meantime; Care to guess what I&rsquo;m going to do with these balsa sticks?
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yet another FPV CRASH&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-04-07T20:26:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2cf3900168e3fc0e1994c0e76fbc25d1-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/2cf3900168e3fc0e1994c0e76fbc25d1-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Something went wrong and it ended in tragedy.


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The video TX took the hardest beating.   Oh the irony, oh well I got a few flight out of it.


It does not look to bad but the tail is smooched, the motor mount is broken and the wing holder is cracked at several places.


I think it is time for a new FPV ship.   Something with a litle more thrust?


The PCB were damaged and the antenna connector was ripped of.   I&rsquo;ll try and fix it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>First flights of the Twinboom Easystar</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Experiments</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-04-05T20:18:20+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7fc5c61531e654f87299ac5cd0d55b67-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7fc5c61531e654f87299ac5cd0d55b67-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally the Twin Boom EZ* got of the ground and in to the air!


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One bummer is that the motor only puts out 140W on the 10*5 prop and 3sA123.


I will try another prop the next time.   Maybe a 11*7?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Testing out the GPS</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-03-31T16:12:49+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ffb7428e74e8f44723140a67ba9ffac3-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/ffb7428e74e8f44723140a67ba9ffac3-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I tested out the Eagletree GPS and it works excellent.


I tried to gain some altitude with my FPV Easystar and I got up to 945 meters before it was time to land.   I have it setup so that the place of the &ldquo;Sat&rdquo; switches between the number of satellites and the mAh drawn every 5 seconds.


The video and RC link worked without a hitch, but I did not pushed it today. 2300 m from home at 200 m above ground was the most I pushed it.


This year I have so far a tad more than 4 hours and 20 minutes of FPV airtime.   I rely hope the weather changes for the better so I can get  more hours and so I can take the Twin Boom Easystar for a maiden flight.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Twin Boom is ready for flight</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Experiments</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-03-29T15:35:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d0e19e8187723cc25766026335443222-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d0e19e8187723cc25766026335443222-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s drawing to an end, the epic build of the Twin Boom Easystar.


Want to read the complete build-log?   Click here.


All Easystar&rsquo;s need a larger rudder, this one is no exception.


Mono coated and DU-BRO hinges.


The rudder in place along with the tail rudder servo.


The elevator servo in place.


Cables tidied up.


The tail needed some cosmetic work after the amputation.   It does not look good, but it looks better.


Linkage.


Out in the wild.


It&rsquo;s not a beauty, but I can give it a makeover once it seen some sky.


Servo cables tidied up.


The only thing I need now is some calm weather so that I can unleash the beast so that it can rip up the sky.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Twin Boom Easystar</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Experiments</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-03-28T15:09:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f6a750f392b079b05f9ed8adf87364fc-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f6a750f392b079b05f9ed8adf87364fc-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The strange build continues.


I used my hot wire I chopped of the tail.


I made a simple motor mount out of 3 mm plywood.   The angel of the motor is the same as the original.


Wow it&rsquo;s ugly at the moment.


FASST antenna tubes in place.   I want the best reception as I can hence the &ldquo;performance before look&rdquo;.


Speed controller now occupies the place where one of the old servos use to be.


Didn&rsquo;t your servos come with 1 meter of cable?   Mine hither, so I had to solder on new ones.


Stay tuned...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The secret project begins</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Experiments</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-03-26T12:45:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3b79451b91cde47fe1946489714d5c0d-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/3b79451b91cde47fe1946489714d5c0d-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today it begins; The secret project.   In this experiment I&rsquo;m going to try to get an Easystar that don&rsquo;t look nor fly like an ordinary, everyday Easystar.


I&rsquo;ll try to push the envelope and expand my horizons to speak.


To do that I&rsquo;ll need carbon fiber, glue, a new motor and a different propeller.


Two 10*8*500 mm carbon tubes should do it.


A Turnigy 35-30C 1100kv motor with a 10*5 prop should be something to start out with.   Here it is compared to a 6&rdquo; prop that I had mounted on this Easystar before it crashed.


I think you all have guest it buy now, but the monster I&rsquo;m trying to bring to life is a twin boom Easystar!


I went with the approach of gluing the carbon tubes to the tail.


To hold the carbon booms to the main airframe I chose to make a mount of 3 mm plywood.   The booms will be fastened with screws which gives makes me able to take the airplane apart if I would like to.


I&rsquo;ll use epoxy to glue the plywood to the wings.


Testing the mounts.


I&rsquo;ll keep you posted as always]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Painted the Hydro</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-03-23T12:01:17+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/25fd1423594be23b3f43cea10c41f74a-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/25fd1423594be23b3f43cea10c41f74a-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After over 2 hours in the air I decided to finally paint this excellent plane up.


It&rsquo;s nothing fancy, a simple 2 color job.   But I think it turned out pretty good.


I have also tried out a bunch of different power setups, and this is the one I like best:


Motor: Topwerpro 2409-12T 1600kV


ESC: Towerpro 18A


Battery: 3s800mAh 20-30C Loong-Max


Prop: 8*4 DD GWS


All up weight after painting and with the 3s 800mAh batteries is 287 g.


Flight time is about 7-8 minutes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I CRASHED my F1 Hydro&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-03-24T23:55:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e5b2275fa3a1cb4f581c3bf759afdc9c-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e5b2275fa3a1cb4f581c3bf759afdc9c-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was a beautiful sunset and the weather was just right.   This is the second flight after the paint job was finished and I dumb thumb it into the water...


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It works flawlessly in the live mode of the Eagletree software now I just have to find a good place to mount it on the plane and start fooling around with what should be displayed on the OSD.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A teaser of a secret project</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-03-13T15:03:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0a26eb95741a6b15d2e600106bc7f11d-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0a26eb95741a6b15d2e600106bc7f11d-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Remember the crash of the old Easystar?


I have had the old pieces of that Easystar just lying around for quite a while now, and every night when I go to sleep I can see the pieces lying on my shelf.   But now, after many nights of thinking of what I could do with it, I finally got an idea.   I will not share with you just yet what it is, but soon you will find out.


What would you do withe these pieces?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;ve got mail&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-03-09T14:51:03+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/85208f8c75122c381c1e5ef9ee59b1d7-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/85208f8c75122c381c1e5ef9ee59b1d7-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally!   After waiting what have felt like forever the package from rangevideo finally arrived!


After the crash when my I lost my Easystar I have had problems with extremely reduced range.   I have tried everything I could thought of but nothing would make a difference.   So I ordered a new 1.3Ghz transmitter and now everything works excellent once more! 


Hurray, I can FPV again!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The story of a boat</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-02-10T18:44:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7d971ae1329dc5fedbd82a009e0c7408-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7d971ae1329dc5fedbd82a009e0c7408-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the story of my little brushless boat that I had last summer.


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We had some great times...


But now your gone...


Sold, to pay for my RC addiction.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Night Flight 550</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2008-11-14T17:57:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d9ba3b6d62834872acb07759e2f8cf75-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d9ba3b6d62834872acb07759e2f8cf75-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a project from back in winter of 2006 that I wanted to share with you...


...When I go to work in the morning; Its dark


When I go home from work in the evening; Its dark


I cant see in the dark so I needed to work around this, this is why I started this project.


...I used my dremel to cut out for the leds on the tip's


Time to cut out for the wires that is going along the whole blade


...Flatening the ends on the LEDs that is going to be on the tip


Cuting out for the LEDs that is going to be on the leading edge


I used CA to glue the leds and the wires down, and later Im going to fill it with epoxy


Fitting the leds on the leading edge


I sanded the leds sharp to make the light reflect better


Ahhh, You got to love the smell of epoxy


I sanded the epoxy down using fine sandpaper(400-1000 grit)


...I calculated that I needed a 10ohms resistor to not fry my leds and giving me the maximum use-time (4-6h)


The jumper I made to turn on the leds.   To charge the battery I simply plug in the charger on the middle and left pins.


The reason I shose Blue and Green is that both had the same specs.   3.2-3.4v (max 3.8V) and 20mA typ.


...LM317 type constant current boards that I got from work.


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And more, it flies great!


The difference is easily noticeable compared to the old AitT.


I have also changed the prop to a 4,75*4,75, changed the servos to a pair of Multiplex Nano-S and changed to a 25-35C battery.


This is not a model you fly with your mind on the dinner and I like that.


Unlimited vertical is nice too.


The Glowire that I use on the front is from a PC-modders kit and the top and bottom ones are from hobbycity.


I personally have no trouble with orientation flying at night, in fact I sometimes find it easier that flying at day.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AitT V.2</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-01-10T15:16:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9124c5790814be67f832400cb413687e-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9124c5790814be67f832400cb413687e-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My old AitT has now retired after a work related accident involving the ground.


This is going to be its successor:


This one is made of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) witch is a much stiffer foam.


This time its carbon fiber all the way.


Even the winglets get some carbon fiber.


More to come as usual.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Maiden of the AitT&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2008-12-17T13:06:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f95bf0f10dcce8a9df3be71601eb7aaa-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f95bf0f10dcce8a9df3be71601eb7aaa-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It flies!   And it flies good too!


Very fast and snappish despite the sloppy foam and lack of carbon fiber.


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Allways In The Trunk Wing (AitT)</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2008-12-16T12:23:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9afdb549e84dd4221f7af361e70a46fe-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9afdb549e84dd4221f7af361e70a46fe-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I had the electronics for a fast 

~300 grams model lying around so I decided to venture in to the land of Hot-wire cutting.


The model I had in mind to start with was something like the ST-Model Typhoon 430 and just by chance my friend happened to have one.


I took the measurements of his model and printed out a Zagi-10 wing profile and made a template of do it yourself printed circuit board glass fiber.


Since I&rsquo;m making flying wings with a sweep I made my setup with a pivot at one end so that I only need one template and can operate it by myself.


The wire I use is 0,4 mm &ldquo;Nikrothal 80&rdquo; and to power it I use a CV/CC adjustable 5A Power-supply.


I run it in CC (Constant Current) mode at about 1,7-1,9A for this type of foam.


The cut is very smooth and takes about 1-2 minutes depending on the current used.


Results.


I made the fist of cheep expanded polystyrene foam S80 (EPS).


Build up. 3mm Depron as control surfaces and winglets.


No carbon fiber in this first model.


This is the stuff I had laying around:


Motor: Fiago 20*40 ~3223kv


30A Jeti ESC


2s 1000mAh Li-po


Esky 9g servos


4,5*4 Prop


Video to come!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fooling around with the OSD</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-01-15T11:57:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1e46d3a5a355acbca81dde630cc9f415-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1e46d3a5a355acbca81dde630cc9f415-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I rely like Eagletree&rsquo;s stuff!


You can change almost everything to whatever you want.


This is extremely appealing to me as I can chose what I want to display and where.


Since I don&rsquo;t have the GPS expender yet I chose to display the mAh used in the top left corner, the battery voltage in the top right corner and underneath that the amp draw.


I found that this layout worked out best for me.


I don&rsquo;t like to have anything in the bottom of the screen since that is the part of the screen that is most interesting.


You&rsquo;ll have to see for your self in the next video.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Eagletree OSD</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-01-12T11:39:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1acb9ee344f0a867079d35cf4c9296fd-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1acb9ee344f0a867079d35cf4c9296fd-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today my Eagletree OSD Expander arrived!


It looks nice and comes with a very nice manual.


Time to fool around with it a bit before I mount it in the plane.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV Maiden&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-01-02T17:29:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bcfd33510710a78eebaedcac90917139-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/bcfd33510710a78eebaedcac90917139-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Woho!   A successful maiden!


Pushed the range a bit to about 3km without a problem with either the RC or video connection.


I also tried aiming the RC TX away from the airplane to see how wide the beam with was, and it was surprisingly wide 


It was verry cold after 15 minutes in the wind at -9&deg;C, as you can se on the landing 


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Everything went fine and it didn't need a single klick of trim.


If flew awsome!


My hands could not take the cold for verry long so the first flight were about 4 minutes.


Now I can do the FPV maiden!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Finishing up</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-01-01T11:18:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/762266a60aa3dfb43d8de5267a990c7d-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/762266a60aa3dfb43d8de5267a990c7d-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The build draws to an end...


EZ-Pod before.


After.


Painted silver (Looks a lot better IRL)


Added magnets for security.


3sA123


All Up Weight (AUW).   This is with the FPV setup.


Time for a maiden!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The build continues</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2008-12-30T17:09:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0908e563c856ff24a98f12268c2ac3ab-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/0908e563c856ff24a98f12268c2ac3ab-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Update time!


I made a step-up converter to be able to get rid of the 3s500mAh battery I used before, and since I fly on a 3sA123 I need to step-up the voltage to 12V to power the video setup.


Sorry for the messy layout but I didn't feel like making a new board after adding the nessesery filtering.


I had to sacrifice looks for preformance when I mounted the FASST antennas.


One of the two gyros that is going to help me get a nice smooth flight in a litle more wind


The other gyro hasn't arrived yet, but its going to be mounted at a 45&deg; angel to get best performance for the rudder.


Heatshrink on the servos to not have to glue directly on the servos.


Just before the gluing of the fuse.


Glued.


Tail glued.


Controlrods mounted.


Servos in place.


6*4 Prop mounted


The build continues soon...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Modifying the 2.4GHz Radio</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2008-12-30T16:57:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/34c788ee9307aecc10ac9e7257bb6b11-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/34c788ee9307aecc10ac9e7257bb6b11-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the range of my video TX is much further than my RC link I thought that I would increase the range a bit.


To do this I will replace the stock 3dBi Omni antenna with a 9dBi Patch anenna.


I decided to change the SMA connector to a U.FL to eliminate the losses that comes with having long wires and multiple chain connectors.


Re-assembling the patch.


The patch in place and hooked up.


I&rsquo;ve used this LiPo in this transmitter for over a year and it has worked flawlessly.


I use a diode in series with the battery to lover the volts by 0.9V.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A new FPV Easystar is born</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2008-12-29T16:31:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6507b43b875a36afd138f91122e10241-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6507b43b875a36afd138f91122e10241-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now its time to start the build of my new FPV Easystar!


I started out with some 2mm carbonrod to stiffen up the elevator


Nice and flat after sanding som exess of


I also added a 6*1mm carbon strip to stiffen the rest of the tail (I dont like flex )


Some 10*0,5mm carbon strips in the wings


It adds a lot of strenght to the wing


I also added a washer thats 18mm across and has a 8,5mm hole so ensure that the carbon rod that goes in to the wing doesn't ware on the epp hole and make the connection sloppy.


Melting away some epp with my soldering iron (I use a diffrent tip for this)


6mm carbon rod glued in


I use a layer of heatshrink on the motor so that I dont have to glue the motor itself to the epp


Melted some extra room for the wireing to the ESC


Making myself a new rudder from the start


Made frome lightwheight plywood


Monocoated it with dayglow orange


Du-bro hinges are so sweet


Well thats it for now.


Stay tuned for the next update!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>What was the damage?</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2008-12-14T16:16:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f076c107099db5b53099031bfc8d7cd9-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/f076c107099db5b53099031bfc8d7cd9-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After washing off all the dirt I let the electronics sit in the oven at 50&deg;C to make sure they were completely dry from all the melted snow.


With held breath I plugged everything back together and switched on the power...


Picture!   We have picture!


Servos swing as they should without any broken gears.


The only thing that broke was the nose and the EZ-Pod as you can see.


Everything else works just fine!


I think its time to build myself a nice new Easystar now.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I CRASHED my FPV Easystar</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2008-12-13T16:03:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a502662c3496ecd0c89be1d321fae07b-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/a502662c3496ecd0c89be1d321fae07b-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well at least the weather was good...


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It did not cross my mind that the reason I hadn&rsquo;t seen the chimney was that it was blocked by a huge building.


2.4GHz don&rsquo;t like massive steel structures...


Sometimes I&rsquo;m not that bright it seems.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Time for another FPV flight</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2008-12-11T15:55:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/246af6fae2f4a092f1362b8a7a4df5f8-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/246af6fae2f4a092f1362b8a7a4df5f8-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is my first high altitude flight.


I&rsquo;m also pushing the range of my 2.4GHz radio.


After all, I am an RCexplorer!


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Oh what I dream of flying above the clouds...


Some day maybe...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FPV over the lake Skagern</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2008-12-07T15:47:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6d13a960093d5486899f2644c8a7aed5-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/6d13a960093d5486899f2644c8a7aed5-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We have a holiday home near the lake of Skagern and I wanted to fly some FPV but the fog was thick...


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The plane was actually dripping water when I landed!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>First recorded FPV flight&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2008-10-07T15:26:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1eed17d9e6a82b6f6a6f731b12dab0ef-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/1eed17d9e6a82b6f6a6f731b12dab0ef-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a big step for me as from now I can share with the world what I see when I look into my video-googles.


Enjoy!


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I had to boil the nose of the Easystar and glue her up again, no biggie.


Battery is fine (got to love A123).


All servos survived and no gears were broken.


OSD and the eLogger are both fine.


Camera works fine but has gotten a few battle scars.


The 300mW 1.3GHz transmitter on the other hand seems to have sustained heavy damage and the range has been reduced to practically nothing.


I have tried replacing the SMA-connector with no results...


I think I&rsquo;ll have to order a new one.


Other that the EZ-Pod was damaged but nothing unfixable.


I&rsquo;ll keep you posted.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m in the paper</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><category>Other</category><dc:date>2009-01-23T12:25:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d55123b7bb3410b474cb424e815bb2ae-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/d55123b7bb3410b474cb424e815bb2ae-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I made the first page:


I do truly look like the king of geekeness.


Now I&rsquo;m the laughingstock of the town for a while...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;ve got it back&#x21;&#x21;&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-01-21T12:10:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/35c7479588227661670950881ed528fb-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/35c7479588227661670950881ed528fb-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Oh I'm so happy!


After putting up the posters in the local grocery stores I hoped so bad that the phone would ring...


And after a while it did!


The woman on the line said that she and her fellow workers were just about to start there 2 o'clock meeting when they heard a thump outside.


Curiously they went outside to see what had happend and there on the sidewalk surrounded by people, laid my easystar.


It had struck the side of the stone building and fallen down on the sidewalk.


The building it had struck was the City Hall!!!


The woman had taken it inside to keep it safe.


Later that day the woman had gone shopping groceries at the grocery store and by shance glanced at the postingboard on the way out, and she spotted my poster.


The first question I asked was; did it hit someone?


My second question was; was there any damage to the building?


And she laughed and said; Of course not!


...So the next day I went to the city hall to pick the plane up.


They were verry nice and asked alot of the standard questions like;


how far does it go, how high does it go, how fast, how long and so on.


And we had some coffie and cineman buns that I had brought with me.


Later that day the locoal newspaper called me and wanted to do an article on RC flying and the crash.


They just left 10 mintes ago, and by friday the article will be publiched.


Oh I'm so glad that no one got hurt by my stupidity!


I made alot of mistakes and I have learned a valuble lesson or three.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The day I lost my FPV Easystar</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>FPV</category><dc:date>2009-01-20T12:27:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7e3372171e9cec390d9f102dd2072c64-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/7e3372171e9cec390d9f102dd2072c64-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My plane is gone and i cant find it!


I was my first flight with my new Eagletree OSD.


I saw that the clouds were pretty low and not to thick so I did something stupid;


I flew above the clouds without a GPS.


It was pretty windy but I didn&rsquo;t notice it while flying so high.   I thought that I was closer than I was.


I fly with A123 and usually get 2100mAh out of them.   But I had forgot that I had used some up configuring the OSD.


I descended to late and found myself out at sea!


I panicked and tried to desperately get back to land when the battery went flat...


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Klick here to jump to the place when stuff starts to happen


We searched for hours but could not find it.


Maybe it&rsquo;s out at sea.


I&rsquo;ll put up some flyers to see if someone has seen it.


Wow this day sucks...


Here is a link to the thread on RCGroups if you want to discuss it]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Update time&#x21;</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-02-19T21:38:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e7c4e05d56571ed98e92ded87f52dcba-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/e7c4e05d56571ed98e92ded87f52dcba-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[	◦	Battery: 2s1000mAh 25-35C Loong-Max to start with


...Hinge for the hatch.


Rare earth magnet for holding the latch.


One is strong enough to lift the whole plane!


A servo in place.


The two other servos in place.


Pushrod for the tail rudder done.


I use ball-links from an old T-Rex kit to make my pushrods.


3mm carbon tube with ball-links


Futaba 2.4GHz FASST Receiver mounted.


Speed-controler in place.


&ldquo;Training wheel wings&rdquo; glued on.


I used some clear hard plastic to protect the bottom of the spons.


Out in the snow.


...Initially the plan was just to test-drive it around on the ground because the wife had the car so I couldn&rsquo;t get to a field.


I walked to the nearest place that I could find with some flat ground and plugged in the battery.


The Hydro handles well on the snow but after a while my fingers got a little to itchy...


I thought that I would take of for just a short bit and land it directly, a little jump with other words.


Well this is how it ended:


...Nothing serious, a few minutes of love and glue and she will be in the air again.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>RCPowers F1 Hydro 3D</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-02-15T21:07:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9b2c7092836fb8c5523e138cb3d428bd-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/9b2c7092836fb8c5523e138cb3d428bd-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I always wanted a flying boat of some sort and after a long while I finally decided to build one.   Ever since RCPowers made this F1 Hydro back in 2007 I&rsquo;ve wanted one.


Well I finaly got one!   and here is the build:


All the pieces cut out of 6mm depron.


3mm carbon tube will stiffen stuff up.


A neat trick when gluing carbon spars is to mix the epoxy in wax-paper and rub in the spar before pushing it in.


...45&deg; cut hinge-lines.


Taping the hinges.


Starting on the spons.


When bending depron, be sure to cover the outside with tape so that it only compresses the foam on the inside.


Use needles to hold stuff where you want it.


I use 5 minutes epoxy to glue the spons.   It gives a non-flexing and strong waterproof seal.


Sealing the spons up.


Cuting of the execs.


I use sandpaper with 120 grit for heavy sanding and 400 grit for fine sanding of depron.


Fuselage in place using UHU-POR glue and toothpicks.


Vertical stabilizer glued in place and reenforced using toothpicks.


...Tail rudder hinging using DU-BRO hinges
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Flight of the F1</title><dc:creator>admin@rcexplorer.se</dc:creator><category>Projects</category><dc:date>2009-03-01T20:53:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/06049dd54d408166ae91b3f2187ccd1d-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/06049dd54d408166ae91b3f2187ccd1d-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I finely got some good weather here in Hjo, and I managed to persuade my wife to shoot some video:


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I took the opportunity and played a little with her.


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This year things were a little different thou, instead of the &rdquo;free for all&rdquo; flying at all times there were a strict schedule.


...There were a lot of people there but there were no airplane in the air!


Instead there were 3 rc-cars driving around in one corner 


...However there were a lot of retailers present which was nice.   I bought 2 3s800mAh Loong-Max LiPo&rsquo;s and a R608FS Futaba receiver at a &ldquo;nice price&rdquo;


After 30 minutes the car guys were pushed aside and the airplanes started to come up in the air.   I greatly regretted not bringing any airplanes as this space is hugh!   and there were only a handful of pilots.


30 minutes later a sponsored pilot came on to the floor with a Beam E4 &ldquo;450&rdquo; class helicopter to put on a show.   He did a few 3D maneuvers like a funnel and a quite good chaos orb before he slammed the heli into the floor.


After that the in my opinion the most amusing thing of the day took place.   A bachelorette party made the bride to be first drive an rc-car witch she managed pretty good, but then they gave her an airplane transmitter.


...But what she didn&rsquo;t see was that a hidden guy stood with the real transmitter.   The plane were a bipe shockflyer, and the guy controlling it made a very good impression of &ldquo;bad&rdquo; flying and near misses.


...One guy has flown the exact same routine 3 years in a row, witch I can remember, to the exact same music.   He&rsquo;s good but come on!   And he&rsquo;s won the last 2 years with that program.


Not the best &ldquo;Arenan i Sk&ouml;vde&rdquo; I&rsquo;ve been to but still worth going.


Next year I&rsquo;ll bring some models and try to get people to have planes in the air all the time.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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