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The Tricopter V2.6HV build is almost done. I just added 20 more pictures covering the FPV setup.

Yet another Tricopter!? Yes! I needed a backup tricopter for a video shoot, so I decided to build one with high quality components, too see if there is any difference in performance.

Click here to get to the build log

Sorry for not posting in a while guys. I’ve been crazy busy at my new job on Flitetest

Working on Flitetest presents a lot of interesting opportunities. For instance, I happen to find a box full of different rocket motors while working down in the basement one day. Naturally, with my curious affliction to explosives and rockets, I dropped everything I was currently working on to explore what fun my newly found treasure could bring. Rummaging around I soon found a good airplane to sacrifice to the god of fun and awesomeness.

After shooting some other Flitetest material I asked if they guys wouldn’t mind staying for a bit longer and capture my new rocket plane, and here is the resulting video:

I have a lot more fun stuff for you guys. I’m currently working on a bunch of projects that I think many of you would appreciate. So stay tuned!

I just finished up the build log of the Overkill FPV ground station. 54 pictures and 1500 words of ground station goodness awaits you.

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I just finished up a guide on how to make your own GoPro3 video out cable for FPV. I hope you guys will enjoy it!

Click here to read the article

I’ve been flying FPV for a couple of years now and I’ve build many ground stations. However these ground stations have always been cumbersome, fragile and/or not very pretty. Now I’ve finally tried enough configurations of antennas, receivers, diversity, tracking and so on to know what I want and need for my type of FPV flying.

In this first part of my Overkill FPV ground station build I show how I built the Helical antenna.

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More to come!

After about 24 hours of traveling I finally arrived at my second home, also known as Chads basement. It was about a year ago that I last smelled the lovely smell of american hot-glue down here. Not much has changed, if you discount the alarming infestation of planes, which has grown considerably.

Luckily I’m here now to help crash a few planes and help battle this ever growing population of planes. Stay tuned!

After a very long and much more difficult process than I ever imagined,  I finally got my J1-visa!

Last thursday I had the final interview at the American embassy in Stockholm. After standing in line outside in +4° weather for about 1 hour and 40 minutes I was finally let in through the security check. Well inside the process didn’t take more than 15 minutes. I had all the paperwork ready and was well prepared. The three people that were in front of me in the line weren’t though and had to run on to the bank or post office. After the leaving my fingerprints and answering a very nice ladies questions I was allowed to leave. – “Your passport with the visa will arrive within a week”. And yesterday it did!

I have now booked a flight that leaves at 9am Sunday morning from Stockholm Arlanda. FliteTest, Chad and the American continent, I hope you are ready for 18 months of Swedish awesomeness, because here I come!

The long awaited video from the Tricopter 2.6HV platform is finally ready for you to enjoy!

I love how the V2.6HV flies. It’s nimble, precise and responsive. It tracks phenomenally well and is a blast to fly. One of it’s party pieces is definitely the vertical dives which is so much fun.

The video was shot with a GoPro2, the video link is a 300mW 1.3Ghz transmitter from Readymaderc.com with a OMM optimized pinwheel antenna, the receiver is a the new 1258mHz compatible receiver they also sell. The receiver antenna is a 3 turn helical. A build log of the new overkill ground station is on its way. So sit tight!

No post stabilization was used in this video. (so please stop asking which one I use)

What did you guys think of the editing? And what did you think of the flights?

Friends, let me present to you the brand new and improved RCExplorer homepage!

The homepage is now based on wordpress and about 500 posts had to be moved and around 3000-4000 links had to be redirected. But now it’s all done and ready to use. Chris, my webdesigner has done an amazing job turning my vision into reality, and I owe him a big time. So thank you Chris!

Unfortunately all the old comments from the old homepage were lost when the 3:rd party plugin was discontinued. But I plan on making that up to you guys by being much more active on the page and answering comments. I have now quit my job and getting ready for my trip to the US. Which means I now have much more time for the homepage.

One of the new features is the “Open Blog“, where anyone can make a blog post about their RC adventures, to share and inspire. I really look forward to seeing what you guys are up to.

To celebrate the launch of the new homepage my friend Adam baked this awesome cake: