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In this video I “show and tell” about my new F3K/DLG machine. Subtitles are available for those of you that doesn’t understand Swedish, click on the CC button and enjoy the show.

Welcome to France and welcome to Domaine du Planet.

In a valley, 40 km from Marseille, you will find a hidden paradise known as Domaine du Planet. At this hotel they specialize in RC aircrafts and they have a local RC-club here. You can come here to enjoy your holidays and fly your models (or rent one) in a beautiful setting, and if you need to acquire some flying skills, you can attend a training course or book individual lessons with a trainer. When you aren’t flying (or if you bring family members that don’t share your interest) you can cool down by the pool, play tennis or other ballgames, go for a hike or fish in the small lake.
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When I arrived home from Italy 7 new packages had arrived. I didn’t quite expect that many packages to arrive during my absence, but I’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” Slow fly APC props
9 12*3.8” Slow fly APC props
6 Hobby King 401B AVCS Digital Head Lock Gyro
2 300mW 1.3GHz video transmitters
1 DVD ”Hand Lauch pro clinic” 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

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’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’s waterproof case and made a short video for you guys:

Wonder were we’ll travel next time, any ideas?

Tomorrow morning I’m leaving for Italy. This time though it’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’ll be snorkeling and relaxing for the rest of the trip.

This means that the blog won’t be updated for about two whole weeks guys. Sorry. I hope you’ll manage without me. While I’m gone, fly a flight for me!

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’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 “jump starter” 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: [email protected] – 6370RPM – 780 grams thrust / motor!
Size: 40cm radius (center to motoraxel)
All up weight: 777 grams
Flight time: 15 minutes
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

It’s finished! The build was quite straight forward and it didn’t take that much time either. I have flown it but you’ll have to wait a bit for a flight report.

Take me to the build!

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 “in real life”

From the left: Futaba 8FG, Hitec Aurora 9, Futaba 7C (more…)

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’m very satisfied with my choice. I love the touch screen and the powerful yet simple to use interface. (more…)

Time for an update on my DLG build. I’m nearly done. I’m aching to try it out!

Take me to the build page.