#lunch log

spicy mustard - 5

jalapenos - 5

shredded lettuce - 5

Flight Practice

Ahh.... this is where I got to fly.  No obstructions, almost no people.  I spent the time flying from one end, to the other, looping around that yellow cone, then up into the air where I dodged projectors, then landing on the stage where I was sitting.

Good times.

Unfortunately - I’ve got one battery that’s gone bad on me, which seems to be common with the stock battery that comes with the Induxctrix FPV.  So I only got about a total of 6 minutes air time, but what a six they were.

I also briefly put the quad in Acro mode.  Boy did I regret that one almost immediately!  A hell of a lot more punch, but I’m way more likely to crash.

On the upside, I did almost do a flip.

Some other notes: Over the weekend I went to my mothers, who has a good sized, fenced in yard.  With the wind still, I took it outside. I briefly flew over her house before a gust sent me down.  After that, I did a lot of flying around the yard, and even into the house itself.

Ham Update

Good to be in the air again!

Skills Update

Today was more flight oriented, as well as landing.  For those who don’t know - the Inductrix likes to bounce. A lot.

So today for the first battery I flew straight lines with 180 turns at the end of each line (near a wall on one end, a door on the other).  On the second return pass, I would navigate to a counter to land.

I was quite surprised to see I did really well at this.

Second battery was more free-flight.  Several laps around the office, over co-workers empty desks, through some minor obstacles.  A few scary moments, and trouble staying level but I was adapting well.

Ham Update

Skills Update

Per the previous post, I’ve gotten a lot of familiarity with the hardware.  I’ve also been noticing some differences in flying with the different batteries.  I think I’m going to simply go for a bunch of ONE battery type and use that as my main battery so I can just tune the remote and call it a day.

Hovering I’m getting better.  I’ve noticed that this thing likes to bounce, like a lot.  It’s really hard to get it to hold position on the Z axis, but I’m getting better at at least holding steady along X & Y.

Today I also did some practice flying between two points, doing a 180 between.  Getting descent there.  I’m also working more on flying with elevation, and landing at specific points.  I have to say I did REALLY well on these bits, compared to a week ago.

Also: Looks like two more batteries and that will cover my full 30 minute break, so 5 is the goal.

Ham Update

Whenever I get to practice, I’m going to try and log it.  We’ll see how well that does.

Flight Skill work

So the drone itself isn’t the most stable, especially considering I’ve cracked three different motor supports. Heh.  My office lends itself well to “control” practice (as opposed to FPV flights, which the house is great for).  

Once I remembered my TX defaults to agility mode and switched over to stability, I did a lot better.  I need to adjust the elevator trim next time, as that was my biggest issue.

Ham Study

and my cousins were over and i knw if theyd have seen me not eating then they wouldnt eat either bc theyre so young..

theyre excuses i knw lol

but im starting today! i ate toast in the morning bc my mum was monitoring me but ive not eaten anything since