FPVDM (FPV Dream Machine) - FPV Purpose built Tricopter

[Kevinv033]

Is there anyone here that flies with counter rotating props?

I fly with counter-rotating props. Apparently, it's not necessary, but I do anyway.

[RootCanalGuy]

Thanx for summary Kev; I guess I will just buy whichever is not sold out !! actually I only fly full FPV w/max gadgets so might as well go for the one with the big 'real estate'; certainly with CC board as all you folks seem to favor it; a noob to Tricycles i might as well follow y'all'z lead...great thread, I have read it three times already...thanx for sharing.

[SnarkyMcSnarkson]

Well, I'm assembling mine now. The frame plate is bigger than most every tricopter plate I've seen. Still, this thing is tiny compared to my original "Signguy" tricopter. Anyone with a CC board want to offer up their PID settings as a starting point?

[airbagit13]

I can give you mine but it may not be good depending on your arm size. How big are you making her?

By the way I also use a counter rotating prop. I have not used one in the past and it was fine but like Kevin I just use one anyways.

[SnarkyMcSnarkson]

The front arms are 7.25" from pivot to the center of the motor plate. The rear plate is 5.5". This is a version 1.2 kit so the frame was elongated a little.

[airbagit13]

Yeah my new bird is way bigger then yours so my settings will be different. I can still post them if you would like.

Rain finally died so I took her out to chase cats and have fun.


View this video on YouTube

[Danub]

Nice shadow in the dark. LOL
Pepper is fast becoming a superstar in your copter vids

Lovin' the look of this frame. . . just put in a pm to my rcbuild to try to get the gopro version *fingers crossed*
'Dis gonna be my first tri

[airbagit13]

Hehe I love this camera so much. Today I decided to try to catch the miami sunset and I flew from the back alley behind my house. I flew for like 8 minutes and when I landed I took off my goggles like WTF ITS DARK OUTSIDE... Stick my goggles back on and through the cam it still looks like light as hell.

Its a sweet Tri Danub you will definitely like it.

[airbagit13]

WOOT! Finally got my hands on v 1.3. Here is the complete maiden flight. Yeah yeah yeah, I almost hit a tree. I see it as less of a almost hit tree and more of a hot damn I avoided that tree...

Still tuning to be done as I just used the settings from my old bird when this one is a few inches smaller.


View this video on YouTube

[myrcbuild]

hey guys..

here is version .. 1.3GP(version2) haha.. I know you have not even seen version 1 for GP but ..

well the design put to much stress on the servo.. so I re worked it.. bigger servo and its as close as possible to camera plate.
I put it out further on the nose.. idea is with 1 180deg servo you can look down ..as you fly.. ha ha.. as if thing where complicated enough when you are behind the sticks.. ha ha..

anyway I made a small batch of these.. they are 90% done..

the GoPro tilt axis is pending.. will ship out to one completed tomorrow for testing.. so hopefully soon we will have some results.. speak peak.. some pics..