TBS DISCOVERY - New quadrocopter frame

[kloner]

I'm having a hell of a time....... got it working but the naza gps is sitting on top of my ezuhf. all i want is rth to push it further and lower. Same rmrc 800 wouldn't work at all. it barely locked in at the end of the stock cable, whats that 18"....... changed over to the 300 one and it works, but barely

[RTRyder]

I'm having a hell of a time....... got it working but the naza gps is sitting on top of my ezuhf. all i want is rth to push it further and lower. Same rmrc 800 wouldn't work at all. it barely locked in at the end of the stock cable, whats that 18"....... changed over to the 300 one and it works, but barely

I had a similar problem with my F330 and a 5.8 Immersion 600mw. The solutiuon there was to put a TX controlled switch in the power connection to the VTX. Plug in the battery and wait for GPS lock then flip the switch to power on the VTX. It would occasionally drop from full lock to a single flash when I turned the VTX on but the GPS always worked and so did RTH. I have three Naza with GPS and what I've found is they're all different when it comes to how the GPS works, some are a lot quicker than the others and some are a lot more sensitive to RFI/EMI than the others. Once they get a lock they all work better than any other GPS I've flown on a multirotor and that inlcudes the 4 Mikrokopters I own(ed).

[kloner]

gotcha. i got it locking in without messing with the video side........ anybody see a problem with having the sat here? I'm off to fly it in the desert tomorrow and am praying i aint gotta 4wd to get it back.... The eagle tree sat doesn't take more than a few seconds to lock, but the naza one takes 10-30 seconds. I think this is the Naza that i've sent into the river before, but same with this eagle tree sat.

[G-unit]

Hello Guys,
I just stared putting my frame together, and i see i don't have the screws to put the arms on, i didn't order them with the arms, i thought the frame came with them, am i wrong ??
thanks G

[j5coat]

hey kloner just make sure your failsafe throttle is above 15 or 20 percent. mine was not and the rth worked with turning the radio off but as soon as i lost signal low to the ground it didnt work, failsafe took over but it dropped to the ground a second after, so now i have it set to 50% throttle at failsafe so its close the position your at when your flying. here is the video. you can see it take over then boom.


View this video on YouTube

[blkspade]

Hello Guys,
I just stared putting my frame together, and i see i don't have the screws to put the arms on, i didn't order them with the arms, i thought the frame came with them, am i wrong ??
thanks G

They come with the arms. You can just buy them anywhere really. m2.5x 5 i believe.
I just ordered mine online.

[G-unit]

They come with the arms. You can just buy them anywhere really. m2.5x 5 i believe.
I just ordered mine online.

Mine came with what looks to be motor mount screws not arm mounting screws, Yes i know i can just order some, that's not the point. now i will need to wait till they come in.. TBS needs to do better "quality control" But thanks for your reply...

[Bakchos]

Mine came with what looks to be motor mount screws not arm mounting screws, Yes i know i can just order some, that's not the point. now i will need to wait till they come in.. TBS needs to do better "quality control" But thanks for your reply...

i was missing the arms screw too, i had to canibalised my F450, lucky i had it because those screws are rare up here in Canada !

[Trappy]

ALL RIGHT !!!!

Here is a small video (crappy...) made by my wife, i just wanted to hover with the spotlight (it was pitch dark)

- F20A ESC flashed with Simonk firmware
- Sunnysky 2212-13 980kv
- 9x5 3 blade prop
- FreeFlight controller 3D auto balance
- GoPro

I love your car man

got it pre order, delivered a few weeks ago, had issues flying with the battery in the rear compartment, im running a 15oz 5000mah.. would stop moving forward when in flight and jump quick back to the rear.. the naza was touching the front of the battery so couldnt move it back any further , so had to move battery to the top for better CG,, didnt wanna move naza on top.... it flys good, alot slower than the F450 with 11's but nice for shooting video.. now i have a big empty compartment in the rear..

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Move the Naza a bit further and put the spacers into the 2nd slot. This should help you balance out nicely. It may take 1-2 flights to get the best battery position, it is a bit touchy in that compartment. But you can easily get it dialled in also with a 5000!

Trappy, are you saying if i don't wait for the below, they will come quicker? I'll post here since you didn't answer my email regarding the following:

- Repaired TBS PSU sent to you on 24/Feb
- Tbs69 replacement lens ordered on 19/Jun
- Discovery with core ordered 3/July

I paid shipping separately for all of the above and haven't received any of them

Had to vent out...

No, we got everything in stock, shipping as fast as I can. Had to look for my ZII in the mountains of Chamonix for a day, now I'm back should manage to ship all pending orders tomorrow.

finally got my frame today! really nice frame..
it took exactly 14 days from from the day it was shipped.
thank you very much Trappy!
thumbs up for TBS!
romano

Thanks Romano, sorry for not responding to your mails my internet coverage has been terrible the last 3-4 days.

I've got my first Discovery Video uploaded...
Unfortunately there was almost all the time wind, so the footage could be better.
My Setup: naza, dji motors, 9 inch graupners, dji esc's etc.

I used the vibration mount green gel pads...

I must say I'm really happy with this quad! It's greatly thought through, little details.
etc. The TBS Core rocks but especially on this quad it's brilliant with RSSI trace.
@ Trappy: which percentage means failsafe is close? (ezuhf digital rssi needle setting)
I started multirotors just 2 month ago, but I've done flips with the discovery

I will travel to France, Germany, England, Wales and Mauritius next month and will take it with, can't wait!!

Some of the slow flying is done in altitude mode, the rest all in manual. Hope the get a CC board soon.

nice stuff, I bet those cows delivered some solid cheese that day instead of milk the ocean shots are breathtaking!

Here is the video of the Maiden flight (LOS) of my brand new TBS Discovery Quad.

I'm so happy that it flies so well in decent winds, with all the default settings Some tweeking needs to be done to fit my flying style, but what a starting point!!!

not sure if it's the music or your "announcement" at the start, but your video somehow seems to really represent the mood here at TBS. Thanks a lot for your video, really lifted my spirits after 3 very demanding days here "at the office". Glad you like our frame!

gotcha. i got it locking in without messing with the video side........ anybody see a problem with having the sat here? I'm off to fly it in the desert tomorrow and am praying i aint gotta 4wd to get it back.... The eagle tree sat doesn't take more than a few seconds to lock, but the naza one takes 10-30 seconds. I think this is the Naza that i've sent into the river before, but same with this eagle tree sat.

you're taking the "black" in TBS to a whole different level LOL. nice! VTx antenna should be fine right there!

[Trappy]

Mine came with what looks to be motor mount screws not arm mounting screws, Yes i know i can just order some, that's not the point. now i will need to wait till they come in.. TBS needs to do better "quality control" But thanks for your reply...

They come with the arms only at this point. We just ordered 50'000 screws neatly packed, so down the road they will be included in the basic kit. but for now, if you order the arms, you should also order the screws.