Calke Abbey - Winter

Tricopter and Quadcopter FPV.
Filmed with permission from The National Trust in February 2012.
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, UK.
Quadcopter
Custom frame with variable arm geometry. Front arms swept back to keep the propellers out of the video field of view.
Weight with battery, FPV and GoPro - 1.4kg
2200mah Turnigy 25C 11.1v (6-8 minute flight time)
RC Timer 2830-14 750KV motors
30AMP Hobbywing speed controllers
Hobbyking KK board V1 (flashed in X mode)
10x5 APC props
Spektrum DX6i transmitter and AR6200 receiver.
Tricopter
2200mah Turnigy 25C 11.1v (6-8 minute flight time)
RC Timer 2830-14 750KV motors
18-20AMP Hobbywing speed controllers
4 x HK401B Gyros
9x4.7 SF props on front.
10x4.7 prop on tail (more stable hover and vertical flight)
Spektrum DX6i transmitter and AR7000 receiver.
Video Camera - GoPro HD 720p 50fps.
Video Editing: CyderLink PowerDirector.
Music: Jewelbeat - Morning Glory and Righteousness Peace and Joy
Inspiration and guidance on multicopter flight and FPV gained from David Windestål, creator of RCExplorer.com.

[@michi386]

@ycopter hey
may i ask what type of controll-board you are using for the tri?
i have a mwc-board at home...i just have to program it :D

[@michi386]

thx mate :)
i drove threw derby when i was in the uk during summertime...didnt know that there´s such a beautiful place arround there :)
i have to finish my tricopter as well....the quad flies pretty good...but the tris are better for filming i think...it flies...smoother in my opinion :)
cheers
mike

[@michi386]

@ycopter lol
i did that too :D but mine didnt work really well...i could turn the gain up for only abou 7% ...i did fly tho^^
i´ll try again with the wii board i think :)

[@michi386]

very nice
great video :)