Cheap DIY Hobbyking Quadcopter: Test Flight 2: Improvements

Test 2 after adjusting dual rates for lower stick response. Still hard to control, but its getting better.
Yes, it flies like a drunken chicken, you might also dispute if you can call it flying or hovering at all.

Parts used:

2210N 1000Kv Brushless Motor
Hobbyking SS Series 18-20A ESC (total crap, dont buy)
HobbyKing Quadcopter Control Board V1
10X6 Propellers
HobbyKing Quadcopter Frame V1
2200 mah Lipo
Hobby King HK-T6A 2.4Ghz 6Ch Tx & Rx V2 (Mode 2)

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• hover
• test
• rc

[hallo54521]

what of batty do you use?

[shebotnov]

@hallo54521 2200mah but it only lasts 8 min so I bought 2450mah for 10 mins

[nzRCreviews]

To stop the shitty flying get rid of your home made landing gear and balance the props. this wil make it fly alot better. Also get the gyro (roll) turned down because it looked like it was causing the quadcopter to roll around allot

[shebotnov]

@nzRCreviews Thx, but there is a 3rd flight video with more improvements.

[rcjoseb]

Not a bad flight. It took me a while to get the hang of it with my first quad using the V1 of the HK KK board. If you're not using the KK 4.7 firmware, you may want to re-flash the board wih it as it gives better control than the standard frimware that comes with the HK HH board. Always ensure that the motors and props are balanced. You may also want to try and adj the roll gyro down a bit as it seems the quad is wiggling a little too much. Have you tried smaller pros? Good luck!!!

[shebotnov]

@rcjoseb thx! I dont know what FW I have its stock V1 board. I will get ISP programmer soon and reflash it. But as I heard 4.7 doesnt support stick centering which could be useful (as with my problem where motor4 would start later then others). I didnt check props for balance. To be honest some motors vibrate. What is worse than that is that 2 motors have wobbling shafts :( I do have 9x5 props. Why would they be better? I mean how do you choose the right prop size? I will test them after repair.

[rcjoseb]

@shebotnov The lower the pitch the slower the reaction time of the prop and will facilitate stability, 3.8 or 4.7 pitch are the best as they are slowfly props but you have to consider the AUW of the quad vs how much thrust you can get. If the motor shafts wobble that's going to create alot of issues with the quad. I had the same issue on my DT750's. What I did was straigten them out with pliers and then cut them down so that the tip is just above the prop. I use prop savers