Open Pilot CopterControl Hands-off demo with tricopter

With the the stabilization all tweaked and tuned, this thing flies absolutely perfect! It just doesn't get any better than this. :) This video shows just how stable this tricopter is. I'm literally letting it fly hands off, and pushing, pulling, shoving the thing around while it's doing it's thing. It just laughs it off and keeps on flying!

Unfortunately the part you didn't see is while I was flying around having some fun after making this video, I was flying low and the long antenna wire snagged in the grass, was thrown up into the rear motor, and well, that was it. ;) Now I've got a broken frame (simple fix, just make a new arm), broken servo mount for yaw (again, real simple fix), bent prop shaft (not sure where to get a shaft for the DT750s, haven't looked yet!), two broken props (cheap and easy), and even a chopped up dead ESC! I think the motor on the arm that broke must have eaten that other ESC. The shrink wrap is chewed up, one of the FETs are gone, and one of the motor wires is pulled off the board, and lifted the solder pad with it. The HK SS25/30 ESCs are always out of stock now, so it looks like I'll be replacing them all! I wonder if Exceed Protons will work, I've got a matching set of 3 on hand... ;)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• open
• pilot
• copter
• control
• coptercontrol
• board
• flight
• computer
• hands
• off
• demo
• tricopter
• fpv
• fpvlab
• rcflighttest

[nilo4ever]

I´m blown away by the stability and the price. So the only things on there is motors, esc´c, receiver and the cc board?

[bonafidepirate]

@nilo4ever That's right, just the motors, ESCs, receiver, and Copter Control board. Even the yaw is stabilized by the CC board, using a servo and tilting rear motor of course. ;)

[h0tr0d31337]

The exceed rc protons are the exact same thing as a turnigy plush or hobbywing esc. I'm really happy with them. Now SHHHHH, because I have to order 6 30-A protons on Friday.

[bonafidepirate]

@h0tr0d31337 Awesome! Good to know they're a rebranded HW, I figured they were but didn't know for sure. ;)

[kevinv033]

You should try those exceedrc protons. I had them on a quad that work fine.

[bonafidepirate]

@kevinv033 Good deal! I've got them on now, just waiting for the props and it'll be back in the air. :D

[irishkendoll]

nothing new, my quads been flying that for years lol

[Artelian1]

Can You please put a video with Yopur setings ?

[pofrani]

is a tri better than a quad?

[rabone1963]

i love it aswell bud well don

[RCfix]

Beautiful!

Care to share your settings?

[nilo4ever]

@bonafidepirate Fantastic! I´m using a kk board right now and wanting more stability, i was thinking on combining it with a fy20a, but this is a much better solution. I´ll try and locate and buy one ;D

[stheodorus]

Nice Video and a Hiteck Board, thanks for letting me know this product information.