Diagnosing Quadcopter Flight Problems

Written by: Tony Korologos | Date: Friday, July 31st, 2015
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Strange behavior in my Alien last night. Finally tried a test flight of the new setup with my gimbal mount forward and battery back a tiny bit. This is to attempt to get the props out of the video/photo frame.

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On take off my bird would not yaw clockwise, only counter. And it would not hold position. Luckily I was able to land it without doing any damage as I had minimal control. I recalibrated the GPS/compass but still issues. A look at my motor outputs (photo below) shows the clockwise motors are at a much lower output than the other two.

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Because of this event I decided to upgrade the firmware on the MiniX flight controller and will probably go through all the stick calibrations again.  More testing soon.


Unboxing: New XAircraft MiniX Flight Controller with On Screen Display (OSD)

Written by: Tony Korologos | Date: Monday, January 5th, 2015
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Today we get the first look at the new flight controller from XAircraft, the MiniX.  XAircraft is known for their high end controller called the SuperX, which I have installed in my large heavy lift hexacopter.  The MiniX is a lower price point controller, meant to compete for the market of small and mid-side multi-rotor copters.

The Box

Looks a little like the old Apple OSX DVD packaging…

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First Opened

When opening the box, this is the first thing one sees.

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Goodies Inside

The GPS puck, OSD unit, flight controller, GPS tower, cables, misc items included in box.  Included but not in this photo are some pieces of double-sided tape and the MiniX quick guide.

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MINI Sized

The MiniX really is mini. It is tiny mini. Below is a photo of the three primary pieces, the OSD, FC, and GPS, next to a USA quarter for scale.

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MiniX Review Soon

Soon I’ll be installing the MiniX on a 680 sized foldable quadcopter and doing some testing in preparation for a full review of the MiniX system.  Stay tuned.

 


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