VTOL (vertical take-off and landing aircraft) have been around for decades and have uses in the military of several countries. The best known is the osprey, and unfortunately it has an appalling safet...

Recently I posted a question on RCG about dynamic power jumps that occurred in 2 flights. The resulting discussion cleared up a number of fuzzy understandings I carried about the RC signal. Now we hav...

SOLD I am selling all my Frsky gear so I can focus my attention on one RC protocol. All the gear I have is in perfect working order. I prefer to sell everything in one bundle. The Tandem X20 tx i...

ELRS telemetry can cause confusion for flyers migrating from other RC equipment where for example RSSI is a percentage and a positive number. These 2 videos are useful guides to the differences in elr...

The betafpv rx has 5 sets of pwm pins. I have not used the betafpv rx with 2 aileron channels (I used a y-lead). However Florian is using this rx on his superextra with 2 ailerons plugged into the rx...

Elrs already has solved my radio signal problems for line of sight flying at McCoy field, but the elrs project continues to improve the radio link in order to achieve better long range (ie 20 km) sign...

If you fly with elrs at McCoy, you will find that problems of control glitches (/- crashes) do not occur, or at least the crashes are not caused by radio signal issues. So a major upgrade to standard ...

Aloft Hobbies (the US distributor of Frsky) drew my attention to a new (to many) RC brand, Causemann GmbH & Co KG (actually its been around for years). https://forum.alofthobbies.com/index.php?thre...

I do not fly with a gyro, however I noticed a post about how Volantex 40cm span models that have a gyro (and come with a basic tx) can also be flown with a RM tx that is 4in1 tx, or module. Bill Clark...

When flying my 3D planes I like to include 1-2 blenders in each flight. Essentially this is a blender: vertical climb on full power cut power, enter vertical dive full R aileron to commence verti...

Quite a few people use this rx. I thought I would try updating the firmware on one of my models which had elrs 3.0.1, even though it worked fine, given that the current firmware is now 3.3.2. I always...

On the product page Matek says you can use a firmware: ExpressLRS MATEK_2400_RX_PWM, in addition to the "Generic ESP 8285 " which is also referred to as DIY ESP 8285. I used R24-P PWM that I selected ...

I just realised there are 2 Matek product websites for the R24-P rxs with different recommendations on what firmware should be used: https://www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=elrs-r24-p (the one ...

Rossy Wrote: (20-08-2023, 05:24 PM) -- Hi All, I am seeking donations of old r/c equipment to build up some buddy box and trainer units to take prospective members up in and also old transmitters ...

My Betafpv 2.4ghz ELRS Micro module 1W has worked fine for 4 months in a QX7 (ACCST) after being initially flashed by the wifi method. The Qx7 works with 4 elrs models and 5 ACCST models, and when you...

greggold Wrote: (13-04-2023, 01:15 PM) -- My Betafpv 2.4ghz ELRS Micro module 1W has worked fine for 4 months in a QX7 (ACCST) after being initially flashed by the wifi method. The Qx7 works with 4 e...

I hope this has not happened to you.... I received advice by someone on the  Discord elrs site that my edgetx firmware on my RM Tx12v2 ("edgetx-txc12mk2  2.8.0-self build 8/6/2022") was out of date...

caffeine Wrote: (03-09-2023, 11:22 PM) -- Hrmm, I had a similar set of symptoms when I tried 'loan model (https://www.expresslrs.org/software/loan-model/)' with Dirk at the flying field yesterday. ...

In this video Michael Wargo introduces the major 3D aerobatic manoeuvres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-NFMy_UqE The details of the manoeuvres are only briefly explained by Wargo, but the list ...

Here are notes with details of technique for some of the above manoeuvres. KNIFE EDGE SPIN from Model Aircraft News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUNuJjUaWpk "Fly into the wind, pull the throttle ...

Florian Wrote: (30-11-2023, 02:37 PM) -- Hi Greg, Thanks for making this post, some great info and links. From Wildwings I can see my mistake with the knife edge spin, not slowly taking off the aile...

John Hopke (in my opinion the best of the online RC bloggers) has a new video that shows how to assess the condition of your lipos. The idea is you measure the number of mah during a discharge that...

Some good points here... you are right that there are several existing methods of assessing lipo condition and Hopke's method should be used in conjunction with the existing methods. Hopke's method do...

Today I measured the lipo available capacity (LAC) on 4 of my lipos: 1. Dualsky 3S 900mah 120C: LAC 87.0 2. Tattu 3S 1050 mah 75C: LAC 79.1 3. Dualsky Ultra 2S 550 mah 50C: LAC 89.6 4. Turni...

In the time of lipo shortage, I tried a new brand from PhaserFpv: GNB GAONENG 650mAh 2S HV 7.6V 120C XT30 LiPo Battery FPV Drone Racing Light Weight LiHV High Voltage I have been using these lipo...

You do get extra capacity as Oscar's post has demonstrated. The extra voltage also gives you extra punch if you are using a racing drone. I have a Gens Ace charger that can charge LiHV batteries, I pr...

I have used the gaoneng 2S 650 120C mah HV lipos some more, and I am impressed with their performance. They seem to beat my best 2S lipos of other brands, even though I only charge them to 4.2v per ce...

I am not a fan of RC simulators, and prefer whatever RC time I get to be expended at the field. However I have dabbled with flight sims (on a mac only a limited range of sims are available, the one I ...

srl Wrote: (25-11-2023, 01:32 PM) -- Hi Greg The last few months I've been working on my carbon fibre props and contra motor for my next Depron Index. Just small design imrprovements but they all ad...

I found this video had new information on CASA requirements for model aircraft registration, even though it comes from AMAS which is trying to compete with MAAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vAb...

A detailed discussion of the comparison occurred on RC Groups: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4403131-Interesting-radio-comparison Some of the posts express outrage at the result, g...

The above video is really a blast, as someone said better than a spaceX rocket launch.

Thanks to several posts on the PRCAC whatsapp, I now have seen an amazing comparison of major radio brands. This video is a big deal, given no comparison  of this quality has ever been posted, AFAIK. ...

caffeine Wrote: (21-02-2024, 12:29 PM) -- That video caused a lot of anger on varous forums, as people jumped in to bash the methodology, but nobody else has done an equivalent or better test. It's a...

Many Taranis ACCST users don't consider there is any problem, but a major effort by Aloft Hobbies has gone on and new rx firmware is becoming available that may be of interest to those still using ACC...

Here is a good test of lipo bags by RCVideo Reviews (John Hopke). I was surprised to see they worked better than I thought, especially as fully charged 4S and 6S lipos were used in the test. https:...

I do not have an outside garage to store and charge my lipos, the hobby workspace is inside our house. I recently found a useful item at Bunnings, its a Craftright steel toolbox (159mmx137mmx385mm) f...

I have now moved  charging and storage of lipos outside the house. The method is applicable whether you move the charging outside a house to a backyard, or to an outside deck or balcony of an apartm...

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4229729-Non-AMA-park-flyers-flying-under-new-FAA-regulations The US is further down the remote id path than we are, this thread has some interesting ide...

srl Wrote: (29-06-2023, 03:08 PM) -- It's a good reason Greg for anyone looking at flying model aircraft  to join our club and fly at Mccoy field with all the proper CASA approvals under the MAAA (na...

The Aust Govt includes any remotely piloted plane in its definition of a drone: "Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) or Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones" It looks like...

greggold Wrote: (13-07-2023, 03:46 AM) -- srl Wrote: (29-06-2023, 03:08 PM) -- It's a good reason Greg for anyone looking at flying model aircraft  to join our club and fly at Mccoy field with all t...

Arming - or not arming - has been a lively debate that has led to progress: John Hopke has now produced a definitive guide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARCfafma1rM Some airplane flyers regard e...

caffeine Wrote: (13-09-2023, 04:08 PM) -- I have a few logical switches which provide me with a safe starting mechanism for my planes: Logical Switch 1: Is active when the throttle stick is less t...

There are major developments in indoor flying and the availability of aircraft kits of a standard that could allow one to compete in F3P indoor aerobatics competitions. I have discussed this in a p...

re indoor flying. I was talking to AussieAeroWorks yesterday (I think his name is John), and he raised the issue of indoor flying which is booming in Australia, but not in NSW. In all states (except N...

The radiomaster (RM) boxer is the standout tx, even amongst txs costing hundreds of dollars more. Costing a bit more is RM Tx16S which has a color touch screen, and costing considerably less the RM tx...

I thought I would write something about flashing firmware that everyone using elrs should know, and likely knows already, just in case someone doesn`t. I am an elrs believer, after 12 months I rema...

The uart method to flash is only needed when the wifi method fails. I plan to test the uart flashing method shown in Johns vids on my matek R24 P6 rxs, as I tried to update their firmware from elrs 3....

caffeine Wrote: (11-09-2023, 12:29 PM) -- re: Yes the matek r24-P6 receivers need to use the DIY2400 Ex target in Configurator < 1.6, and the generic ESP8285 target in newer versions. -- This is a ...