My new RC toy

[Zear]

That just goes to show:

Given enough thrust, even pigs (and ostriches) can fly.

Wow.

 

[NutButter]

How much?

 

[Zear]

To fly decent, the total thrust (g) of the rotors should be about twice the all-up-weight (AUW). How much does a stuffed ostrich weigh?

 

[Zear]

I thought you all might enjoy a video of my tricopter flying (and crashing):

225mm Tricopter (with crash) - YouTube

 

[ArakAtak]

no we wouldn't

It's not racist, twerking, conspiracy whackjobbed or child molestation related

does not belong here anymore I'm afraid

(boy that came down fast at the end didn't it? Lucky it didn't hit you on the head I guess, well unlucky for us)

 

[Zear]

Here's what I do 3 times a day during the week at work. Not much space to fly in - about 30' x 150' or I have to go over or under trees. That's bad because I can't fly or even trust it if I can't see it. Rule # 1 of multirotor flight: Always keep your (non-FPV) craft in sight or it will crash.

There are specs and notes at the end.

Daily "Practice" - YouTube

 

[lemon]

do you really think that's safe with pedestrians and vehicles around

 

[GreyGhost]

nice control

 

[Zear]

do you really think that's safe with pedestrians and vehicles around

Safe enough. I run a much greater risk of hitting myself. Or a tree. Like I did this morning. Had to climb the tree to get it back.

nice control

I'm getting there. If you goof off doing something long enough you start to get better at it.