by Toglefritz | Aug 1, 2014 | Black Tie Aerial
Common Flight Controller Features Flight controllers range in price from $30 to $300 or more and each of the many, many different flight controllers on the market has its own set of features. While many flight controllers, especially those on the higher end of the...
by Toglefritz | Jul 26, 2014 | Black Tie Aerial
Product Review: The KK2.1 Flight Controller Are you a beginner multirotor pilot? Are you looking for a flight controller that will let you get your multirotor up and flying quickly, without days of programming and calibration? Well then the KK2.1 flight controller...
by Toglefritz | Jul 24, 2014 | Black Tie Aerial
KK2.1 Flight Controller Firmware Update Tutorial Introduction When you place an order for a KK2.1 flight control board somebody goes into a HobbyKing warehouse somewhere, finds a KK2.1 on a shelf, puts it in a box, and sends it to you. The problem is, like most...
by Toglefritz | May 13, 2014 | Black Tie Aerial
Types of Multirotor As I write this, I am embarking on building my second multirotor. When I first started learning about multirotors, I, like many beginner multirotor pilots, focused on quadcopters, which is just one of many types of multirotor. I built my very own...
by Toglefritz | May 11, 2014 | Black Tie Aerial
Quadcopter Maths As discussed in the previous guide, a multirotor flight controller is able to ascertain the position and orientation of the craft based on data from its onboard sensors. In order to make the multirotor change its position and/or orientation, the...
by Toglefritz | May 8, 2014 | Black Tie Aerial
Maximizing Multirotor Battery Life Battery life is perhaps the greatest limitation for multirotors. Even with a very large, heavy, and expensive high-capacity battery, most multirotor aircraft will struggle to get ten minutes of flight time. Now, even five minutes of...
