Selecting Props for Your Multirotor

Selecting Props for Your Multirotor

Selecting Props for Your Multirotor I have decided to spend the next week or so writing some posts covering basic design decisions for choosing multirotor components. Multirotors have many different parts, each of which is available in a number of different models....
First Flight with SK450 Dead Cat Quadcopter

First Flight with SK450 Dead Cat Quadcopter

First Flight with SK450 Dead Cat Quadcopter After I built my quadcopter and waited months for this year’s particularly long and severe winter to end, I took my SK450 Dead Cat out in the back yard for a test flight. My first day of flying was fairly successful; I...

A Flight Controller’s View of the World

A Flight Controller’s View of the World Flight controllers are the metaphorical brains inside every multirotor aircraft. They handle all of the functions related to keeping the multirotor stably airborne and executing commands from the pilot. Flight controllers have a...
The Physics of Quadcopter Flight

The Physics of Quadcopter Flight

The Physics of Quadcopter Flight I believe that when embarking on any project, especially one as complex as multirotor construction and piloting, it is useful to have an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings involved. So, when building and flying multirotors,...