Latest Activity

Terry replied to Dmitry Prokhorov's discussion Solution proposal for PixHawk IMU2-related BAD ACCEL HEALTH
"You are looking for 220 You circled 122 or 1200 ohms... or 1.2K... In a pinch the 101 below that…"
6 minutes ago
Andre K. replied to Anas Megahed's discussion Problem: 3DR Radio modules don't connect at all!
"most of all, those are are not "3DR" radios, not even close. 3DR is a company, and those…"
8 minutes ago
Anas Megahed replied to Anas Megahed's discussion Problem: 3DR Radio modules don't connect at all!
"Do you mean connecting the air module to PC using FTDI then doing so?"
10 minutes ago
Ole C Salomonsen replied to Dmitry Prokhorov's discussion Solution proposal for PixHawk IMU2-related BAD ACCEL HEALTH
"I opened an old tv receiver (5v) and checked the motherboard. Two options here. Are these the…"
11 minutes ago

Photos

Loading…
  • Add Photos
  • View All

Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All

Site license

Creative Commons License
All content is free to use under a Creative Commons attribution license.

 

Welcome to DIY Drones!


Welcome to the largest community for amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles! Use the tabs and drop-down menus above to navigate the site.

This community is the birthplace of ArduPilot, the world's first universal autopilot platform (planes, multicopters of all sorts and ground rovers). Today the Pixhawk autopilot runs a variety of powerful free and open UAV software systems from the Dronecode Foundation, including:

  • ArduCopter, a fully-autonomous multicopter and heli UAV system
  • ArduPlane, a pro-level UAV system for planes of all types
  • ArduRover, a fully-autonomous ground-based vehicle system

I'm new to all this--where do I start?                   Are amateur UAVs legal? (yes)

Examples of civilian uses of drones                   Glossary of confusing terms 

Blog Posts

ALTI Transition 6 hour VTOL cargo lifter

Posted by Tiaan Roux on June 10, 2016 at 4:36am 8 Comments

altiuas

Congratulations to all at ALTIUAS an RPA made in Africa, for Africa and the rest of the world. This would meet the delivery drone targets of many emerging projects. Instead of delivering things swap out the payload for cameras and be able to survey large areas in rough terrain.

"The ALTI Transition is a radically new VTOL unmanned aerial aircraft, developed from the ground up as an advanced fixed wing system with the ability to take-off and land vertically, anywhere.…

Continue

Design Challenge to Aid Search & Rescue

Posted by karen pineman on June 9, 2016 at 8:00am 6 Comments

Shapeways and DJI are launching a contest challenging designers to help turn the Phantom 4 into the ultimate rescue drone and help save lives. 

The challenge: design a 3D printed accessory that attaches to a DJI…

Continue

Fly4.me drone video compeition

Posted by Fly4Me on June 8, 2016 at 8:00am 2 Comments

 Fly4.Me, a UAV service company challenges UAV pilots demonstrate their skill. The company is launching a video contest next week that will give pilots the chance to show the world what they’ve got.

 …

Continue

How to control your drone from anywhere using 3DR Tower and GlobalARC

Posted by Ivan Stamatovski on June 7, 2016 at 10:30am 3 Comments

Hello there, 

below is a quick tutorial on how to set up your telemetry over 3G/4G/LTE and use 3DR Tower to control your drone remotely.

To get started - follow these steps: …

Continue

Air Tractor® Makes Entry into the UAS Market - Acquires Yield Defender

Posted by Kaleb Eads on June 6, 2016 at 3:30pm 4 Comments

OLNEY, TX — Air Tractor, Inc. is proud to announce its expansion into the field of unmanned aerial systems. The recent acquisition of Hangar 78 UAV, and its flagship aircraft, the …

Continue

Another Drone KickStarter bites the dust ....

Posted by Damian on June 6, 2016 at 2:30pm 21 Comments

After a successful KickStarter tour featuring showings at The White House, TechCrunch Disrupt, DARPA Robotics Challenge and countless flights around the US, CyPhy Works LVL1 Kickstarter has come to an end. We were unable to make the even a delayed delivery…

Continue

Flight Computer with Built-in OpenWRT WiFi Router!

Posted by dhiraj on June 6, 2016 at 10:14am 17 Comments

Traditionally, drones have used low bandwidth radio communication to connect to ground devices. Last year, when we started building the FlytPOD Flight Computer (next generation autopilot), we wanted to equip it with a better communication system.…

Continue

Andruav - More Powerful & Still for Free

Posted by MHefny on June 5, 2016 at 3:00pm 7 Comments





A year from now I published Andruav latest article. Since then a lot of improvement have been applied.

What is Andruav in FPV ?…

Continue

Xiaomi MI Drone - The $456.00 4K Camera drone

Posted by lee winterson on June 5, 2016 at 5:30am 8 Comments

Until Then...

To good to be true? Leading smart phone company Xiaomi to launch a 4k Camera Drone. When it comes to new drones and claims from companies that their latest start up will shake the market of UAV, always brings a little of suspicion. I have to say Xiaomi has a good track record and its latest offering of a 4K drone at a remarkable…

Continue

My first Documentary

Posted by lee winterson on June 4, 2016 at 5:00am 3 Comments

Never did I set out to make a documentary of my experience with drones. With all the bad press recently I felt maybe my short film may show so people of the public that film makers use drones and we all dont have to fly around airports and aircraft. 

 
 
 

DIY Drones Monthly
Newsletter

Groups

Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest 
A list of all T3 contests is here. The current round, the Vertical Horizontal one, is here

UAV news from sUAS News

Sky-Futures and BW Offshore complete world’s first FPSO tank inspection without personnel entry

Sky-Futures and BW Offshore complete world’s first FPSO tank inspection without personnel entry

Sky-Futures, the global leaders for drone based data collection and analysis services for the Oil and Gas industry, has announced a drone inspection world first. A Sky-Futures drone inspection team completed the world’s first trial inspection of an FPSO cargo tank by drone without a human having to enter the tank. Working with our technology…

The post Sky-Futures and BW Offshore complete world’s first FPSO tank inspection without personnel entry appeared first on sUAS News.

sUAS News View Point Part 3

sUAS News View Point Part 3

Part 3 of the sUAS News View Point is now available at sUAS News and on SoundCloud, Kirk Greninger and Patrick Egan continue commentary and discussion on the US UAS regulatory system and issues facing future parts and systems certification and it’s impact on commercial and hobby manufacturing.

The post sUAS News View Point Part 3 appeared first on sUAS News.

ALTI Transition 6 hour VTOL cargo lifter

ALTI Transition 6 hour VTOL cargo lifter

Congratulations to all at ALTIUAS an RPA made in Africa, for Africa and the rest of the world. This would meet the delivery drone targets of many emerging projects. Instead of delivering things swap out the payload for cameras and be able to survey large areas in rough terrain. “The ALTI Transition is a radically…

The post ALTI Transition 6 hour VTOL cargo lifter appeared first on sUAS News.

QuestUAV DATAhawk shake the stick

QuestUAV DATAhawk shake the stick

Well done Nigel! Love it. QuestUAV have had some different launch styles in the past but their stick for launch takes the biscuit. The sub 2kg survey flying wing is held aloft with a stick (I expect there is a more fancy term for it) woken up with a shake and then flicked into the…

The post QuestUAV DATAhawk shake the stick appeared first on sUAS News.

FlyPro XEagle Kickstarter suspended

FlyPro XEagle Kickstarter suspended

No reason stated for suspending the FlyPro XEagle campaign. They were only $2363 away from their target as well. I did wonder about it last month. There are many many low cost off the shelf quadcopters now. Really no need to invest in a crowdfunded product anymore. Thanks very much Wayne Hobbins for letting me…

The post FlyPro XEagle Kickstarter suspended appeared first on sUAS News.

© 2016   Created by Chris Anderson.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service