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If you feel that you're not mature enough to abide by this rule, then please refrain from commenting. It is entirely possible to convey a differing opinion, without personally attacking others. Harassment of others is strictly forbidden. You can download the model and source code at Thingiverse.Have a rotorcraft that has two or more horizontal rotors?īicopters, Tricopters, Quadcopters, Pentacopters, Hexacopters, Octocopters, indeed any non-fixed-wing aircraft is very welcome here. Here’s how it looks printed and assembled: Using a parametric design allows me to swap out constants in the model like the dimensions of the flight controller, motors, or the motor-to-motor distance, and instantly generate a new model built using the new parameters. To achieve this, I designed a 3D-printable parametric frame using OpenSCAD: Since I’m designing this quad as a learning platform, I wanted to try different motor-to-motor distances and propeller sizes, to see how these factors affect the handling and tuning of the quad. Lulfro Brushed Flight Controller ( alternatives).

To mount an FPV camera, I needed to use larger motors, and for rate-mode, I needed a flight controller that could be flashed with a rate-mode capable firmware, like Cleanflight. Since the skills I learned from flying the toy quad transferred so well to the bigger quad, I figured it would be a good idea to also use the micro quad platform to learn FPV and rate-mode flying.

The CX10 is tiny, robust, and safe to fly near people so I was able to fly it often and quickly got comfortable with flying in stabilized mode. I used a ~$20 Cheerson CX-10 to practice line-of-sight flying before I did anything too crazy with my ZMR250 quadcopter.
