Very nice David! Also I concur with sanding under a faucet, I usually just fill a shallow plastic bin with water and do all my filing and sanding in that!
if David makes a tutorial for it, anyone can build it. amazing video David! you have such clean instructions and your quality is amazing. do you record your voice after the video was recorded?
It amazes me how you put so many details and go as far as putting a 45° antenna angle built into the frame. Everything fits together like Ikea furniture.
That "Self Vulcanizing" tape is used on real aircraft as well. In the US Air force we called it F4 tape. Its just a form of silicone and the black stuff usually has a green stripe in the middle, the orange stuff might have a stripe I can't think if it does. But it is one of the few authorized repair materials for wiring in certain applications. And it works... After about 30 seconds you can't tear it apart or it'll just rip. It's also tapered out towards the sides so when you wrap it, the whole wrap is smooth and doesn't have spiral ridges. So you're on the right track with your techniques David.
hey what's the reason for soldering the ground wire of your esc, when it's already grounded to the battery. u usually use the signal wire only and de-solder the ground wire and works fine.
David Windestål In this build you solder on the wires from the external BEC to the correct pads on the FC, but since you have not moved the resistor all power will come from the VBAT wire. Discovered this as i didnt feel the need for vbat telemetry and use a external BEC.
I hoped that there would be some explanation about the advantages disadvantages of a Tri over a Quad. Can you provide a resource that explains it ? Thank you
I stumbled on this video by accident, I don't have a quadcopter or a tricopter nor am I planning to build one any time soon, Nonetheless the video was entertaining and well made to want to watch to the end! Good job, well done and that thing looks sexy clean.
i found it. enjoy ru.aliexpress.com/item/3M-Blue-Soft-Pipe-Excluder-Rescue-Repair-Seal-Tape-Silicone-Rubber-Tool/32698410021.html?detailNewVersion=&categoryId=200001762
I really think if someone dislikes something on here they should be required to show their face and explain why....................Seriously Dave has put together a amazing build vid that is informative and entertaining.I just dont get what they could have disliked.I seriously think its got to be jealousy or a troll just hating for no reason :(
David, you've mentioned right-angle SMA connectors, have you ever experienced huge signal attenuation with them? People say they may have huge insertion losses on 5G8.
Hi David, in your opinion a triple drone will be much better than normal one. Much appreciated if you let me know with positive and negative points. Thanks mate and have a great weekend
Nice video David. I liked it so much I ordered one as soon as the video finished! Can't wait to build it. It has been a long time since my kk board original tri-copter which was my first multirotor.
5:28 wth haha you have a red pointing finger hand edit: I really like the tri-copter look, I'm curious if because of the asymmetry if the single motor in the back has to do more work since the two motors in the front well... yeah so have to figure in that for the design and CG.
So I just received everything but the electronics (boards, esc, etc) for to closing the store and not having then. My question is if I were to order them elsewhere would they still be "spot on" like if I had ordered them from you? I can't wait to get this flying and add it to the V4 tri I already have.
Awesome review and how-to bro! Very entertaining, too! Thank you! Would be great to see the Gopro footage from this baby, never flown anything like it. How does it behave, compared to the quad?
Great video David, i have built a CF tube Tricopter recently, but cant find a proper tilt mechanism for the cylindrical tube. any ideas to help get me in the air?
So, while installing the XSR receiver, the sbus wire came off and I noticed that it pulled the r1 pad with it,,,, can I use the R2 pad instead? Or is the board dead for me?
so i built the tricoptor exactly like the video shows the only problem i have is on the tail , when i give throttle the tail goes crazy and wiggles back and forth, any suggestion
the ONLY Channel where even TUTORIALS are entertaining! very great!
Very nice David! Also I concur with sanding under a faucet, I usually just fill a shallow plastic bin with water and do all my filing and sanding in that!
I don't even plan on owning this tricopter, but the narrating just makes the video worth watching
if David makes a tutorial for it, anyone can build it. amazing video David! you have such clean instructions and your quality is amazing. do you record your voice after the video was recorded?
also I love "everyone else is wrong" XD
It amazes me how you put so many details and go as far as putting a 45° antenna angle built into the frame. Everything fits together like Ikea furniture.
If everybody does the tutorials like this, the life will be much easier.
I agree, one of the best build videos I've ever seen.Shame RC Model Reviews can't product content like this.
That wire stripper is a gift from heaven. I must have one.
love your vids mate. Happy flying
Im sure your views would love to see you review this beast...
Pretty Please XD
UAVfutures review some tricopter mini or micro would be awesome
What battery’s to use
Great David!!
the KING of tricopters!
my guru !!!!
i am a 51 years old pilot drones! from italy Mantova!
that is perhaps the best multi rotor I have ever seen.
Hands down the most entertaining build vid I have ever seen...
love the hand you use to move the hardware
OH MY GOSH Over a Year later and I STILL want to build one of these!! I hope they're still available in the store because Im buying one next paycheck
And he has done it again! I really want to build one of these now...
Cleanest build I've ever seen
I enjoy watching your nifty soldering skills.
i'm a quadcopter guy, but that video was hilarious and you kept it interesting all the way through, i'll build this kit during the winter for sure!!
That "Self Vulcanizing" tape is used on real aircraft as well. In the US Air force we called it F4 tape. Its just a form of silicone and the black stuff usually has a green stripe in the middle, the orange stuff might have a stripe I can't think if it does. But it is one of the few authorized repair materials for wiring in certain applications. And it works... After about 30 seconds you can't tear it apart or it'll just rip. It's also tapered out towards the sides so when you wrap it, the whole wrap is smooth and doesn't have spiral ridges. So you're on the right track with your techniques David.
You're making me want to pull my old ZMR250 out of the closet and re-do her. So much has changed in the last 2 years.
I love your Swedish accent and your jokes, they are the best! Regards from Denmark :)
Flytimes?
You're one of my new favorite build channels.
just got mine in the mail. it looks awesome.
Cant wait to build mine! Wonderful video as always!
totally buying one next week.
I've long been curious about how different the performance characteristics are compared to a quad copter.
Been waiting for a quality race tri for awhile! Man I want one of these!
I don't own a tricopter. I never flown a tricopter. But this one so cute. Make me want one.
... amazingly clean built...
Where’s the link to buy the kit cos it not there
Little tip. finish the sharp edges on the carbon with it wet. It prevents or at least reduces a lot of the dust and you can just wash it away.
Hello. I just came to give the channel a force. hug.
Awesome job as always, David! It's amazing to see how you fit everything into such a small form factor.
Why when I flash the betaflight and cleanflight hex from the f3fc page does it show up as a quad and not tricopter?
hey what's the reason for soldering the ground wire of your esc, when it's already grounded to the battery. u usually use the signal wire only and de-solder the ground wire and works fine.
I want to build a quadcopter . Do you have a great video like this for a quadcopter build?
That thing rocks David!
3:48 Classic David. Glad you haven't changed. :D
Awesome video David! "The Tricopter King"
Love watching this guy build, makes look so easy,,,
Also, Im not seeing a tailtune mode option in betaflight 3 firmware.. :(
Do your think you maybe could make a tutorial on how to set it up with a dx6i. Please
Nice but why does the servo have 4 wires and what do I do with a 3 wire srrvo?
The king of tricopters :D
Have a great week
can you use a standard 3 wire servo rather than the 4 wire servo u used also what is the 4th wire for
David Windestål In this build you solder on the wires from the external BEC to the correct pads on the FC, but since you have not moved the resistor all power will come from the VBAT wire. Discovered this as i didnt feel the need for vbat telemetry and use a external BEC.
I hoped that there would be some explanation about the advantages disadvantages of a Tri over a Quad.
Can you provide a resource that explains it ?
Thank you
Awesome :) Any hope of an updated mini-tri video for the F3FC board?
Great video David!! I love this Baby Tri and this video has encouraged me to build one. Thank you for being awesome!!
I love your explaining. And now I will order now one baby tri..
I stumbled on this video by accident, I don't have a quadcopter or a tricopter nor am I planning to build one any time soon, Nonetheless the video was entertaining and well made to want to watch to the end! Good job, well done and that thing looks sexy clean.
I am dying to build one now. amazing work sir.
I need this. Could you use a Spektrum Satellite with this FC?
Hi together. how can I do this trick at 23:40? what mode? angle/acro? and how to set the sticks? yaw left and rolling, or what? thanks
i dont even have a drone why im waching this -_- btw your tutorial is cool... :D
can you put a link on that rubber sticky thing you showed towards the end....not the double sided tape.
also interesting in..
David, please share where to buy the tape.
Thanks in advance.
i found it. enjoy
ru.aliexpress.com/item/3M-Blue-Soft-Pipe-Excluder-Rescue-Repair-Seal-Tape-Silicone-Rubber-Tool/32698410021.html?detailNewVersion=&categoryId=200001762
great advice on the soldering, heatshrink, etc. Thanks!!
I have to get me one of these little things. Always liked my tricopters.
Aren't the first and the second link the same and which one do I choose
Do i Need the Feedback wire of i use other FC like the Kk2 Mini?
I really think if someone dislikes something on here they should be required to show their face and explain why....................Seriously Dave has put together a amazing build vid that is informative and entertaining.I just dont get what they could have disliked.I seriously think its got to be jealousy or a troll just hating for no reason :(
ok im new to tricopter and RC stuff in general, but i was wondering if you could controll this with your phone and how you would go by doing it.
Any plans for a baby tricopter with combined FC and PDB?
This is fantastic David
My next build... I hope... lol
Cheers David! thanks so much again for a great build video!
Ed
Watching this is like a therapy :D
Could you tell me the PID of this machine? I can't make it full throttle because it's too violent.
You are such a funny guy. Love your videos! Greetings from Austria
I have a dx6i what receiver do you suggest for the baby tricopter?
Does this have 25% better battery life compared with a quad? Or perhaps the 3rd motor has to work harder to maintain stability so its the same ish?
Very nice video, can you please put a link to the black tape that you used?
Does this work with correct reciver and dx6i
David is my spirit animal
Nice crash test, tidy build & good compact design. I wonder what the flight time is?
Since when you switch your Hitec with Taranis?
Good video man. You should go back to flight test sometime
David, you've mentioned right-angle SMA connectors, have you ever experienced huge signal attenuation with them?
People say they may have huge insertion losses on 5G8.
So, all motors soldered to ESCs the same way. No switching of two poles for one?
You can use BLheli suit to change motor direction afterwards
Hi,
Have you some link for the tools you using ?
Tank's you
Hi David, in your opinion a triple drone will be much better than normal one. Much appreciated if you let me know with positive and negative points. Thanks mate and have a great weekend
What wire stripper are you using?
Nice video David. I liked it so much I ordered one as soon as the video finished! Can't wait to build it. It has been a long time since my kk board original tri-copter which was my first multirotor.
5:28 wth haha you have a red pointing finger hand
edit: I really like the tri-copter look, I'm curious if because of the asymmetry if the single motor in the back has to do more work since the two motors in the front well... yeah so have to figure in that for the design and CG.
So I just received everything but the electronics (boards, esc, etc) for to closing the store and not having then. My question is if I were to order them elsewhere would they still be "spot on" like if I had ordered them from you? I can't wait to get this flying and add it to the V4 tri I already have.
i hawe a Spektrum DSMX,is it posible to hook it up to the F3 fc?
David Windestal, will you ever go back to flite test?
Very Good video! But I miss your flight vídeos too David! Could you make more that vídeos?
Awesome review and how-to bro! Very entertaining, too! Thank you! Would be great to see the Gopro footage from this baby, never flown anything like it. How does it behave, compared to the quad?
what is name of that tool to remove shrink tubes?
Great video David, i have built a CF tube Tricopter recently, but cant find a proper tilt mechanism for the cylindrical tube. any ideas to help get me in the air?
I REALLY want a tricopter, but I am afraid of the durability of the tail servo... how often do you break a tail servo when crashing?
By far, one of the best, if not the best, instructional videos I've ever seen, on any subject. Great job sir, keep at it.
can i use a quadcopter receiver
So, while installing the XSR receiver, the sbus wire came off and I noticed that it pulled the r1 pad with it,,,, can I use the R2 pad instead? Or is the board dead for me?
What is the brand that u use for solder and solder iron
can you post some FPV videos, even if its just DVR?
do you sell BNF version for Frysky Tarains ?
Haha I really like the jokes David, they are so bad that they are funny xd, and yet again, best build videos on youtube!
i didnt get it :(
he came from the side of the landing strip. Swapped width and length. You know, really short but very wide
ah i see
I agree. I even laughed because the second one was worse than the first.
The second one was great!! All his passengers heard him say theyre all going to die lol
so i built the tricoptor exactly like the video shows the only problem i have is on the tail , when i give throttle the tail goes crazy and wiggles back and forth, any suggestion
where did you get that heatshrink from?