Recent content by lalalandrus

1. Print the template on paper 2. Glue to cardboard 3. Make sure knife is very straight and cut 4.???? 5. Profit

That's nice. I also hear you use units like mph and Fahrenheit where the FAA applies.

Intermittent clouds. I doubt it was clouds as I have flown thought a large blanket before multiple times with no issue. It likely was condensation on the sensors as the dew point was passed.

So I got some parts today and I did a test whereby I used a quick charge 2.0 usb adapter (can use powerbank over 15000mah) with a boost converter to convert 9v to the required 13v. The current was limited to 1.5 amps. Charge time was around 3 hours from a 15% battery. I picked 9v because it is...

I found all the legs and other accessories to print all ended up in the junk bin as it detracts from the portability of the mavic. The only thing I use are the filter cases I designed to work with my foam... Mavic Foam Pelican 1200 Case by lalalandrus

Here is mine Mavic Foam Pelican 1200 Case by lalalandrus

Not so sadly while you are right the story doesn't end. 1) fast charge supports up to 12v 2) even with fast charge not high enough thus implement a boost converter. The only caveat is that if your chatget only supports 9v fast charge this will take maybe up to 2hr to charge instead of 1hr

I am working on a USB powered mavic charger. I am waiting for parts. Can use either USB power bank or use wallwart

Everything is superior to pull n pluck. The foam i picked was a very high density polyurethane foam used for sound deadening display cases. That kaizen foam would be pretty good to use the template and stack up. Pretty easy to use.

i have a chinese laser cutter affectionately known as the "K40". i bought it for 360 USD from ebay. it does require a little bit of tuning, but if you are smart enough to design your own stuff you should be able to figure it out. there are a couple facebook groups that can help you along as...

i am cheap i got it off craigslist for 20 bucks cdn. amazon.com sells it for 36 USD https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-1200-Case-Foam-Black/dp/B0002INQT2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1515407728&sr=1-3&keywords=pelican+1200

you can, i did this. just requires opening up the mavic and installing a sd card

Red Bus! Amelia Earhearts plane.

never too late to get more foam... believe it or not there is a foam store! this is the place where i got mine locally but i am sure you have the same whereever you are located Burnaby Foam Shop | The Foam Shop

I am uploading a design file for the pelican 1200 for the mavic. I own a laser cutter which I used to cut out the foam. Mavic Foam Pelican 1200 by lalalandrus Since the drone is supposed to be portable I decided to pick the smallest case that it will fit into. I was unable to find a good foam...