Will it fly?

[WWK888]

Curious, does your mount block the signal for the satellites?

 

[Former Member]

Curious, does your mount block the signal for the satellites?

The M2 GPS is in front of the aircraft.

 

[Photo-Sorko]

Curious, does your mount block the signal for the satellites?

Unfortunately I can't give you any Information because my balcony is under a steel Roof and I've never a GPS lock there. But with the sensors in the front, there shouldn't be a big issue. Maybe some satellites from the back are blocked.

 

[Photo-Sorko]

Project Update

I tried different ways to mount the GoPro on the Mavic because the helmet mount is - while super easy to apply - a bit wonky. But I don't want to glue something on the drone. I tried a few options and came out with the curved surface mount, without removing the protective sheet.

I fixed it with a Velcor fastener very tight onto the drone. That was not as convenient as the helmet mount but I can apply it within two minutes. Next I directly mounted the GoPro without the extension beam. Surprisingly the drone nearly flew if there was nothing attached on it. But the field of view was not good. So I gave the extension beam another try and it worked much better. It was still a little unstable but by far not like the first time. The only matter is the weight above the drone which resulted in a few seconds long pendulum after a hard steering maneuver. But it stabilized itself. Removing the battery of the GoPro had nearly no impact. I think, with a counter weight it is ready to go. But I don't know yet, how to add a weight on the bottom of the drone without covering the sensors or being in the view of the GoPro.

I didn't record a video yet because it's already dark and I focused on the flight behavior of the drone. I try to come up with a new video on the weekend. Maybe I already have a solution for the counter weight.

Greetings
Jürgen

 

[Cymruflyer]

Project Update

I tried different ways to mount the GoPro on the Mavic because the helmet mount is - while super easy to apply - a bit wonky. But I don't want to glue something on the drone. I tried a few options and came out with the curved surface mount, without removing the protective sheet.
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I fixed it with a Velcor fastener very tight onto the drone. That was not as convenient as the helmet mount but I can apply it within two minutes. Next I directly mounted the GoPro without the extension beam. Surprisingly the drone nearly flew if there was nothing attached on it. But the field of view was not good. So I gave the extension beam another try and it worked much better. It was still a little unstable but by far not like the first time. The only matter is the weight above the drone which resulted in a few seconds long pendulum after a hard steering maneuver. But it stabilized itself. Removing the battery of the GoPro had nearly no impact. I think, with a counter weight it is ready to go. But I don't know yet, how to add a weight on the bottom of the drone without covering the sensors or being in the view of the GoPro.

I didn't record a video yet because it's already dark and I focused on the flight behavior of the drone. I try to come up with a new video on the weekend. Maybe I already have a solution for the counter weight.

Greetings
Jürgen

You know there is a fitting that snaps on top of the Mavic for fitting a Go Pro to it, I bought one a few months ago. If you use that and a short extension straight up and then mount the GoPro to that, you should have what you need for the correct perspective. If you want a link to the bracket, let me know.

 

[Photo-Sorko]

I only knew of a mounting plate with a 1/4" or 3/8" screw but the plate was mounted too far in the front. But now I searched a bit and found something that might work. But it seams like I have to wait About 2 weeks for it. Meanwhile I will carry on with my experiments.

 

[ff22]

I also suspect that if you move the gopro too far forward, you will lose a bit of the perspective of the drone you that you captured in the video above. Have fun with the experiments.

 

[charliesRig]

is it a Drone selfie stick.?

 

[Photo-Sorko]

 

[kadras]

PhotoS: Wille was making a funny and those alarms are from the Apollo 11 mission. Eagle's radio altimeter was sending too much data to the feeble computer (think Commodore 64) which caused it to throw those two alarms. A flight controller by the name of Jack Garman is the guy who told "Flight" that it was OK to continue powered descent with those alarms. I grew up during "The Space Race" and am a devout fan of space exploration.

I saw the 50th anniversary Apollo 11 documentary in IMAX last week at the National Air and Space Museum. Not a talking head or CGI documentary - all the footage and audio is from NASA and the National Archives, much of it hasn't been seen or heard before.