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I really hate to say it but I did tell you it was Ron’s this week. Perhaps next time you will believe me.
Just realised that I missed the BumbleBee video. It’s now been added to my original post.
May just have been the winner IF I’d posted it on time.
Ah well, always next flying day.
Well I find that hard to believe, there were several shoddy editing slips and just one would rule you out of contention for the coveted GMA.
Still reckon it’s Ron.
I heard on the grapevine that 90% of the competition entry fee went to the “Save the Green Tree Frog (aka Kermit)”, and 10% went to cover miscellaneous expenses, doesn’t leave much in the kitty for a prize.
Nevertheless congratulations Gerald, it’s probably all you will get.
Well then Mr Frog, perhaps you had better do it again to make it valid as the rest of us flew on Saturday 12th and NOT Sunday 13th !!
Mr Moose, it appears that you have set the award video to private rather than unlisted. It is NOT visible.
All fixed now
I have removed the motor & ESC from the Excalibur V2.
At this point in time I have no idea why the motor stopped working & then upon landing was only cogging rather than running up to speed.
I’ll sleep on it and double check it all again in the morning before reassembly.
Update. I have sent a warranty request to HK for a replacement ESC. It seems to be the problem, same as my Slow Poke was.
Yes Gerald, not too eye friendly either, it was advertised as “Very Visible” but in today’s conditions I found it easy to lose sight of it, especially at speed. The iNav RTH saved the day a couple of times.
There may be a colour change in the pipeline.!!
Thanks Gerald, the things you miss when flying & not videoing. Report altered appropriately.
I was a bit disappointed on your coverage of my Excalibur V2 maiden !!, perhaps I should fly slower next time ?
After a lot of pushing & shoving (and a bit of 3D design & printing) I have managed to get the iNav F411-WSE flight controller into the Excalibur. It all appears to be working fine and by the way Gerald, I figured out how to change the radio display from knots to KPH, it was as easy as changing the default in the telemetery page of the radio. What ever units are set there for any of the displays are what comes up in the LuaScript display.
Hopefully the weather will be kind on Saturday and I will get to maiden her.
The Excalibur turned up today, 6 days from order was not to bad considering it was road freight due to the LiPo battery.
It was well packed and arrived undamaged so that is a good start.
Anyway, the build was very straight forward with 4 capscrews to secure the plug in wings & 7 self tappers to secure the tail being virtually all that was required to assemble.
Fitted & adjusted the linkages & balanced the 13 x 8 prop and she is ready to install the iNav auto pilot (but there’s not much room inside)
