First Test Flight Of The Year! The Custom X350 Real Ultimate Is BACK!

I'm going to repurpose this for using as a mini NightSun for videoing at night with the 650.

[@XB223]

Shane, we're back!!! I love it ha-ha! I still like the ole X350 Pro! I have one modded with a Naza-M Lite, with 350 Pro indicator lights working. I had to bust up a RX1002 and mount it in the nose to rig the USB access to work for tuning. I'm so lazy, I still haven't made a video on it... Looking good brother!

[@ShaneCarles]

I'm using the PX4 in this one. I also have it pretty loaded up along with 3Dr telemetry and OSD. I just don't have the vTx on it right now. Not doing a camera on it. Just a spot light LED that moves on servos. I haven't flown in over a year. After the flood I took 2017 off from flying but I'm slowly starting to get the itch back. I have a 650 using a Taranis radio on it and also using a GoPro Hero 4 Black on a 3D Gimbal. I'm gonna use the 350 to light up areas at night and see how good the video comes out with the 650.

[@ShaneCarles]

Thank you! Naza should make that thing fly right. Just make sure to replace the ESC's with the Opera ESCs from RTFQ's. The stock ESCs are hardcoded to a weird signal from the Devo-M and they do not like other flight controllers. Most people experience very low throttle.

[@XB223]

Sweet! it is a good itch to have :) That should be interesting. I watch a flew posts with spotlight drones. Some are amazing. We just need to greatly improve our power source. Lipo's don't cut it. I'll keep a look out for that post! I fly maybe 15 times a year and post 3 to 4 if I'm lucky. I've been working on Pixhawk and APM on rovers and a test clone F450 quad for the most part. I only made one post on the rovers it in a year, but have made a boat load of progress. On the rover, 3 different units two 8th scale and one 5th scale. Fully autonomous with left and right obstacle avoidance. For birds I've built a Tarot T810 Hex and a CineTank MK2 which is grounded, waiting for a frame swap to a QAV540. The MK2 didn't meet my expectations for the purpose I need it for.

[@ShaneCarles]

I just subbed ya channel! :)

[@XB223]

Shane, it certainly does! WOW thank you. I don't fly it much but remember it had a few quirks I needed to look at. This info is greatly appreciated! LOL I packed so much electronics under the canopy I expect the top to just blow off at any minute!!! So do your Opera's line up correctly including the LED's? What motors are you running? I may as well rip those out too! I need to figure out how to get an AR800 Spectrum RX in there too. I've gone 99% Spektrum over the past two years. I always do first builds with Devo 10's but after I get it nailed, I move the radio system to Spektrum. I've over the past 8 months swapped out all my standard Spektrum RX's for the telemetry versions so I can listen to the stats. I only listen to voltage and height. For a multirotor that's all needed. They are darn accurate. So that being said, I'm going to bust open a standard AR800 and try to squeeze it in there somehow. Thank you brother!

[@100SteveB]

Nice to see you back Shane, wow, that thing still flies great, seems so nimble, what size battery did you have in it for the flight?

[@ShaneCarles]

Hi Steve! I was using a 2400 mah 4s battery. I also have a 3000mah 4s that fits in it also.

[@100SteveB]

Ah, that explains why it's so nippy! Very nice. I think about the only thing holding me back from 4s atm is the fact i am still using the walkera onboard BEC - i am using that to power my osd, plus as a back up supply for the pixhawk. I don't think that onboard BEC can be used with 4s, not sure though.

[@ShaneCarles]

@@100SteveB - The onboard BEC will do 4S no problem. Its good up to 6s actually.

[@painterdom]

Shane, could you tell me which motors are you using, please?

[@ShaneCarles]

T-Motor MN2213 950kv