How I Build Custom Light Show Drones For Open-Source SKYBRUSH Software

[@RichardJuren-RJ]

Wow, Stan, what an awesome instructional video. Thank you! Looking forward to the next one, perhaps including content describing the parameter setting for the drone fleet.

[@tragical_Tales]

Nice Video, straight to the point and very informative - great work!

[@CloudScience-z4l]

Those look like holybro drone frames - I'm already a big fan of your channel and I just found it today.

[@zach5173]

excellent job. your explanation is very clear. could you also publish the information about the parts you used in the drone?

[@akinatie2557]

i love your build sir. im following your tutorials. building mine soon.

[@raadkasem]

Great work, Looking forward for the new awesome videos. Thank you

[@Mannyhimselff]

Wow, this is incredible. Thank you for this information. I'll be building one of these soon.

[@ThingEngineer]

Great video Stan!! I've always known Silicon Labs (SiLabs) SiK radios as "Software Interface Kit" radios.

[@cheekrobb9747]

Hi Stan, thank you for the nice video. Please be advised that the show at 4:36 is the UVify IFO and the show was designed and executed by UVify.

[@Stan_Humphries]

The show you did was wonderful! I hope you don't mind my using it to illustrate the magic of drone shows!

[@jamesgrant8950]

Awsome videos Stan! Keep em coming!

[@NaturesPathToWellness1]

Very infomative video, Thank You!!

[@bongyii1280]

Hi Stan, thank you so much for the video. I building an drone following your steps. Just one question at minute 24:10 of the video. The signal cable (green colour) is connect to which pin /port number in the FMU PWM ? Many Thanks.

[@shadowknows5750]

Dang we are getting old. Cheers from GLH.

[@davidchildress2420]

This is a great video Stan. Would you consider adding a parts list and links to purchse the items. I am considering adding a drone program for our high school to do shows at our sporting events.

[@Stan_Humphries]

Hi David. Glad you enjoyed the video. My frame, flight controller and GPSs were sourced from Holybro in Hong Kong. The WiFi module and SiK radio from 3DR in California, and the RC transmitter and satellite receivers are available anywhere RC stuff is sold. The LEDs come from Adafruit in the U.S. A synchronized drone building and flying program at a high school would be a great education for the kids. There are aviation regulations which vary from country to country regarding flying multiple UAVs, so keep that in mind. In Canada, I need an SFOC from Transport Canada. (Special Flight Operations Certificate).

[@Stan_Humphries]

GetFPV in the U.S. also occasionally stocks Holybro frames, Flight Controllers, and GPSs.

[@pratikbhatt8563]

Hi Stan, You have inspired us to add a drone show for our high school MakerSpace at India. I have been looking for a good resource ( someone who has done it DIY style end to end ) and I couldnt find it. But your video gave me hope. Thanks for making this. Question: I couldn’t find the gps module f9p that was shown in the video. But Holy bro f9p rover lite is available here locally. In your expert opinion, Do you think it will work?

[@Stan_Humphries]

@@pratikbhatt8563 Hi. Yes the Holybro F9P rover lite will work. It is much smaller and lighter, and has a compass.

[@pratikbhatt8563]

@@Stan_Humphries Thank you so much for that. I have deadline of 7 days for our MakerFest event to fly 10 drones. I will keep you posted. Would love to hear your story. I am sure you have had some amazing experiences. I look forward to a conversation someday.

[@gabrielezinnari5953]

Hello! Thanks a lot for this really, really precious video and my very compliment for your magnificent build! I saw you mentioned an upgrade to dual band wifi esp32 chip, assuming you will take a module based on the new C5 or C6 version, how you will adapt the firmware? Drone bridge already has the support for dual band? I would like to upgrade also to a dual band wifi but i dont know how to do it, a piece of advice would be wonderful!

[@scratchsatriani]

For the rtk base station, is here4 compatible?

[@jasonhodges8541]

Hi Stan, great video. I’m curious who the company is that you mentioned at 1:50

[@amirhooseinedalat7318]

What exactly is a radio control receiver?

[@bladi_]

good video 👍

[@Stan_Humphries]

Thank you 👍

[@adithyafpv]

can you please help me ? i m planning to start a drone show business. I need more information on how to get started in a budget friendly way.

[@borkuz]

Hi Stan, lovely build. What is the average flight time of this drone when doing a show?

[@Stan_Humphries]

I could flight plan for about 10 minutes, then I need to land with about a 3 minute reserve.

[@simplyform7442]

Stan, great job - greetings from Switzerland. Others need raspberry pi...why not you? How do the .csv files get from skybrush to the drone. Thanks for your answer

[@salamsurjitsingh6415]

Please can you provide STL file for LED mounting module

[@netetiteja8294]

Hi sir, Please make a video how you configured wifi moudles for each drone for the drone show

[@davidchildress2420]

Hello Stan. Have you posted the STL files for the light mount system anywhere?

[@Stan_Humphries]

Hi David. If you join the Skybrush Discord community forum, I can pass them on to you there. Ask me in the custom-builds channel, or send me a private message. Here is a link to the forum discord.com/invite/Ya3aymdQqw

[@my2004rx8]

Can I pay you for a drone show

[@shuoliu7798]

Good morning, sir. I wonder which WiFi router you use? Thanks.

[@Stan_Humphries]

Hi Solomon. As I only fly eight drones, and I fly them pretty close to the router, I use an inexpensive home router. I can't really recommend that you do the same. If you are running Skybrush Live as your GCS, I recommend you read their router recommendations here: doc.collmot.com/public/skybrush-live-doc/latest/hardware.html#_supported_routers

[@shuoliu7798]

@@Stan_Humphries Got it. Thanks a lot.

[@shuoliu7798]

Really helpful. I have already gotten almost all the parts. I appreciate it. Keep looking forward to your coming video :) @@Stan_Humphries

[@shuoliu7798]

MissionPlanner needs to work better on Mac OS. Would you tell me which software you choose for ARDUPILOT(APM Planner 2, maybe)? Also, I am unfamiliar with the WiFi setup, even though I have already read the intro in Collmot. Would you mind giving me some relevant materials? Thanks a lot.

[@thelastchapter1231]

Hii sir. After inspiring from you I am also making this. But i am stuck at a place. For using radio telemetry it asking for skybrush sidekick and sidekick is not free to download. How you do it ?

[@Stan_Humphries]

Hi. As I mentioned in the video, Sidekick is a professional program from Skybrush that is available to licence for a fee. Please contact Skybrush and let them know how you intend to use it. They are very reasonable.

[@thelastchapter1231]

Sir, what is the range you get in esp 8266 ?

[@reinaldoadrien5483]

Hello, im a brazilian eletrical engineering student, how i contact you for talk more of this project? Your response is very important to me