I documented some bits and pieces, but I decided to go over my setup in detail...mostly for selfish reasons...and here is the backstory...
Over a year ago I was using and testing my FPV system. I wasn't using the goggles, but did have the video system up and running and was recording.
It was flying fine, but I hit some kind of downdraft and the power was up trying to correct...it hit hard and with the high rotation rate...bounced and rolled into my pool.
I quickly pulled it out of the water, unplugged the battery, disassembled all the electronics, and stuffed them into ziplock bags of dry rice to hopefully keep the electronics from corroding.
I let the bags sit for a week or two. Then I took the parts out of the bags, put them with the heli, and put the heli box in the garage. I walked by the box for the next year and a half.
Last month I decided to get serious about putting it back together and flying it again.
Unfortunately I didn't have perfect notes and it has taken the whole month to get it back together and correctly flying. I almost had a test flight last week, but it wasn't running right. I thought about it over the last week, and decided to take another look at the wiring and settings...well I figured out that I had two connections from the Helicommand to the radio reversed, and also had to change quite a few radio settings. ( good thing I didn't fly it)
...but this afternoon, I flew it, did some fine tuning, and the third (last) battery was spent in a hands off, position hold hover (slight right drift) at about 4' AGL.
Now I need to document all the settings to help others ( and me). I will include my notes, and a lot of pics of the transmitter and Helicommand settings. I was simply re-hooking up a known working machine...and I had to reinvent the wheel.
...to be continued.
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