November 2017
I Switched From A Spektrum DX6 To A Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter
UPDATE: I’m designing an open-source 3” HD micro FPV quadcopter frame. I call it the Kestrel. You should check it out!
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October 2017
Choosing The Parts For TheLab.ms FPV Racing Drone Kit
So far, we’ve had two successful drone building events at TheLab.ms makerspace. We built large 450mm quadcopters at the first class. They’re big enough to fly line of sight, and the components are large and easy to work with. They’re...
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October 2017
BFight 210 FPV Racing Quadcopter
Last month, my friends at Gearbest sent me a free KingKong FlyEgg 130 micro drone. I had a lot of trouble with it–a flaky DSMX receiver, a dead FPV camera, and I broke a motor in the first crash. I...
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October 2017
Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles
I’ve been using my extremely inexpensive Furibee VR01 FPV headset for three months while I waited for the Aomway Commander goggles to become readily available. I’d probably still be using the Furibee headset today, but I really missed having a...
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August 2017
Craft Coffee - Three Years Later
I’ve been drinking coffee from Craft Coffee for more than three years now. My friend Brian got me a six-month subscription to their coffee discovery service. My first shipment of coffee from Craft Coffee is extremely memorable, and it was...
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August 2017
My Favorite 2S LiPo Batteries For Micro Drones
As soon as I finished ordering my KingKong 90GT, I was immediately on the hunt for batteries. The 90GT comes with a single 350 mAh 7.4v Lithium-Polymer battery. I knew that wouldn’t be enough. I like to have half a...
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August 2017
Building a Low-Power, High-Performance Ryzen Homelab Server to Host Virtual Machines
UPDATE: Even though this post is six years old, plenty of folks are still visiting it. I am still using this hardware, but at some point many years ago I swapped the Ryzen 1600 motherboard and CPU into my desktop,...
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August 2017
Three Months Flying The Holybro Shuriken X1 FPV Racing Drone
Earlier today, I was walking out into the middle of a big, empty field with my friend Brian. We were on our way to collect my Shuriken X1. I had to disarm in the middle of my flight. Our friend...
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Acer Aspire VX15 Gaming Laptop and Linux
I usually put a lot of thought into my choice of laptop. This was especially important when I traveled a lot and didn’t own a desktop computer. This time, though, I was in need of a gaming laptop and I...
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June 2017
My Favorite Budget FPV Headset
UPDATE: I’m designing an open-source 3” HD micro FPV quadcopter frame. I call it the Kestrel. You should check it out!
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