Multicopter

Information

• In the hobby, you don't say "drone", you'd rather say: multicopter, multirotor, quadcopter, hexacopter, fixed wing, etc etc

Drone at FIXME

Activities

• Drone race for the 5th_Anniversary
• Assembling some kits
• lancement du projet Batteries

Team

• Logo propositions

• FIXME Flying Team (FFT), fpv racing in the Lausanne (Renens) region
  • Possible names for the team: FFT - Fixme Flying Team, FMD - FixMyDrone.
  • Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYwLK5gL15XSO9VIbVM5tg
  • Website to present the team

People&Multicopter

• Rorist:
  • Vortex 285
  • QAV210 w/ TBS Powercube and Cobra 2204/2300 motors 4S setup with Cobra CM-2204/28
  • microquads (cx10, hubsan x4), more to come!
  • Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaKTy-9q6D6XRkBdq80tXHsMgttUgOwLD
• Francois, Bebop, Vortex 285
• Freestorm: DJI F550, Hubsan X4
• Nemen: Vortex 285, Hubsan X4
• Kat: RotorX Atom, Nighthawk250, Hubsan X4, NanoQX

Tracks

• Some design ideas for tracks
• we currently have 3 working gates
• Track 1

Legislation

• Legislation:
  • https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/fr/home/bonasavoir/drones-et-modeles-reduits.html
  • Drone: RS 748.941
  • Dispositions penales: https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/19940351/index.html#id-7a
  • Amende (loi sur l'aviation): https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/19480335/index.html#a91
• So it's forbidden to fly outdoor in the Lausanne/Renens area (<5km of an airport)
• No fly zone:
  • http://airshoot.ch/les-mini-drones/carte-des-zones-restreintes-de-vol-en-suisse/
  • Lausanne: ftp://ftp.fixme.ch/free_for_all/Drone/map.geo.admin.ch.pdf
• Radioamateur exam, http://www.bakom.admin.ch/themen/frequenzen/01576/01578/index.html?lang=fr
• Federation suisse des drones civils: http://www.drohnenverband.ch/
• Office fédéral de l'aviation civile: https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/fr/home.html

Radio

Frequency bands

Band	No License	HB3 License	HB9 License	Notes
431 - 433 MHz	Forbidden	50 W	1000 W
433 - 435 MHz	Forbidden	50 W	1000 W
435 - 437 MHz	Forbidden	50 W	1000 W
2300 - 2450 MHz			100 W
2400 - 2483.5 MHz	100 mW			ISM Band
5470 - 5725 MHz	500 mW (1 W with TPC)

Source: http://www.bakom.admin.ch/themen/frequenzen/00652/00753/index.html?lang=en#HF2400M Source: Prescriptions concernant les radioamateurs

Hardware

• EzUHF:
  • Options for 431-433MHz, 433-435MHz, 435-437MHz.

Spots

• http://fpv-spots.com/ [CH, DE]
• http://airshoot.ch/les-mini-drones/carte-de-la-suisse-pour-les-dronistes/ [CH]
• http://rcfly.ch/fpv-karte-schweiz/ [CH]
• http://www.airgonay.com/carte-des-spots/ [France]
• http://www.aip-drones.fr/carte/aip-drones/ [France]

Groups

Switzerland

Races

• Swiss Nationals race: http://swissdronenationals.ch/
• Race in Suisse Romande: https://www.facebook.com/FPV-Race-Cup-Festival-888713247908956/

FPV Teams

• https://fpv.fixme.ch
• http://www.meetup.com/Lausanne-Drone-Meetup/ Lausanne (networking)
• https://www.facebook.com/teamWWS Arc lémanique
• FPV Racers in Switzerland
  • https://www.facebook.com/groups/fpvschweiz/
  • http://www.fpvracerschweiz.ch/
  • https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zUsprPpYxjGw.kQIl4Gnf2OZI

Association/GAM

• http://airshoot.ch/
• http://www.gambournens.ch/ Lausanne

Commercial/Divers

• http://www.meetup.com/AuBonDrone/ Aubonne (FPV, racing, building)
• http://droneapps.co/

World

• http://www.multigp.com/

Guides

• Learning to fly FPV, tips and tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXe6pPf2fXI
  • Lesson 1: Fly in a straigt line, turn around come back, land LOS
  • Lesson 2: Fly a square turning at each corners, land FPV
  • Lesson 3: Maintain altitude when moving around
  • Lesson 4: Enjoy
• http://www.airgonay.com/forums/showthread.php?4012-FAQ-Choisir-son-multirotor-FPV-pour-d%E9buter
• The most usefull yt channel, guide, tutorial, tests: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahqHsTaADV8MMmj2D5i1Vw
• https://fpvracing.tv/guides/beginners
• 3d printed ressource: http://designersbits.com/drones/
• Media:MultipiloteFPV-5.8ghz.jpg
• Radio: PWM, (C)PPM, PCM explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbUMC8h2uhU
• TBS intro http://fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?265-Team-BlackSheep-system-setup-philosophies
• https://youtu.be/gRSPFYlKo58 How to build Retracts for Quadcopters/multirotors
• Focus your camera using a pattern, http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2516950

Battery

• http://www.tjinguytech.com/charging-how-tos/parallel-charging Chargin two batteries pack

PIDs

• PID by MrSteele:
  • Explained (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5GFjmD9f0
  • Tuning (Part 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSZBZ4s-28
• PID explained by RCModelReviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqWyramGy8
• PID tuning (by IBCrazy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXMXwzlNLU
• PID tuning 101 http://iflyquad.com/2016/03/11/the-pid-tuning-guide-short-version/

Racing

• FAI rules for organizing a race http://www.fai.org/downloads/ciam/SC4_F3FPV_2016

Failsafe with d4r-ii

• It's very very important to set the failsafe of the d4r-ii correctly
• By default it'll retain the last value of all channels, thus contuying on its course and prevent the fc to enter failsafe
• Procedure:
  • Bind the receiver (bind mode on tx, turn on rx with the button pressed, turn off everything)
  • turn on the rx only, press the button once

Calculators

• http://www.ecalc.ch/

Simulator

• Liftoff, http://store.steampowered.com/app/410340/
• Freerider
  • Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Freeride.Freerider_FREE
  • Linux/OSX/Windows: http://fpv-freerider.itch.io/fpv-freerider
• http://www.realflight.com/

Shops

Switzerland

• Parts, FPV
  • http://fpvracing.ch/ The best in CH, organizer of Drone Nationals 2016
  • http://www.aerobot.ch/
  • https://www.elektromodelle.ch/ Very good choice and prices
  • http://www.fpvracerschweiz.ch/
• Less choice of parts, good gear
  • http://www.dronefactory.ch/
  • http://specialcopter.ch/shop/
  • http://simple-fpv.com/
  • http://www.helituning.ch/
  • http://www.oxiaero.com/fr/
• Other, mostly RTF or planes, heli
  • http://www.helifree.ch/shop/fr/ standard choices, fpv stuff for 250 racer
  • http://multicopter.ch/ Lots of parts, but not for 250
  • https://shop.aerodron.ch/en/
  • http://www.rc-hobbymania.ch/
  • http://www.eshoop.ch/
  • http://www.techobby.ch/ (Lausanne)
  • http://www.aeromodelshop.ch/catalog2013/
  • http://www.rc-tech.ch/index.php/fr/shop-hobby.html
  • http://www.optimum-system.ch
  • http://www.agile-helicopter.ch/
  • http://www.acroflight.ch/ (not a lot for miniquad)
  • http://www.neidhart.com/
  • http://www.modelltech.ch/ (valais)
• Manufacturer
  • http://iisi-rc.com/ (telemetry)
  • http://www.immersionrc.com/ http://www.fatshark.com/ (goggles, uhf, quad, vtx, ...)

International

• http://www.hobbyking.com/ (USA, EUR, HK)
• http://team-blacksheep.com/shop (HK)
• http://www.getfpv.com/ (USA)
• http://www.readytoflyquads.com/
• http://www.surveilzone.com/ (free shipping)