pepperF1SH This post is the 13th in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. New CFK arrived today — time to assemble the next bumper cage prototype! The last cage design was 2.83 grams, this cage only weights 2.4g (frame alone is 2.87 grams): It… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the 12th in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. Lunch break — check No rain? — check No wind? — not really Batteries charged — only 3, check Let’s fly! This was the first time I have flown the pepperF1SH… Read More »
Even though my newest toy, the 32.4g brushless fpv copter pepperF1SH is not using circular polarized antennas, I started preparations for the next outdoor racing season. After seeing Maartens nice Pagoda antenna design, I realized that I will never again build those oldscool timewastingwirecage-antennas… So I needed some pagoda antenna PCBSs. Joined by some friends… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the eleventh in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. I just received the shapeways prints for my new camera and battery mount parts. The total weight is a bit lower than calculated (1.3g): The whole set weights only ~1.1grams: This… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the tenth (wow!) in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. The CFK arrived today — time to assemble the previous bumper cage prototype! It turned out to be a bit lighter than calculated: The whole assembly parts weight only 2.83grams:… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the ninth in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. I was not completely satisfied with the last bumper design. Therefore I switched to a new approach: CFK rods. This way i can get a full protection cage at a lower… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the eighth in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. I did not like the design from my previous post at all. I really want to keep the round design impression intact, the side bars just did not look right. Therefore… Read More »
When building my tinyFISH fc and the tinyPEPPER ESC I was faced with soldering 0402 sized components. That is quite tricky to do manually, a stereo microscope helps a lot! Do not go for a monocular scope, 3D relly helps a lot. As this is just a hobby project and I am running on a… Read More »
I just released the tinyFISH FC design files to the open public! See the tinyFISH project page for details. Do whatever you like with the files but make sure to stick to the license (i.e. releasing all derived work under the same license and giving proper credit). Enjoy!
NOTE: This version is outdated, it refers to tag v0.1. There is a newer release (v0.2), please have a look at the corresponding post here. In this post I am going to share all the parts you need to build your own super lightweight tinyFISH flight controller with an integrated, FrSky compatible rx. All the… Read More »