These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure. TR6 Torx Security Screwdriver Background and Identification ¶Drone was released in 2010. It is controlled via a Wi-Fi connection to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Drone uses various technologies, including ultrasound, a downward-facing camera, an accelerometer, and two gyroscopes to maintain height and balance in flight. Games that feature Augmented Reality use a front-facing camera on the AR.Drone to turn real-life objects into obstacles in a video game. Drone runs on a Linux operating system, and Parrot encourages software developers to create their own Augmented Reality games in the Apple App Store for the AR.Few month ago I crashed my Syma X5C in the backyard and I recovered the quadcopter only after few minutes. Unfortunately, because the motors of the quad didn’t stopped after hitting the ground, the propellers have hooked in 20cm high grass. After I removed all the grasses around the propellers and motors shafts I tried to fly again with my Syma X5C but two of the motors didn’t start anymore.

Because it is made from lightweight and durable materials, mechanically nothing happened to the quadcopter. parrot ar drone police modIn order to found the problem I had to check electrically every component of the Syma X5C separately.ar drone 2 pic watchdog emergency I removed the quadcopter ‘s cover to check if the problem is from some poor quality wire connectors or cold soldering, but I didn’t found any of this. parrot ar drone quadrocopter für iphone ipad ipod touchI concluded the aircraft ‘s mainboard or two of the motors died.parrot ar drone 2 power edition lmt

To be sure which are the faulty parts I reversed the spinning motors with the “dead” motors. ar drone 2 2300mah batterySame thing, two motors are spinning and two are not. parrot ar drone price in pakistanThat is somehow good news, because only the motors died. When I removed the dead motors from the Syma X5C I found that one of the motor base was melted because of the motor’s heat. All quadcopters use two type of motor: clockwise and anti-clockwise. In case of the X5C you can make the differences by the color of the motor wires. The two clockwise motors has blue and red wires and the anti-clockwise motors has white and black wires. After I identified all the faulty components I started to look on the internet for cheap spare parts to repair my Syma X5C quadcopter. In no more than five minutes and I placed my order for two anti-clockwise motors and one motor base.

The price was very affordable, only $8 with free shipping. Shipping could be faster, but after 27 days from placing my order, I had everything I need to replace the faulty parts and repair my Syma X5C quad. Firstly I removed all the faulty parts and carefully replaced them with the new ones. Always disconnect the battery to prevent any short-circuit that can damage your quadcopter. When you are replacing the Syma X5C ‘s motors you need to pay attention to the polarity of the motors. You have to solder the motor wires to the receiver board in this order: After I soldered back the new motors, I powered ON the quadcopter to see if all the motors spins freely and correctly. Good news, the surgery was a success and the patience is still alive 🙂 It remained the last stage, reassembly and screwing all the bolts of the aircraft. After the successful repair, my Syma X5C was ready for the next flight! If you want to repair your Syma X5C proceed at your own risk only! I

’m not responsible for any damages. How to replace a motor on the Phantom 3 Advanced. Use this guide to remove or replace a motor in your DJI Phantom drone.As I have explained how to choose propellers size and pitch before, in this post we will mainly focus on the type of material, how it could affect flight performance and the value. Good props can improve your aircraft’s control-ability, increase the battery life, improve your video quality, and many other good things. Are carbon fiber propellers better than plastic propellers? When choosing multicopter props, not only we need to consider the size and pitch of the props, we also need to choose the type of material: carbon fiber, plastic, fiber glass reinforced, wooden props etc. Carbon fiber props are almost twice as expensive as the common plastic props, and they are promoted to have better performance than the cheap plastic ones. So is that true? What are the advantages and disadvantages of carbon fiber props?

Here is what I’ve found personally. • Carbon fiber props produce less vibration due to their stiffness, and they are more quiet too when spinning. • Less jello in the video. • They are lighter and significantly stronger than plastic when crashed, but not indestructible. • Come balanced straight out of the box (usually). • Perform well under high RPM (work well with high KV motors). • Light weight props mean less inertia, thus faster motor speed change, and the control feels more responsive. • Carbon Fiber props have slightly shorter flight time than plastic props of the same size/pitch. • Less thrust than plastic props. • Because it’s tough and hard to break when crashed, the motor bearing will take most of the impact. Many tests have been done on how good the carbon fiber props are, compared to plastic ones. I have found people reporting back with two different stories. One says carbon fiber props are better (for example this one), the others say, no, it’s not noticeably better. 

I think they might be both correct, for their own situations, and the brand/make of the props they have tested. But it’s really not fair to say, “Carbon Fiber props are better”, or “Carbon Fiber props suck”, only based on the 2 sets of propellers you bought randomly off the internet. Also the propellers need to be balanced well before the tests, otherwise it would be meaningless. I notice many of these tests were using a cell phone for vibration measuring, which is not accurate at all (as it misses some vibration frequency bands). Personally I have not tried these type or props. I don’t think wood props are popular either in the multicopter world, since they are expensive and heavy. I think they might work well for FPV aerial photography with larger and more powerful multicopters, but might not be as good for aerobatics/stunt flying because of the increase in rotation momentum due to heavier weight that makes them less responsive to changes in motor speed.

In my experience CF props are better, but there are so many cheap copies which have not been properly tested that they might do more harm than good. It’s worth a trying carbon fiber propellers, so be careful when choosing and only buy from sellers good reviews. The funny fact is that carbon fiber props are actually made of plastic based materials impregnating some carbon fiber and plastic is also carbon based. I would recommend to try CF props out if budget permits. It might improve your flight experience, but it’s not an “essential” upgrade. If you are a beginner just learning to fly, plastic props are more than good enough, as you are likely to crash and break many props before mastering the skills. Would you like to be a better aerial photographer of videographer? Check out this course that now only costs $49 (half off) and includes everything you need to know to be able to make gorgeous shots with your drone. Rules, regulations, flying and recording as well as tips and tricks like how to avoid pprop shadows and jello.