With a few small AR drone mods, you can double the flight time and make your AR drone stronger. The Parrot AR 2.0 drone range can also be extended and it’s a great feeling to fly higher and further. These Parrot drone mods and upgrades will also prolong the life of the motors, gears and shafts as their will be less friction on the brushless motors and parts. With more flying, you will have more fun and that is the best part of owning a drone. Enjoy these drone modifications.  I’ve also added videos with instructions to assist you with the modifications. By replacing your bushings with a new shielded sealed bearings, you will increase the battery time giving you more flying time.  With the new shielded bearings, you increase Parrot brushless motor life by approximately 4 times. You also have a better flying experience with less rolling. The Parrot AR Drone comes with 8 brass bushings (2 on each gear shaft). Upgrading is very simple and takes only 10 minutes to complete.

Instructions:  Take the C clips off. Remove the propeller and shaft.  Using a small flat headed screwdriver, you can pull the old brass bearing out. Put the new bearings in and put back together.  Below, I have a drone video which walks you through the upgrade. NOTE: While you have the propellers and shaft off, examine each piece to make sure they are not damaged or bent, and give them a clean. Here’s a terrific video showing you how to complete an AR drone bearing upgrade. The Parrot AR 2.0 from the factory comes with a Lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery 1500 mAh – 11.1V. Upgrading to a better battery will give you longer flight times which is what we all want to do. 1) Upgrade to a Cheerwing 1800mAh 11.1V 20C Li-Po Upgrade Battery. When this battery is fully charged you can fly for around 20 minutes. 2) Parrot also have a high density battery for the AR Drone 2.0. It is a 1500AH Lipo Battery.  This high grade Lithium-Polymer battery has a discharge capacity of 10C and includes a PCM (Protection Circuit Module) protecting the battery against over charge.

Perhaps at some point in the future your Parrot AR drone is going to have a crash.  With a stronger base plate made of Carbon Fiber, you effectively reduce gear damage from the crash.  parrot drone 2 recensioneA Carbon Fiber base is easy to install and it fits perfectly on both the Parrot AR drone 2.0 & Power edition.parrot drone 2 kopen The AR Drone forward facing camera has a much better resolution than the the downward camera. buy dragonfire droneBy modifying the front facing camera downwards you will will get a really nice aerial view.  parrot ar drone 2 singaporeFrom the factory, all you see is a treeline view.  ar drone hull mods

If you want a little downward angle for better views of the landscape, then this AR drone mod on the camera will work.ar drone parrot telecommande The Parrot AR 2.0 drone range is approximately 150 feet.  With these easy modifications you can easily fly an extra 50% further. These 2 videos show you the exact AR drone modifications you need to carry out. The 1st video shows you how to install a new modified main board along with installing an antennae on your Parrot AR drone. This can increase the AR drone range by up to 50%. The 2nd video shows you how to use a WiFi repeater to extend the AR drone 2.0 range.  The video shows you how to setup the repeater on your smartphone to make sure you are definitely connected to both the repeater and your Parrot Drone. The problem with WiFi repeaters is that you need to plug them in which isn’t easy if you are miles away out in the open.  

You can use something like a car power inverter to plug in your WiFi Repeater. How to Extend the Range of you AR Drone 2.0 using a WiFi Repeater As I mentioned earlier, we’ve got an AR Drone to play with. One of the common mods that popped up on the internet were ways of extending the range on the AR Drone. It normally uses a local Wi-Fi connection to your phone or tablet for control and video signals. Many found this quite restrictive and have gone pretty far in extending that range. The first and easiest was just to set up a higher power Wi-Fi Bridge where you’ll be flying. The Drone only has about 15db of wi-fi magic in it, so anything stronger than that is an improvement. There were too many variations on this to delve into the details, but as you see, there’s not much too it. The second method is to completely replace the Wi-Fi control system with a nice R/C controller. This will greatly increase your range as well as give you extra channels for triggering different attachments (usually lights).  

I’ve seen two main methods used. One is called “MacGuyver mod”. This one is a plug and play kit that doesn’t seem to have much info along with it. The other is called “MiruMod” and the creator has shared all the information they can.  You can find a parts breakdown as well as schematics, wiring diagrams, instructions, and software. [Miru] uses an Arduino Pro Mini or an Arduino Nano as a go-between from the receiver to the serial port on the AR Drone. You can see in the wiring diagram below that it is a fairly simple install, and all [miru] asks for is that maybe you donate some beer money if you appreciate his mod.From :One of the common mods that popped up on the internet were ways of extending the range on the AR Drone. This one is a plug and play kit that doesn’t seem to have much info along with it. The other is called “MiruMod” and the creator has shared all the information they can.  We are the creator of the Wheel Antenna Kit to help you get more from your AR Drone.

Purchase directly from us or from one of our distributors. Wheel Antenna increases your flying range and importantly will drastically reduce irregular video dropouts when the drone is rotated. Typical distance increase is around 33% to 50%. You most likely will experience even better performance according to your control device.  Critical for FPV flight, you will experience far less video drop outs when the drone is rotated at a distance. Galaxy Nexus Phone: 120 Meters (400 feet). Nexus 7 Tablet: 215 Meters (700 feet) iOS Device - extended range varies with various modelsDo It Yourself (must have good soldering skills and equipment) Send in your Main Board (or new board) for install service. Report - AR Drone antenna comparison test - PDF file Video  -  Wheel Antenna in-flight short clip Video  -  High performance WiFi Range Extender setup Video  -  Remote take-off. Video  -  YouTube Channel - more videos. Various environments flying the AR Drone

Note about RC Mods: Modifying the AR Drone to use a traditional RC transmit-controller is a popular modification.  Physical joysticks can enable additional flight confidence. HOWEVER, an RC Mod will not add one extra meter of downrange distance if you are flying via FPV since you are still depending on the WiFi for video downlink. For ones that simply like flying traditional RC, an RC Mod will put those familiar joysticks in your hands so you can enjoy flying within your close range line of sight. For deep downrange FPV flight: If your objectives include breaking the bonds of close range line of sight flight, then consider focusing your efforts adding a WiFi Range Extender setup. Also, use a game controller with your control device for physical joystick control which can improve your flight confidence.  The overall cost of ownership is typically less than an RC Mod (including RC transmit-controller). If you seek deeper downrange flights, then stay with all WiFi control and challenge yourself to Go For It !