This winter, I took my quadcopter V1 for a hike near Beuil, in the southern French Alps. There was a bit of snow and the view was really enjoyable following the ridge! Flight setup: Frame: Self-designed Flight Controller: APM 2.5 Continue reading Flying Over the Mountain Ridge at Sunset→

I did an autonomous mission flight using the ArduPilot “Auto mode” with my Quadcopter V1. The drone followed a pre-programmed waypoint track while facing an “interest point”. It worked really well. There was a light wind that day. This “Auto Continue reading Quadcopter V1 Fully Autonomous Flight→

I did a speed test with my Quadcopter V1. I was able to reach 78 km/h! It gives a good information about the headwind speed the quadcopter can handle. There was no wind that day. At the maximum speed, we Continue reading Quadcopter V1 Speed Test (reaching 78 km/h)→

I did my first mountain hike with the Quadcopter V1, it was in the Maritime Alps (in southeastern France). I flew over lakes, did some panorama, the landscape was really nice! The image is not perfectly stable because of the Continue reading Hiking and Flying – Quadcopter V1→

I finally finished the first version of my quadcopter. Here is a short demonstration video: The frame was CAD designed and laser cut into plywood at SoFAB. Carbon booms come from RCExplorer store. In this video, I use different semi-automatic Continue reading The Quadcopter V1 – Demonstration Video→

Last December, I brought my Tricopter V2.5 for a hike at the Allos lake (in southeastern France). The lake was frozen, it was the perfect spot to get some aerial footage with the tricopter. Flying in immersion with FPV goggles, Continue reading Flying over a frozen lake – Lac d’Allos→

This is one of my first FPV flights, training in a stadium. Flight setup: Frame: Tricopter with carbon arms Flight Controller: Quanton (similar to the OpenPilot Revolution board) Motors: T-Motor MT2216-12 V2 800KV ESC: T-Motor 30A Props: APC Slow Fly Continue reading First FPV Flight→

This is a short video of my first flight with the tricopter V2. The image quality isn’t optimal due to the low ambiant light (flight just after the sunset). Flight setup: Frame: Tricopter with carbon arms Flight Controller: Quanton (similar Continue reading First Tricopter V2 Flight→