Protect your self from WannaCry worm

lucidserver May 14, 2017

WannaCry ransom-ware hits the internet Over the past days we have seen the full wrath of what Eternalblue (NSA exploit) are capable of 213,000 computers across 99 countries around the world have been infected, if you have been living under a rock and have no clue what it does. First infection will mostly accrue from a email phishing attempt with a attached file. Once the file is executed it will start with indexing your files and encrypt them and demand around 300$ for the decryption key just like any other Ransom-ware but what scary and awesome about this exploit is […]

Update: No license for drones Sweden

lucidserver April 9, 2017

So finally there is some updates in the current outlawed drones with cameras, in short from the 1st of August the current ban on mounting a camera on the drone is going to be lifted to quote from the press release. The proposal will take into account companies and amateur drone pilots and the pilot have the task that the camera does not offend anyone in the area of flight or point of view, your only allowed to fly over legal objects and needs the flown in a open way so that any bystanders can contact the pilot This is […]

Need licence to fly any drone with camera mounted, Sweden

lucidserver October 22, 2016

I have just got to my knowledge that from Friday (21-10-16) there will be illegal to fly any rc model equipped with a camera in Swedish aerospace. Lets just jump to what have happened and break it down, The question have been ongoing for quite some time now and have been bouncing around different departments ranging from Lantmäteriet, Datainspektionen, Transportstyrelsen just to name a few. To quote the court However, when it comes to the camera on the drone, the photograph from the air but managed from the ground. The Court held that it can not be controlled locally. The […]

Naze32 rev6 wont arm

lucidserver June 19, 2016

Yesterday i flashed my Naze32 rev6 to cleanflight v1.13.0 and after setting everything up accordingly and went out to my closest flying space (20min away) to have a relaxing moment in the sun just to find out that it wont arm, first that came to mind was that i most likely have missed a small setting with min/max values of my throttle and ofc i did not bring my laptop. At home i started to check every setting and didn’t see anything out the norm, re-flashed the FC and did it all again just to find out the same result […]

New flight regulations Sweden

lucidserver June 4, 2016

Just by last week a new proposal from Transportstyrelsen aka “Transport agency” will allow flying you rc models in todays no fly zones http://daim.lfv.se/echarts/dronechart/ , and the proposal will feature a NO fly zone only of 5km around the airport and if your still in a flight controlled zone more then 5km from the airport your available to fly maximum of 50m height, 500m radius and maximum of 90km/h and addition to that this is also allowed to fly up to 7kg with the same regulations IF you have the permit to do so. This is to make it a […]

Remove ratchet from throttle Frsky Taranis plus

lucidserver April 30, 2016

Todays in this guide i will show you have to remove the ratchet from the throttle stick on Frsky Taranis X9D Plus, when you receive the radio it comes with the ratchet and if your are flying multi-rotor its not optimal to have set levels for your throttle. This guide i was going to be how to update the stock antenna as well but my solder pen its not so precise so i have to wait until i get a better one. Enough with that lets start with it, for this you will need only 2 tools screwdriver PH1 and […]

Hacking Turnigy / FlySky i6

lucidserver April 11, 2016

Today i will hack my Turnigy i6 and the Rx iA-6, as stock its a great Tx remote to start of with but i want to use more channels and i found out that it supports it with a small firmware update. and also the antennas can be changed out to external antennas to increase the range in my opinion its not necessary but i will do it anyway just because i can. As an added bonus i will also modify the Rx iA6 so instead of the Rx voltage level read from the FC it reads it from one […]

New EU regulations to 2.4gHz EN 300 328

lucidserver April 10, 2016

By the late summer of 2016 there will be new regulations the 2.4gHz band and it will effect Transmitters on that spectrum make sure you have looked up if your radio complies with the new regulations usually it says on the manufactures web page if they are compliant with the new regulations and have a certificate to prove it. For example Frsky have made a press release for there radios and how to update, all information can be found here: http://www.frsky-rc.com/media/mediaItem.php?m_id=17 To find more info or read the whole EN 300 328 i will provide with links below. I quote […]

Calculate true C rate

lucidserver April 10, 2016

All credit goes to Soko Heli Tools Limited Team, NZ Big thanks to you guys for making this available. Direct link to there page with the calculator http://www.soko-heli-tools.com/en/lipo-battery-calculator/lipo-battery-calculator.html This is a amazing tool to calculate the true C rate of Lipo batteries and it should be done every so often to check the quality of the Lipo, i usually do it when i check each cell every ish 10th charge. capacity [mAh]: cell iR [mΩ]: cell count: continuous C rating: FOM: continuous current [A]: voltage drop per cell [V]:   total voltage drop [V]: v04

Complete Guide to Lithium Polymer Batteries by Jim McPherson

lucidserver March 31, 2016

On rcgroups.com mr Jim McPherson have done a excellent post about it called Complete Guide to Lithium Polymer Batteries and LiPo Failure Reports and it covers a lot from the basics of what a LiPo is to how to charge it right. all credits goes to Jim McPherson After seeing the many many posts on LiPoly’s and answering similar questions time after time I’ve decided to put up a guide for using LiPoly batteries. Lithium batteries are the preferred power sources for most electric modelers today. They offer high discharge rates and a high energy storage/weight ratio. However, using them […]