Making Benjamin Fly: Getting in to RC airplanes and helicopters, cheap

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Slide presentation from Ignite Seattle (@igniteseattle, #is7). Sorry, the audio is missing and it wasn't intended as a standalone deck - a video version will be published soon.

Transcript of Making Benjamin Fly: Getting in to RC airplanes and helicopters, cheap

MAKING BENJAMIN FLY

Get your geek on in the sky

For about $100

WHAT’S BETTER

Less work to get in the air

Less work to get back in the air

CHEAP

BUY THIS: AIR HOGS HAVOC

KEY INNOVATION: LIPO

PROS CONS

Light

Inexpensive

High power density

Occasionally explodes

DIGRESSION: WHY HELIS ARE HARD

KEY INNOVATION: DECENT SIMULATORS

BUY THIS: HONEYBEE KING II

INNOVATION: SOLID STATE GYRO

2.4GHZ CONTROLLERS

SLOW STICK

BUY THIS: SLOW STICK FIDDLY BITS

Servo: 3 @ $2.99

Battery: 2 @ $7.13

ESC: 1 @ $9.99

Charger: 1 @ $4.49

Motor: 1 @ $6.95

Prop: 3 @ $2.24

Plane: 1 @ $18.90

Controller: 1 @ $29.99

Grand Total: $96.08

DIGRESSION: CHINESE LOVE OF RC

SOME OTHER PLANES FOR <$100

Great Planes XPD-8

$29.99

Parkzone Etomic Vapor

$99.99

Scratchbuilt

Hydrofoam

$15.00

SOME OTHER PLANES FOR >$100

Raketenwurm

$799.95 (fuselage only)

DIY FPV

~$900

DIY UAV

~$700

GDS: SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION

GDS: SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION

GDS: SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION

SUMMARY: WHY YOU SHOULD DO THIS

Cheap

Excuse to solder

Involves a great deal of electronics

Infinite opportunities for creativity

Explosions are relatively unlikely

THANK YOU

Follow me on Twitter: @danshapiro

Hold Sunday, September 13 on your

calendar

Prepare one (1) Benjamin for duty

Dan Shapiro Come flying

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