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Drones and Model Aviation

Proposed Q&A site for experienced flyers, pilots and builders of drones and model aircrafts.
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Should questions asking for support for a specific software suite or firmware be on-topic?

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How does the topic of this site differ from Aviation, Electric Engineering and Robotics?

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Is the focus Technical or General?

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72 Example Questions (7 closed)

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What is the advantage of the SBUS protocol over using the IBUS protocol?
added by Brecht Nov 27 at 21:12
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What frequency does a crossfire radio link operate at?
added by spuder Nov 27 at 18:54
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What are optimum RC link and video link frequency combinations?
added by user206110 Nov 27 at 19:21
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Does this have an objective answer? It sounds opinion-and-situation-based, I would suggest rewording it to "what are the considerations when choosing telemetry frequencies?", narrowing down to RC and video if desired. – AEhere supports Monica yesterday
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What glues are good for foam aeroplanes?
added by Robin Bennett Nov 27 at 22:35
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What does KV mean on motors?
added by spuder Nov 27 at 18:52
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What was the technical reason why 32kHz Gyro sampling removed from BetaFlight?
added by ifconfig Nov 27 at 18:53
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What voltage should I store lithium batteries at?
added by spuder Nov 27 at 18:48
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Is this really a Drones and Model Aviation question? Or is it something that could be asked on the Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange? – user1271772 14 hours ago
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Whats the advantage of 2 blade, 3 blade or 4 blade propellers?
added by spuder Nov 27 at 18:49
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My motor is spinning the wrong way, how do I reverse it?
added by spuder Nov 27 at 18:53
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What's the technical difference between digital FPV systems like ByteFrost and DJI's Digital FPV system and analog FPV systems?
added by ifconfig Nov 27 at 19:00
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Why are mushroom antennae so good at receiving and transmitting omnidirectionally?
added by ifconfig Nov 27 at 19:29
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What size battery is acceptable to use on a fullsize crossfire module?
added by TangoFPV Nov 27 at 19:40
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Does a digital signal from the DJI FPV interfere with analog signals?
added by TangoFPV Nov 27 at 19:43
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How is Dshot different from Oneshot or Multishot?
added by ifconfig Nov 27 at 20:00
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How do too low and too high PID gains look like in Blackbox Viewer?
added by 3k- Nov 27 at 20:19
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What is the difference in flight between higher/lower pitched props?
added by Brecht Nov 27 at 20:58
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How much does the centre of gravity affect flight performance of a multirotor?
added by Brecht Nov 27 at 21:06
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How do I chose a power system for my plane?
added by Robin Bennett Nov 27 at 22:31
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How do I know what size ESCs to use for my drone?
added by Frozenskys Nov 28 at 9:22
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Is a pusher or puller prop better for an LR wing?
added by Frozenskys Nov 28 at 9:23
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What's an LR wing? I did a Google search for rc aircraft "lr wing" and this Area 51 page was one of the top results. – Tanner Swett Dec 3 at 16:22
Maybe it's a typo and they meant AR wing? – ifconfig Dec 4 at 8:02
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I suppose LR is short for Long Range? So the question is then probably related to wing battery efficiency or long range flight characteristics – Niels Rood Dec 7 at 8:01
That's an interesting interpretation and likely correct too... – ifconfig Dec 7 at 8:19
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What is "over propping" and how can I avoid it?
added by Frozenskys Nov 28 at 9:25
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What is the difference between a drone and a radio controlled model? Is there a clear difference or is a drone just a more advanced model aircraft?
added by Robert Columbia Dec 3 at 3:26
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Do you mean from a legal or a linguistic perspective? – ifconfig Dec 3 at 3:47
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What areas in within (name country, or region) are you not permitted to fly drones in particular airspace, according to law?
added by Ken Graham Dec 6 at 10:48
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How do I configure RSSI in the betaflight OSD
added by ctzsnooze Dec 7 at 0:16
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Sounds like a product support question about Betaflight. Is this really a good fit for a general site? – AEhere supports Monica 17 hours ago
I think it is. It's not a bug report, which is what the GitHub issue tracker is for. – ifconfig 3 hours ago
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How do I stop my quad from getting active yaw spin flyaways when I clip a gate?
added by ctzsnooze Dec 7 at 0:17
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What is more efficient, higher voltage or more KV? Example: 300KV motor @ 8s vs. 400KV motor @ 6s. Same prop, same motor but different winding.
added by Woga65 Dec 7 at 1:02
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What kind of license or training do I need to fly a drone?
added by Niels Rood Dec 7 at 7:46
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In what country? Flying for what purposes? – ifconfig Dec 8 at 18:06
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What tools are essential when I intent to tinker with (racing or freestyle) drones?
added by Niels Rood Dec 7 at 7:52
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What peripherals do I need to fly a (racing or freestyle) drone?
added by Niels Rood Dec 7 at 7:56
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I want to build a drone for research purposes, allowing for extensive modification to flight control and propeller configuration; where do I start?
added by Niels Rood Dec 7 at 7:59
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Is there a good online resource for product comparisons? For example, different brands of antennas, modules, goggles, or transmitters? [closed]
added by Newby FPV 2 days ago
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closed as not constructive by Robert Cartaino♦ yesterday

This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion.

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This is a resource location question, which is often considered offtopic elsewhere. Their answers are very prone to becoming outdated and in this case in particular it would risk attracting a lot of spam from every commercial site that offers this service. – AEhere supports Monica yesterday
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Do I need capacitors on my escs?
added by Matt Clausen 2 days ago
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How close can I mount my VTX and RX antennas next to each other?
added by Matt Clausen 2 days ago
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How do I set up ESC telemetry with Bl_Heli32 ESC’s?
added by AdamSpadam yesterday
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Sounds like a product support question. Is this really a good fit for a general site? – AEhere supports Monica 17 hours ago
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Can you parallel charge lipo batteries of different capacities? [closed]
added by 5zero7rc yesterday
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closed as duplicate of What is parallel charging and what do you need to know to do it safely? by Robert Cartaino♦ yesterday

This question covers exactly the same ground as another question in this proposal.

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This proposal is about to undergo a Final Review, so while this may not technically be closed as an "exact duplicate" on the actual site, for the purpose of evaluating the scope of this proposal, combining example questions which cover much the same subject space helps assure we have a sufficient breadth of subject matter to continue. This is how I present the strongest possible case for creating this site. – Robert Cartaino♦ yesterday
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of running reversed props on an FPV quadcopter?
added by ArchmageAU yesterday
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If using an FrSky reciever with an FPV quad, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using FPort compared to SBus/SmartPort ?
added by ArchmageAU yesterday
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Why do higher voltage batteries need lower KV motors?
added by Quincy Purcell yesterday
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How do I backup my Betaflight configuration before I upgrade the firmware ?
added by tavis yesterday
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This is essentially a Betaflight product support question. Is this really a good fit for a general drone and R/C model SE? – AEhere supports Monica 17 hours ago
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How do I safely dispose of my LiPo batteries?
added by Schome1 yesterday
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Is this really a question about Drones and Model Aviation? – user1271772 yesterday
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I think it's rather relevant to this topic. – ifconfig yesterday
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