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Heat Sensor for Hot Spot Detection
Simulated Lost Firefighter Beacons – Radio Sensor Transmitter and Receiver
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Drone Tools, Materials and Supplies
Here’s a list drone tools, materials and supplies. It has been broken down in 3 main categories. * = Need to have ** = Good to have *** = Nice to have Images, Links to Buy, General Prices, and CNY Drones recommendation and reasoning will be coming out soon. This post was last updated: Tools:... Read More
Sample Equipment to Build 450mm Drone for Team Drone Challenge
This is a list of parts to build a basic drone that can fly in the CNY Drones Annual Team Drone Challenge. To be successful in completing the various missions additional electronics and/or materials will need to be added based on your team’s mission goals. CNY Drones does not guarantee the availability of any parts... Read More
Boards for On-Board Drone Sensors
There are variety of control boards that can be used to control different electronics and sensors that may be needed on the 2019 Forest Fury Drone Challenge. This post provides a list of the some of the boards. Read More
Five Dollar Lanyard Upgrade
Last Friday I lent my RC and Tiny Whoop to one of our CNY Drones mentors working with an 11 year old. At first, I had a sick feeling when I saw the kid walk back to me with my lanyard in one hand – the one that came with my Taranis X7. He dropped... Read More
High Voltage (HV) LiPo Battery Charging with the AOKoda CX610HV Charger
First Learn about LiPo Batteries Learn all about LiPo Batteries here: https://www.cnydrones.org/lipo-batteries-and-safety-for-beginners/ Battery Charger The charger we are using in this example is the AOKoda CX610HV 6 Channel 1S LiPo Battery Charger 4.35V Version 1A Micro Charger DC/XT60: https://www.amazon.com/CX610HV-Channel-Battery-Connectors-Inductrix/dp/B071ZZ2LB1 It is for charging 1s (1 cell) LiPo batteries only. Also, because this is the HV version, this... Read More
“Tiny Whoop” Build Instructions – BETAFPV Frsky Rx
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Radio Controller Positioning & Personal Preferences
Lanyard Style The lanyard included with your radio controller kit may or may not be the most comfortable for you. Chances are, you have more than one lanyard – from a previous purchase, collected as a giveaway, or as an attendee to an event. Use what is most comfortable around your neck and works best... Read More
Betaflight Configurator – No Longer a Chrome Extension – Where to Get It Now
This video from Joshua Bardwell, who is a great resource if you want to learn really technical details about drones and their components, explains that the Betaflight Configurator Chrome app has been discontinued. Well, technically, ALL Chrome apps have been discontinued. Because Google decided to kill them off. In the video below, he will show... Read More