Upde Designs

Happy Sunday!

A short post today.  I realize this image is not very good and I do not post it for its esthetics but merely as a visual representation of how I spent most of my day yesterday.  This image is from the “Phoenix” the name I’ve given my DJI Phantom that crashed several months ago.  I have been rebuilding it piece by piece and yes I would have been money ahead just to buy a new one but I wanted to see if I could get it flying “properly” again.  The emphasis is on “properly.”

The short list of things I’ve done aside from a complete cleaning and drying of all the parts.  I installed 4 new motors and controllers, a new compass, a fair bit of new wiring, and yesterday I installed a new GPS system.  Additionally I installed a new H3-3D gimbal.  I took it for a 3 minute flight yesterday and it flew like it used to.  It was very steady in the hover position and was responsive to the controls.  🙂

I did get a new Phantom as well.  Thanks to some wonderful friends who felt bad because I had crashed my Phantom trying to help the community with a project.  It was unbelievably gracious and generous of them and I am humbled and very grateful.  So I spent a fair amount of time yesterday preparing the new phantom for flight.

Today I have to install the H3-3D gimbal, the video transmitter, and the iODS telemetry module and it will also be ready for flight.  Yea!  Too cold today to fly unfortunately.

I’ve been asked if I would be willing to help Clinton County with a project they have and need some aerial photography and of course I can’t say no.

I’m excited to be back in the air and hopefully I will be able to have some interesting images and videos for you in the coming months.

That’s it for today.  Enjoy this cold Sunday.  Be careful and aware.