EastBay RC

rcgroups user Goldentaco has a great video of slope soaring a Champ near the Berkeley Marina: He notes : Out flying today and foun...

Microcontroller Circuit Model inputs wired to microcontroller outputs wired to microcontroller microcontroller reads inputs, does some ...

Logic Shrimp arrived, will use it to debug the Ardupilot Mega startup initialization for ESCs.  Here's the product page , which has thes...

  Part 1 here... Here's the current state of the DIY goggles.  The distance to the screen seems about right for use either with or w...

These are the class notes for a 4-part, 8-hour class Introductory Arduino class I'm teaching.  The class consists mostly of programmers ...

 Here's an update on my lightweight Night Vapor batteries .  I tried ordering some 50mAh cells, but they were out of stock and I got...

I'm having problems fitting FPV goggles, coz I wear glasses.  So, based on an idea from Bruce, I'm going to try making my own ghet...

Some nice resources for HAM radio. find a test site : http://www.arrl.org/finding-an-exam-session practice exams : http://www.qrz.com/h...

Cheap and easy way of mounting an outrunner on an EasyStar. Basic idea: cut 30mm off of a small medicine bottle and use that as the mount...

Looks easier than I thought!

A nice instructable for adding MP3 to your project for about $3. Basic idea: get a cheap MP3 player.  A Miniclip is about $3 on ebay...

Meng says : if any people want send the old GA250 back,just do it. here is our address: ASSAN Electronic Control Tech. Co.,  ...

Nice looking quad, the Aeryon Scout, used to survey the harbor in Nome following 27 ft snowfall.  The Internet claims it runs about $30k ...

Here's a nifty idea from fnfishcore on rcgroups . Decorate your plane by printing an image on laser transparency film and ...

Going to try two different Tx/Rx systems: 1.3GHz video Rx/Tx .  This requires a ham radio license, upcoming! 1.3GHz 800mW FPV video t...

Got these from RangeVideo... these units are the older ones, that don't have telemetry built in.  That should be OK for me, since I...

A Public Service Safety Announcement from EastBay RC! Usually when I talk about RC, quads, etc, the emphasis is on how enjoyable it is a...

Thinking to upgrade to FrSky... here's some random notes. Bruce has a nice tutorial on installing the DIY Kit.  And here's anot...

Have you ever worried that people might take you too literally? When I tossed off the EastBay C tagline ("come fly with Mark in the lov...

daemon has the simplest, most comprehensive Skywalker bracing setup, proven out by lots of serious (and beautiful) FPV flying.  It's al...

GemFan Props at Innov8tive Designs , look pretty nice. Lucien says : They are available in the following sizes: 8x4.5, 9x4.7, 10x4.5,...

Getting ready to teach an Arduino class, so have a lot of links prepping for that.  Instead of giving the impression that this blog has forg...

A nifty foam cutting tool .

Great advice from Leadfeather: For good 3D you should have at least +- 45 degrees.   Cut slits only if you have stiff hinges. If they a...

1/64 light ply strip 9mm wide 6 in long glued with welder makes a great skid. a thin skin of Welder's along the bottom and front lo...

Basic idea: attach mirror to the quad arm, shine a laser beam reflected onto a wall.  Vibrations show up as a line, when the reflected later...

This looks like it might be quite useful!  The Layer Lens is a lightweight cover that fits over the GoPro lens.  Here's the GoPro Len...