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Dear patrons: the least I can do for you is let you help pick which videos you want to see. Here is my current brain-storming list of ideas for videos to make. Please comment here on which ones strike your fancy.

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  • How to set up Blackbox on Cleanflight. I have videos on getting the hardware going, but not the Cleanflight config.
  • HS1177 latency measurement. I did some testing once that suggested that the 1177 may have something like 50 ms latency, which seemed very high, but I never got back around to double checking.
  • How to shave weight on a copter, and the importance of weight.
  • Should a new pilot use 4S vs. 3S? I'm actually going to argue 4S.
  • Which PID controller to choose, and what are the differences between them (hint: it doesn't actually matter so it's a bit of a trick question).
  • Troubleshooting an OpenLog device that isn't working correctly.
  • PID tuning visually (i.e. without Blackbox).
  • Build Tip: Foam mount your electronics.
  • Effect of mis-placed CG on overall thrust level. Summary: mis-placed CG reduces overall thrust because some motors must spin faster than other motors.
  • Betaflight filters explained: gyro_lpf, dterm_lpf, etc...
  • "Can't arm" -- steps to take. This is actually very well covered by the wiki, but it's an idea I had a while back, and everybody likes a video.

Comments

Anonymous

I know I'd be interested in hearing how to set up blackbox as I just got an F303. It looks like I just enable blackbox in uart1 but maybe it's more than that. The ways to save weight idea is also intriguing. Like what is a good weight range to try target in 200-250mm frames?

Anonymous

Blackbox in clean flight including dealing with fast 150 - 250 looptimes. And maybe a separate video on what software to use to display blackbox data and sync video. Thanks.

Anonymous

Have you considered doing interviews? I listen to multicopter podcasts but the hosts are usually clueless. Would be great to interview top pilots and dig deep into their flying styles, ideas, etc. Oriented more towards advance audience. There are plenty of interviews intended for people starting out.

Anonymous

I vote for: Build Tip: Foam mount your electronics

thedroneracingengineer

I have a friend who flies photography drones commercially. He even has a Section 333 exemption. I really want to interview him, but he is super busy. I'd have to put some thought in what I could bring to the table interviewing a top pilot though.

Anonymous

Visual PID tuning for those who have the advanced to Blackbox yet.

Anonymous

PID tuning visually (i.e. without Blackbox).

Anonymous

These three I think would be quite interesting. - PID tuning visually (i.e. without Blackbox). - Which PID controller to choose, and what are the differences between them (hint: it doesn't actually matter so it's a bit of a trick question). - Betaflight filters explained: gyro_lpf, dterm_lpf, etc...

Anonymous

-Visual PID tuning -Blackbox setup -Betaflight filters Thanks for asking!

Anonymous

I'd vote for PID tuning visually and Betaflight filters explained. Great work Joshua!

Anonymous

I'd vote for PID tuning visually and Betaflight filters explained too.

Anonymous

Visual PID tuning

Anonymous

Weight reduction

Anonymous

PID tuning visually,

Anonymous

I would say PID tuning visually too. I still find it difficult to tune, so anything that will help me with that will be appreciated.

Anonymous

I would like to see Betaflight filters. I tried explaining it to my buddie, and there just aren't aren't that many good online videos or threads to point him to. Also would like to see a a video on RF transmission, and how things like carbon fiber, metal, shield/reflect the signal. Multipathing etc. Maybe show people how they can shield a part of their antenna on their frsky or other rssi enabled radio to make it directional and find a lost model using the rssi ( a trick I've showed a lot of folks at my club, and they were more than impressed.)

Anonymous

Video about night flying What settings to use on fpv cam. IR vs IR blocked. Using IR LEDs on quad like Juz' video ( <a href="https://youtu.be/YD5tO3wGtZw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YD5tO3wGtZw</a> ) Night specific cam and lenses, etc

Anonymous

a setup guide for running multishot with betaflight. Including cli settings required, esc re-cal, multishot installation on to esc's

Anonymous

More/Updated PID tuning stuff and the filters explained. Lots has changed in betaflight since the "start to finish" stuff on rcgroups. Some of those settings don't even exist anymore.

Anonymous

I vote for everything you suggested ☺

Anonymous

visual pid tuning and betaflight filters for me. they are all great ideas by the way

Anonymous

Hi JB. I'd love to see a cause and effect, theory and/or practical regarding cli filters in betaflight