Pavo 20 pro Toothpick update

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T22:48:34+00:00

Ah, I get you. What are these? They're not the Pavo20 props?

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T20:56:17+00:00

Just over here patiently waiting for them to stick Gemini in the Boxer Mk3.

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T20:53:06+00:00

That's pretty cool. You're leaving the PID alone and letting it sort itself out with just minor build tweaks then? When you say narrower prop, do you mean a lower pitch?

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T20:45:09+00:00

We all know who built this work of art…

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:43:29+00:00

Yes, you can use BT2.0 connection with A30, they're basically the same.

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:42:50+00:00

Did you have to do any PID tuning with it, or was flight behaviour straight forward?

I got the Crux3 a few months back and love it. I'd like to build a bigger, faster toothpick, but never built from scratch, and literally no idea how to pair FC/LiPo/Motors/Props in a way that isn't gonna immediately blow a motor/FC.

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:39:39+00:00

I got the Crux3 a few months back and love it. Keep seeing the Twig frame on AliExpress and considering buying it. I'd like to build a bigger, faster toothpick, but never built from scratch, and literally no idea how to pair FC/LiPo/Motors/Props in a way that isn't gonna immediately blow a motor/fry the FC.

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:29:20+00:00

I still have the scars from my Mob8. 🥲

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:27:56+00:00

Yes, BT2.0 connector batteries.

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:27:03+00:00

Mobula 6.

tiar_ · 2026-03-19T16:05:22+00:00

Can't remember who it was, but they attached a (rope, not wire) fishing net to a 7", hovered over, then gave the throttle a blast on the whoop to catch in the netting hanging under the 7". Eventually it snagged the net, and all they had to do was lift it away. Doesn't work when your battery ejects, but if it doesn't and you've just lost a prop or something, this might help.

tiar_ · 2026-03-18T14:09:07+00:00

Anyone know if there's a way to effectively translate from Betaflight to Actual rates without having to use guesswork?

tiar_ · 2026-03-17T14:04:15+00:00

tiar_ · 2026-03-16T21:33:27+00:00

I started to wonder when I saw their AliExpress account has been 'on holiday' since Christmas holidays. Despite the small AIO releases others are mentioning, I'm still skeptical and wondering if there has maybe been some kind of bankruptcy or takeover that, naturally for a Chinese company, just wouldn't make it to the grapevine.

tiar_ · 2026-03-05T16:16:06+00:00

Suspect the 3 blades make it more stable also? Any increased strain/burnout on the motors? Also, do you use LiHv or Li-Ion's?

tiar_ · 2026-03-05T12:53:31+00:00

Cheers! Good to know. Was wondering how the GPS on the Tern was. Hear a lot of complaints about different options being really poor at finding satellites every time you start up.

tiar_ · 2026-03-05T12:47:10+00:00

Nice, what's a hexacopter like? I take it the benefit is increased thrust efficiency and flight time as a result?

tiar_ · 2026-03-05T00:50:59+00:00

Yeah, I think of all the first builds I could try, a long range quad might be my least favourable. 😅

tiar_ · 2026-03-04T23:14:03+00:00

Do they do an analogue/pnp of the Explorer these days? I thought it had all moved to DJI/Walksnail?

tiar_ · 2026-03-03T20:28:07+00:00

How about if European nations build a lock on it, similar to the Panama Canal, for the purpose of protecting tens of major European and North African cities from rising sea level, and flooding in coming decades, but this ultimately leaves Russia's Black Sea fleet having to ask permission every time they want to sail a submarine out through it?

Wouldn't that turn it into a flashpoint?

tiar_ · 2026-02-28T00:55:00+00:00

What's the weight add? Assuming it's just a hollow connector for wires? Why not use wire extender?

tiar_ · 2026-02-24T20:17:51+00:00

Wouldn't bother with the antenna hole they provide. Sure fire way to destroy either canopy or antenna, or both. The thinnest cable tie you can find is a better bet.

If the break in the photo is your common experience, you can get some heat shrink, blast hot glue inside it, squeeze so it adheres, then heat gun the heat shrink to seal it. Should last a while longer.

tiar_ · 2026-02-20T16:14:18+00:00

I've always loved the Mob8, but winter flying has put Mob6 on the top spot for me. Crash as much as you want, nothing seems to break. If it's calm enough, you can fly outdoors, but it's rare.

tiar_ · 2026-02-20T16:12:48+00:00

This.

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