Zen and the art of quad building and maintenance

There are really two kinds of pilots when it comes down to it: those who pilot manufactured aircraft and those who prefer to build their own quads. There’s actually kind of a third category, and I’m in it.

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Conformal coating can absolutely save your quad from water

It’s no secret that conformal coating offers tremendous protection for electronics against moisture and even full-blown immersion. So let’s take a look at what to use and how to use it.

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Using drone parts – and four frisbees – to build an ice explorer

Lots of people in the drone space are tinkerers. And plenty (hands up at my house) have a lot of spare parts kicking around. I have a ton of old motors and ESCs in the basement, just waiting for me to build something with them. So what about using drone parts… to build something else?

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