This RC Plane can Fly Itself - Flying Plank Build Tutorial and Ardupilot Setup Guide

Hi Everyone!
In this video I am attempting to break my RC Plane crashing curse by making an Arduplane Plank that flies by itself.

You can find all the files and build plans here:

For additional Ardupilot information check out my recent Tricopter project:

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Airframe Types
1:45 - Design
3:00 - PCBWay
3:50 - Installing Arduplane
4:20 - Before Assembly
4:52 - Assembly
8:57 - Setting up Arduplane Parameters
13:42 - Testing the Plane

Music:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
License code: GF2GMUJIZVHJWLPI

[KTPDAILY]

I want to congratulate you for your wisdom. You are doing this and many are not. You are sharing the good and bad to help us learn. Thank you. There are many negative people in the world. Ignore them --- they are jealous. My best wishes to you.

[Galadonin]

The year is 2016, welcome to the fyre festival !!!!
That music, internet historian used it so much

[mrxeno]

Hello, im a high school student in Turkey. me and my team had financial issues about building a drone prototype and your wing design blew our mind! Really inspiring.

[gyrogearloose]

Nice work Ardu Pilot. That human fellow you got done alright too! Thanks!!

[SimonPedersen]

Really inspiring and simple approach. Love it 😍

[starclip]

LIFT Off! It was so exciting celebrating this touching moment with you and your airplane 😂 funtastic video and i got a whole lot inspiring ideas for my 3d printed wing, thanks

[jamesceastep]

I wasn't even half way through this first of your videos I viewed, before I subscribed. You have an interesting but easy to understand accent, great organizational skills presenting material, great video simulations, and good background music.
I forgot to mention great father/son cooperative development. Wish I had that. My dad is now gone.
What is not to like? Keep going! - Jim

[-A.L.F-]

Having so much space but flying next to the high voltage power poles!!
😂😂😂👏👏👏

[rayondinanath]

Really nice build Jakub. Well thought out and well explained. Keep up the good work I think you're going to do great things.

[LiftVector]

Thanks, dude! A lot of good information in here. Coming from INAV, I found Ardupilot/Mission Planner quite challenging. I'm getting there.

[Ozbird-]

This channel is the find of today... Love it!

[garymountcastle]

A modern da Vinci. Enjoyed the presentation.

[gregmarchegiani]

Subscribed immediately! Clear and makes you want to build one immediately!

[KTPDAILY]

Also I am your new sub - commenter - and liker --- really great job --- I will look at the patreon as well. I am sure your channel will keep growing --- give it time --- never give up. Thank you.

[wt]

A bunch of Ukrainians are now out buying foam

[ArrakisOrBust]

Really fantastic, I was very impressed with the stability of that model and how much fun it must have been to fly. I found the programming part a little harder to follow but nevertheless, it is something that I would seriously like to have a go at making. Thanks for sharing this.

[Graybear]

Outstanding job! Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

[BitSmythe]

Beautiful design and execution. For landing, how about coming in low, back off the airspeed, raise the nose high and stall out.

[friendlyfire]

Hot glue worked great for my first good models, and it's great for quickly getting up and going, but you will absolutely LOVE e6000 and CA glue. As long as the Cyanoacrylate doesnt melt the foam you use, in which case I'd switch to EPP foam anyways The amount of weight vs the strength you're getting from all that hot glue makes things a lot harder to balance and fly well. Give the other glue's a try, I know you won't go back!

[davefb]

"free from obstacles", cuts to field with power lines on it :D . amazing video though, thanks for the inspiration!
(if only this stuff had existed back in the late 70's when my uncle used to break his months long builds in seconds!)