New FIMI Manta VTOL Fixed Wing

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Because of the center of gravity, I installed the Walksnail VTX in the canopy.

A short test flight was then unspectacular. Unfortunately, I had set the OSD incorrectly. Voltage is calibrated, current and airspeed still need to be calibrated.

Rolf

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Eles solicitaram que eu devolvesse por causa do ESC que esta ruim :frowning:
Fiz o primeiro voo e foi td bem - tirando que precisava fazer um autotune.

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Hoje voei o MANTA.
voo muito bom
 ainda falta ajustes de autotune e configurar as info no OSD da DJI pois ainda nao ta legal
 mas o voo foi satisfatorio.

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Ordered! Hope to join the fun soon!

I’ve received mine. Tilt mechanism seems to have much “backlash” (or “mechanical clearance” : i’m not sure about the right translation). I was thinking the motor orientation should be precisely oriented ?
What about yours ?

Hi CĂ©dric,

the tilt mechanism on mine is stable and has no relevant lash.
What exactly is too inaccurate?

Rolf

My Manta arrived yesterday. My tilt machanism also feels a bit “woobly” u can push it with your fingers up and down very easy.

I am struggling to find a place for the O3 airunit 
 . Would have wished more our of the box support. Any more suggestions with out “modding”?

I made a 3D support for camera and the air unit I glued in this support - I need to polish this support yet but if you want I can share

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The QPID parameters from the manufacturer fit. With a take-off weight of 660 grams, it behaves perfectly in QLOITER. The compass is installed at the very front as part of the aispeed sensor board, that of the GPS at the rear is not used.

Rolf

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Mine showed up today. Any thing I need to know about the FC and ESC that came with it? Thanks.

Checked with fimi, they will be release the g21 pro gimbal camera with their low-latency video system together later, sounds great.

@Shark great, thanks for letting us know. I hope there will be a possibility of recording to a SD card.

Do you apply any cover on the foam? I always do with my foamies, either fabric + styrofoam glue diluted with ethanol, or fiberglass. It should be light here, don’t know which option to choose.

Guys, can you please share your 3D prints?

OK if I want to use a SBUS, I need to solder a connection to the bottom of the board and set the Board Type to what? Anything else I deed to do.?
And if I later wat to add telemetery which port do I use.?

Good morning All,
For some reason my Manta will not transition at all. I have installed new compass/gps unit and an airspeed sensor.
I select fbwa from qstabilise, off it goes, gains speed then just twitches a lot and gets in right pickle, even fell to earth a few times, no good for my old ticker.
I have tried adjusting transition angle to no effect. Everything except airspeed sensor has been calibrated, next job once its flying properly.
Anyone any ideas? Thank you.
Nick

I understand the Manta FC version has an SBUS cable with a connector on the end that plugs into the flight controller and that I need to put a connector on the other end to plug into my rec SBUS port. I’m using a FLYSKY iA10B which does support SBUS and has an SBUS port. Can I just use part of a servo extension and solder it the supplied SBUS wire? Any tricks or tips? Thanks John

Hi Nick,

Do you have a log file? Without a logfile it is pure guesswork.

Rolf

Thanks for posting up guys, mine is finally in the mail after having ordered it on 25 August. My best advice would be not to order it directly from FIMI, as between here and RCGroups, it looks like people that ordered from the third party sites got theirs first, so they seem to be prioritizing them, and FIMIs customer service has been horrendous so far. Also, they randomly sent me an email asking me if “I was sure I wanted it” which also delayed shipping, well, since when I give someone my money, I expect them to ship it without asking me am I really sure?

Do you all have any more information about the gimbal that is allegedly coming?

Yes i have the same problem. My order was on 28 august. After two weeks, i mail them because package stays in Shenzen. They resend the package with new track number. Until now i received nothing.