Author Archives: peter huynh

FPV with Spektrum VA1100 Micro Camera on the LaTrax Alias

I’m diving into FPV with the Spektrum VA1100 Micro Camera on my LaTrax Alias. This camera/transmitter combo has a power input range of 3.3v – 4.2v (1s), so it can be powered off my LaTrax Alias’ battery. Currently I taped the camera on the Alias with scotch tape :

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Ultra Micro FPV System with Headset (SPMVS1100) Unboxing

I got this combined Fat Shark transmitter/micro camera and FPV headset combo : From Magic Box Hobbies in Vancouver. It comes with pretty much everything you need to get going for FPV (First Person View) besides the power for the VA1100 camera itself : Spektrum VA1100 Ultra Micro FPV camera. Fat Shark Teleporter V4 FPV […]

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Diving into the Flying

I’m keeping a running list of my flights on my LaTrax Alias quadcopter. This is starting from my first flight ever to about now, at 30 flights in. Each flight lasts about 10-15 minutes. I’m no expert, and I definitely needed a lot of practice.

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Moto 360 Unpacking

This is the unpacking of the Moto360 Android Wear Smartwatch :

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3D-printed QI charging stand

I was getting tired of always fiddling with the positioning of my phone on my wireless QI charger – so I decided to build a charging stand for it. I originally designed it for my Nexus 4, but it suffered a disasterous screen break a week ago. Luckily my replacement Nexus 5 works just fine […]

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