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This was my first pack today at Riverdale Park.

https://youtu.be/1pJw2Hb8kwk?si=O-LkFOELU66K1tAF

has anyone used chirp mode on the new Betaflight 2026.06? I used it once just to test it, now every time i fly it says CHIRP EXC FINISHED warning in my goggles, even after removing and restoring power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwzOO8769dg

I had a weird issue at around 0:32, which AI tells me could be motor desync, when i did a full throttle punch out. I have adjusted motor KV in the firmware for the esc, so hopefully that will fix it. it only happened once though.

I think my drone has a vibration issue. (it could be the props 51477 props on a QAV-S 5" frame). I am waiting on some new slightly smaller 5.0" props hopefully it fixes the issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaaSF6KsHK8 (specifically look at the punch out at the start)

Anyone else using the QAV-S 5" quad, I am having an issue with the Gemfan 51477 props just barely touching the battery straps, if the battery is not perfectly aligned... do i need some shorter props?

If anyone is interested, I built a new tool because the existing stick overlay utilities didn’t quite fit my needs:

https://github.com/codemonkey76/sticks-overlay

It uses your Blackbox log to create a MOV file with a transparent background. You can then import it into your preferred video editor, place it in a layer above your footage, and resize or reposition it as desired.

Here is a usage example:

```bash

stickoverlay btfl_001.bbl \

--fps 59.94 \

--mode 2 \

--trail --trail-decay 0.9 --trail-alpha 0.5 --trail-color FFFFFF \

--corner-radius 18 \

--color-fill 00000080 \

--line-width 10 --dot-radius 10 \

--codec qtrle \

--out ~/overlays \

--invert-yaw

```

In the first video I uploaded using this tool, the yaw was inverted. Using `--invert-yaw` fixes the issue, but I didn’t notice until after posting. Here is a new flight with the correct stick positions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8D_oe6xEbY

If you want to record longer Blackbox logs for this purpose, just only record the stick commands, and use the slowest logging rate:

I could only fly 1 pack today, i need to buy some more 6S batteries.

https://youtu.be/ptzR8t2_6Zg

Does anyone have any resources for someone who can do TPU printing for me, or can advise me on how to improve my model, I suck at 3D modelling and always struggle printing TPU. Here is the model:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ea5ff95622f102ba0f13a3e3/w/fd3af2f0d31db8f752acd6ef/e/9dd4525a4627556e9e052112?renderMode=0&uiState=6a30872ca12e208b131bfa7d

My part broke on first flight and i didn't even land hard.

I finally finished building my new drone.

AOS Supernova 1980KV Motors

Flywoo Goku F722 Pro V2/55A stack

DJI O4 Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwfdw8HDWk

I'm building a 5"... Have everything except the cam/vtx.... waiting for DJI to acknowledge / fix the issue with o4 units :-(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frO7aBa4a20

Found another nice park to fly at, loads of trees and obstacles... had to wait for a break in the rain.