DIY VTOL Tailsitter Drone Build & Flight Test | Pixhawk & ArduPilot Integration

In this video, I showcase the process of building a VTOL tailsitter drone from scratch, integrating Pixhawk flight controller with ArduPilot firmware. The video covers the design, assembly, and flight testing phases, highlighting the challenges and solutions encountered during the project.

VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capabilities
Tailsitter configuration for efficient transition between vertical and horizontal flight
Pixhawk flight controller integration
ArduPilot firmware setup and tuning

00:00 FPV Fixed-Wing Hand Launch Flight
00:20 DIY Design & Planning
00:28 Making Motor Mounts
01:27 Total Weight Overview
01:32 Indoor Hover Test (PID Tuning)
02:29 Outdoor Flight Test
03:03 Arming the Drone
03:40 Stable Hovering
04:09 Forward Transition (MC → Fixed-Wing)
05:58 Back Transition (Fixed-Wing → MC)
06:48 Drone Specifications

🛠️ Making Process Blog (Design and Setup Tutorials)
You can find the full design, assembly, and setup process in the following blog series:
1️⃣ Design Process – Part 1
https://blog.naver.com/sth2207/223770...
2️⃣ Design Process – Part 2
https://blog.naver.com/sth2207/223786...
3️⃣ 3D Printing and Assembly
https://blog.naver.com/sth2207/223807...
4️⃣ Electronics and ArduPilot Setup
https://blog.naver.com/sth2207/223815...
5️⃣ Flight Test and Review
https://blog.naver.com/sth2207/223868...

💡 These blog posts include CAD design steps, part integration details, ArduPilot setup parameters, and flight testing results for the [SONIC MODELL] AR WING 900mm VTOL Tailsitter project.

💡💡💡For STL Files💡💡💡
***https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:716...