CHAPTER 3

Building the Elev-8

Introduction

This is a long chapter that will take you through the complete process of building an Elev-8 by using the standard kit parts and a few additional components that are not part of the kit. Most of the instructions, figures, and assembly drawings in this chapter were created by Parallax for the Information and Assembly Guide that accompanies their Elev-8 Quadcopter Kit (#80000) and are being presented with Parallax’s kind permission. (It made no sense for me to create a new set of instructions when a perfectly acceptable and useful set was already in existence.) I did take the liberty of adding some additional figures and written instructions where I thought it would be useful. I also added my own instructions ...

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