Build a VTOL RC Airplane with iNav // HEEWING T1 RANGER

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T1 Ranger VTOL PNP Kit - https://www.heewing.com/products/t-1-ranger-vtol-pnp - This comes with VTOL motors pre-installed so you can skip several of the disassembly steps in this video.

Matek H743 Wing FC
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M10 GPS (I used iFlight but you don't have to)
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00:00:00 - Let's build a VTOL plane!
00:02:09 - The FC we're using: Matek H743 Wing
00:04:08 - Turn off the annoying buzzer!
00:04:24 - Flash iNav firmware to FC
00:05:22 - Initial mixer setup
00:09:16 - Remove existing mount and motor from wings
00:11:12 - Solder new VTOL motor to ESC and reinstall ESC
00:12:05 - Mount tilt servo to wing
00:13:35 - Install motor to mounting plate
00:14:40 - Close up wing motor mount
00:15:40 - Install the tail motor on the tail boom
00:18:09 - Fish the tail servo wires through the tail boom
00:19:07 - Assemble the tail
00:20:38 - Assemble the tail boom to the fuselage
00:21:19 - Solder the tail motor to its ESC
00:22:36 - Prepare wires for connection to FC
00:25:21 - Solder XT60 and motors to Matek PDB
00:27:54 - Solder plugs to FC
00:28:53 - Solder FC to PDB
00:29:19 - Smoke check
00:30:35 - Center all servos
00:31:40 - Mount the motors to the tilt servos
00:33:05 - Install servo control horns
00:36:50 - Have I earned your support yet?
00:37:35 - iNav Setup - Ports and Configuration Tab

How to bind ExpressLRS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFFUsN9ZHSU

00:40:14 - Why I am NOT going to use a compass
00:41:34 - iNav Setup - Aux Modes
00:43:19 - Reverse servo direction as needed
00:44:53 - iNav VTOL - Link PID and Mixer Profiles

iNav VTOL wiki page - https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/blob/master/docs/VTOL.md

00:46:58 - iNav VTOL - Set up VTOL Mixer
00:56:05 - iNav VTOL - Set up VTOL Mixer Transition
01:00:32 - Finish setting up the Aircraft Mixer
01:02:43 - Set up differential thrust for airplane yaw
01:03:43 - iNav VOTL - CLI options
01:06:10 - Calibrate the ESC

What's a smoke stopper and how do you use it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CQA5dPMYJQ

01:08:42 - Adjust servo endpoints
01:11:06 - Final assembly steps
01:15:32 - Calibrate the accelerometer
01:16:17 - Final control check before flight
01:18:43 - Test flights
01:20:28 - WE DID IT

More videos about this plane will go into this playlist: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLwoDb7WF6c8kgYprv6S0iRPxKwWKKXglB/videos?o=U