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WIN June 2026
Assembled. And it holds the air, on the bench.
End of exams, first assembly. Powered up without smoke, GPS locked, bench validated A to E.
frame Source One 7" open-prop bench Gates A→E validated gps 3D fix · 10 satellites
End of exams, real start. I assemble the V0: a 7” open-prop frame and a Pixhawk 6C Mini running ArduCopter 4.6.3.
Power-up — no smoke, no hot spot. The GPS locks a 3D fix on ten satellites. Motor test, spin direction, calibrations: the bench clears all five gates, A to E.
Nothing has flown yet. But the platform is sound, and that’s the only green light that matters for what comes next.