Recent content by JZSlenker

Hitec Aurora 9 Channel is what I use for flight control

Gain settings on HFP is relative and it's numerical value doesn't have anything to do with flying well. Comparing to others even with similar setups doesn't tell you anything. Higher or lower gain isn't good or bad. Dial the gain (whatever value it is) until your MR is flying well. It only...

You could certainly do that if your radio allows it. What I do for yaw is have a "throttle hold" momentary switch programmed. When I need to yaw while shooting, I pull the throttle hold switch in then yaw. It works great.

The new GPS model has a built in external mag so you wont need to use the spark fun one. If you want to shoot silky smooth video and lift anything other than a GoPro there is still no better platform.

We have GPS for failsafe situations and every time I've tested it, it works fine.

I haven't had a lot of time over the last several months to post or comment much but thought I would throw some positive cudos up here. It's been a very busy season for us over the last couple of months and our HF X-8s have continued to serve us well. While others continue to ***** about lack...

BINGO! Honestly it scares me when I see people who can't fly a CP heli nose in - flying a MR that weighs a lot. I won't say we never fly in AH or AL but we very rarely use anything other than manual. With a trained pilot and HFP it's just not necessary. I hope whenever the FAA finally...

Well the others don't get mentioned here because this is a Hoverfly forum. Many of us have tried other control systems. Three months ago we tried several again. We decided that if you want to fly well and do pro work HFP is still the best. If you don't want to fly, you want to stay in one...

Well said Chuck. I couldn't agree more.

If RTH is all you are concerned about then HFP works great. It just doesn't hold in one position as well as others. I get what you are saying about feeling nervous when you are out that far. If you want to get better at that I recommend you take up CP heli's. Practice flying out and back...

Honestly I don't understand the GPS obsession. We only use it for failsafe.

I personally have nothing against DJI. It just flies like sh*t compared to HFP. Last weekend I had another opportunity to fly several other new multi's. Now it's possible they weren't setup perfectly but not one came close to flying as well as our X-8s in manual. I don't understand this...

Glad you finally got to play with a GPS board Stacky. The key to good performance is actually the magnetic compass. Do what you can to minimize EMI. Get rid of ferrous fasteners, move power lines away and twist the conductors. When you calibrate the compass make sure your ship is fully...

The few times I've tested the HF GPS, it works perfectly. I never use it for actual shooting (nor AH, or AL). None of those bells and whistles are needed. We only have GPS for failsafe type scenarios. But it certainly works on our X-8s. We don't even use the external mags. It's all about...

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