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Hey guys, have you ever sat there at 1am with your hand on the mouse about to click "buy it now" on some no-name brand motors for your next build? Your mind is racing, your heart is pounding, and you are thinking "Is this the right decision?!?!" No matter what the size of the build from a micro...

I have to admit, I have never been much of a "sport" quad or "FPV" quad enthusiast. I was always more interested in the aerial video aspect of multi rotors and gravitated to the larger rigs. Recently I was invited to fly some FPV and smaller sport quads and I have to admit I got hooked. So the...

Ok, so I have a Movi M5 and I LOVE IT. But I like flying it as much as I like handheld. And although you can swap it back and forth, I would almost just like to leave my M5 attached to my rig as seen here... SO... anyone have a Ronin? Using it for handheld stuff? Hows the “autotune” Hows the...

GoPro will soon be manufacturing drones. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company, known for its hugely popular line of action video cameras, will release consumer drones "late next year." GoPro's drones will be multi-rotor helicopters that carry high-definition cameras likely resembling...

Hey guys, please log off and spend time with the family! Here in the US it’s the start of the holiday season so please take a second and acknowledge the people you love! Enjoy the day, eat a wonderful meal, hug your family and friends and be thankful everyone is safe and sound. Thanks for...

On Tuesday, November 25 AMA's Rich Hanson and Dave Mathewson answered your most commonly asked questions regarding the FAA and sUAS (Drone) legislative & regulatory issues. Government Relations The Academy of Model Aeronautics has a long and successful history in advocating for the flying...

Hey guys, although most brushless motors can be somewhat water resistant, KDE’s take a few extra steps to make sure theirs are very water resistant. KDE says: Welcome to the eighth (8th) episode of the KDE Direct Knowledge Base video series. This video goes through the ability of the KDE Direct...

Hey guys, if you have not had a chance to check this out yet, my good friend Chad Kapper and his production company StoneKap productions have created an pretty awesome throughly entertaining web-series “Rotor DR1. The quality of the weekly show is pretty amazing. And I’ve been hooked since the...

Welcome to the Incredible HLQ project! We are a team of senior mechanical engineering students at San Jose State University developing and building the worlds first Heavy Lift Quadcopter (HLQ) with a practical weight capacity of 50 pounds. This site will follow the progress and status of the...

Hey guys, the new site is up and running and if you did not notice, there is now a Home Page! Here you will find press releases, reviews, regulation changes you name it it will be there. So make sure to check it out on a daily basis. Were reconnecting with all of our advertisers and manufactures...

Zeal helicopter blades have been gaining popularity for some time now building a reputation as a great source for high-end reliable blades. Now Zeal has put some energy into making multirotor blades! Both ridged and folding versions are available of almost all the popular sizes. From 10” - 18”...

APS-M Multicopter Control Unit Brand new APS-M multicopter control unit with superior performance through cutting edge IT technologies, utilizing high precision sensors and modern system control subroutines. Support quad(4), hex(6), and octo(8) rotors. Flight modes include attitude, GPS speed...

Hey guys, I did a review of the Prototype ZeroUAV HighOne for "another" site a while back and I gave it the best score I could give a rig. I have had over 350 flights with my high one with the Gemini Flight Control and flown a GH3 and a GH4 with it and it's Z1400 Gimbal. And it has been...

Hey guys, finally got my GoPro Hero 4 Black today and thought I'd do a comparison for all of you looking to snag a new one. First off the new GP4 has a noticeably different face. With two large LED's sitting next to the LCD screen. Also the power button is just flat silver no black in the...

I am out at a wedding in California and I still managed to set my phone alarm to buy a GP 4K at 12:01am last night! Should be at my house by Wednesday. Who else got one? If you have it, what's your thoughts or impressions? I'll share as soon as mine comes in!

Hey so I am renting the new "REdna" camera with built in stabilization (No gimbal needed!) and am looking to build the appropriate rig. Any thoughts?

FLYPRO X600 with DEVO 7 Hexacopter for FPV Aerial Photography RTF 2.4GHz Introduction: A while back I was offered the chance to review this smaller Hexacopter. I really did not have a back up "GoPro" sized rig so I jumped at the chance. The FlyPRO x600 is based off a very familiar 550 size rig...

Yo check this out a box that goes on top of the camera and digitally stabilizes what you are already stabilizing... I'm thinking add this to a gimbal and get flawless footage! Link: http://steadxp.com

Hey fellas, finally got around to getting my rig with the Zenmuse Gh3 gimbal flying. Have a shoot tonight and my main rig went down (not crashed but my cam op tried to plug in a battery backwards and it let the leads touch wrong and popped my Gemini's power busses.. Not a happy guy) SO...

Hey guys, if you could help me get the word out, obviously I am here at MRF. The old site I worked for has completely blocked me from posting there. (Even though I never posted one rude comment, link to another site or anything disparraging). The only reason I care is that I was working on...