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Pete's Droidworx VM-6 Hexa build blog... I have built about 12 multirotors in the last two years... all diy - most scratch-built, some with X468 parts and my current octo from a "Rustys" hub. While I do some video (not commercially), my main purpose is to fly a light-weight Sony RX100 for...

I am flying a diy HFP 660mm quad with SunnySky 2814-11 700Kv motors with 4S4000 packs. I have tried APC 11X4.7 props but it was underpowered so I put APC 12x3.8's on and it gives me a 50% (stick) hover. It flies well but there is a lot of prop noise in the wind and turbulence and it bounces...

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I see that this new camera is available. 417g with the 14-40 lens for approx US$900. It is more compact and lighter than the GH2. Has anyone seen / played / flown one yet? http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/syste...gx1/index.html http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_GX1/...

A commissioned photo-shoot recording the progress of a new factory building project. We have shot aerial stills every month using our r/c electric helicopter camera-ship. The aerial video (by my diy HFP hex) was a trial and not commercial grade - but how often do you get a chance to fly around...

Any Hoverfly pilot here experience this??? I see lots of stabilized videos on the net but no one is videoing and flying around at the same time (eg. following a motorcross circuit). My camera stabilization wanders badly - but so does the AL perception of the board when flying. This...

I had my Openpilot CC board and Hexacopter fail today and the CC board had all of its settings return to default (aeroplane!). It's a great way to get attention! 6 esc's going bip bip bip 1/2 way up a tree for 10 minutes!The UBEC was only putting out 4.75v. Add that to a binding servo on a...

We all know the Gopro is the camera we measure everything against. Well... in walks China with this offering from Chinavasion. At 190 grams, it's not light and quite a bit bigger than the Gopro, but the 190g is everything. Miniature screen, waterproof case (to 1M) and it has a 1/4" screw...

I'm lucky that I back onto a park in town... and Matwelli (who lives 350Km south) needed to catch up with a customer (Pat) from Auckland (130Km north) so they met at my place for a fly:cool: The weather was good... with occasional wind, enough to make us work at it. Stacky also came down from...

I have been flying tri's (and lately Hexs) for nearly a year. They have caught the attention of some of the club fliers so this week we are having a tricopter workshop with 3 almost identical machines that I have built. Motors are Rctimer 2836 750Kv 70 gram beasts. HK SS 20A ESCs 1.5mm...

I'm a diyer and I'm building / flying / redesigning my 900mm carbon and aluminium hexacopter. I'm looking at a cheap spare frame. Has anyone got experience with this frame: http://www.foxtechfpv.com/foldable-hexacopter-carbon-fiber-rod-frame-viii-p-288.html I want to run 70g motors on...

I've been flying KK boards on a (500mm / 20") armed tri for 6 months now. I have several boards - all I find go out of pitch trim after I have looped my tri (or pulled up hard). I need approx 1/3 fwd stick to keep it level afterwards until I power-cycle the board. I swapped to a Paris...

I'm already flying a fold-able tricopter with a diy tilt-mount to carry the LX3 camera but it's too heavy to fly as a regular AP machine. While I could simply buy a turn-key large lifter, I enjoy the design and build process. I also like using techniques that don't require large $$$. Less...

Hi there, my name is Pete and I'm an AP holic... I've been flying models for 30 years, rc helis for 7 and AP for 6 using Trex-600 and Trex-700 helis part-time - proof here: http://www.pbase.com/ascend_photography I'm sorting a mount for this heli soon... after the hex. My tri has a removable...