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hi guys we are using a Sony NEX 5 with a HDMI converter. recently the camera has started to switch from the live camera view to the review screen basically making it impossible to take any images as the gendled does not activate the camera when it is in review mode. It seems to happen when the...

Hey everyone. Ok so the Y6 has been out and about for a number of flights and performance and power wise it is great however as most MR's it has its little niggles. just wondering if I threw some of them out there then i can solve/improve them. Firstly it does have a tendency to drift in neutral...

So we gutted the old MK Hexa to create the Droidworx Y6 .... what to do next ? Take the frame and motors, add 6 ESCs and a Naza controller. Dig out the old Spektrum DX7 Tx & Rx. Throw in a few left over MK and Droidworx bits. Construct a power distribution ring out of a small plastic box, glass...

This seems a bit more stable than a ZenMuse ..... maybe ! cheers andy

UK MR flyers should read this.. words from CAA Latest issue of CAA model flying guidelines, Feb12 Essential reading I reckon. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP658.PDF

Now our ADX3H heavylift Y6 is flying, the 3900mAh Lipos seem a little inadequate so I've been looking for some 4S Lipos with a capacity greater than 5000mAh and a high C rating. A sweep of all the usual suspects has produced a 100% out of stock response. I'm not counting the dodgy eBay Hong Kong...

Posted on Engadget today. http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/insert-coin-unruly-headcase-wants-to-make-your-gopro-less-so/#continued andy

Unbelievable ! andy

We have a problem with our Y6 yawing better one way than the other. It becomes worse after a few minutes flying when sometimes a strong uncommanded yaw may happen. After this yawing to the right becomes near impossible. Anyone seen similar behaviour ? andy

Some more university based quadrotor research results Sort of convincing ? andy

http://www.suasnews.com/2012/02/12294/hovermast-sky-sapience’s-autonomous-hovering-platform-makes-its-debut/ If its tied to the ground, are the CAA interested ? andy

We transplanted the brain of our MK Hexa into a new Droidworx ADX3HL frame and tonight it flew for the first time. We got a lot of help from various older posts on the forum and used the mixer recommended by Ovdt and used Crtl+Setup in MKtools to get the motors turning the correct way as...

Moving across from an MK Hexa to a Droidworx AD3X-HL and I find the way to attach the battery seems less secure and slower to do than the MK. The MK has a nice box to slip the battery into with a velcro strap secure it. The Droidworx has only a simple velcro strap. Is this good in practice or...

We took the plunge and upgraded from a MK Hexa to a Droidworx adx-3HL. Thanks Geoff. The motors are Quadcopters.co.uk Torxpower 3536 Pro and we're retaining the MK electronics. Payload will be a Sony NEX-5 or Canon 500D on an AV130 gimbal. What are the recommendations for suitable props ? andy

We have an important project coming up and our video downlink is being problematical. It is impossible to maintain the link 100% of the time. The performance of the whole package, Mini ccd camera/Mondo Stinger 500mW Tx/Yellow Jacket Passport diversity Rx / one rubber duck-one patch antenna /...

Is anybody on this forum using Multirotors as part of a university research project ? We see a lot of posts from hobby fliers, aerial photographers/videographers and hardware nuts but I can't remember seeing any university types talking about what they do. andy

Multirotors make it to New Scientist magazine Recent article in New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328506.200-civilian-drones-to-fill-the-skies-after-law-shakeup.html A more positve view than the usual privacy scaremongering. andy

Hoping this will follow on the footsteps of Droiders popular 'show us what you filmed' thread. I thought we could have one for stills taken from MR's. A few shots following with some late evening mist over the local village. & one working out how high the fog was this morning the answer was...

I guess this is one for you Bart. Our forum is getting very popular now and the rate of new thread post has increased. This seems to mean that threads disappear from the active threads list quite rapidly, perhaps before they have run their natural course. Do people think that the list should...

The two halves of Zaxis have been pondering whether a Hexa Y configuration is a better platform for video than the normal flat 6 point configuration. We end up with the pros and cons about even. Y better for field of view, flat arrangement has more thrust more evenly spread radially so keeping...