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Since Nicola Tesla invented a way to transport energy for FREE, the people in charge of energy have done nothing but rip us all off. Do you know that 80% of pwer generated by power stations is lost in the transmission lines...guess who has to pay for this loss! Now have a read of this & if you...

http://diydrones.ning.com/profiles/blogs/finally-a-good-article-on-drone-journalism

I am being told that if I need to sort out a new camera gimbal then I have her indoors blessing, so just putting out feelers as to a place preferably in the UK or Europe that has the "Photohigher AV200 - 360 gimbal"? Regards Ross

Hi guys, Just ordered one of these boards, thought I might make a tri-copter for some FPV fun & giving the Mrs something to fly. I'm clueless with regard to this board, so can someone tell me what firmware it will take or anything else it could be used for??? Ross

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-congress-oks-faa-bill-allowing-drones-in-us-gps-air-traffic-control-20120207,0,3563340.story Ross

Hi everyone, I was just sat here thinking about my last octo flight & was wondering if my slight drift could be caused by the ACC calibration being off???? I hope someone can answer this one for me ;) When you do the acc calibration do you:- A)Have your MR aircraft completely level? B)Have...

Hi guys, I recently bought 3 x aliminium flight cases to transport my radio & batteries about in, trouble is they dont come with foam!!! Does anyone know of a UK/European based supplier that doesnt charge rolls royce prices? Regards Ross

After dealing with Droidworx for many months now & finally meeting 1/2 of the Droidworx team...Linda, what a great girl. Its always nice to meet those you do business with, shame she couldnt stop longer (Droider Dave took all her time ;) ) Nice pics by the way Dave. Linda & Kirsty Linda &...

Could this be the start of self powered MR aircraft??? http://www.zmescience.com/research/studies/solar-paint-promises-to-turn-any-surface-into-a-solar-cell/ Ross

Hi guys, this anyone know of a stockist in the yUK that sells 5mm thick CF sheet? Ross

Now this is wicked, watch the sales of FPV gear go through the roof :)

I have one brand new, unused camera gimbal that is tilt only. The story: My Fiancee won a photographic competition on wattflyer 3 years ago & this was 1st prize, however the gent who makes these things went offline & now 3 years later after a breif email exchange we have the gimbal. It would...

I take it acrylic spray paint can be used & sprayed internally? Ross

For my sins, I follow alternative power theories, just watch this video closely & imagine the possibilities!!!!!!!! Ross

Well I managed to get her up, so we filmed it with a Panasonic HDC-SD9 & the air vid was from the same camera. we didnt activate the gimbal as its purely a vibration test flight. When I was uploading the film to my computer I thought I would check out the OIS setting....it was on!!! This camera...

Hi guys, Got a slight problem I think. I'm using 2 x 4s 4000mah (35-70c) lipos in parallel on a droidworx SJ8 octo running MK firmware etc. The motors are emax GT 2830/07 & 60A ESC's (yes Im running I2C-PWM). I flew her for the first time properly today & managed a few circuits...but landed at...

Right guys, here's the story. I have all props connected the right way, all motors spin the right way. I had the Mrs hold the octo above her head & she confirmed the stick inputs are correct. So I placed the octo on the deck, started the motors & slowly advanced the throttle....it lifted off the...

Right I seem to have hit a problem....my German is NONE existent so Im winging this a bit, I could be barking up the wrong tree but if anyone out there has a bit of a grasp on the German language or knows about the diversity boards then you're my man ;) You can see there is a folder called...

Hi guys Does anyone know where I can get a 5 pin molex connector for the FC2.1ME board as I will be using I2C-PWM convertor by timecop? Regards Ross