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Welcome to the forums. What exactly is the problem????

It could be one of two things in my mind. Firstly it could be that the ESC requires re-calibration- ideally you should calibrate all ESCs at the same time using an 8 to 1 or 6 to1 plug. Secondly it could be a faulty ESC. Try re-calibrating and see where that takes you.

Welcome to the forums. A brit living in Germany- ex forces by any chance? Anyway, I digress, you should find all you need here. Don't be afraid to use the search tools or to ask away. Someone will always be here to help in what is always a friendly manner - or at least that has been my experience.

Welcome guys. I hope you find thses boards as friendly and useful as I have. Some great info here with no such thing as a dumb question, but certainly such thing as a dumb reply! Enjoy your MRs they are awesome.

Welcome to these forums. Your past experience will be of enormous help and for those gaps in your knowledge, you should be able to find all the stuff you need here.

Rob, you are so right there. I see a lot of people flying heavy cameras- eg Reds on rigs that whilst seem perfectly powered with all motors working, would not last if a motor were to fail. The more expensive the camera the more need for redundancy and this is where too many people skimp out.

Im guessing that it just sounds faster rather than is actually spinning faster. Reason for this could be something like a dodgy bearing which is causing a noise. Otherwise I am stumped.

There is a lot of talk about coaxes being more stable in wind. Based on the experience of people claiming this, I have little doubt that this is true but purely for interest I wonder if there is any video of two similar specked aircraft tested side be side. It would be intriguing to see what the...

I'd go for the 8. If you have a gimbal like the Zen then the supposed extra stability theX4 gives you is irrelevant IMHO as the gimbal can more than handle the way the 8 handles in wind. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This looks like turning into a good discussion. In my mind if there is any movement in the aircraft and any movement involved in the video (ie panning, tilting) then this is too much for the pilot to deal with. If you are taking video there is a natural tendancy to get sucked into getting the...

Having the switches and dials to operate both the aircraft and the camera simultaneously is one thing but to operate the whole setup safely is another. Safety has to be paramount and unless the aircraft is static it is just not safe to operate the aircraft and take video at the same time.

Deluge2- fair comments there indeed. I would really need to fully understand the command link before using it though but that understanding will come soon enough. As I said, I will be happy to be proven wrong. The while zen integration is a very interesting point. I wonder what, if any, other...

Even more reason to steer clear given DJI's track record of software development of late. Safety has to be paramount and piggybacking on an RF system never designed for this (ie Futaba), especially a command link at that, has my alarm bells ringing big time. I will watch with interest...

All I can say is that there is no way in hell you are going to get me to be a 'DJI Beta tester' for this. Using 2.4Ghz as the video TX is simply a bad idea regardless of spread spec tech.

Bart here are a few for the UK: https://www.heliguy.com (new website coming v soon) http://www.uavshop.co.uk/catalog/ http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/ http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/ http://quadcopters.co.uk/

Welcome to the forums. Your years of flying experience will help you a great deal with building this. As for flying, just a walk in the park for you. I hope you get some great photos. All the best.

Welcome to the addiction. Droider has given you some sound advice there. Anyway, feel free to ask away, I hope you find this place as helpful and friendly as I have.

Welcome to the forums Cue. The phantom is indeed a great choice and does tick pretty much all of your needs. With that said however, I would perhaps go for a DJI 450 or 550. These are simple kits you need to build but because they can be built you can customize them a bit more. The thing to do...

Well they both serve different functions really. The EVO packs down really quickly to a good small size. The Skyjib not so much. The Skyjib will carry a heavier load. I think you really need to do an analysis on what it is you wish to achieve and then get the airframe to suit.

Iris man, just sell that old canon crap and buy all new stuff, you know it makes sense!:)