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It seems to me that for pro photography, the most overlooked item is the gimbal in terms of priorities. In my opinion this is THE most important item, especially if you are taking video (which you said you were going to do a bit of). You can have the swankiest aircraft and camera but if the...

Data logging is seriously worth going for. If you have any problems the data log will help you identify the problem. One guy I know was able to get DJI to replace his WKM because the data logged proved that the problem was caused by the WKM and not pilot error.

I think Dave is a fair bit ahead of the the guys on the multi-rotor.co.uk Only one of the guys seems to have got in the air so far according to the thread in the link and he hasnt done extensive testing yet it seems. It would be good to hear if others are having similar problems.

Good point on this forum but if you look at other forums like Helifreak, there is an abundance of knowledge there.

I have not used Futaba. I was a Spektrum guy until I went to Jeti. Spektrum and Futaba both produce excellent radios and so make your choice based on the features you need. There really isn't much to differentiate them. With that said, having done a lot of research I think, if I was still stuck...

Here are my thoughts: Flying high directly above the TX can cause loss of comms due to the way radio waves spread out (of course dependent on how your antenna is pointing). Anyway this would perhaps explain why Failsafe was activated. I have come across a few people who have forgotten to set...

Here's another thought. I would say that you are running your batteries down a bit too low at 3.4v The ideal is to consider the batteries empty once you have used 80% of the capacity which normally ends up with an end voltage in the 3.7v/cell range. Whilst going to 3.4v will get you longer...

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I had to shave off the top of the plug. Certainly less than ideal but it's done the job. Someone else I know did exactly the same.

If you are coming vertically down then this perfectly normal as the aircraft descends through the dirty air created by its own props. The only way around this is to either descend at a lower rate or add in some lateral movement so that the aircraft is descending in clean air. Your gains may...

The flashing red lights can also point to 'calibration or other error' if at start up. So, once you have checked you batteries, if they are fine then perhaps it is worth looking for other areas where a problem might exist. Start with re-calibrating the compass and go from there.

Yeah, simple solutions are often the best! Although to be honest I would have thought the aircraft was flying perfectly if I hadn't looked at the iOSD log but now I know that it is.

Dont keep your batteries charged for longer than 24 hrs- they don't like it and will loose performance quite quickly if left fully charged for any length of time. The other advantage is that as you have just charged them, you will know the state of the charge. As a final tip, what I like to do...

Got it susses. I guess the problem with a digital pitch gauge is that its accuracy can be a bit of a setup headache. Whilst you can get all of your props on exactly the same angle it means that just .1 of a degree out can cause an issue as all 8 props will be .1 of a degree out. To be honest it...

I have just installed some Tiger M4014-9 400kv motors onto my Octo along with the Tiger 15x5 carbon props using a 6s setup. I thought I would look at my iOSD logs to see how it was performing. What I noticed was that motors 1,3,5 and 7 were all revving the same but at a level above 2,4,6 and 8...

It beggars belief that DJI have brought out the A2 without proper support of Spektrum. In the shop I work for, Spektrum out-sells Futaba by a long shot, in fact I don't remember the last multi rotor we sold with a Futaba radio (and I am not saying for one second that Spektrum is better than...

I don't think there is a way to get both lipos using the DX18 telemetry. As for the Jeti, well, having gone from a DX18 to the Jeti all l can say is that if you can afford it, it is so worth the upgrade, not just for telemetry but also for things like dual redundant receivers, voice allerts, no...

Ill second the GensAce. I use them in my SR helis and they have proven to take a real beating and their price is spot on too. The other batteries I am getting great performance from are the Freefly batteries although these are not the cheapest.

It would be great if it can transmit reliably to a min of 500ft but I would also want the ability to turn OFF the 2.4GHz transmission band otherwise I would have to do some serious contemplation / testing to ensure this thing is not jamming the aircraft control signals- even with spread spectrum...

The reason I posted the list from the Free Fly site was that I wanted and still do, to hear a response from the Calibri guys who have funnily enough gone all silent. The Movi is expensive for sure but the more I am seeing about genuinely capable BL gimbals the more I am realizing that most are...