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You need the data view link so that you can use the ground station software

So, why, apart from price, should I go with the Calibri over the Movi and I mean this as a very genuine question, not seeking to stir any pots at all. Here is Freefly's take on why I should look at a Movi, taken off the Freefly Forum and written by Tabb who I believe is the head honcho at FF: I...

There seems to be a 400g difference according the specs if nothing else. Of course you cant really compare these two gimbals yet as there hasn't been the chance to see them side by side or for people to take real world measurements. If the weight difference is genuinely 400g (Calibri 1900g, Movi...

The reason you throttle is doing this is due to the way GPS mode works. In short, your throttle is not a throttle, it is a rate of climb lever (GPS mode only). So, on the bench, below 50% you wont see much change in the throttle as you are effectively asking it to descend. Once you go over 50%...

Creative Cloud subscription is such a good way to go, in fact I think it is the only sensible way to go- you will always have the latest version that way, no need to upgrade when CS7 comes out. When you add in getting the whole CS6 suite for about $50 a month, I personally think that that is...

Chris, how heavy is your gimbal? I see on the website that 1900g is mentioned so how close is yours to that in a fit to fly state ie with batteries, downlink on etc- but not the camera? Many thanks.

Sounds as if your low voltage indicator is kicking in as per the earlier post.

Changing the casing wouldn't make financial sense so I can totally understand why the cases look the same but we have no idea if the electronics have changed inside and that is the key point

It refers to the trims, both normal and sub, in the DX8. As for the reason that you are not getting the motors to start, I suspect that you might have a channel reversed somewhere. For the throttle and elevator, pushing up should see the slider in the WKM assist software move to the right. For...

Good point about the neg pitch on the SR. Curtis Youngblood has just released a variable pitch quad and looking at the videos of that doing aerobatics, it seems to handle pretty well- I haven't seen it do a vertical drop yet though.

Ive built quite a few aircraft now, some weaved, some not. It doesn't seem to have made the slightest bit of difference. But, if the motor leads are long enough, you may as well weave.

I take it that he is flying just for fun? If he is doing it to make a buck or two its a whole different ball game. If its for fun I don't see there being an issue, certainly not in UK.

I wonder if there is much of a difference between real helis and rc models with regard to scaling. I ask this for two reasons, firstly whilst we can 'scale down the heli' you cannot scale down air but also, when doing aggressive descents whilst flying 3D on my single rotor, I have never suffered...

Am I right in thinking that this is fine if you are a hobbyist but as soon as you are doing this commercially, then sub 7 or not you legally need to notify? I could be completely wrong but I have seen some confusion before with recreational v commercial guidlines

Okay, that's groovy- apologies if I came across a bit negative but I too often scared by what some people are trying on this forum without having sufficient knowledge. Having now recognized the TUBA-4 you are clearly not one of those! I take it you will be flying this in manual then as atti and...

Why would you do this? You may gain some performance advantage but you are now putting in a massive safety risk. The first thing about any flight is safety. Full stop / period. No argument. Motors are specced up to certain voltages for a good reason. Over voltage will just cause premature...

Nor should you EVER do this in my opinion. Firstly the biggest point about flying is safety. Full stop/period. So, why intentionally degrade the system by completely breaking the control link? Yes there is a strong chance that you will re-build the link when you turn things on but you are now...

This is a really interesting point because I though this too. However, I had a very long chat with the CAA last week and they said that there are no differences in permission of sub 7kg v over 7kg.

This has been exactly my experience. But having said that, it has been very interesting to hear the points about the vortex rings and the fact that power doesn't always go well in these situations. I will certainly bear that in mind for the future although I always try and avoid the situation in...

I know that DJI have a bad wrap at the moment. Much of it is deserved, much of it isn't. I just wish more pilots would be a bit more honest with themselves like you have been as to the cause of a crash. It is always easy to blame the kit rather than one's own dumb thumbs and these machines are a...