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I understand the concepts of both value and support. But thanks for clearing that up :) But personally I have been down both paths, and although the lack of Weatern-style support (for lack of a better term) from the closed-source options is frustrating - I find the scattered info, lack of...

I've been down the open source road. Multiwii was exciting and very educational. But after tons of time tweaking - I still didn't have a craft flying like I did the minute I plugged the superX in (or the Naza for that matter). It's a good option in many respects - but keep in mind the...

Unfortunately I am not familiar with the ground station/waypoints feature. But I do not believe any of the features access via data plan. It would be either Bluetooth or wifi. Accessing an iPad is tough - not sure you can rig it up to be the FPV monito unless there's a specific app to do so.

Tundra, seems like it would have to be the 'receiver break' since it was working for 30 flights? I have been shocked by how poor technical/customer support has been from the Chinese companies. Sadly, I'm afraid DJI is not going to impress you if you need to get support. I recall someone...

Understood. Without specific tests to ensure that the issue was solved, I can't blame you for grounding it. I'm assuming you did all the calibrations again? I understand the frustration of having to return something to China for repair - but I think this has been known since the beginning -...

Steve, while I feel for you if your FC is not working, you really should provide some detail of what happened. Without any detail at all - it does seem a bit odd that you are just issuing statements, but with no context. Does the FC not power up? Does it not fly well? Is a component...

You need the 8 pin cable, can-bus cable and a GCU.

I thought I had seen that too - but maybe you told me :) If there is a fee - it's certainly firmware based. But the connection to the hardware could be dependent on the version of the board you own? Not if its the RC input - but I'm not visualizing how that works. Just curious really. Not...

Looking good my man!

The ATTOpilot is good to 180A. Should be sufficient for most craft. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10644

After balancing the blades, which is easiest by letting the prop hang in the horizontal position on the balancer, you then place the blades directly vertical. If the prop falls to one side or another - the hub balance is off. The side that rests toward the floor is the heavy side. Adding some...

For the basic balancing, I personally sand the "meat" (center) of the underside of the blade. Then some work on the hub for vertical balance. I typically use CA for that - although I've flirted with filing off a bit of the imbalance is drastic. I bounce back and forth making sure one doesn't...

No question the time are getting exciting. Your description makes sense - and it certainly should help with power consumption of the motors do not have to rely on the PIDs alone to seek their position (shoot, then overshoot, then correct, then start all over again...). I knew the Movi and...

Price lowered.

The top of the line CF props are t-Motors. Most others are a knock-offs of those. I have tried several different ones, and I couldn't tell you the names of any of the others. I think Tarot makes one model. You can find them at places like rangevideo.com, AddictiveRC, and probably gotheli...

Dark star, do you know how and why the encoders provide this accuracy? And how the controller divvies up the work to make it most efficient????

I've looked into the info on encoders on the motors - and there seems to be very little. It's still fairly new to the consumer market (although I think the high end gimbals have been using it for a while). Great thread!

The esc won't have anything to do with lift. They just need to be appropriate for the current that will be passed through it on the way to the motor. So you'll need to determine your motors first - but chances are the motors you'll need for your MR - the 30A Afro will be fine. DJI is a Chinese...

You mean the CC type that are like EC5? I've used their standard bullets. Never got into the ec5 style connectors. XT-60 for a bit, then made the switch to andersons. They are a little pricey and sorta large. But unless your on a really small MR, the size really isn't a bother. And you can find...

If you're trying to keep costs down - sunnysky is the way to go I think. Buddyrc has been selling them for a long time. Maybe give them a call and ask about counterfeits - but I assume they get them directly from the factory. The Naza GPS only works with the DJI stuff. I don't think you'll get...