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Great info! This could help others stay in the air. Check your GPS antennas!

i agree about the video, but they could also serve to keep people from doing dangerous things with their multi-rotors. There are a ton of crash videos from craft dropping from the sky etc. I would like to see a section on the forum labeled "why you shouldn't fly over people" and reference...

Your multicopter looked way better than mine when it crashed. I lost FPV,two motors, 2 ESC, 6000 mah lipo and a gimbal. My DJI WKM survived along with the receiver. What do you think happened?

Props are critical. I had a carbon fiber prop snap on me during flight and it wrecked my craft, FPV equipment, battery, gimbal, motors, ESC etc. You could lose a lot if one breaks in flight. Even a small crack could cause your props to fail. APC props are more forgiving since they flex a...

I haven't tried Sunnsky motors. The Avroto motors were expensive. I read good things about them so I shelled out the cash. That was before competition started turning up the heat. The motors are also pretty heavy. My craft weighs just shy of 7 pounds. The batteries make up a good...

I get 6-6.5 minute flight time using 2814/11s Avroto motors with two 6000 3s lipos in parallel. I test flew it again and the control is more stable than it was before I added the 12s for the bottom props. The craft is floaty. I don't do acrobatics. It's my camera ship so I'm trying to...

I thought it would look weird too, but I wanted my craft to fly. Its only a half inch longer n both ends so it doesn't stick out that much. If I didn't tell anyone that the props were different sizes they wouldn't notice.

That's because people get bent out of shape by seeing anything flying in the air. Lots of drama...

I think the folding prop design is a bad idea. I've seen it before. Rapid changes in throttle position or high wind will cause the blades to fold onto itself or come out of alignment. People are complaining about vibration? Wait until they fly a craft that depends on centrifugal force to...

I stopped upgrading my WKM. It's the "old" one with the GPS compass before the Flip of Death issue. I have enough features. RTH, IOC, Home Lock, gimbal. They work well. The Flip of Death issue always puts a shadow in my mind, but I worry more about a prop breaking or a corrupt solder joint...

i changed my bottom props on my Y6 to Graupner 12x6. I had 11x5 on top and bottom motors, but my craft would slowly lose altitude and I would have to go a notch or two above the halfway mark on throttle. Also having the same props top and bottom would make for faster descents. Having 12x6 on...

I found this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/rWXihEygjuQ Are the drops in altitude occurring while the craft is in a turn? i haven't had any issues with my WKM on a flat Hexa. My Y6 would slowly descend out of altitude until I replaced the bottom props (Graupner 11x5) with Graupner 12x6...

I flew my Y6 in an open field near a country road. Several people stopped to watch me fly the craft. There are many that are fascinated by multis despite all of the negative media attention that "drones" get. I had a guy drive by and give me thumbs up, a woman stopped so that her children...

I that the same as the WKM V2? It's also encased in aluminum and I read somewhere that it actually communicates with the ESCs.

Pitch and length are important. My Y6 flew fine with Graupner 11x5 props. I actually got more flight time when compared with the 10 inch APC props. I had 11x5 inch Graupners on top and bottom motors and noticed that in order to maintain altitude that I had to keep the throttle a few notches...

Question: is it better to use a Gopro camera for FPV or should I buy a micro camera designed for FPV? Is it easier or harder to fly with a fish eye lens?

Nylock is the answer. Forget what I said above. Nylocks and a washer will keep your props on.

Good choice! It's a lot better than losing a prop and ending up with an unsightly wreck.

That is pretty wild. And we thought our multi-rotors were high tech.

I converted my DJI F550 into a Y6 by hacking (sawing) and sanding arms using a Dremel sander. I had to carefully drill holes into the arms to mount coaxle motors. I fly with 2 6000 3s lipos, 2814 11 s motors and 30 amp DJI ESC. I Had 11x5 Graupners top and bottom, but flight performance...