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Now I'm definitely tuning in!

Nice! Definitely remind us before it airs!

Heres my slightly unconventional setup. My cheaply built camera gimbal broke while I was assembling it (my fault) so I experimented with just using these bands from quirky.com. You can find them in the aisle sections of Walmart, Lowes etc. They do a good job of isolating vibration from the...

Good video! I like some of your building techniques. This is a rapidly growing hobby.

scarey. Nice catch though.

1. Blame everything on the events of 9/11. 2. No one said a peep when the government used drones to assist law enforcement with the search for the beltway snipers. 3. Lol that part about using an umbrella to protect yourself from falling drones is true. Remedy: use better props.

Lol. :) Well said. My craft weighs just under 7 pounds and I use Graupners. I did have a Gemfan carbon fiber prop snap at the hub on a lighter craft. My APC props took a beating and kept on spinning. Losing one multi was expensive. I still haven't purchased all of my FPV gear that was...

Looks nice!

I'm surprised that I haven't found coax mounts for F450/F550 arms either. I modified my arms (hacked and carefully drilled) to use the supplied motor mount plated with my Avroto motors. It took a few arms (l knew that it would take a few tries so I order a few extra). You may have to hack...

I use Aeroxcraft landing gear on my F550. The new-ish camera gimbal that I purchased broke during assembly (my fault) so Im using http://www.quirky.com/products/105-Bandits-Rubber-Band-Hooks to keep my Sony Action Cam in place. The little bands do a great job of eliminating vibration of the...

These proposed laws are ridiculous. I cannot see them being passed. What ever happened to freedom of speech? You would think that we were in Russia during the 80s. I guess these laws are meant to protect rich celebrities from Paparazzi. I do find it ironic that no one complained when the...

I used an unorthodox method. I mounted my Gopro Hero 2 underneath the belly of my F450. It resulted in clear and vibration free video. It also kept my craft stable during flight by having the underslung weight of the camera (center mounted) balancing the weight of the battery which was on top...

The Mexican drug cartels have used sophisticated means to smuggle drugs. They've used submarines, boats, planes, ultralites, not too mention low tech tunnels, vehicles, etc. I couldn't see a multirotor as being an effective way for smuggling the loads they need to be profitably practical...

Excellent description. RC planes and helicopters have flying with cameras before the term drone came into existence. Now multirotors are lobbed in the same pool with the technology that militaries use.

I think a quick and effective solution would be for DJI dealers to stop buying DJI props and open those boxes and pull the props from the kits. When DJI sees that no one buys their props they'll be forced to fix the issue. I do think that dealers could eventually be liable for selling the...

I imagine that all of the suppliers get complaints when products fail for one reason or another. DJI's flipping GPS issue was so prominent that they replaced/exchanged their GPS compasses. I'm sure that only came after receiving numerous complaints. The prop issue is an old one, but new...

Lol. True. Very true.

i would like to buy stock in DJI.

I'm almost sure that the news coverage and the fact that the FBI is looking for the pilot/s is enough to scare the person from doing it again. I wouldn't be surprised if every person that had a neighbor who flew a "drone" in their back yard in NY has called in to the FBI. I imagine it would...

The Phantom seems pretty inexpensive for all of the features. Where else an you get radio,receiver, battery, flight system and frame for what DJI is selling the product for? I still like the F550 and F450 frames. They are easy to mod and customize they way you want. I imagine DJI has a...