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Lmao.

I've always mounted my IMU topside and just used a canopy cover to protect it. My wiring is between the two metal plates on my F550. Despite some of the grumbling, I'm pretty happy with DJI's system. I use 5lb mounting tape to secure the IMU. I'm not sure if it provides and damping effect...

May the vibration from being sandwiched is causing the white flashes. 18 minutes fully loaded is excellent!

I've bought several items from UAVproducts. Quick shipper, and great prices. It's my main source for US based parts.

What lipos do you use and what are your flight times?

This is great. My 10 year old Windows XP laptop can soon be put to rest.

Thanks! I get approximately 7-9 minutes of flight on my Y6. 9 minutes on extremely calm wind days.

What are your flight times?

How did you mount your motors? You may need to see if your props are level. When I built my Y6, I had to use thin carbon fiber strips to make sure that the motors were not canted to one side or another. That could cause a slight yaw effect. I have no problems wi my Y6. It won't spin on a...

Batteries and motors account for most of the weight. I get 8-9 minutes flight time, but my craft is heavy at just shy of 7 pounds.

I don't know. I do know that one set of gains affect how the craft stabilizes itself and the other set of gains control how it responds to your control inputs (abrupt/soft transitions). I imagine that adjusting the right gains could have an effect on how quickly the craft stabilizes after...

I have no idea. It may be a couple of factors: The craft's balance, build, wind, GPS strength. How does your craft hold in GPS mode? You should have a rock solid hold without the " toilet bowl" effect before you use the RTH feature. I use the RTH for recovery and land it myself. I would...

I had that happen to me once. RTH worked fine when I tested it and the day I tried to demo the feature to my wife it started that crazy orbit you experienced. RTH worked. It was on descent that a small gust of wind hit the craft and threw it off its home point. My craft kept hunting and...

Ahhh... (I knew I saw the posting somewhere) this is the conspiracy thing I saw. It could be someone that wants laws passed to prevent the flying of drones.

Not to beat a dead horse... Someone mentioned government conspiracy... I mentioned this news story to a coworker and he said something surprisingly similar. He mentioned that it was probably an intentional stunt to bring negative attention to "drones".

When thinking about prop: Think about what you lose if one breaks in flight. APC prop take a beating, flex and are very cheap. DJI props certainly look stronger in the comparison, but have had a past history of self destructing in flight. I had a full carbon fiber Gemfan blade snap at the hub...

I used to want a Microdrone until I saw their price tag. I spoke with an Italian film producer who wanted to sell his (years ago). He said the craft was too light in the wind. I also had Draganfly's Y6 in mind, but once again the price was entirely too high. I purchased Mikrokopter and sold...

I have the "old WKM". It survived a very bad crash after a cheaply built expensive prop broke. I tested it on a F450 before putting it on my Y6. I haven't had any problems from all of the upgrades. I'm really cautious now about updates after the Flip of Death issue, even though that was a...

I've seen RC flying fields in close proximity to airports. They were in contact with ATC towers though. Bird often mistake my drone for another bird and chase me off. I wonder if the pilot/s mistook a bird for a drone. Lol

I didn't view the site. There are enough sketchy web sites on the net. I did a brief Google search on it. I cannot possibly believe that someone would run a business by flying tacos to an address. I think it's a front for using a drone to transport marijuana. Who will pay crazy money to...