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Here's my video of my Y6 build: Youtube: http://youtu.be/ajcUgabb_Hs DJI F550 painted black for a uniform color. F550 arms modified (hacked) to fit Avrotor 2814/11s motors. Aeroxcraft landing gear DJI 30 amp opto esc Photoshipone power distribution board (for more connectivity). Xaircraft...

I like this! Quads are smaller and lighter than Hexa/Octo setups. It weighs only 3 pounds!? Nice!

Here's a short video of my DJI 550 Y6 conversion. I will post a longer video of some of the flight once I assemble some good footage: Youtube: http://youtu.be/ajcUgabb_Hs DJI F550 with modified arms (hacked) for Y6. Frame painted flat black to get a uniform color (electrical contacts not...

DJI's video is back up. Youtube: http://youtu.be/cNdzBRNNkAw I don't know why they took it down after posting it the first time.

I cut the landing portion of DJI's F550/F450 arms so that I could mount co-axis motors. I used a miter hand saw and then a Dremel sanders to smooth out the rough edges (flatten it enough to mount motors). It was a hack shop but it works.

lol Iris!

Great work! I like your community effort to put a positive light on "drones". Keep up the good work!

I used a drill, a hack saw, a dremel sander for the Y6 conversion. I was able to use the mounts that came with the Avroto motors and some long screws to get the motors aligned. I had some thin carbon fiber pieces from a Draganflyer that I used to ensure that the mounts were even. It flies...

My Y6 throttle curve seems a little sharp when I descend close to the ground. I'll lower the craft into a smooth descent and once I reach a certain level in throttle my craft will drop suddenly causing me to throttle up at times. Do I need to adjust gains for throttle? This occurs when...

1. Do not use those full carbon fiber props. I had a Gemfan 10x4.5 break on me with less than 5 minutes total flight time. It wrecked my flat hexa. Some say I may have over torqued the prop nut. Others say it may have been a defect because of the small hub. I believe the later. 2. Think...

Is that a crack in your Graupner?

Kloner, what's the caution about? And explain countersunk.

lol. I had that same weight issue with my flat hexa. It was a light weight and would stay up in the air even when I reduced throttle! With the Sony Nex 5 payload it had a nice descent from altitude. I guess it just a matter of finding that right sweet spot for weight and power.

Great informative answer Kloner!

Impatiently confused....

How do movie productions that use rc helicopters equipped with cameras get permits?

I guess everyone will have to invest in balloons for commercial aerial photography. It's so much more fun flying a multicopter than floating a balloon. Do you need permits for launching weather balloons in space?? lol

I completed a conversion build of a DJI F550 into a Y6 using Avroto 2814/11s 770 kv motors. I have 11.5 inch Graupners, 30 amp esc, and run two 6000 3s lipos for approximately 9-11 minutes of flight time. That includes a Gopro Hero 2 with casing. I thought the 11 inch Graupners would be too...

Ok..read the article. The pond thing is enforcing a law out of it's intention. It seems that that law was intended to prevent people (landowners) from disrupting the flow of rivers or damming up areas that would prevent the flow of life sustaining water. I can understand that. Charging...

Now that is insane. Arresting a farmer for collecting rain water!? Thats certainly a state law designed for profit. Unless theres some mosquito problem from standing water. Yeah...these laws don't make sense. There are so many that you can honestly say that everyone has broken some law at...