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This is a nice find. I know some systems require that it's not exposed to direct sun light. That may explain some control issues that I read about. I kept the flight electronics cover in case of crashing. My IMU was nested out of direct exposure to outside air. While adjusting gains I also...

That's excellent! Sounds like a nice set up.

I agree with you. I choose a color and style that I like since I built it/payed for it. I like the military drone look too. I might even give it some sort of a camo pattern.

Can someone explain this (DJI website): "Hot Spot circling flight in 5 meters diameter enhances AP performance" Will this be Point of Interest circling? What about the head and tail wind feature? Will the WKM know when it's given forward flight command and compare that to it's GPS position...

Most of the frames that I see for multirotors are carbon fiber black. I like the look, but to the general public some of these craft may look menacing. Do you think friendlier colors will ease fears of these aircraft flying? I've seen some pretty wild colors: Pink, camo, black, yellow, red...

Maybe this is the firmware update I've been waiting for. Hopefully it'll add some features like Zero UAV multirotor platform. :)

Thanks for the article. This is good information. We never know how tight is tight. How do you know even when using "common sense"? It seems losing a prop or having them break in flight is something that often brings multirotors down. There seemed to be a debate on what side the washer went...

You know these flight systems will make anything fly. Here's Santa: Youtube: http://youtu.be/uKIlVA6zcM4 Think of this one: a multi rotor disguised as a large bird. From a distance you would think is just some predatory bird circling, but you'll be getting photos without raising eyebrows...

Here is one photo that I took with the Sony Nex 5 on the camera gimbal. I don't have video to post. The Nex 5 stabilization combine with the camera gimbal is good. The videos that I did take were great. I had comments by some who said that it looked like the craft was just floating on a pillow.

I bought Gemfan 10x4.5 full carbon fiber props. I installed them on a thursday, test flew the craft for four minutes. The flight was perfect. I noticed the difference between the props and the APCs that I was using. The flight seemed crisper, but resulted in more wobbles (if you can believe...

I had a DCS2600Digi 2 axis gimbal from: www.cnchelicopter.com I'll have to paste a photo taken with the gimbal later. I'll have to dig for video footage that I took with the camera.

Initially I thought about the AV130. The cumulative cost is the crazy part. Put so much money in the air and lose it in under 2 seconds on a bad day. I like the video footage from the Zemuse, but once again, just how much money do you want floating on a platform? Luckily no one saw my...

I had a relatively cheap 2 axis camera gimbal that was large enough to hold a Sony Nex 5n. It did provide stable video and super clear photos. The camera's image stabilization combined with the gimbal were a good match (not professional, but certainly useable). Yeah, need a lotto win for...

Lol! That's good flight time. Yeah... I stayed away from manual mode too. I had it set on my transmitter, but never touched it. I read enough about the flight differences. My ship was for photo and video too, so I didn't care for any surprises.

Thanks! I'm going to build another Hexa since my Xaircraft hexa crashed (carbon fiber prop failure mid flight). I used Avroto motors on the Xaircraft and loved the motor's performance. I will build a similiar setup once I get the equipment (now that my mind is made up). I still need to check...

I have the same radio. I flew my craft near power lines, radar domes (not sure which direction they were facing, cell phone towers. Now I'm super close to these objects (except the power lines.... that was a photo shoot....). I haven't received any control issues or even twitching from my...

How are the Graupners on your craft? Were you able to get the gains set right? How are your flights?

This is so nice!

I was told that about my experience. It could have been an over torqued prop, a hair line fracture etc. Carbon fiber props are less forgiving. The APCs take a beating. Watch the torque on your nuts.

It might be a problem with your radio receiver. What radio are you using? I flew my Hexa near power lines, radio towers etc while obtaining aerial photos. I didn't experience any problems from my Futuba diversity receiver. I am mindful of potential radio interference when I fly near other...