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Agreed... don't compromise your flight control system by tapping in to limited resources and/or causing large power draw or an electrical short....... Swiss Air - Peggy's Cove air disaster comes to mind here! Suggestions: Don't use 4S batteries and don't attach a voltage regulator to get volts...

Suggestions: Don't use 4S batteries and don't attach a voltage regulator to get volts down from 14.8 to 11.1, just install a very small capacity separate 11.1 volt Lipo dedicated to these lights only. The dedicated battery is about the same weight and size of a voltage regulator and you won't be...

The receiver antenna(s) dictate your optimal receiver location if you are wanting maximum radio range distance. Ref: the Futaba R/C manual for mounting the receiver and directing the two antennas @ 90 degrees to each other!!! Ideally that would mean the receiver would be mounted underneath the...

You are on the international site... Just select the contact icon and email or talk to them directly. The deals from the Canadian site might be different/better and shipping distance is also a factor in the final price. And I live close to the manufacturing facility or main NA distributor...

Can bus, S,Bus, D.Bus is exclusive to Futaba so unless your RC transmitter and Receiver supports ppm, you will need to connect one servo cable to each of the four channels.

Underwater Kinetics provides very significant discounts (relative to published MSRP) when you call in your order. And when they appear each year at the World Oil Shows they bring hundreds to sell at the show a similar deep discounts.

Ditto here in Canada there is UK Cases, i.e., Underwater Kinetics, which actually are even better IMHO than the Pelican cases and at much lower prices. They match or exceed the sizes and colors of Pelican with only a couple of exceptions. Not sure why they don't advertise more and sell...

Maxwell...... Good points... A conventional heli has variable pitch which enables a constant rpm and even negative pitch if needed to prevent blade stalling etc. Also just read on this forum that smoothe aerial video is extremely difficult to acheive during MultiRotor descent. Also switch from...

Anyone here in North America using the DJI Ground Station yet?

Just move forward one step at a time. You still have a ways to go with respect to arming the motors. 1st, before connecting your receiver to the Naza, or WKM just get your receiver up and running with your transmitter. Then get your Naza or WMK firmare operational. Only when above two are...

Just a few thoughts..... The WooKong specs indicate a lower temperature limit of -5 deg C versus -10 deg C for the NAZA. Pushing the motors towards peak speed draws a lot more current such that the measured load voltage will drop at least momentarily into the "red" zone. Battery capacity is...

1st just remove the Turnigy switch and try it again. Personally I doubt there is any internal damage to the NAZA electronic components.

I just used the cheaper/lower current equivalent if the pololu switch as shown here. Check the item to the left for the lower current version. http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1211 both in the same price range. I use mine to turn on landing lights and/or launch a model rocket from the top...

You might want to provide more complete information to enable a more comprehensive answer, e.g., lift off weight? firmware version(s), stock or alternate escs @ 30A or ? etc.

In the case of the Graupner 9 x 5 the holes are too small for the stock 550 motor and have to be reamed out. Using a drill bit will take a large bite out of one side of the existing hole setting you up for a larger circle which will be significantly offset from the original leading then to a...

I agree... I started out with a Blade MQX, moved up to the DJI F550 Naza c/w GPS using Futaba T8FG Super RC radio and am now building a modified F550 c/w WKM GPS waypoint c/w 900Mhz datalink. Fewer crashes with every step up. I can now spot land inside a large bucket. Can't afford to crash the...

Do a search in the forum for Jon DesJardin who provides links to some of the best video tutorials I have seen for linking the Futaba T8FG Super to the Naza...... WKM interface is essentially the same as most of the harder work is at the RC transmitter configuration end. Saved me many hours and...

If you are a good flyer, have you considered going without a landing frame and simply landing the MultiRotor complete with camera in a large bucket? Increases airtime significantly as you are not carrying additional parasitic weight for landing.

I might be wrong but rapid vertical descending introduces a lot of vertical airflow turbulence around and above the center plates of the airframe. I don't think there are any IMUs and/or control systems on the market that can deal with this effectively. I suspect a teardrop enclosure around...

Good but challenging questions .....IMHO If the manufacturer will not provide the design life for normal wear and tear it would be anyone's guess. Don't know about the lubrication requirements of motor bearings either. Too much lubrication might also cause damage to the motor contacts and/or...