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These are components that fail: power systems (watch your battery voltage), flight control system (make sure you understand what your craft's system is capable of, (joining this forum is a good way of spotting potential problems with your system if there is a manufacture issue, software update...

I agree. The imitators will bring your craft down.

Post crash: I placed the washer from motor onto the Carbon Fiber prop to see how it would fit. I actually had to place the washer upside down in order to clear the hub (the point where the blades begin to twist). I hear a lot of good things about Graupners. I also looked at the hub of the...

I will contact them. I honestly don't expect much from the dealer. Maybe I can save a few others from a costly or tragic mistake. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".

Thanks... I never knew which end the washer should have been on (quietly laughs...), but those APC props didn't care.

Nylock works, carbon blade failed. These were the full carbon blades. And you are right...they are not strong enough at the hub. While flying (very conservatively since this is my photo ship), I heard a loud snap and then watched my flat hexa spiral out of control onto the ground...

Lol. My Hexa crashed today after it's second flight with carbon fiber props (Gemfan). One prop snapped mid flight bringing my flat Hexa down. I should have stayed with my APC slow flyer plastic props. They flex under stress vs. complete catastrophic failure. And the crazy part was that I...

Yep... My Hexa crashed today on its second flight with carbon fiber props. The prop snapped while my craft was over some trees. I should have stayed with the APC props. They flex under stress versus failing. Not only that the carbon fiber props result in crisp movement in flight resulting...

Hexa down: My Hexa crashed today. It wasn't due to power failure, or WKM issue. It was my brand new Gemfan carbon fiber props. One of the props snapped while in flight leaving my craft a wreck. After an hour of trekking through the woods I found my craft in pieces. Power was still applied...

I just received and installed some Gemfan carbon fiber slow flyer props. I wanted something more secure than the standard nuts that came with my motors so I bought some of those Nylocks. They work well, plus the give me peace of mind. My first indoor test with the nuts that came with the...

That yaw issue looks pretty extreme. I have had some yaw issues on rare occasions under 5.02. I had a very slight yaw issue after building my hexa. Adjusting the gains helped. Now on those rare occasions (like when it's really windy), my craft has spun almost 180 degrees. One time, I just...

Thanks! Now I just need a portable monitor that works...

Sorry to hear that happen. When I ordered my system from Foxtech it arrived within 3 to 4 weeks. The package was wrapped so well that I had a hard time opening the box. Now I did order some tools from Hobbyking and the package took a little over a month to arrive. The package was not in good...

Good advice! This is pretty wild to hear with all of the built in safety features of DJI and some of the other brands. I use a test battery when I change settings etc. I'll have to tie my craft down from now on. Sheesh!

Where do you get your prop guards from?

Gift him an ArDrone and he will be out there flying with you. :)

lol. Now this is an interesting thread. :) Hit and run missions. Small multicopters are easy to deploy. I flew my hexa in shopping plaza to obtain photos of a circus. No one knew who was flying it even though I was in the parking lot with the controller. I just looked like all of the...

I use Avroto 2814 11s. I obtained the motor sizing based on Droidworx's specs for their builds. My Hexa's total weight with Sony Nex 5n camera is about 7 pounds: Youtube: http://youtu.be/IeA_1ofl-8o

I vote best answer. :) I had a quad once (Draganflyer Ti Pro) back in the day... I had one rotor fold onto itself and it was gone. I could do nothing but watch it flip,spin, and tumble out of the sky. I saw a hexa lose a prop. It had a hard landing, but it wasn't a total loss.

I lucked out I guess. The video from Horyzon looks dry or a little washed out. I wanted it so I could just frame my shots for aerial photography I power it from my Futuba receiver (5v). I was a little nervous that it would cause problems with my WKM. The only thing that I noticed was some...