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I have mine stuck to an ABS plastic raft that fits the standard 45mm hole spacing most frames have, that way I can just remove 4 bolts and out it comes without disturbing the actual mounting of the IMU to the platform it sits on. I find double sided servo tape works quite well for the purpose, I...

The judge threw out the case against Trappy, that doesn't automatically negate the FAA's position on the subject. They still think they're right and they've filed an appeal of the judges decision so it isn't over yet. One side effect of this though, you can bet the FAA timeline for official...

Nothing special, just generic 30 amp ESCs with custom cut heatsinks glued on top of the FETS to keep things cool in hot weather. Turns out the heatsinks aren't really needed in this part of the world, even after 10 minutes flight time a similarly equipped Discovery without heatsinks is barely...

Without getting into a deep technical discussion and a lot of complicated math, high torque motors and high rpm motors are two very different animals. Torque being a measurement of twisting force is usually generated at lower RPM and by increased mass of the rotating assembly, think along the...

That's OK, right now I'm trying to undo whatever it was I did to make the Super X I have on a Discovery frame go from flying nicely to a vibrating POS! Sometimes I long for the less complicated days of MK and KK boards... ;) Ken

OOPS! I thought I had taken care of that when I cleaned out the inbox, forgot that the sent stuff counts towards the total as well... Fixed, there's space in my PM box now. Ken

So basically you want something like this...? Can be made in black, white, orange, blue, or red, PM me if interested. Ken

As I understand it, the "new" FC 2.5 is little more than the old 2.1 with an updated Baro and Accel sensor mod already done plus it only runs the newer firmware, and we all know how reliable a new release of MK firmware can be! Dave, I agree about the WKM and the older version of firmware...

It actually doesn't look that bad once it gets off the ground, the oscillations should be able to be tuned out if it's that stable at take off. One thing I do notice in the screen shot is that there are no traces showing activity from the Accelerometer, are you sure you have the correct board...

The beta version of the Castle multirotor firmware, V 4.19, says in the release notes that it has enhancements for high timing and high pole count motors, you may want to try reloading it before throwing in the towel. FWIW, I have a set of the Castle Multi Rotor 35 ESCs and so far they work...

The Baro trace will fluctuate sitting perfectly still indoors, that part is normal. Unless something is badly mismatched, motors, props, battery, etc, it should at least get off the ground and hover controllably on the default settings with 2.2 and 2.3 firmware. May have some oscillations with...

The problem is the unleaded solder. The heating characteristics of leadless is different than good old 60/40, I have a heck of a time getting the unleaded stuff to melt with a normal iron when I try to change wires on factory ESCs made with the stuff. Once I do get it off I put the wires back...

I ordered my Taranis right after the first batch hit the USA and wait times were measured in months, now I hear it's down to a couple weeks usually but you do have to grab one as soon as they hit stock or wait again. I don't recall where I found this or who the author was, but it has proved...

The base firmware default settings usually work well enough to get the craft in the air and actually fly it around a bit, might be a bit wobbly but it should fly unless you have an unusual frame layout which can take some time consuming tuning sessions before they fly right. You can attach a...

The latest versions of firmware for Multiwii are a huge improvement over just a year or so ago, that said if you've never used a Multiwii you're in for a steep learning curve. Tuning a Multiwii is a lot more hands on than many of the newer flight controllers from China but once you understand...

Another MA resident joins the growing legion of local multirotor pilots, welcome! I'm currently at the airport in Las Vegas waiting for my flight back to Boston, I have no idea what kind of mess I'll find when I get home though I do know it rained more than it snowed at my house. Only flying I...

Set it up and try it first, I have a pair of 2.5 and both work well as-is. The 2.6 was introduced for instances where interference from sources like electrical wiring or metal fasteners/objects close to the F/C are causing compass problems. I have one of the APM on a Hoverthings FlipFPV frame...

If you're just learning to fly I wouldn't get too hung up on prop balancing, first off you likely won't notice the difference and second they probably won't last long enough to make it worth the effort, especially on badly out of balance cheapos. :nightmare: Ken

The APC Multirotor props work well, I have a couple sets. Make sure to order spares as they break easily in the cold and don't forget to order the adaptor rings also, unlike their other props the M/R version doesn't come with any. My other low $ favorite is HQProp, they're essentially a...

Pics and video or it doesn't exist! ;) We'll be waiting to see it... Ken