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I just propped up the frame on one side while holding a level on the top frame of the camera platform, quicker and easier. Batteries charging now, I'm going to try for an early morning trip to anyplace that looks interesting and record some video. After I did the calibrations I powered it up...

Try staggering the rotation of the motors on each plane same as if they were the only motors, that should eliminate any weirdness created by having one set in closer to center than the other. The opposing rotation will balance it all out on each plane and should make it stable yawing in either...

I found this and it was pretty much what I eventually came up with as the meaning for the "5 faces"... http://www.gcdataconcepts.com/calibration.html Think of it as a cube, the sensor needs to be positioned as though it were sitting flat on each face of the cube with the bottom horizontal being...

Did you calibrate the accelerometer using a bubble level to make sure the platform was level on the roll axis when doing the simple mode calibration? If you did just the basic calibration you probably need to do it again and do the more thorough extended mode after the simple as its described in...

I've looked at the AQ-6 and really the only thing stopping me from picking one up is the somewhat weird and lengthy setup process you have to go through to get one flying properly. Lately I've been having fun with the new generation of Multiwii boards, the 2.2 firmware release is light years...

There's good reasons why they won't sell them and they're illegal to broadcast on in the USA. Some of those blocked frequencies are used by emergency services and things like air traffic control systems, you may want to just stick to the legal frequencies unless you fly 50 miles out in the...

I might disagree with the last statement, forum post count is more a measure of a products popularity with the majority of users, meaning possibly that a lot of people with little to no experience have them and are having issues with things more experienced users know and take for granted. I...

+1, I've got 4 FPV quads based on the F450 arms, two are standard F450 frames and the other two are TBS Discovery frames. Best part about them is they're cheap to fix, those weak arms usually break on impact dissipating most of the inertia that would otherwise break more expensive pieces like...

Depends on how you define 'better' and what features are important to you. Better in terms of cost, better performance, better in all conditions... I have an APM 2.5 that matches anything I can do with any of the three Naza I currently have and matches or exceeds what my Wookong-M can do and...

MK has had POI capability for a while now, I forget what firmware version it was first implemented in but it was probably a year ago if not more. If I recall correctly the current implementation is very sophisticated although typically German-engineered difficult figure out how to use it...

... is not far away! I currently have a brushless on my Cinestar that does a superb job with my Nex 5n mounted, larger systems capable of handling DSLR are in development now, just need an upgrade to the controller board to handle the greater current draw of larger motors and the appropriate...

Unfortunately Graupner declared bankruptcy in December 2012 and the company has been sold. Remains to be seen what products the new owners will continue to produce and sell but the supply of E props has pretty much dried up and that may well be the end of them. A company statement says they...

"EVO brushless set comes without brushless motors and gimbal controller." Basically a Cinestar gimbal clone that you can install the equipment to make it into a brushless gimbal. I'd pass on this one and get a complete setup that is known to work. Ken

You're most likely going to run into a little problem there, apparently the DJI radio doesn't play nice with any kind of onboard transmitter. DJI has actually issued a statement to the effect of do not use a Phantom with a "WiFi" on board due to the potential for radio interference. That's not...

You're not far away from a bunch of people flying multis. I do a lot of flying at an AMA field in Mansfield MA which isn't that far from where you are. If you want to meet a lot of the locals one place would be this event coming up in May...

V, ask Alex if he can add a feature to the GUI to save the setup like the standard Multiwii GUI does, that would be key for swapping cameras on this setup. The overall setup is very simple once you understand what the parameters do, Alex did a great job on this and future firmware upgrades...

Yeah, me too! This is certainly a game changer far more than the Zenmuse is/was, this is an affordable gimbal that does exactly what you want or expect a gimbal to do. The traditional gimbal may not be dead yet, but it's terminal I think, no way can servos, gears, and belts with pulleys compete...

If you're planning on using anything heavier than the GoPro you should probably set it up for 3S then find the right power settings for each camera and record them for future reference. It would be nice if you could save the settings in the GUI as you can for the Multiwii boards, then all you...

For those of you not following the brushless gimbal thread, here's the first test flight of my Cinestar 6 with Nex 5n and GotheliRC brushless gimbal. Installed on the CS late yesterday, a quick bench setup and an educated guess on the PID settings for the 5n with 16mm wide angle lens. Why the...

The $550 Zenmuse Ok, finally got a chance for a quick test flight with the brushless gimbal. I put the 16mm wide angle lens on the Nex5 to capture the front boom in the frame from time to time so you can see exactly how much the Cinestar frame is moving in relation to the gimbal. It's a LOT...