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A lot of MK guys run the lower motors 10% faster with the same prop top and bottom, there's a lot of theorys as to what works and what doesn't. What I wound up with is a result of using what I had on hand and unfortunately Graupner doesn't make the E-props with different pitch in both standard...

Yeah, I can fly all bouncy and wobbly like that! Oh, you meant juggling with the ball at the same time...:p Ken

Interesting bit of news and creative use of an AR Drone by CNN though they need to learn a couple things about how to mount a GoPro to avoid the "jello effect"... "This is really at the low end of what's possible," he says. "There's much more sophisticated drone technology out there that is...

I had a few packs charged up and enough daylight left when we got back from Mothers day festivities at the inlaws to get about 6 flights in between my 350mm quad and the Gaui 330X, a solid 45 minutes of flight time. I've been spending a LOT of time working all orientations and doing (or trying...

Only if you plan to use bridge girders for the arms and Mack truck transmissions for the gear reduction to the props...;) Ken

Unless they specifically say they have the longer wires you can pretty much count on there being about 3 inches of wire included in the weight along with whatever prop adaptor comes with the motor. The 8 1/2 pound Droidworx AD-6 flys close to 8 minutes on a single 4S 5000 and on a pair of the...

Pretty much what I've done I have one modified Hero HD and another stock one that I picked up for short $ on overstock.com. To view the 3D videos you'll need 3D Anaglyph Glasses. I found out there's multiple ways to do 3D and each one has its own type of glasses, I tried two different sets I...

All depends what your needs are, personally I didn't buy the GoPro for its FOV, I bought it because it was the only 720P 60FPS camera that didn't cost crazy amounts of $. To me the wide FOV with parts of my Hexa in the camera's view was not something that was on my shopping list, I'm quite happy...

Stay away from the Mk 3538, overpriced and questionable/variable quality from what I've been reading of others experiences. AXI, good motors and would be my first choice if $ was not an issue but if you need 6 or 8 of them that's an awful lot of $ for just the motors. Pulso, second choice...

I found it much easier to pay the $49 and swap to a Sunex lens, problem solved permanently. I also have a standard HD Hero should I feel nostalgic for the curved view from the stock lens, so far it sits in a camera case unused. Ken

Had another go at getting the X8 in the air and stable enough to get a proper evaluation of the Avertical mount. I finally got a combination of props, firmware, and gain settings that seem to work fairly well but the Hoverfly board can drive a person crazy trying to make it do what it should. I...

For a battery that size you're looking for a Trex 500 size at the minimum. I use the same 3S packs for the 350mm quad and my Trex 450. No way the 450 would take a 4S pack, at least not the ones I use, and it would likely be way too nose heavy if you did find one that fit. I've been flying the...

Good timing, my GPS shield was delivered while I was in Texas. Now that I'm back home its time to get the soldering iron out and put it together! Ken

So far the mount works well, the problem I have is fitting it to a multirotor able to lift it and keep steady once in the air. Right now it's attached to the X8 I built using the Hoverfly board and while the X8 has no problem flying the mount the board is having issues with tilt and roll...

This was the view from where I had dinner tonight, taken with my trusty Canon SX200 though not while attached to a multirotor. If wasn't on a business trip I might have been able to arrange to bring one with me but I think the pictures I got came out pretty good regardless... Ken

I know there are more single rotor pilots here than just me, I'd be interested to hear what others think of the difference between flying an RC heli and a multirotor. Yesterday I pulled my Trex 450 off the shelf and revived it after close to a year of hibernation in its case. The last heli I...

Ah, what you want then is a Dex quad, completely waterproof electronics enclosure and it floats nicely, in one of the demo videos he lands it on a pond and then takes off again, let me see if I can dig up the link(s)... This isn't the one I was thinking of, but it will do...

Try vReveal, I think you'll be surprised at the result. The base version is free, for a nominal amount ($39) you can unlock all the features. Not really an editor, it does really well on conversions and supports pretty much every format I've tried. http://www.vreveal.com/home If you want...

When I first saw one I thought it would be a nice addition to my fleet, then I found out it needed an iPXXX to fly and immediately lost interest. If the hack to get it working with a normal RC TX is easy and reliable then I might regain my interest in the AR. I'd be very interested in a step...

Correct, we want to know why you should be the winner of a Droidworx frame. Be creative, take pictures, make up a good story, most of all be entertaining, we want to make you work for it, at least a little bit ;) Ken