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Which if you truly understood my post you'd see why I don't play that game anymore. I use what works and what I can buy when I need or want it, my time outside of work is too valuable to p*ss it away trying to be one of the lucky few that buy into the it's available when it's available game or...

There was a time when I would have been chomping at the bit to be one of the first adopters of new multirotor technology and this would have been no exception back in the day. Several years worth of paying for a new product only to quickly find out I was essentially a beta tester compounded with...

There used to be two places in the US that sold the CC but I see that neither of them are on the OP distributors list and they don't list the boards anymore, not that there's anything to sell anyway. I managed to get one of the original CC boards which I still have but haven't used in a long...

Fixed... The post that is, not the can't save edits problem! Ken

Speaking of H/F Sport boards, I have one I'll never be using again if anyone wants one for a good price. PM me if you're interested, otherwise it goes on eBay soon along with a bunch of other stuff that's just taking up space. Ken

That's funny, out of all the various flight controllers I own and have flown, which includes Mikrokopter, DJI Wookong-m and Naza, plus the YS-X6, the ONLY one that has ever attempted to fly off on its own is the Hoverfly Pro I have. Not once but numerous times, usually after turning on...

Mounting the GPS on the arm became popular with the Cinestar frames where it simply isn't possible to mount it in the stack if you use the factory battery mounting which is directly over the flight controller electronics. I see no other reason to put it there otherwise, all of my MK have it at...

Carefree mode requires at a minimum a 100% reliable and accurate compass, preferrably a full GPS/compass. Even in the best of systems it may not be 100% reliable and becoming dependent on having such a feature is IMO not a good thing to do. It may be a better option to become fully proficient in...

As easy as it can be, it is capable of fully autonomous flight, waypoint flight, target tracking (the ultimate feature for APV use IMO) and everything the more advanced hobby units can do only better and more accurately. From the Procerus website... The Kestrel Autopilot System delivers three...

About as pro grade as they get, entry price as I recall was in the $6000 to $7000 range for a basic controller back before the acquisition by L/M and the full capabilites were the stuff hobbyists and APV pilots dream about. I was very tempted to buy one anyway regardless of the cost just because...

I see LM acquired Procerus technologies, the easy way to jump to the front of the line, buy an already established military grade flight controller system company. I looked at their flight controller a while ago, interesting features but unfortunately far too expensive for hobby or APV use...

I've bought from them before and not had a problem, but they aren't the #1 vendor I go to for FPV gear so I don't do much business there. Compared to large heli companies like Align the multirotor manufacturer/reseller business is a drop in the bucket with perhaps the exception being DJI who...

Careful what you wish for...;) I haven't noticed any spam that could be related to the forum but then again I have a web based proxy email account that I use for anything and everything that I think might result in unwanted email. Occasionally I open the account and after a quick scan to make...

Now I know what I'll be replacing my broken HD Hero with, order placed and a 4 week wait for it to ship... Ken

Capable of flying for 40 minutes...??? What are they powering it with, a nuclear fuel cell? Motors and props look suspiciously like DJI S800 units and the center body work similar to a Droidworx CX4, I think Lockhead has been following the multirotor hobby market and cherry picked the features...

Got the announcement email this morning, lighter, better, faster according to GoPro. There are three versions ranging from the $199 "white" edition that looks to be an upgrade of the 5 megapixel version, the $299 "silver" edition that is the V3 version of the 11 MP Hero2, and the $399 12 MP...

I have yet to have any success doing a setup as described in #5. If I do a careful manual level, save the settings, power off and mount the Nex 5N on the platform, then power it back on and do the autotune it works just fine for me. Then again I'm only using 2 axis and the rudder stick for pan...

I've got one of these... http://www.diymulticopter.com/product.php?id_product=70 and one of these on the way... http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=25437 the rest of the needed parts are already on hand in the spares and used bins. I'll let you know how well it...

VTX can cause issues with GPS units especially if they're too close. Mainly the problem is seen as the GPS taking a long time to get full sat lock or not getting a lock at all. In my experience it's mainly been an all or nothing thing with VTX interference, either it takes a long time to get a...

You should be able to accomplish the same thing by simply braiding the motor wires together while doing the build. Realistically I doubt it's going to make a lot of difference with the mesh braid. I've got 4 different flight controller systems with magnetic compasses and GPS on hand and none...