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  1. Old Man

    Quad Parts List

    Not much info about that APM power supply unit other than 10s. Nothing describing the very important current capability. The generally standard versions do between 60 an 90 amps, with 60A being the most common.
  2. Old Man

    3DR anyone else having problems??

    Probably correct. Our society looks at price before all else and generally rejects better products if they cost more than the cheaply priced product. Look at WalMart as an example, then take a look at the "Made In XX" labels found on all the hard goods in other stores. You can waste days...
  3. Old Man

    Terrain Following

    Anything DJI only does what DJI wants it to do, and integration of outside systems or programming is one of the things DJI doesn't do.. Learn how the AP deals with changes in waypoint elevation through trial and error over flat ground. Good terrain following requires more than Google Earth...
  4. Old Man

    3DR anyone else having problems??

    They've moved the entire production facility to China from Mexico, and they put a lot of faces at the NAD. I'm disappointed with the move to China but everything together might be a plausible explanation for the recent shipping and delivery screw ups. Not a good one, just plausible.
  5. Old Man

    3DR anyone else having problems??

    Did they refund the express shipping charges? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Old Man

    Gimbal recommendations

    Tarot works very well if you set them up correctly. There are so many different Go Pro gimbals out there it can be hard to make a decision but if you go with what you know works due to the volume of people successfully using them you'll make a good choice. You don't want to be spending weeks...
  7. Old Man

    Police UAV Applications and Advantages

    You forgot 24/7 surveillance of the entire U.S. population without a warrant, establishing population patterns of life, secretly scanning the contents of everyone's cell phone, again without a warrant, complete violation of the 4th and 5th amendments, with no citizen oversight or ability to...
  8. Old Man

    3DR anyone else having problems??

    Good points. I remember early last year when the other company had massive logistical problems in the U.S. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. Old Man

    Tarot T810 build log

    Too many years of gas two strokes and things that go boom. My hearing is not good enough to hear what you reference.
  10. Old Man

    3DR Iris+... My experience so far

    Thanks. That caused me to dust off my 3DR APM quad tonight and update the software. Just so I could load up the drift mode. Last time I flew with that I had a gimbal and camera and a much heavier MR. A lot of fun but really hard on the gimbal. Nothing fancy on the quad, just a bare bones...
  11. Old Man

    Tarot T810 build log

    You're not supposed to let the air out of it;) No, a hissing sound is not normal. Should be silent. Put mine, with the Eagle Tree Vector, into the air for the first time last Sunday. The Vector can handle the size of it but I kept getting an sBus error message the repeatedly generated auto...
  12. Old Man

    3DR Iris+... My experience so far

    Yea, especially when the renaming was done by me in error:rolleyes: They have too many flight modes... Drift is correct where Guide is a mode for semi autonomous work.
  13. Old Man

    lipo wont fully charge.

    Pretty much the same as others, Tattu, Max Amps, Hyperion. In large batteries the Max Amps are great but the prices are very high. Some of that gets offset by the way they treat you, which is very good. The shortest life span batteries are always the ones obtained at low prices through Chinese...
  14. Old Man

    lipo wont fully charge.

    I don't think it's a better charger. Just a basic Hitec X2/400 multi charger and power supply. Perhaps it's the way I handle them. I always balance charge and try to charge at a 1C rate. The first charge is slow to keep heat to an absolute minimum. When the batteries are new I do not...
  15. Old Man

    3DR Iris+... My experience so far

    Tea, it takes some time to get used to the numerous flight modes, and I think even more are coming in a month or so. If yu want to have some fun, take off the camera/gimbal, or at least disconnect them from power and go fly in "Drift" mode. The copter will over bank the gimbal limits if it's...
  16. Old Man

    Ascent Aerosystems, Sprite

    Too late. Look up Aerovel Corp. http://flexrotor.com/ The owner founded the company I work for.
  17. Old Man

    Ascent Aerosystems, Sprite

    It does generate a new perspective to the phrase "drop in"... It sort of reminds me of those old cheap, hand held, battery powered fans one used to buy from the blue light special table in discount stores.
  18. Old Man

    3DR Iris+... My experience so far

    So aside from that how's it working out for you?
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