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So, being one of the officers in an RC club I went to the monthly meeting tonight, one always held in the local hobby shop. On a whim I bought an Dromida Ominus while I was there. Soon after the battery finished charging I found I had made an immense mistake in buying this thing. I'm afraid...

That wedding video was so completely staged, and the narrative absolute crap. Not one person looked in the direction of the Phantom. Nobody was watching the photographer. If real everyone would have been watching the copter, including the bride and groom. Everyone would have been nervous or...

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Please keep us posted with what you find out. For the record, I'm one that provided an FAA comment opposing the use of Micro UAS over people, and suggested reducing the defined size of Micro UAS to 1 kilogram from 2.

OK, just how does one edit a thread title?......

Received a blurb in my e-mail today from 3D Robotics. Looks like they have something new to be announced at the 2015 NAB show this Monday, April 13!

Just shows they'll do anything to make a buck. Law, safety of people, lots of people, none of that matters as long as they generate revenue. It's the common M/O with Chinese hobby distributors and has been that way for a decade. Contemplate that when we consider our next high dollar purchase...

The application approval time line is precisely why my partner and I elected to terminate our activities in preparing 333 documentation. The point at which Part 107 becomes law heavily influences the need for filing an exemption petition and also eliminates the need of a Pilot's license. BTW...

Actually you did a good thing. Some flight crew might get to keep living because of it. The Chinese have been boot legging a lot of battery shipments into Malaysia by mislabeling the contents. From Malaysia the shipments are re-routed through other unsuspecting carriers for final transport...

It's going to be a big money fine and possible block of their imports if they get caught. I'm willing to bet it's more about air transport regs on lithium content/energy.

You won't need an Iris. Your quad has been called a "pick up truck" by 3DR R&D people because it can do anything you ask of it. Put a 4000mA 4s on it for power and you can carry another one for ballast and still get a 15 minute flight. The size differences between the Iris and the quad are...

Did they send two of them?

There's a lot to be said for DJI making for an easy entry into aerial photography, but much more that I don't think is understood. Most going the DJI package route have shot their wad by the time they've used up their credit line or disposed of their disposable cash. Loss of GPS will mean loss...

Good point.

The fastest FHSS Tx/Rx combo on the market is the Airtronics SD10GS. Damn good systems for planks. Don't know how they work with MR FC's but for a gimbal they should be great. It even has a 10 channel Rx. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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You won't be disappointed. A friend of mine owns a hobby shop and the Ominus is to "go to" quad for thrash and trash flying. It will take a serious beating and still be functional. Plus it's fun! If you want to later try FPV stuff there's an FPV version that provides basic video but has some...

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For just plain having fun, the Ominus. It's inexpensive, responsive, and takes a serious beating. All manual, no automation except a flip when desired, the user really does the flying. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bart, I like the way you closed out the video, referencing the possible dual purpose of an "everybody" quad, and as a fast and easy means of learning Pixhawk. Those reasons were exactly why I previously purchased the discontinued RTF 3DR quad with APM 2.6, and later the RTF X-8 with Pixhawk...