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I have found that ESCs and motors are quite resilient... at least when compared to the rest of the MR. I've had some bad crashes needing replacement of all kinds of parts, but haven't had a failed ESC or motor yet. (The same goes for the receiver and FC.)

I presume you are talking a 4S battery based on the voltages your talking about. If so, yes, you should be able to take it further. I recommend (and this is common with several other people's recommendation on this forum) that you gradually lower your voltage alarm/setting to a point where you...

ddikie, reading about your crash (which, BTW, I am really sorry for you and the crash and hope you get up and flying soon), it does not seem like it is the issue that Dave is warning us about. This issue in particular is that the WKM is dropping out of GPS and reverts to Attitude mode. Reading...

RC, I think you missunderstood my point. I know the new firmware has issues with talking to the GPS as we have seen plenty of posts to that effect. I was saying that the firmware doesn't break the hardware (I.e. doesn't fry chips that require getting hardware replaced), and I think that from...

I agree. However, hexacopter says he can't get into GPS mode at all. He may have a faulty GPS unit, but then again he blames the firmware, and it can't be both (firmware updates don't break GPS hardware).

I've been following the thread since the beginning; so I'm quite sure I understand your setup. I totally agree that you need to program your ESCs and ensure they setup properly. The thing that caught my attention was it stopped spinning, and started flipping. I was just trying to figure out...

Watched your video… For manual mode to have more power is normal. Manual mode is direct drive to the motors. However, attitude mode is centered around 50% to equal hold altitude. As for the left right flopping, There is definitely a motor imbalance it previously showed itself as a rotational...

Either this is the fee HobbyKing states on their page, as macsgrafs stated. Or I think this is your own bank's fees. My bank charges a percentage for all foreign transactions, which is why I switched to using PayPal from credit card. That way I'm not getting charged any from either HobbyKing...

I just turned 46 this past week, and I don't got any of it left! (I've gone with the shave head look for years since I was loosing it too fast... LOL)

Drewvian, can you confirm for us that the motors are spinning in the directions the props are setup? As Tahoe Ed said, the props do appear to be setup correctly, but we still do not know about the motors. If they are setup correctly, the prop will be causing downward flow of air (obviously...

Isn't it a blast? We are all with you on that aspect of this technology. You'll want to fix your aspect ratio. Somewhere along the way your video got squash into a 4:3 aspect ratio when viewing in YouTube.

Drewvian, yes, I meant the center of gravity. Just keep in mind that the COG will only be at the center of the MR if you design your MR at way and you keep thing balance, at least in the x/y direction. You don't want to put extra strain on a motor just because the weight isn't distributed...

The first two numbers on mine are over 200, but my configuration is totally different. For the purposes of getting it off the ground, I think you're fine. Setup one of you channels (or two) to adjust those gains. keep it low and close to you until you feel the gains are reasonable. Also...

Drew, I'm not seeing any video in your post. As for spinning, there are a couple things that would account for that. First is the main one: motors not setup for clockwise or couter-clockwise rotation. Have you checked that they are all spinning in the correct direction per the manual? Also...

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Glad you got that working. As for channels 9-14, I'm not sure how to help with the 7008, but my understanding is that you can use the S-bus for channels 1-8, then use the individual outputs for channels 9-14. I use an s-bus decoder from HobbyKing to use channels 9-14 on my 6208 receiver. As for...

ddikie, all of your 7 Wookong inputs should be mapped to your receiver if possible, which is the case with the transmitter/receiver pair you have. You can do that via s-bus (which is what I would recommend) through one servo wire. Then, output 8 of your receiver connect it up to the...

Dave, thankyou for bringing the thread back to focus. To the question you asked, I have Wookong with 5.24, BT LED with latest firmware (forget the #), GPS V2, IMU V1, and I haven't had any problem with the WKM dropping out of GPS mode (that I have noticed, felt, or seen, without pulling out the...

Doh! Sorry, I forgot you had posted that as your ultimate goal. So for starters, yes, you will NEED a video downlink and some kind of display device on the ground. The key next question is if it is a dual person setup, or a single person. I'll give you my quick take on that: For the types of...

I totally hear ya, and I expect its just a matter of time until it does happen. Maybe sooner than I think.