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Very interesting. I bet it's fairly effective as well. But I really don't like the idea of my entire rig being held together by some rubber dampeners. There must be a lot of stress at that point. Then again, all of us are at the mercy of a tiny little C clip that holds our motor spindles in...

That is lovely. There are some fantastic scenes in there. I like how steady the Inspire films. I did find the contrast and exposure much too high on a lot of it. I've been reading up on the Inspire camera as it looks like I might be purchasing one for an upcoming job and it does seem to quite...

I modified a X140B to work with a Sony NEX 6 (well actually Bluerex did the mod for me). It worked great for a year or so and I really loved it. Then for whatever reason it refused to calibrate the horizon and would always sit at an angle of about 20 degrees. The X-Cam staff were fantastic and...

Howdy from Canberra. You will find Australia is well represented here. So Flyingbikie? Does this mean you ride too? I just sold my Ninja 1000 and I'm really missing riding. Hoping to get another bike next season if all goes well.

So redo you compass calibration. Then look in the 'Failsafe' section of the config tab. What it's telling you is that your lowest throttle setting is below the value that has been set to trip a failsafe. So you need to look at PWM setting that your lowest throttle setting is outputting (which is...

What did your ground station report? It might be in some sort of fail safe due to failing a pre-arm check. Something like the compass not being calibrated etc. Did you arm it with the hardware switch? A lot of people aren't aware that the Pixhawk uses a hardware safety switch. It can be disabled...

Not that I'm aware of. I think it's popular with that sector because like the Pixhawk it's open source and highly configurable. It's also a good balance of quality and price, IMHO.

Hmm, not sure really. I'll give it a go next time I have a chance and let you know. Also, it's summer here so I haven't had a chance to try it out in a cold environment.

That's the only converter I've bought that didn't work at all. From what I could see when comparing it to one I bought from Amazon, it's the same exact board that they sell for $15. It's quite simple to remove the case and the RC connectors to save yourself some money.

Alexmos 32 bit. Although I removed the second IMU as I had some issues with it. I probably should put it back on but the gimbal is working well now so I don't want to change anything.

Well, I think I've got the CAME 7000 working well now. I turned the gains up a bit which didn't work as well but have a look at how much better the video is. I changed the color profile to CineD rather than Standard. I really like it. So I'll turn the gains on the gimbal back down and I...

I have a lot of batteries from Hobbyking of all types Nano, Compacts, Zippies etc. 3 cell, 4 cell and 6 cell from 2A to 8A. Interestingly enough most of them are now becoming puffy. It doesn't appear to have any relation to how often they have been used but rather the age of the battery. At...

I always run my specs by the staff at Aeronavics but that looks ok to me. Just as an aside, I took my full frame DSLR off my Skyjib X4 lite and replaced it with a Panasonic GH4. It's much lighter and gives me much better results. Although the Canon 5d certainly is the 'go to camera' right now...

I wouldn't jump in with a 6kg multi rotor if I were you. Start smaller and spend some time with it. During that time the answers to your questions will probably become a bit more clear to you. The choice of flight controller is full of variables and often times comes down to personal choice and...

Well, that's a big ask IMHO. Not that people here aren't up to it and I'm sure you will get a lot of help. The issue is that it's a fairly new area, people are full of opinions and it's a complex issue. Everyone I know spent a lot of time reading up on the topic and if at all possible find a...

IMHO the only reason they put the restrictions in was to protect their market share. When the regulators clamp down on drones because of safety concerns that drones are a risk to air traffic and sensitive areas only drones that have in-built restrictions will be allowed to fly. 3DR are paying...

Well get used to the idea. If drone manufacturers don't build in some restrictions then the results will be that none of us will be flying. We have more than enough proof now that without restrictions bad things happen. I think DJI is being responsible in restricting where these units can be...

Anthony of XAircraft International in Australia is a responsible person who goes well beyond what I would expect. I'm confident he will get back to you. I think at the moment he is travelling internationally which could be why you haven't heard from him as quickly as others of us have in the past.

If you like the Turnigy 9X but are willing to go a little bit more, but not nearly as expensive as an Aurora, then have a look at the Taranis Tx. However, I have a friend with the HiTec Aurora and he just loves it. It's a very high quality piece of gear. Tx are like religions though. You can...

I've always wondered what interaction there is between Zenmuse gimbals and DJI flight controllers? All the gimbals I have are totally independent of the flight controller.