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This is a great source for MR information.

I've had two costly crashes. One was due to poorly designed carbon fiber prop that snapped shortly after take off. My flat hexa couldn't recover from the loss of one prop. This was before DJI's firmware update to compensate for the loss of a prop. The other was when I pushed my Y6 too far...

Yeah...that's crazy. I saw that before. I think they or a similar company had a crash that caused a fatality to it's operator. Flying something that big doesn't look like fun though.

I did it by hacking the landing stubs off of the plastic arms. I used a dremel sander to smooth out the stubs and spare carbon fiber discs to provide a platform to mount the coaxial motors. It was a brain twister. A little careful drilling allowed me to use the supplied motor mounts to attach...

I see a lot of nice frames, but it leads me to the question of flight times. I see a lot of big framed craft only carrying a Gopro. It seems like over kill unless you are using a point and shoot camera. I like the Spy hero 600 hexacopter's look. It's very clean.

Kinda a funny, but scary video of a flyaway: http://youtu.be/1_WulcOz_Vc

Funny video I found on Youtube about fly aways: http://youtu.be/bun93-GVjBY

I like this idea. My only worry would be getting the power line caught up in the rotors. Continuous flight would be so much fun.

(humor) All I can say is: Intelligent flight planning. Get your shots from a distance. ;) You should plan non-direct flight paths that would prevent someone like that crazy lady from finding you. lol :) ;) Lead them away from your launch point on your return trip to home. :)

I believe the fly aways are caused by radio reception issues and not the GPS. I've never had a flyaway or glitches while flying my WKM with a Futaba radio and diversity receiver. I believe in the Phantom's current configuration that strong signal interference will cause problems. DJI's...

I wouldn't be surprised if every news organization had a Phantom for that difficult news worthy shot. They secretly envy and want use it commercially. They would change the story if the FAA allowed the press to use multicopter/drones for news coverage.

Man, I'm surprised that the Phantom took so many hits against buildings before crashing. And I would think that after crashing it once into a skyscraper that I would land the craft...out of fear. That dude couldn't even launch it from his balcony. That should have been his first clue not to...

I plan on buying the Phantom Vision Plus despite the issues of fly aways. There are several videos on the original Phantoms flying off in space. Humor side, I found a support page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djiflyaway

I found this theory on fly aways on Youtube. It makes sense: http://youtu.be/_ge3GuhEDRM

Does anyone think the fly aways are caused by receiver interference?

The SuperX sounds interesting especially after they demonstrated how it handles erroneous GPS/compass issues. I would crap my pants if I had an 8 pound ship fly off uncontrolled.

I've flown in GPS mode without any issues. I'm using one of the earlier versions of DJI WKM. I've seen videos of the flip of death etc, and was thankful that my compass was not affected. I read about DJI incorporating a new feature to help prevent fly aways by activating the Return to Home...

My Y6 weighed just shy of seven pounds. After crashing my first flat hexa (which was about the same weight), I refused to fly over people, cars, etc. My first crash put a nasty taste in my mouth. Thinking about seven pounds dropping out of the sky onto someone would make me sick. The...

Many cell towers are disguised as trees. You really have to be careful. It didn't look like you lost control of your craft, just the video. Those are moments that you are glad when fail safe works.