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Today my scale helicopter did an aggressive right roll on take-off causing a blade strike. Luckily there was no boom strike so damage was limited to blades and a few other minor items. I have been flying rc helicopters for 20 years, have experience with many other flybarless systems but I need...

I have installed the Hoverfly GIMBAL on the PhotoHigher AV200 with the pan adaptor. It comes standard with the SAVOX servos on all three axis. Tilt and roll are working as they should with good stability in pitch and holding a level horizon. The pan is not working correctly. It will not hold in...

Yesterday I managed to get the octocopter flying for the first time with the APM2 board. As a starting point I copied across all the values I used for the APM1 which I had flying pretty well. I would have thought the PID settings would be similar between the APM1 and APM2. That is not the case...

Thanks for all the replies, it is much appreciated. After all the research I have done on the large heavy lift platforms I get the feeling that there is really not that much info out there on what really are the best combinations. This is possibly true due to the fact that the heavy lift...

Hey Lance, Can you please send me your email address. We have lots to talk about. Rgds Graham

Hi Lance. Check my very recent post as I also have the same questions as you. It will be interesting to see what results we come up with. Graham http://www.multirotorforums.com/showthread.php?2184-What-power-plant-combo-for-the-Skyjib-8&p=23012#post23012

Can anyone suggest the correct power plant combination for the Droidworx Skyjib 8 with the AV200 gimbal and camera? I will be using the AXI 4120/20 motors to power the Skyjib 8. According to E-calc using the 14x4.7 props with an all up weight of aprox 9kg and a 5 cell Lipo the unit will fly at...

Does anyone know when the Octocopter settings will be released for the new APM 2 board from Arduino?

You are right Bart, To introduce another layer of connections may introduce more harm than good. I am using good quality and well known motors and ESCs. I think the phrase “keep it simple” is very relevant here.

Thanks for all the replies, great info which all helps! I am in the process of putting together a Skyjib 8 and I want to build in as much safety / redundancy as possible hence my questions. What you are saying regarding the I2C Isolator and MK ESC combination makes total sense as I did not...

Thanks for the explanation. So what you are saying is this is only an issue with MK controllers. I have standard 70 Amp speed controllers for a large octocopter platform and will more than likely use Arduino. So am I correct in saying with my setup the I2C isolator will serve no purpose as each...