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  1. Spitfire76

    DJI MAVIC PRO Give-A-Way

    Congrats John!
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    New Product GNSS/GPS RTK Systems with Dual Frequency and Heading

    It would be great to have this level of positioning accuracy for my drone but the price is too high at present for this poor DIYer.
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    Hex now built and flying, but want to upgrade to good quality motors.

    I am building a similar rig, are the motors "SunnySky X2212" or same other manufacture ?
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    DJI MAVIC PRO Give-A-Way

    The first flight would simply be at my local park in Roseville, California. Here is my Facebook post
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    3DR Pixhawk Mini Release

    Recently 3DR added the "Pixhawk Mini" to its website. It looks very much like the Pixhawk Falcon which is available from HobbyKing and others. They do say that they "collaborated" with HobbyKing on this FC but it uses upgraded sensors and there maybe some other differences compared with the HK...
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    B6AC Dual power not discharging/storage

    It might be a silly question but do you have the balance charger cable connected ? Only I believe that's used for the discharge path.
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    DroneVibes Drone Giveaway Contest! What drone should we award as the prize?

    I was going to change my mind in favor of the Autel X Star Premium but as they don't yet offer a SDK I'll stick with the DJI P4
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    DroneVibes Drone Giveaway Contest! What drone should we award as the prize?

    I don't own any brand name drones as I like building my own but if I decided to buy a RTF drone I believe I would go with a DJI P4. I did look into the Yuneec Typhoon H awhile back as I like the retractable landing gear and the built in tablet in the controller but I've seen reviews which say...
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    3DR Pixhawk

    Sorry for the late reply to you price drop but I've decided to go with one of the smaller versions of the Pixhawk (mini, lite or falcon) as these are a bit cheaper.
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    3DR Pixhawk

    Thanks, is it a genuine 3Dr Pixhawk ? Also what in addition to the flight controller is included (cables, power module, switch buzzer etc..) ?
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    3DR Pixhawk

    Actually I have been considering a Tarot frame but for the moment just interested in the Pixhawk without telemetry radio and GPS so please let me know your asking price.
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    3DR Pixhawk

    What model of Tarot 680 is it (TLxxxxx) ? I already have a Taranis X8R and GPS although its the a series 6 and I know that there are some later versions that lock faster and on to more satellites so might be interested if its one of those.
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    3DR Pixhawk

    Is your Pixhawk Flight Controller still for sale?. I am looking for one to replace my aging APM 2.6 and have got fed up waiting for the next gen Pixhawk to become available. I already have the telemetry radio so its just the FC and associated cables that I would be interested in.
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    Haynes Manual on How to build a drone

    The company that normally publishes manuals for automotive DIYers has a manual on how to build your own drone. https://haynes.co.uk/catalog/general-interest-manuals/home-garden-leisure-activities/build-your-own-drone-manual I don't have a copy yet so I can't comment if its any good or not. If...
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    Airbus Launches Cargo Drone Challenge

    This was my entry. Not expecting it to win any prizes though but thought it would be interesting to attempt such a design. Not having any experience in aeronautical engineering or CAD did not help but I learnt a lot along the way. https://localmotors.com/richardj/rj-mk1/
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    Greetings from Roseville, CA

    This looks like a great place for me to discuss building and flying drones and so give my wife a rest from me talking to her about them. I am a big fan of the podcasts and have listened to them all since they first started a few years back. I have built my own quad, mainly for taking aerial...
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