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I think it's awesome that you are taking the initiative to do this on your own and just figure it out. That is the best way to approach it! If I can give you one tip that might help save a few bucks, look into using G-10 fiberglass while you are still experimenting. This would be in place of...

If you are doing this all out of 1mm CF, I can pretty much tell you right now it's not going to work. With that much thrust, you are going to need to have thicker main plates (at least 2mm, better to go with 3 or 2.5) as well as several aluminum stand offs sandwiched in between to provide extra...

You are 1 slice of bread of a full sandwich with this one! You HAVE to have a bottom/second plate in that configuration, and to be honest, 1mm is probably not going to cut it either. Without having the bottom plate on there, your boom clamps aren't really clamps, they are hooks with no real...

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It's been a while since I've been on the site and I noticed that there is no more sub-forum for 3D mapping/scanning. Any chance of bringing that back? Here is a scan we recently did in Baltimore. https://skfb.ly/OTAz

The Inspire went on sale because the new model is coming out very soon. They have done this with every single release since the beginning of the company.

Wow, awesome article! I've always said that Machu Picchu is in the top 5 places that I would like to fly. So jealous right now!

I'm having an issue with my Inspire and was wondering if anyone else has seen this. The short description is that it loses connection with the radio within seconds of turning it on. For more detail, I power up the radio and app, then turn on the aircraft and it will connect at first. The fan on...

This does look pretty interesting. Thanks for posting it @Bartman . @PeauProductions , Do you have an plan on allowing a trigger input? This would be good for those that use something like a Pixhawk to trigger then camera based on location rather than time. Also, are there any other options for...

I'm going to use a Canon S100 hard mounted to bottom for mapping. This is very similar in weight to a GoPro with a gimbal, so I think it will be ok. Beyond that, I'm not messing with it. I like the idea of it working out of the box and I want to keep it that way. ;-)

Hey Bart, I've got an Iris+ coming tomorrow. We will be using it for some mapping missions along with another Pixhawk hexa I built. I'll post some of our results up here when we get it up and flying!

If I had to guess, I doubt it would work with anything but the new N1 controller.

CNN wasted no time covering the Matrice. http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/06/08/hackable-developer-drone-dji-china-lu-stout-pkg-ns.cnn

It looks like DJI has now officially announced the Matrice 100 quad platform along with their new sense and avoid system called Guidance. This new offering is gearing solely towards developers that are attempting to build new technologies that have aerial applications. Think of camera...

Hi Welcome to the forum. Reading through your answers above as well as your website I might offer a few pointers. 1. Your prices are way low. I see above that you mentioned you set them low because you want to build up a body of work/portfolio, and that is fine, but if you are building a...

I think the problems are only chronic for noobies that don't know how to identify them and work around them. After dealing with DJI for the last few years, the issues they have now are tame compared to how they used to behave!

N1? Any new details on that? I've finally come to terms with the fact that I need to replace one of my Wookongs (long story) and don't really want to go with an A2 for a few different reasons. Maybe this is something to look into?

Hmmm.. very interesting. I have a few good uses for just such a platform, especially since you can use the SDK on this thing. I wonder if all their new offerings are going to be using Lightbridge from here on? It seems like they are investing heavily in that direction.

New firmware just came out yesterday. It seems to be ok so far. I know that the partially charged packs were being blamed, but that is a cop out at best. In the real world, you don't always get the chance to always fly with a fresh pack. I do countless jobs where I might get the shot I need in...

Nice to see AD joining the family! They are great folks that make a great product!