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God, these things are frustrating. I'm having all the usual problems... 1. Lag on aggressive roll 2. Lag and jitters on pitch, regardless of pitch inputs 3. Bounce on yaw (APM yaw PID related, not gimbal related) 4. Jitters on roll in fast flight 5. Horizon lag on aggressive yaw Sample (you...

Built me a mini v-tail, using a 35x35 APM unit. APM is functioning as well as expected, and I'm even running it off a 3Dr power module. Installed 3.2rc10, set frame to v-tail, and spooled it up in stabilise to just above idle in my hand to check stabilisation. Roll and Pitch work ok...but yaw...

I'm in the market for a decent Nex5-level gimbal, as an upgrade from my crappy RCtimer ASP, which I have never been able to get to run correctly/smoothly, even on Alexmos 2.4. It either buzzes, or vibrates, and the happy window inbetween is almost non-existent. So I'm toying with one of these...

it's "long grass" season at my field, and after a 30 minute search to find a slightly flipped quad, I realise a model locator would be very useful. I've seen this one, which initially looked perfect: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__20578__Turnigy_Be_Found_Lost_Model_Beeper.html But...

....but may need to turn it down. I'm not setup for international travel, my rig needs a bit of work and I am not that experienced in naval footage. Nor is my stomach... The job is on Scotland's west coast, and would suit someone local. Your equipment should be able to handle west coast weather...

Hi all, Just looking to see what others have for flight times with their Y6's. I am concerned about the weight of mine - 1.85kg without batteries, GoPros or gimbals. Throw on 2 x 4500mah 4S packs, and it's close to 2.7kg! It is a very solid build though - 25mm, 240mm carbon arms, and 3mm plate...

Just a quick question - I've got 4 x 12A hobbywing ESC's that are going in a 230 size quad, but I need to bump the speed to HIGH (default is MEDIUM). I'd rather just do this via a card, but the only one I have is a multistar one. Do they all do the same thing, these cards? Or will I need a...

Witness the handiwork of another quality implementation... Squirting out doing a demonstration of FPV technology to a local SAR rep, and this happened. 500m out, still had rock solid 5.8 video, and the TBS did a flip for no reason. Got control, but it wasn't to last - control was on and off...

Hi guys, Looking for a Phantom in reasonable shape for product design. Can be in beat up shape, but both upper and lower body shells must be intact, and all screw holes usable. All other part are optional, but the ESC's would be nice. Don't need the transmitter, batteries etc either, but again...

Just got a batch of 8 1455" CF props from RCtimer - I had a batch before, but I...errrr...."end of lifed" them. They were ok props actually - I'd have preferred T-motors, but hey ho - these worked fine. Until I got the new batch of 8. All 8 were *massively* out of balance. I just flung them on...

Hi all, I'm upgrading my workhorse to version 1.2 soon, and the big step will be the change from quad to hex. For my pay loader project I need to be able have normal flight characteristics with 2kg of load. This will mean 6 x tmotor 3508-29's and 14" props. 6S. I would normally re-use my...

Hi guys, Ok, given the rate of progress of Gimbal design these days, I thought I'd ask where can I get a Gimbal that meets the following criteria: - Lighter than a generation 1 RCtimer aluminium - Is *not* an "L-shaped" gimbal. ie the mount tray is supported by a motor on one side, and a...

Ok, I'm running an out the box RCTimer ASP (RCtimer martinez controller, v49), with a nex5r, standard lens. It's fed from a 12V BEC (Gryphon). I've got roll totally locked in; no vibes, instant response, no lag, no over-compensation. On the tracking screen (front page of the tool) it barely...

My hangar.... 1. A commercial prototype heavy lift V4/V8 (Nex5 gimbal range). Currently without top plate and gimbal in pic. 2. Medium lift conventional X4 (Gopro gimbal range) 3. Ubiquitous TBS Disco (currently fitted for night duty) 4. 240 size KK fun X4 for club night at gymnasium All apart...

Hi guys, I'm doing a custom build quad, and have been ordering some part from China...and come to regret it. One area in particular...the screws! Where do they get them from??? They are utter rubbish - they seem to use a 2.65245mm hex head, which even when you can get an allen key that fits...

Hi guys, After drumming my head against the wall trying to source the problems with my RCtimer gimbal, I eventually traced one of them to a physical problem, not a PID one. Basically, the entire gimbal itself was moving when exposed to lateral accelerations in X and Y axis - in...

Hi guys, Still struggling to get this optimised, and I've been up and down the PID and power scales. Ignore the yawing (and poor pilot skills!) in this video, but can anyone see what the problem is with the "bobbling" in roll around dead centre? It should be totally level, but you can see...

ok, big mistake...managed to break off and damaged the USB port on my alexmos! So...I can use the serial connection using a FTDI cable...except I can't! I can't seem to get the cable to work! I keep getting a "Serial corrupt" message, and the alexmos just crashes and resets when you trying to...

http://quadframe.com/collections/cm/products/bldc_g_001 Here's my first video from it. Not impressed so far. Vibes...flutter...failing to level...and a strange and permanent tiny oscilation in the pitch axis. It was windy though, which does explain some of the symptoms.Also, I'm passing pitch...

Hi guys, Anyone else seen this? It's not a great pic, but I think you can see the white bars corrosponding to the same location as the minimOSD text on the screen. (though this picture makes them look much worse than they are). No matter what I do, I can't get the bars to fade away...