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Has anyone tried this with an Android smart phone? Has anyone found the Android AP?

This one appeared on my Facebook news stream. I'm not sure who to credit, but its sets the bar pretty high.

If you crashed hard enough to break arms you may also have damaged motor bearings. Turn them each by hand and feel for any abnormal roughness. One of mine was very bad after a minor crash (not even hard enough to break an arm). I could feel the "crunch" in the motor and even see the output...

Foxtech Double Shipment (Items Sold) Foxtech double shipped an order to me. I have agreed to sell the items here in the US and pay Foxtech once they are sold - makes more sense than sending them all the way back to HK. I have an extra 8 inch LCD monitor and a 3-way camera switch. Both are...

Foxtech 3 Way Camera Switch, NIB SOLD Foxtech mistakenly double shipped an order to me. I received two of these 3-way camera switches. I have agreed to sell the extra one here in the US and then pay them for the overshipment. That seems to make more sense than sending it all the way back to...

FoxTech 8 Inch Monitor - New In Box SOLD Foxtech mistakenly double shipped an order to me. I received two of these eight inch monitors. I have agreed to sell the extra one here in the US and then pay them for the overshipment. That seems to make more sense than sending it all the way back to...

At the IRCHA Jamboree two years ago I attended a session put on by Scorpion (motors and ESCs). Everyone attending won something - I won a Scorpion motor lube kit that consisted of their branded oil in a pen/needle applicator. During the session Scorpion reps demonstrated the proper way to lube...

Anyone tried these? They are inexpensive, but then there is that old saying "You get what you pay for." http://www.centuryheli.com/products/productdetail.htm?prtnm=CN2229&pageid=469

I'm not sure how the NAZA gimbal outputs can get by without a digital/analog setting. All the gyros I have owned (tail and/or FBL control on helis) have either had a digital/analog selector pin switch, a similar software setting option, or they came matched with a specific servo. Using an...

The rest of the story... The Foxtech FPV on-line customer service chat feature works very well. They determined that my payment from PayPal had arrived but that their site never recorded the actual order. We completed the process using the chat system and the items are now on the way to me...

I have a motor going bad on my F550 and have ordered a replacement. Eventually I would like to upgrade them all. I'd prefer to stay with the stock ESCs, 4S power, and my 10 Inch Graupners (only because the budget rules). Given the mentioned compatability limitations, I would appreciate your...

Update: Bambu Copter has provided tracking information. My order is now in NY - at least it is now on the same continent. I engaged FoxTech FPV using their on-line customer service chat. They don't seem to have a record of my order, at least not by my name. I have provided them the PayPal...

Earlier in the week I placed two first time small orders, one with Foxtech FPV and the other with Bambu Copter. In both cases I paid using PayPal. Perhaps I'm a bit spoiled by the great customer service I have experienced with US based retailers, and even those in the UK. To date I have heard...

I'm not sure how accurate that is. My RC helis really show the effect of blade balance during spool-up, but as the head speed gets closer to flying RPM everything becomes very smooth. This holds true with full scale helis as well. Jon

Alain - I fly the 10/5 Graupners and my ship needs 4S power. I have a Sterilite "lid" on top that adds a bit of weight. I can fly on 3S but she is underpowered. "Kloner" taught me the procedure to make that determination: With the ship fully loaded with all you intend to carry, hover (center...