Recent content by BerndM

Thanks Kloner, I'll check out this other thread. In MY particular case, I have the bone stock Witespy DJI F450 Flamewheel with the NAZA located between the upper and lower plates in the dead center. There is nothing to prevent sunlight from hitting all sides of the unit. I have over 300 hundred...

My NAZA has the red LED inside the case and is 100% unaffected by any sort of light. I fly 100% in ATTI mode and I can hover in place while slowly rotating thru a full 360 with zero effect on altitude holding, and this is in brilliant SoCal sunshine. I do NOT have the GPS module, so maybe...

I feel your pain. The REAL Deans can be tough to pull apart because of the smooth housing. Some of the Deans Copy cats have little ridges on them which really helps, but I don't trust them. Try this: Take a pencil soldering iron, get it nice and hot and use the sharp point to make some VERY...

Hey Kloner Fantastic videos! Thanks for sharing! The video where you are flying down the train tracks, how far from your location do you figure you flew? Seemed like a loonngg way. What do you think you top speed was during that flight? Thanks

Hey DesJardins Great work. The info you provided is exactly what I needed to jump into the FPV thing. What vendors did you use for your FPV equipment? Did you have any odd issues using the superwide view of the GoPro camera? I guess a lot of FPVers use a separate narrower angle view camera...

I readily admit that I tend to be a bit anal in trying to eliminate as many potential problems before doing anything. It's kept me alive while working for for a electrical utility for 35 years with voltages up to 220,000. I'd LIKE to think that luck plays a very small part. I figure that a few...

I bought my F450 FW back in April so maybe my motors are a different production run than the current batch. But other than replacing the bearings on just 1 of the motors, I have over 250 absolutely trouble free flights averaging about 7 minutes each. That's almost 30 HOURS of flying time. I'm...

This picture is a PERFECT example (Thanks!) of what I was saying a while ago. Look closely at the contact between the top of the prop hub and the prop nut. Notice all the little gaps there? This is why I strongly recommended gently sanding the raised letters off the prop hub to allow full...

Is this problem only showing up on the very latest offerings of the NAZA module? Mine is probably 7 months old and apparently I do NOT have this problem at all. I tried it yesterday to purposely try to get the my DJI F450 quad to drop. The sun was as bright as could be (I'm in the Los Angeles...

What in the world are you guys talking about???? Are you saying the sunlight has an effect on the NAZA module? I've never heard mention of this before and I have over 250 trouble free flights on my DJI F450 FW flying in all manner of light conditions from dawn to dusk. Please explain.......

I have mine mounted to the underside of the bottom plate facing the rear. My RX is directly above it on top of the plate. So far this has worked perfectly for me as it is very visible.

Another possibly good split would be any NAZA with and without GPS

I fly my Stock DJI F450 FW using Graupner 10X5 props, which is a slightly heavier load than your 10X4.5 props. After a 7 minute flight on my 3S 2200 batteries, the motors are all about 105 degrees F and so is the battery pack. The ESC's are much cooler than that. This is in 80+ degree weather. I...

The legs look GREAT!!!! What are they made of?

This is what you need to find the quad as long as the water id reasonably clear http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNDERWATER-video-color-camera-with-white-light-LEDs-24E-/390454936376?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae8ed8338#ht_12177wt_1139