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There are a few choices, i have always been an advocate of Spektrum and the DX8. It received some bad press a year or two back due to brown outs. But that was all resolved and they are great radios. Allowing failsafes to be programmed on all channels which is very important in a multicopter...

Couldn't agree more. Especially considering its price point compared to Ace One and Wookong H. The only downside is no return to home for the CAA safety aspect. But then again, this is designed for the hobbyist. That being said, i use it on one of my single rotors, and it does a great job of...

Flight sim is definitely a good idea. With the current ones on the market, if you master the sim, you have a good chance of getting your quad in the air and back down again in one piece and more importantly, safely. As you learn on your actual controller, it gets you used to the stick movements...

Cant remember the exact date, i can have a look through my email folder. But very confident it was some time after the date you bought yours. Have a look under the motor, it is stamped on the ESC circuit board toward one side in white letters. Remove the 4 screws that hold the carbon plate to...

Just to chuck in another option. EagleTree's "EagleEye's". It uses the video feed from the aircraft to implant all GPS info from its OSD module on the aircraft. The video feed on the ground from the video Rx then goes via Eagleeyes which picks up on the injected code and translates that into...

Confirming, best bet is to phone them, if you look on there site they have a number to call. 407-349-7850 . If i have ever had issues, they have always been really helpfull on the phone.

If you have had it around a year, that would have been before the newer versions of the ESC's where released, in fact you must have had one of the very first frames? Around September last year DJI released updated versions of the ESC's. On one of the original S800's i built around August of last...

I think this should be quite handy - http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1995/20110906SUAApplicationOperationsManualTemplate.pdf It covers most bits needed in the manual, and a guide on writing it. I hope it helps.