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    Year of the quad-copter!!

    Thank God for the fail safe feature on my Dx7s. I was hovering over my house at about 100 feet in GPS mode. The quad started to glitch and pitch left and took off horizontally out of sight several houses down. I was running my fpv system but not looking at the display. I HAD NO VISUAL ON THE...
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    Year of the quad-copter!!

    Thanks for looking out for me!! I just put on a set of Graupners a few days ago. I balanced them and it flew great! First thing I noticed was that the motors ran cooler and it held altitude better. I also replaced the acorn nut with a locking nut and an 8mm washer for under each prop. The...
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    Year of the quad-copter!!

    I thought about that but by folding camping table with chair seems to be the best for now. Finally found some Graupners in-stock at on RC-Drones. $12.00 each free shipping.
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    Year of the quad-copter!!

    Good questions... I am looking for some Graupners as we speak... The monitor is held by a wall/ceiling satellite speaker mount bought from www.monoprice.com (4-pack really cheap, but good stuff). The antenna receiver is a leg from an old aluminum camera tripod. Also, in the case I used a...
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    Year of the quad-copter!!

    I have been into RC's for a long time, but I have never experienced the complexity and the precision of flying a Multicopter! I have sold every RC car and Heli I own and jumped into the DJI F450 with Naza + GPS + FPV system. I built an FPV ground station using an aluminum case from Harbor...
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