Those seem like some serious considerations for anyone looking to use this as a "pro" rig. Most importantly, the tuning.
Seems to me the other issues are all annoying, but 'wasted time' related. While still a hurdle, these can be overcome by someone who doesn't use it on a...
I think the other version, without the MR specific features, that was announced at the same time has been available.
It definitely shows some promise - but the delay has been quite long. While I agree it's better to release when they're confident in its performance - one wonders what's up with...
Keep in mind that the APM flight controllers (including Pixhawk) have always been based on open source - so technically, there really is no "clone."
3DR has headed up much of the decelopment - but they do not "own" it. So cheaper versions of the Pixhawk style FC may be good quality - but may...
That's great to hear, hopefully this works out. Please let us know how it goes.
Love when the member can get other members out of a jam before the companies can! :)
I'm assuming you have tried (and re-tried) calibrations to correct the issue? Just figured I'd ask.
Sadly the tech support is very limited, if not completely non-existent. Who did you purchase the SXs from? I upgraded an SX fairly recently to Octo through BuddyRC. There were some issues...
I would imagine that Dakar would be a tough environment to work a drone in. Scenes of bikes/trucks left dead in the sand makes me think take off/landing could cause havoc with sand and dust in the motors.
Wish my DVR had picked up the footage. It never disappoints.
I think the thickness is typically a bit more with the G10 to match strength. I ended up using 1/8" which was probably overkill, but readily (and cheaply) available.
I got it from this guy: http://stores.ebay.com/NorVa-Plastics
Cool guy and great to deal with.