Recent content by Peeliewally

Thanks for the replies. I'll have a look and see what I can get. I need to carry one with me every time I fly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, Can anyone advise the correct type of fire extinguisher that should be used for lipo fires. This is to carry with me when I'm out flying. I've read a few different posts but some say dry powder and others a class D??? Thanks.

Does anyone know if I can buy replacement antennas for the air unit? I live in the uk so if there are any online retailers then please let me know. Top tip: don't leave your F550 in places where a six month old kitten can get at it. Kittens also like Futaba receiver antennas [emoji15][emoji15]...

Thanks econfly. Two faults were pointed out to me. I hadn't set-up the voltage warning levels on the MC. I also had the props fitted the wrong way round. I thought the L & R markings on top of my props were to signal the travel direction when viewed from above. I was told that this was the case...

Lovely weather, DJI 550 in the car and off to the countryside for my maiden voyage. Everything charged the night before. Arrived at a nice quiet spot, hexacopter out, futaba powered on, hexacopter powered on, GPS location calibrated, Naza LED flashing steady green....all ready to go...stand back...

Thanks Mario2k. Futaba now all configured, thanks to watching some youtube videos, over and over until I got the grasp of it. Tomorrow is maiden voyage day if the weather is nice. Fingers crossed. I'll try and get a video of the event and post a link :)

hi there, I have a few question regarding my newly built F550. Any advice would be greatly appreciated: 1. I have a Futaba T8J transmitter & bundled 8 channel receiver. I have connected the receiver to my Naza M V2 using a single cable between the S.Bus port on the receiver and port X2 on my...

Welcome Keith. I'm not far from you down at the Tail O' the bank. This is a great forum and you will find everything you need to know to get you started. I started off by wanting to buy an out of the box Ready To Fly hexacopter but I was also more interested in how they work and how you build...

Thanks Bart, I was planning to do that but then I stumbled across power distribution boards when I was on the Hobbyking website and that got me thinking about other ways of connecting up FPV kit. Would an 8 channel transmitter be enough for simple FPV? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good morning....I'd like to ask peoples advice on using a completely separate power distribution board on a DJI F550 strictly for FPV devices and other things like LEDs. This would be fed from a second LiPo, the other LiPo connected to the built-in power distribution on the F550 lower frame...

Thanks very much Corey. Your help is much appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

here's another thing that's unclear to me. If I want to go down the FPV route, what equipment would I need for my DJI F550 with the NAZA-M v2 flight controller and Futaba T8J transmitter? I know that I would need a camera and gimbal and an FPV screen as discussed earlier in this thread Would I...

Thanks very much. I'll have a look at those other ones you mentioned. I hope to also use it for FPV when I can afford to buy myself a GoPro early next year.

....this is a great thread guys and full of loads of useful information for complete beginners like me. I have started buying bits for my project...DJI 550, T-Motor MT2216 v2, DJI 30A OPTO ESC, my next purchase will be a DJI NAZA-M V2. One question that I do have is that I want to buy a Spektrum...

Thanks very much. I went through the videos last night and I think i'll go down that route. I need to get myself some new tools but I'll start ordering bits and bobs soon.