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No worries Bart. I'm currently saving up for a 3DHS 104 Slick :-). I've been kicking the idea around about using some nice XOAR props for the octo. When I saw your thread, I figured I'd better jump on it before I miss the opportunity. Lance

Hi Bart, Sorry it took so long to reply with the weight of my octo. It's 12lbs 0.4oz. I'm currently getting 9 min flights with two 4s 5000mAh in parallel. I can probably push it to 10 min, but I like landing with a little juice to spare. Thanks again. Lance

I'll have to check when I get home from work on Tues.

Hi Bart, I just posted this in another thread, hope it's ok to repost it here. "I've been thinking about switching out my apc sf11x4.7 props for xoars. Does anyone know where to get xoars pairs in the US? Also, when I switch from apc sf to xoars on my planes I tend to got up a size to get...

Hello All, I've been thinking about switching out my apc sf11x4.7 props for xoars. Does anyone know where to get xoars pairs in the US? Also, when I switch from apc sf to xoars on my planes I tend to got up a size to get similar power output. Should I go for 12x4's or 12x5's vs 11x5's when...

Oops, disregard my last post. I thought this was a new thread to put another order together for props.

I'll take 6 sets to try out on my Avroto's. Lance

So he'll ship to the US?

Thanks again fellas for all the advice. I went through a week of trying some of the advice listed here and I finally made some head way. I started out with balancing the props again and really didn't see much of a difference. I then spent two days working on the gimbal. I locked everything down...

Thanks for the ideas guys! *I'll definitely recheck my prop balance. *I did balance the props prior to installing them and I ran each motor (without props) to check for vibrations. Everything seemed normal with very low vibrations. I did notice three main things durning my build that concerns...

Hello All, I just finished my first AP platform, a MK Octo. Here's my setup details: --MK Stack (FC, NAVI, GPS, BLs) --Avroto M2814-11S turning APC Slowfly 11x4.7 Props --5/8" Diameter Aluminum Arms about 37" from motor to motor in length --PhotoShipOne mkTR Professional Camera Mount...

My attempt at flying it yesterday almost ended in a flip! I scratched my head and went to bed. Someone suggested I recheck my motors for correct directions and I thought, "you gotta be kidding, I've looked those motors over and checked the direction of rotation a bunch of times! Ain't no way...

She flies!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlIq2l3Yxqk Lance

Hi Ken, I haven't worked on my octo in more than a week now due to work taking all my time. I'm starting to take another look at it and had a couple of follow up questions about the isolator board. 1. Do I still power the BLs via the main power plug on the PDB? 2. If so, then do I...

I bought two Turnigy 4s 5000mAh 40C packs. I'm planning on running them in parallel for 10000mAh total cap. I think I read somewhere that that should give me 10-12min flight times. I tested a couple of my motors with a standard ESC and 4s packs. The motors are pulling 23amps WOT.