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I'd be interested in 15" x 4" props.

Did he tell you to stop because some of the materials used to make your helicopter is known to cause cancer in the state of California?

Take a look at what this guy did, using an OpenPilot ControlCopter board. I kid him about having it mounted atop a utility pole but that's how stable it is. http://forums.openpilot.org/topic/8239-test-video-using-a-hexa/ In fact, take a look at what many OpenPilot folks are doing. The key is...

They're expensive when you crash them in the later stages, too.... :tennis:

Absolutely impressive!

I'm planning to build a quad copter for aerial videos. I've been experimenting a lot with a small single rotor but want to build a more stable and somewhat safer multi-rotor design that can carry a much better camera which weighs about a pound. Total gross weight of a quadcopter capable of...

There was also this publication that came up in the search. www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2003/media/janfeb2003.pdf

Here's information from the FAA website, published last year. http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=6287 I did a search on the FAA site for anything related to RC model aircraft restrictions, etc. and this is what came up. December 1, 2010 Contact: Les Dorr, Jr...