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No such luck. Going bush and coming back on the 3rd. I have extra family in the car so a stop-off ain't looking good :( You guys should have a blast...

I have had many thoughts like this Matt over the years... I leave a pack charged all the time. I have found that even those who treat their batteries perfectly, discharging when not used to "storage levels" still see a steady decrease in their performance. I have been helping a mate in...

Good onya going the right way about this mate. Too many think they have the right to fly anywhere. Legally sometimes yes... but ethically and morally perhaps not... I think the old Pa is the perfect example where anything over 100' will probably just flatten the earth too much. Good luck :)

Do I need to bring my good gear down for a fly Matt??? It's 32 years since I was last crawling over that land...

Good luck!!!

Faster net is coming to you... unless of course you are too far from town... :(

I'd use one of these... http://quaternium.es/products/multicopters/spidex-v3 The Spidex V3 is the new version of the popular Spidex. The frame incorporates a Gopro3 stabilization system consisting of a passive system that uses the weight of the battery to isolate the frame of vibration by...

I see a few M690's out there now and they have been promoted as a turnkey pro solution. After seeing my local shop's demo machine, it obviously needs tweaking... no surprises for any of us that have been doing this for a few years. In fact the shop installed longer tubes to support the GH4...

Yup... my plywood diy gimbal with 360-deg mod'd servos and one of the few almost-ok Photohigher RSGS Skyline controllers in the world ;) Great for photos but not smooth enough for video. I'm working on a brushless gimbal for my Panasonic handycam. I've been looking at the LX100 but the lens...

Good luck!!! I will say that I fly mine with 1x5000 battery for 8 minutes, 2x5000 for 12+ :) I carry the Gopro/quarternium gimbal on top - or the diy Panny LX3 underneath, usually with one pack unless I need +10 minutes. 770 will work... but i found 700 with 12" props MY sweet-spot. Pete

If you are running only 4S, the prop speed will most likely be too slow on a 400Kv motor. You will probably have to increase prop size to 15" and you may have control issues in wind (with the inability of a slow-running motor to change speed fast enough to correct the copter). I'm not saying it...

Sunnysky 2814/11 700Kv with 12x6 APC narrow-blade clones The build blog of the original design is here... http://www.multirotorforums.com/showthread.php?17539-Another-quot-Pete-s-diy-Y6-quot-build-thread!-800mm-motor-motor It's been rebuilt since then with 1.5mm carbon sheet and carbon...

I can't read the thumbnail on my laptop... it's too small! I have a very similar machine to you, I run 12x6 APC clone props with 5000/10000mA 4S packs and I'm at 50% throttle with two packs. Pete

There's an Android app for remote trigger but that's all :( I use a servo as a remote ringer... well I did until I smeared it on the road :(

Spot on there!!! People underestimate the value of experience when going from toy-size Phantoms to large machines. It's worth while building a 3 Kg machine just as an experience builder. It doesn't even need a gimbal... but it will let you learn the different handing required on larger...

I'm certainly not racing in blindly buying when when still wait for real proof that it does what Align says... I was told just how awesome the two machines are by the local importer shop a couple of weekends ago. It can do this and that at and all at commercial quality... He has never done...

Welcome Kiwi :)

I was getting ready to buy the RX100 M3 (I had a M1 but smashed it onto the road under the copter 2 years ago) and then THIS arrives. Back to thinking again. I don't have an immediate need so I'll wait for one of you to buy it first!!! Pete

No worries... like I said, not here to stir. Just curious since comments like that don't come from nowhere... and PH self-promotion is legendary.

Certified manufacturer? Certified by who? NZ CAA doesn't have a "certified manufacturer" system in place at the moment. In fact CAA as of last week are scratching their head wondering how the hell they are going to do it! I'm not trying to stir... just chasing facts... Pete