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Not yet. But I don't believe our regulator would approve such a shoot for anyone. If they did I think the least of the requirements would be a parachute. That copter went to 2600 feet altitude. Just imagine if it experienced a fault. It would come down fast and not necessarily over the set where...

I understand and agree with you. I actually side on the side of getting the shot and mitigating the risk. But I've been pulled back from that view quite a bit as I become more educated and experienced. The safety here was non existent. That copter didn't even have a parachute system. Why not? I...

Haven't you ever seen a multirotor fall from the sky? It's NEVER safe to fly directly over people. I suppose someone will have to die before people figure that out. I would never stand under a multi let alone fly it over a crowd of people. These copters are hobby grade at best. It's simply not...

I'm not doing commercial work yet as I'm still navigating the requirements here in Australia so you are way ahead of me. I did work in commercial photography in the US for some time though. There's no doubt that your video is excellent. But at the end of the day, the job is to please the client...

Altitude measurements in GPS are not even close to the accuracy achieved with the baro. I'm sure the limits would be applied to a reading of what the altitude at takeoff point is so moving to a different location will make no difference. That's why you can take off from a hill, fly in to a...

I agree. But remember, that's who pays for the product so it makes sense to market to them. This is a very interesting situation. So, did you contract to deliver a finished video or to supply aerial footage for them to do with what they want? It reminds me of the old days in photography when we...

This has to be one of the most creative videos I've seen done from a multirotor. It also seems very unsafe. Would you do such a shoot? No way it would ever be approved in Australia. Here is a pic of the rig they used: http://instagram.com/p/sY1QFWiSqg/

All you have to do is release the clip before removing them. Pulling on the wires will result in the wire connectors pulling out of the plug. Either release them properly or just shave the clip off like a lot of people do. After that you won't have any issues with them. I do agree that another...

I went through similar frustrations with an AlexMos32 I bought from GotHeliRC. The first thing I did was to operate it without the frame IMU and just the camera IMU. When I did that all the i2c errors stopped so I knew it had something to do with the second IMU. I tried shielding the cable...

Wow! I've been waiting ages to see this. When Marco posts tests I pay attention as he's one top flyer. I've heard that 3DR may finally have dealt with mounting their IMU properly as well so maybe there is some hope for the Pixhawk. I hope they are working on decent OSD as well. There's always a...

Just yesterday this insurance company came to the party in Australia with a policy that covers 20 million public liability for around $1200. For additional fees they will do full comprehensive on the equipment as well. See http://www.absaviation.com.au/html/about_us.cfm

What I look for mostly in those reports is the motor graph. In the first one your motors are all tracking together. But in the second one 1,3,5 are lower than the others which I think indicates an issue with balance perhaps? But overall the reports look good to me. The vibration levels could be...

+1. Completed my RPAS certification course with FPV Australia today (that's Fly Photograph Video not FPV flying). I can't recommend the course enough for anyone in Australia. Very relevant, great opportunity to meet others working in the same industry and presented in an interesting and...

In my view there is quite a difference between revisions of a mature system that's been out there for years and revisions to develop functionality. It wasn't long ago that the APM code didn't have issues with vibrations. Until they implemented code that worked like other controllers. Then the...

Are you using both the camera and frame IMUs? I had a terrible noise problem on the bus due to the second IMU of an AlexMos I bought from a company that mounts them in a nice case and cables them up. It shows up as errors in the error count so see if that's counting up errors in red. If so...

Just lovely. Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed watching that. I really should get down to Tassy much more often.

I'm not a big fan of the IMU being built in to the controller. And yes, it's about time they supported PPM and Mac. I would like to see the ability to use the log data for geotagging. I wonder if there are going to be improvements in the SuperX as well? I heard a few hints not long ago but they...

That looks like it's coming from the pan axis. You mentioned that axis has a normal servo on it. I didn't know that AlexMos could drive a servo. Isn't it just for brushless motors? It would be easy enough to test. You could disconnect that server and lock the third axis in place. Go for a flight...

I'd have to agree that lack of a good OSD solution really lets down 3DR products. It's almost like it was an after thought. I've found that users of APM and Pixhawk are much more focussed on using a ground station so OSD isn't a priority in that case. While a ground station gives you great...

That's one of those religious wars type of questions. The X8 is smaller and easier to transport. Some say they are more stable in wind. I have one but have never flown a flat 8 so nothing to compare with. Some people fret about a coax arrangement being less efficient and will argue to eternity...