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If you are NZ and have the budget then you can't go past one of the best MR companies in the world not far from you located in Raglan, Droidworx Aeronavics. Top notch gear and great people to work with IMHO. I live in Australia and own three of their copters. I fully intend on flying over to...

I've done just as @Motopreserver described on all my copters without any issues. Just make sure you tin both the XT60 connector and the wire before soldering them together. Also, make sure you have a male connector connected to the female side when doing the soldering. If you don't do this the...

I don't know if you followed my SkyJib build thread but I was flying it with an APM and then Pixhawk. I had various successes and various failures. End of story I gave up on Pixhawk when one of the developers gave me crap about how much time I was taking up and how stupid I was. So I moved on to...

I'm not sure all that complexity is really useful. Last thing I want is to have to carry around a laptop and ground station. For me a multi rotor is just a flying tripod. I don't need waypoints or autonomous flight. Indeed, only LOS pilot controlled flight is legal here in Australia for the time...

It's been some time since I used Power Director but it certainly can do what you are looking for as I remember doing exactly what was described on quite a few videos. I'm sure if you search their forums you will find a tutorial or HowTo about it.

My comments are 1 - Welcome 2 - Have fun 3 - Share your videos when you shoot them as it sounds like you are in a lovely area

From memory it's the standard type of things. Load the firmware for the type of craft you are using, calibrate radio, set ESC throttle range, do a compass dance, set what flight modes you want on the Tx and off you go. Stock PIDs fly just about anything fairly nicely but there's a cool auto tune...

No, they aren't. If you have an issue with them it's going to be difficult to get support as well. Not to mention you won't be supporting the great work of 3DR and all the developers. All that aside, I'd consider paying the extra bit for a Pixhawk instead. The APM is at it's capacity and won't...

If the authorities want to find him it won't be hard. You can't post to YouTube without leaving a clear footprint that is fairly easy to follow. There are ways around that of course but I doubt very much that this particular person is that clever. He will come unstuck at some point in time. No...

I agree but the Aura is sold as supporting a Canon 5D MkII which is the same weight as the Nikon D600 at 850gm.

Here's a sample video taken today with the SkyJib, Aura gimbal and Nikon D600. I think that I have the stabilisation working ok on both roll and pitch axis but there's a jitter that I don't know how to eliminate. Bluerex suggested I go with an IOS lens but unfortunately Nikon doesn't have a...

There will always be those who do not value professionalism, experience and quality. If that's your market then yes, RTF flyers will be your competition. I don't think top restaurants are terribly concerned that McDonalds is making billions of dollars. The safety issue does worry me but that's...

When Chris offered to bring together department heads for a review of your case why didn't you simply reply 'Yes, that would be helpful'? It does appear there's a serious problem at their end and here was a great opportunity to get the CEO involved that has now been missed. I can understand...

Downunder it's only $450 :-) http://www.skyshots.com.au/pricing.html

Did you calibrate the ESCs?

Thanks for the advice everyone. I've spent a fair amount of time with the setup but every time I think that I have it right, it just doesn't perform well while flying. It does seem that this gimbal configuration requires a very specific configuration of gains vs power settings. It doesn't take...

I've been trying to get a Copter Frames Aura gimbal to on my SkyJib X4 without much success. It just doesn't seem to have the power to keep the camera stable. I'm using an AlexMos controller with it. The Nikon D600 camera/lens weight is 1150 grams. Anyone have any recommendations for a two...

@WayneMann - After a couple of years with the APM/Pixhawk I'm just now using a Wookong on a Skyjib coax 8 and a SuperX on a Droidworx hexa. I'm curious as to your comment about looking for something more reliable than a Wookong. I'm not really a DJI fan boy but I thought everyone considered them...

And while I've stirred you up about safety issues - how do you feel about the inclusion of a geofence? XAircraft doesn't have that function and I think it's a great idea to limit the ceiling or distance your copter can go as they have in the APM/Pixhawk and DJi's Wookong. I just came back from...

That's a real shame and very frustrating. I've had really good luck with 3DR products and service but I keep reading stories like yours so obviously something isn't right there. I've always put it down to a company that is just growing so fast in an industry where things change day by day. I...