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  1. jfro

    Suggestions for drying out a camera <<insert guilty looking smiley here>>

    At least it wasn't the Movi M5 with a larger more expensive camera. When you going to do some more review and show some samples on the m5? I'm done a small amount of flying on streams and would like to do more. So far though, when there is a canopy of trees and branches covering the river...
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    680 water crash.. Why??

    From what I've been told, the motors should be fine. I was told if I covered the electronic, I could fly in light rain/ heavy snow. Motor's don't seem to care. This is just 2nd hand comments being passed on, but it sounds reasonable to me. My Naza works fine with the Turnigy Plush 30a and...
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    680 water crash.. Why??

    I do alot of test flights in an area where I sometimes get gps lock quickly and other times takes a few minutes. Sometimes I'll be down to two red flashes, then get the multiple green flashes indicating home lock. I never take off, but wait for 1 or 0 red flashes and then get another bunch of...
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    iCharger 306B malfunctioning

    My 306b is still working, but won't balance charge. Tried resetting and still no work. I have been wanting something a little bigger, so after watching youtube video's and reading the forums, I went with an iCharger 406 duo 1400W 40A 6s Dual Port charger. The display is worth it along. Now...
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    680 water crash.. Why??

    I have a Naza V2/gps and have never had a problem, although on a couple occasions I've accidently hit the switch for return to home and lost all control for a few seconds as I tried the yaw, throttle, pitch, etc... until I realized I'd hit the return to home switch. Terrible feeling with a...
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    Happy Fathers Day!

    Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there. Signed From your MR's. Your 2nd children....
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    GoPro Hero 4?

    My Gopro 1 nor 3 have only auto exposure. I hate auto exposure. Too much blown out sky. can't stand it. There would have to be a serious upgrade for me to buy another gopro if there isn't manual exposure or way better auto exposure.
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    GoPro Hero 4?

    If they don't give us manual exposure, I'll stick with the 3.
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    BetView 3-axis 5D Gimbal Aerial Photography

    Any samples of it flying? What is the controller, new Alexmos 32bit? Curious as to why your selling it. The Betview has been out a while but I haven't seen alot of samples on Youtube or Vimeo. I like the looks of it but have wondered why wasn't selling better or at least there aren't more...
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    KDE XF esc's

    Probably more like a kid in a toy store or kid at Christmas !
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    KDE XF esc's

    I assume the rigs are KDE and Tiger motors?
  12. jfro

    The next rig for Yonder Blue Films - "Less Is More"

    The next rig? Has it happened yet? If not, what are the options you are weighing?
  13. jfro

    Flight Controllers; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

    Convoluted answer, short answer is had issues with X8 / Hoverfly problem and while waiting on FC from Hoverfly, put an xAircraft on. 8 months later, gave up on xAircraft on x8. Was happy with Naza on 550mm quad. Tried it on 650 quad with bigger motors and loved it. Few weeks ago, I tried in on...
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    New $579 6s Battery

    1. Max Amp 22,000 6 cell is $724.99. That's a bit more than the Pulse @ $579 which I thought was high. http://www.maxamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=Lipo-22,000-222-Pack&cat=363. I might try one at half the price, 579/2 = 289.50. 2. Says 40C but I think they are talking about burst not...
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    Generally speaking, 2-axis vs. 3-axis camera mounts

    Are you using a ton of expo on your yaw channel? I think with setup of expo on yaw and hopefully more practice, one can get pretty smooth yaw on the MR. I many time get a nice slow start and innish on the yaw, but I can't guarantee it all the time. Still working on that part.
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    New $579 6s Battery

    Here is what I got via email...
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    Generally speaking, 2-axis vs. 3-axis camera mounts

    I fly by myself and I love my 3 axis gopro gimbal. I don't use it to pan/yaw so much as I don't have a retractable landing gear. What I do use it for is to smooth the fast turns and to keep a steady frame when flying. By steady I mean, keeping to a minimum, any back and forth camera movement...
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    New $579 6s Battery

    When I switched over to a quad and x8 with low KV motors, I knew I'd have to buy new batteries. Just got an email for pre-ordering a new Pulse (which I've never used that brand) 22,000 mah 6s 25c battery at 2449g. Just $579. I can just see my wife's reaction when I suggest she buy me 2 of...
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    XAircraft SuperX Orientation

    If I had 62 stitches in my face from an MR, my MR's would be in the junk yard courtesy of my wife before I got out of the emergency room. Wouldn't blame her. I get very nervous when my MR is near and always on my toes and don't recall ever hitting a switch to change modes when I'm that close...
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    XAircraft SuperX Orientation

    Idahobell, no, I wouldn't call that pilot error either. But I also don't know what it is. Could it have been loss of signal, radio issue, hiccup or failure of an ESC or Engine, low voltage from battery or 1 cell, or could it be a bug/shortcoming in the Naza/DJI Flight Controller. I have no...
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