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awesome idea! :highly_amused:

Any specs or pricing on the OSD? I just installed one on my 650, but I'd rather use something that is all built in if possible. Otherwise I'll end up with two GPS sensors on there and I"m not sure how that will pan out. -Terry

Yes, the FC that comes with the 650 has outputs for pitch & roll servos as well as a servo to snap photos.

Have you guys seen the Army's newest toy? It's a 6000 pound RC Heli that will be used to deliver cargo to the front lines. It can be flown either remotely or by an on board pilot. Pretty cool design...

Progress has been made. I addressed a few of the things I was worried about with the 650 and it's looking pretty good. Of course, as soon as I finish we get rain, and then 10-15mph winds the following morning. I couldn't wait any longer though and took it out in the wind this morning. I am...

I feel a little better after getting a few test hops in with mine tonight. I need to do some more set up and tuning, but it's working. I'll replace the props tomorrow and do a couple of little tweaks to prevent some of the other problems people are talking about. Since I don't have the compass...

Good work... the changes rolled out well. :frog:

Agreed.. who knows what makes pro actually pro. I read about problems with MK rigs as well, so I don't think that any of the manufacturers are without fault, but some of the problems here are starting to scare me. I can make the mod to a pair of props to get around that problem, but if they are...

So after a year of building my own craft, I decided to give the new XAircraft x650 v8 a try. I'm starting to wonder if I made a mistake. I haven't even got it in the air yet and already it seems to be one problem after another. First, we have the awesome problem of defected props from the...

Nice work, as usual, Jeff. ;-)

Do you have a compass installed on it? Which version of the firmware are you using? I've been reading all day about this same problem and it seems to be a combination of things, mostly EMF interference and bad firmware. If you have the compass installed, try disconnecting it and see what...

I'm going with the same thing I've been using on other copters, the 10x4.7 APC's. The hubs have to be drilled out in order to fit, but I at least know they won't explode in midair. I've been reading 1 horror story after another over at RCG about these props exploding and causing major damage...

I didn't make that connection while balancing them, but I'll have a look tonight and see if it's the same here. I actually just got an order of APC props that I'm going to use now instead of the XA props (for fear they might be the exploding ones).

Good job, Bart. This is an exciting contest you have lined up for us. I can't wait to get started on my entry!

So I tried your technique last night. Thanks for the tip, it seemed to work pretty well. ;-)

Ok, so maybe it's time to revisit this? Any east coast US members care to form a meet up? I've been organizing local Baltimore meet ups, but I'm the only multi-rotor guy. Everyone else has single rotors and it's just not the same. I know of several parks around the Baltimore & Philadelphia...

I was just thinking the same thing. I had the same thing once. Give it a look over.

Thanks NormMonkey. I actually have plans to give this a try tonight. I was going to file down the cones to make room for the flat spots, but I'll give your technique a try first. ;-)

Here is a video example of the problem. I'm just glad I saw all this before I launched mine for the first time!

Ok, so I heard about this problem some time ago. I didn't want to post anything about it then because I was basically told that there were a hand full of faulty prop sets that went out with some of the first kits and that the problem had been fixed. Well, it seems that it hasn't according to a...