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Fantastic news. Phew the hours this is going to save :) Charles

Hey Mitch, I have modified a couple of these http://www.x-camtech.com/html_products/X-CAM-X140B-for-NEX5-Series-Brushless-Gimbal-System-64.html for attaching to the DW rails. Not exactly "off-the-shelf" but the results are pretty darn good. Chharles

+1 - wot Droider sed. :pig: The coax is sooo much more portable than even an equivalent hex let alone a full octa (assuming same boom lengths etc) Before you can fly, you need to get there. Something that fits in the boot of the Octavia fully assembled beats the hell out of folding booms and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeTTw9i8WEc The other tricky thing is that in some cases the current rating is for "switching" (hot-plugging) not constant power connection. So while the Andersons are rated at 45 amps, as the video above shows, they are good for a lot more when the connection has...

Grrrr - Damn you BBC geo-filter :(

And another +1 for Anderson Powerpoles. The unavoidable spark and pitting is only on the front face of the connector, as you slide them together the current is carried by the flat section that is past the sparky front bit (clear enuff?) Having watched destruction tests of various connectors on...

Hi pj, I suspect that many people (Like me ) have binned their Photohigher products in favour of the multitude of brushless gimbal offerings available. At least you have an upgrade path (there are a couple of 220 brushless kits around), my AV120 is a dust collector. C

Thanks for the tip Pilot, I use heaps of dual lock, never though of padding it though :nevreness: C

Thanks RC, the yaw twitch is something I would love to tame - keep me posted huh? This is intended as the final shot for a team wrap video - the proverbial drive off into the sunset shot. Forgive the overly compressed vimeo output

+1 for coax octa layout!!! I have the (now discontinued) DW XM coax and it rides round in the boot of the car quite happily between gigs. I fly with a guy who has the larger SkyJib octa coax. He has had an ESC die (magic smoke came out) and a prop fly-off mid flight (don't ask) - in both cases...

Finally some footage I can publish from a team test weekend here in Canberra Shot with TBS Discovery Pro and GoPro Black. Land shots from JVC HM 100 C

Hi Marown, I DW sell battery mount plates that bolt to the deck flush with the tops of the booms. http://aeronavics.com/products/shop/ad-new-accessories/boom-battery-mounting-plate-xm/ REMEMBER to order 2 of them :) I am not sure you will fit 15 inch props on an XM - 12 or 13 are most likely the...

Welcome Crispy :frog: This hobby can be addictive and expensive and soooo much fun. The 450 is a great place to start (mine just recently morphed into a TBS Discovery Pro) just remember to stay safe and fly as if the props may fall off at any moment hehe. The best tip I can give you though is to...

Money refunded (thanks Ben) but no correspondence despite trying e-mail, SMS, mobile and phone. Oh well, not my business. Charles.

Nic, if you have a private line to Ben, please ask him to contact me. Charles Wannop - charlesw@flyingfinish.pro

And when I check back at Blip.... We're not disclosing the telephone number at present - there's only one or two people here at most and we're just too busy to man the phone as well. Please use email! C

Nah, thanks Pete - I have already bought servo crimper from the good folk at Monaro :) I was after another Anderson crimper (after my last one vanished without a trace) C

Hey Ozzie fliers, have any of you had any recent dealings with Blip? (http://blip.com.au/default.aspx) I bought some props of them a little while ago and their service was great. BUT I recently tried to order some connectors and a crimp tool ($129 - not exactly a fortune), and..... nothing. My...

9.5kg - wow what a monster :) The hoverfly was going through some... growing pains? in January when I made the switch. I had it installed in a hex frame that showed some really scary flight characteristics (switching on Alt hold caused it to drop 3m), now to be fair the developers have been...

Hi Wayne, I built the XM coax to lift my Canon 550d, knowing what I know now I would probably choose the larger SkyJib. I used the Axis 2812/22 on 5S and they get pretty warm with a 7kg take-off weight - hence the move to the Tigers on 6S by Droidworx (just make sure your ESC can handle 6S). I...