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I setup my heavy lift with 2 batteries in mind but in the end I have always just used 1 5500mah batt for my hex. I get a solid 5-6 minutes which is more than enough. other than extended flight times are there any advantages? Some have sid they had a battery fail mid flight. How many on here...

XA controller $150. GoPro HD $160. F450 Flame Wheel, NIB. $70

My rig has flown pretty well up until yesterday. No software changes and no crashes, not even a hard landing. But all of the sudden it has been acting weird. The camera gimbal (av130) is now way off level when I add cyclic correction. When I hand hold the unit the gimbal works perfectly and...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/12/29/144453374/flying-robots-build-a-tower-near-paris?sc=fb&cc=fp

When i first got into this one of my ideas for aerial photography was to try a GPS based timelapse. based on a max safe flight time of 6-8 minutes you would have to be able to land, change batteries and fly to a relatively exact location. i am assuming this is just unrealistic. But the end...

the question is, how many that were happily flying MK are equally as happy with the DJI? Seems there are a handful of MK guys that have had QC issues. At the same time DJI, being a newer product for multi's, has their own unknowns. Please add to the list. Advantages/disadvantages: MK...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9631153.stm watch at 49 seconds in.

http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/airborne-wind-energy/

As I will most likely use the DJI, does anyone with one know how far off center the FC can be placed? Let's say hypothetically the FC was on the same radius as all of the motor centers. At best a few inches in from the motor. Would that be possible? I have made a prototype of a completely...

I thought my KTM was sexy. This thing, if real, is the coolest toy I have ever seen. http://www.automotto.com/entry/ktm-ascender-concept-by-richard-mohos-shocks-all/

I realize this is a global community but happy holidays to any who celebrate it.

I wasn't going to post this as I feel it is just negativity. BUT, after 10 emails from Hobby King, sending me these pre-written responses one after another i just about lost it! My purchase was a small one, a lipo for the fatsharks which arrived ballooned and clearly defective. i sent 2...

SOLD: brand new Fatshark dominator setup 5.8ghz Sold

Anyone know anything about this? Looks like a scaled down economy version in the making. http://bbs.5imx.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=544137&extra=page%3D1 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzE5MzQ3Nzg0.html

I was told that MK has an option to set the speed and response for an override switch. On my setup now, if I use my assigned lever on my radio to override the pitch, it will read in real time and therefore is very glitchy. I saw someones post recently showing how they added an aluminum dial to...

I bought one of these Hobbyking voltage monitors. Up until now i have put many cycles on my batteries/charger and they always charge to exactly 12.60 volts for my 3s batteries. After today though my batteries only charged to 12.12. Only difference was that I ran the battery until the alarm...

they cant even find a case for the battery that fits? what else did i expect from the Hobby King? "hey, let's just wrap the label around the case and it will be fine."

I was thinking there must be a fair amount of heat trapped under the heat shrink tubing used over the Esc's. There are so many other exposed electronics on here what difference could it make to cut it off? As there really isnt a lot of airflow in most AP I would think this would be advantageous.

As I am starting to do architectural photos I see the need for FPV to frame the shot. I think if you were using a super wide angle lens this is not necessary. But to get a non deformed image you need to frame the shot and that requires a few things. I don't need long range, maybe 1000'-2000'...