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  1. crayfellow

    R&D Hex for Survey/Imaging/Conservation

    fellas, parallel track here: wood props. I think they look awesome, have a historical look, and are well suited to a 'conservation' craft. there seems to be a lot of debate about how they behave in changing weather, and as a guitar player I'm well acquainted with what can happen. But it seems...
  2. crayfellow

    R&D Hex for Survey/Imaging/Conservation

    yeah I thought it looked pretty good, no? good efficiency, and better flight time all things being equal? are those restrictive about ESC's they are happy with? I may still go KDE 3520 but I want to make sure I understand the comparison.
  3. crayfellow

    R&D Hex for Survey/Imaging/Conservation

    hmm - yeah. I hadn't seen those, and that does sound useful. Better than folding props, potentially. Seems slick. Speaking of props, isn't going to a 3-blade prop an option too, if I am at 15" and need more flight time for some reason?
  4. crayfellow

    R&D Hex for Survey/Imaging/Conservation

    I'd be limited to 15" with the 400mm arms, and really probably should not go bigger than that as this is going to be difficult to travel with as it is. Would you run 16" prop on your SIX with 400mm arms? I'd do whatever is the optimal combination of safety, stability, quality, and cost with a...
  5. crayfellow

    R&D Hex for Survey/Imaging/Conservation

    how far off do you guys think I am with this setup (KDE 3520 and 15" prop, added 400g over our 3200g for good measure)? Am I going to get into trouble and need even longer arms/bigger prop? Or maybe barking up the wrong tree and should be doing an X8 or something?? Or am I close? I will say...
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