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Thanks guys, appreciate the info Unfortunately its only 3+silver not the black Tried the fisheye removal tool in the gopro studio software - didnt know it had that feature Sunrise at the moment is 5:51 am , so that will work well. Whats another in-expensive camera option apart for a go-pro, I...

Just started using an old apm from 2011 used it today for aerial photography. Loiter was awesome. Enabled me to briefly take my eyes off it, shift position and then Yaw it around while staying in the same spot. Did you see my minimal quad copter in the general discussion area ? I am about to...

Very close to me, (about 2km from town) we have the TuruTuru Mokai historic reserve, including a fortified pa site (think fortified village) from the 16th century, its a hill, will a series of embankments dug around it (that would have had large wooden stakes back in the day, and on top the hill...

nice build, great way to use what you have to build a y6 they sure are alot more tolerant in the wind at the expense of efficiency so you drilled out the threads int he arms, and put a bolt all the way thru ? Where is the landing gear from/made from ?

to be honest, i almost thought about "kickstarting" it , everyone else is ! I will post up the specs , in the process of stripping the frame, so can take some photos. My aim is to keep it light, and make the camera the "focus" for the frame design Will be building version 2 soon, so will...

excellecnt review, I love to see real data. good job.

not being a north american resident, i had to do a google search to see what Jose Jalapeno was :)

You are very welcome Bart , its a great site and people that you have brought together here. yes I come and go as my interest peaks and troughs , if i need aerial photography advice, this is the site to come to :)

Hi Bart - dunno, but one day i will wake up with another idea to try Rgolfer - Motors Gaui 1050's 8 by 4.5 props, 10 amp esc's , 3S 2200 lipo . 837 grams all up Flight controller is an OpenPilot CC3D , but this is using a standard quad mix, so any FC would work This design makes me look at the...

and the finished product

thanks for that, always got to try something new or develop the old second test, carrying camera and putting it thru its paces with yaw

take one 600mm long 10 by 10mm stick

heres the copter http://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopters/pp_107831.html

Hi Guys, over the last two weeks I had the chance to review this little beast Thats not me in the photo - its one of my workmates, who's taken to multirotors like a natural. The review is here http://www.suasnews.com/2014/11/32973/fun-syma-x12/ What I want to point out, is they are great...

so if i was looking for a good camera for aerial inspection work - is this one suitable ? http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/digital-cameras/digital-slr/sony/auction-780078068.htm says its a nex 5 with the IR filter removed ? edit - bugger ! reading about it, expensive to...

Old Man - thats what im hoping for, true skill comming to the front :)

all good ideas, space is a bit limited. Some of the ideas (scavenger hunt, plywood with numbers/letters or hide and seek would be great for a fun FPV day, we have one coming up later this year, so will try it out The event in Jan, at the nats will need to be more about racing i think, and i can...

no suggestions at all ? from some fellow flyers in NZ "LEP parkflyers have set up a Formula LEP for quad racing. 25m circuit, 5" props, 3 cell LiPo, quad or hex, anything goes, FPV or not. Start/finish within a hulahoop, event flags for turning marks. will have 5 - 6 racing by month end." Am...

Hi All, I put up my hand to organize a multirotor/FPV day during the New Zealand NZMAA Nats (the one big event per year) where they do all the competition stuff. http://modelflyingnz.org/nats.htm that is last years, my day is 3rd Jan 2015 Anyway, have been given 1 day to organize some...

Hi bart - any in 2xl ?