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Test #2 - again, just the Gopro. Using V1.6 Pete I might look at flying the LX3. Although it has no stabilization in video, it will show the horizon better than the Gopo

I was interviewed by my local paper about "drones" (and my distaste for that name) and it was looking at the use of rc UAVs in Waikato, New Zealand. Unfortunately (actually... I was pretty pissed) my VM-6 flipped 20' up two days before my interview (thanks Hoverfly firmware 4.6) so I had to use...

What PH didn't tell you... but I worked thru it this afternoon... I went into the 'transmitter' tab where all tabs are set to 'off' by default. I am not using the AUX cable so I set them as follows. I am not using pan, so I set the down, neutral/default,up boxes to 'Roll &Tilt Stabilized /Pan...

That worked... but something that may be a problem with 1.6 - or it might be just me ;) When I look at the "monitor" tab, I get the "blue screen of death" each time on my Acer netbook. Anyone else? Pete

Awesome - thanks :)

Ignoring my travel distance issues... a good test was had with just the Gopro2 in 10-15mph winds. I have had a pitch jitter problem right from the start which I have just fixed :) I appears the servo-speed-adjuster I have been using (to slow my pitch transitions) doesn't like digital servos...

Well... it went like this. I was just finishing the calibration and travel distances when my netbook did the "blue screen of death" for the first time. Now after a restart, I cant start Skyline software - or remove it! I'm stuffed! The skyline starts up and behave ok but I don't have the...

Hmmmm a bit of resistance might be it. Good thinking :) I've just flashed 1.6. It just did the calibration without me screaming. A good start - but the resistance thing might be it. As for the crash - the skyline was above the copter at impact time! Yup... dome down. Pete

I understand that there are variables Nick - I have been building + flying cameras for 6 years. What I find frustrating is that after I got mine working, strange things keep stopping it when I haven't changed anything. 1 week ago my mount worked well. Now it wont start. Shredding wires while...

I hope they do something soon. I'm about to rewire a roll servo that got its wires shredded after the "Autotune" rolled and rolled and rolled... I am feeling it is time to sort out feedback pots and let my Hoverfly pro have another go... HF isn't perfect but once it worked, it worked. If...

I have an intermittent problem. 1.2.2 firmware as supplied - late November order so it is the latest edition. I calibrated it and it works on my diy mount. Not perfect but it works ( well my mount works well... it is just the rsgs that is not quite there. Now suddenly it goes through its...

I have built a diy mount for the rsgs for my DW VM-6. I tested it last night and it looks good. I had insufficient ground clearance under the stock mount so I built another today (detailed here...

I had a bad day before Christmas with the new HFP firmware. I appears the "sweet-spot" is small and despite having 60 minutes of testing time on the new firmware, I had a crash with pitch oscillations over a road. Good bye to the Sony RX100, two VM arms and my diy mount. A quick rebuild of...

Thanks. Yes, I have wanted to take a machine there ever since my first visit. I had only just rebuilt my DW VM-6 2 days before the trip so I wasn't going to fly something almost untested. I have just done a 12 minute flight with the VM-6 (6000/8000 4S) at a 30A hover and I now wish I had...

No charge - this was for fun for me. The lodge is a non-profit education camp and the family we were invited by are on the committee... and this was their 19th NY there. It was our 3rd year. I wouldn't charge for quality this low either. Too much jello, non-stabilized, shot with a Gopro...

Camping / Lodging New Year 2012/2013 My disposable quad with the Gopro2. Not enough time to sort out all the vibes but that didn't matter... I was on holiday with two quads :highly_amused: I might need to take the DW next year - but I'll need a new u/c first as the DW VM gear won't...

What???? No indoor test arena with perspex roof so GPS works? :) Very nice. It won't stay that clean for long... Pete

I'll just bring my machines to you to shoot ;) Pete

On 4.6r2 (before rolling back to 4.3.802) twice I took off with AL on and despite the led going blue, it didn't engage. Embarrassing as I have D/R also on the AL switch so not only was it not engaged but super-sensitive. It needed a repower before AL worked. Pete

Droidworx have their own white photo booth... (I saw it during my factory visit). Part of the many talents of DW :-) Pete