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  1. Mactadpole

    Brushless conversion for av series gimbals?

    I'll be waiting to see what soundmind comes out with before I buy anything else by PH.
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    Brushless conversion for av series gimbals?

    Ditto what RTRyder said! But I want it to work with Alemos board for sure.
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    Texas HB 912 Passes out of House. Ban image capture by Unmanned Aircraft

    Great suggestion. But pointless in Texas. Oil, Gas, and Ranching run/rule this state. Also, we are number one in executions in the US if that says anything about politics here. Not to mention there is a huge push by many citizens to sucede from the Union (US) and become its own country. Crazy...
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    Texas HB 912 Passes out of House. Ban image capture by Unmanned Aircraft

    Me - "Really officer, I can't take pictures from my toy helicopter in Texas? Ok, I'm just a grad student at the university and had the idea I might try to use it as part of my research outside the country." Hopefully that will get me off the hook. Most of the police officers who have seen me...
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    Texas HB 912 Passes out of House. Ban image capture by Unmanned Aircraft

    http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB912 This is ridiculous. Made it out of committee with a vote of 3 to 1. WTF!
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    Texas HB 912 Passes out of House. Ban image capture by Unmanned Aircraft

    Yep, I called this morning to voice my opposition. This stinks. But I think the out will be "with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property..." Although it could be an expensive charge to fight. This bill has made it all this way by a simple vote of 6 representatives...
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    Photohigher skyline rsgs

    Does anyone have any idea what PhotoHigher is up to in an effort to better support this product? I am pretty much at the point that I am ready to sell mine. Brand new with dummy pots, never installed because I have been waiting to see if there was a final solution coming. I get good enough...
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    Photohigher skyline rsgs

    Did they ever make the manual available that MikeH put together?
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    Hoverfly OK now I'm aggravated....

    You can even pickup that adapter from places like Target or Best Buy. Do you have an SD card reader already? Hope they get your issues sorted soon. Best, Shawn
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    Hoverfly OK now I'm aggravated....

    Fred, I think you can connect the board to the software and go to the diagnostics tab/page to download the log file. Or, you can get straight from the SD card. The file name should be the date of the flight and you will have to add .csv extension to the name. The process for filling out a...
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    MR aerial cube challenge - Autoquad = this is how MR GPS should be!

    The only two Autoquad entries in the contest took 1st and 2nd in the contest and definitely blew all others away. Bart, I hear ya! Time is evil. I will keep a watch out for your try of the system when you get a chance. thanks, shawn
  12. Mactadpole

    MR aerial cube challenge - Autoquad = this is how MR GPS should be!

    Bart, did you order an Autoquad FC or Arducopter? I think I interpret that as an Arducopter. Bummer if so. It might be worth thinking about offering rtf's with pre-calibrated Autoquad.
  13. Mactadpole

    Seasoned Pro looking for an awesome small rig ....ideas?

    The DW mini 6 looks nice. Of course I still like the customizable UAP1/2 that you could make any format or size you want (just about) by just changing arm length. And you could buy two of those for the price of the mini 6. Developer of AlexMos brushless controller is supposedly working towards...
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    Seasoned Pro looking for an awesome small rig ....ideas?

    Good Luck getting parts when/if something breaks. 650 mm motor-to-motor and 14" props seems BIG to fly indoors (actually seems huge). I know your a great pilot but good luck navigating that down a hallway if needed.
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    Seasoned Pro looking for an awesome small rig ....ideas?

    I really like Rusty's frames. They are durable (free replacement parts) and very customizable. The UAP1 plates are a little smaller in diameter and use 16mm cf or aluminum arms that you cut to whatever length you want. If your just carrying a gopro or nex 5n you can go with a much smaller setup...
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    Seasoned Pro looking for an awesome small rig ....ideas?

    You mentioned above that you wanted six or more motors for redundancy? You can also do a quad with Rusty's frames. You can actually do whatever frame style you want (just about) with his frames. Y6 is a nice compromise between all if not lifting a lot of weight, and you get some redundancy. It...
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    Seasoned Pro looking for an awesome small rig ....ideas?

    Hey Obin, Your stuff was super inspiring to me back in those QuadPowered days! I can't recommend a pre-built but when I kick around the idea of what you want in my head these are the components I would probably go with: Rusty's UAP1 or UAP2 frame with carbon arms and his landing legs in a Y6...
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    Hoverfly Finally gave the GPS board a try...

    My intuition tells me it will be beyond my reach. MK works excellent for me and haven't had too many issues after some initial Bl problems. I am really eyeing the Autoquad fc right now. GPS performance looks incredible and it has a lot of high end features at a great price point. What is...
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    Hoverfly Finally gave the GPS board a try...

    Excellent decision on the mqx! You'll have a blast while getting your wings. Best of luck. As you have read it is fun and addictive.
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    Hoverfly Finally gave the GPS board a try...

    Some things need to be revisited with this GPS setup. All this talk about raising this, pointing that magnetic north, non-ferrous fasteners, etc. just doesn't make sense. My MK boards sit on top of one another a few centimeters apart with a 8 bl-ctrl's (esc's) sitting a few centimeters below in...
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