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My suggestion would be to spray some WD40 into the motors before the flight. Yes, I know it's not really a lube, but that's not the point. Just a light coating of water repellent oil before the flight. Then after the flight, clean them out with with electronics cleaner (AKA: Brake cleaner)...

The fact that it uses a wifi network for control is nothing new. Of course that's never stopped Apple patents before...

I don't live in a country which only allows DC. (BTW, I'm in Canada). My point is that you are using an AC/DC converter to power your DC battery charger. That's actually not too bad, though you are paying for an expensive inverter generator that you aren't benefiting from since you're...

I agree. Way to many people flying in dangerous places. And this doesn't just apply to multirotors or UAV's. The electric RC revolution has led to lots of people flying in public parks. Not to say that I only fly at my RC club. But I tend to believe that you need some distance, to simply...

See, that's the problem. The Honda 1000 only puts out 100W on DC. So you're going to spend a fortune on an expensive 1000 AC Watt inverter generator, and then either rectify it to DC (nullifying the point of having an inverter), or suffer with the meagre 100W it outputs DC. I don't get why...

I just noticed your vids of the rail and dolly. Can you post some pics?

LOL. I think it's fear-mongering when people talk about this, but it also plays to people's vanity. Sure, I *could* try to look into your windows. But why would I? You're fat and ugly and there's so much stuff available for free on the internet anyway. ;) Besides which, if I really did just...

Just in case it's not clear, what I'm saying is I think the gimbal could be equal or better to the top gimbals out there, save the Zenmuse. It's just hard to say for sure until you try smooth flying with a decent camera. If your concern on the roll is that the vertical member of the gimbal...

Yes, it's possible. But I certainly have not seen the results of that. Where are the videos? There's a fair number of systems like these being sold, and I'm seeing almost zero results. Yes, of course, I do see some things posted in various places, but those aren't newbies, they are...

I think the result is excellent. It's hard to say if it's top-shelf or not, because you are intentionally flying it aggressively to try and find the problems. I'd like to see you try and do a real smooth flight, and see how good it is. You might find it's perfect just the way it is. As it...

I've had good luck with everything. But I've never spent the big bucks on anything to know the difference. ;) Well, that's not true. I used to spend the big bucks on RC stuff 10-20 years ago. Futaba, Saito, Robbe, Associated, Tekin, etc. What you got then, was equivalent in...

Oh, I have a question about this: I brought my charger to the field for the first time ever, normally I just charge at home. But I ran out of time and wanted to go flying, so I brought one charged pack and figured I'd charge another while setting up and flying the first pack. The charger is...

Interesting thread. Seems most of you guys think like me. There are lots of people with money jumping on the bandwagon and dropping $10-20k on a "ready to fly" system. But IMO, it's actually a "ready to crash" system. And then after the crash, the guys who bought them don't know how to fix...

Yeah, I really don't get it. In my experience, people immediately DO jump to privacy concerns when I tell them what I'm doing. I flew my quad over to another subdivision, and was hovering over there for a few minutes having a look around. When telling some coworkers and family members what...

I wonder what the range is like on these wifi enabled cameras? The Sony Action cam definitely has the super wide angle almost-fisheye look of the Gopro. I'm sick of it. I get nauseated watching videos like that. It works if you're actually using it for an action cam (ie: strapped to a kayak)...

But do the UHF control systems have digital receivers with failsafe settings? That's the thing, the way my system is setup, I'd rather have digital failsafes. If I simply turn off my Tx altogether, the Rx will signal the APM to RTL. Also, if the wire connection between the Rx and APM is lost...

Well, an interesting observation I made that might explain your problem: When I first got the Vid tx/rx system, I tried it with the linear antennas. The reception when both were in the same room in my basement was good. But outside, it was pretty crappy. I would start to lose it just flying...

Well, I was thinking that if the connectors were on the inside, at the very top left and top right corners of the lid, that both the 2.4GHz control, and 5.8GHz vid cloverleaf antenna would still be able to stick up over the top edge of the lid? My Cloverleaf already is on a right angle...

You're saying the difference between 2.4 and 5.8 for vid is amazing? I haven't be left lacking on 5.8 vid yet, but I'll keep it in mind. The thing I like about 2.4 for control, obviously is it's dead-nuts simple, and cheap. And the FrSky stuff just seems to work. And I have telemetry on the...

What is the terrain like? I'm going to be heading up into the forests on the weekend and trying this out. I'm curious to see how it works out with lots of big trees around.