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I can't find the manual on the 3DR website and I don't see any detailed specs either. They may be still working on the details.

Good question. Big blocks of time are hard to find these days. And as soon as I can find a few travel days I want to get out of the east coast and back to the country for the Summer. If I can find a day or two open in the mean time I'll give you as much warning as possible!

I can throw the Inspire in a Pelican case on my 4-wheeler and head off to film anywhere around the farms. That's the thing about it -- there are compromises in video quality, but there is also terrific convenience (and that tablet app with HD video downlink is addictive). The P3 is even easier...

The argument for the Zen (despite the negatives) is actually price. For under $4K you can get an S900/Zen package with flight controller to fly the BMPCC (the Zenmuse gimbal alone is $2500 but you need a DJI flight controller to use it). Sure, the gimbal is limited but, on the plus side, nothing...

That thing looks to be easy to see -- I'll give it that!

That's hilarious. I guess the only option is to get one of these and hand-hold the camera...

I don't think there is anything materially smaller than a GH4 and S900 that can compete with the results. Look at a DJI Inspire. The footage is comparable to a GoPro (without the fisheye), it shoots stills or video and you can alternate between the two from the tablet app while in the air. It...

What are using to shoot 4K now? This little micro from Blackmagic records 1080p with global shutter at 30fps, with a CinemaDNG raw bitrate of 65MB/sec, and with a 12.5 x 7 mm sensor shooting through any MFT lens you want. GoPro 4 Black 4K has a rolling shutter, a 6.2 x 4.6 mm sensor and records...

Sounds like they are approaching private equity (or are being approached). It could be that initial funders want out (or a pay day). It could be that DJI is looking to expand and really needs capital. They clearly are generating plenty of cash flow, but they may need it and more to fund future...

I'll be the pedantic economist that I am: If safety came first we wouldn't fly at all. Obviously flying has non-zero risk regardless of best efforts to mitigate it. Safety therefore is traded for results. People hate saying it this way, but it is logically and obviously true. The right way to...

Looks good! Would love to see some Alexmos flight examples to compare to the CP.

I'm in the early thinking stages of a build to haul an M5 so this is very relevant to me. The KDE 4215XF-465 motors look great on paper, but reading your build results here I wonder if I would be better off with T-Motor U7s. Thinking of an X8 build, eventually. Or I may just punt it and buy an...

I may be coming at this the wrong way. The ALTA is aimed at pros, and those guys probably would just have one MōVI dedicated to top mount and another with gear aimed at classic mounting under the rig. Simple enough. Maybe that's all there is to it.

For you guys who saw the ALTA in person: How do things work when carrying an MōVI under the rig? From photos it seems like the gear is mounted to the MōVI (but not the same gear as in the past?). Yet, one benefit is being able to carry the MōVI on top and under the rig, and if one is...

That's pretty interesting -- that the gimbal would affect the S900 so dramatically. Can you post a video? May be some sort of balance issue, but I don't know.

I assume this build is heavier, hence the reduced flight time. To really get at the problem we need to know several things. What's the weight of the build with battery? Prop size? Motor spec (model number, maker)? ESC rating (volts and amps)? What you do is find the spec sheet for your motors...

Yup. In today's market great thermal is 640 x 480, and 320 x 240 is in many very expensive products. An "affordable" 320 x 240 thermal rifle scope is around $5,000 (a buddy of mine has one -- very cool). The 640 x 480 FLIR M24 is awesome, has video out (but no internal recording) and is a...

For most uses it happens automatically before takeoff. In GPS mode wait for slow blinking green on the LED before takeoff. It will then mark the takeoff point as the home point. From page 27 of the manual:

Can we see a video of it in the air in GPS mode? Make sure we can see the LED and that there is no radio/stick movement. I want to see how much it moves around. Now that the radio issue is cleared up the gains may need adjusting.

You should not be in home lock on takeoff (IOC should be off). This may be the problem. Home lock requires 10 meters distance or more from you to the copter, and you engage it after takeoff. If that isn't it, here are the NAZA LED codes. Flashing red is a power problem or general catch all for...