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Money goes where it is most productive. Anyone who has ever operated a small business (or any business) in America knows how much money and effort goes to dealing with endless regulations and taxes. On top of that we have a patent system that feeds trolls and inhibits genuine innovation. No...

You may need to reverse the throttle channel (you can do this in the NAZA assistant). Other channels often need to be reversed as well. The general end result you want for the sticks is up/down results in up/down in the assistant and left/right matches left/right (e.g., you don't want throttle...

Check that you have channel 7 from your radio working (NAZA calls this the "U" channel) and that the flight mode is being correctly selected in the NAZA assistant. You should be able to run the assistant and select the flight mode from your radio. If not, and your other sticks seem OK, you need...

Here is a quick video (no sound) of the Lightbridge RF output over the 10 channels. My Rigol spectrum analyzer only goes to 1.5 gig, so I am using a little handheld analyzer called an RF Explorer.

The BMPCC battery situation is a joke. It's an amazing camera with an absolutely terrible battery life. I've considered wiring in a BEC to power it, but then I would lose the 360 freedom on the Zen. Haven't poked around on the Zen to see if there is a 12v rail, but given how sensitive these Zens...

See here: http://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/Naza-M_LED_Indicator Solid green is either indicator of USB connection to your PC or ready to calibrate compass. It's odd you would see it on the ground and especially after flashing red/green. Maybe check the LED connection, make sure the USB port is...

The 40A spec on your ESCs is a maximum rating. In reality you will be using well under that assuming the copter is built correctly. Your calculation for the battery is correct. What matters is the power you need to fly. Likely you only need somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 to 100 amps to...

I think the comparison to photography is dead on correct. There was a time when the main barrier to entry in photography was having the equipment. Now the barrier to entry is having artistic ability, skill, and being able to market and deliver those talents professionally. And even then, much of...

Good response. I agree.

OK, then making decisions based on "open dialogue" is a losing proposition. My point, which is very well supported by the F1 story, is that nobody should trust announcements, claims, open dialogue, or whatever else we choose to call it. All that matters is what we can get here and now and how...

Forecasts are useless. The F1 story proves that. In the RC world we have tons of promises that don't deliver. All you can do is look at what is available and make the best decision you can. Waiting on a manufacturer to fulfill a promise is a losing strategy.

It looks like the F1 project is dead. Phobotic Centerpiece Brushless Gimbal Controller Do you plan to sell a similar gimbal, perhaps without a controller? The design of the F1 seemed to be very promising.

Sounds like this new bigger gimbal is of a size comparable to the MŌVI M5 -- is that about right? Too bad about the F1. There is a market for a high quality adjustable smaller gimbal (at least I would like to find one).

Very nice to see the updated firmware out. I'm more excited about the F1. To my mind, this is the ultimate test and proof of operation -- an integrated product that takes away all of the variables associated with hand built gimbals, tuning issues, poorly constructed gimbals, etc. If it delivers...

Yes, it works well and you can get 14 usable channels out of the 7008sb. The last two are just on/off so reserve those for gear or some other binary control. Setup is actually pretty simple for the first 12 channels. Connect the 7008sb to the A2 using the S.Bus2 port. You can then map channels...

Yes, it works. Later I sold the A2 and migrated to a Lightbridge setup.

It depends on your needs. The Inspire is comparable to GoPro results, though I do think the GoPro protune file is better for editing. If you plan on taking out the GoPro fisheye in the edit then much of that benefit -- if not all of it -- is lost to the data you have to throw away to get more...

I'm avoiding firmware updates until the early guys work out the bugs. One thing that would make this easier would be a single smart update process. One way to get at it would be to have the radio connected to the Inspire via USB with firmware on the tablet (downloaded automatically). The...

I had a card that wouldn't format/work and I got it working by formatting the card on my Mac (exfat format).

I get it now. Yes, the quality of, say, narrow view is better than if you were to shoot wide and crop. My response earlier was that narrow or medium view are worse than wide if you compare quality per pixel. All I was saying was that using less of the sensor is producing a lower quality result...