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Av8Chuck - I am excited to see it lift off (after I get a 15 foot limb off my shed that just fell this morning)...Ouch!

Av8Chuck, I thank you for your response. I received emails from Drew at XAircraftAmerica (thanks Drew) and he enlightened me on what I forgot to do and that was to perform the initial stick calibration. I was thinking Naza since that is what I very familiar with and tried to apply that way of...

I am not to XAircraft and the SuperX. With all the positive reviews I have been reading the SuperX is cost alternative to some of the higher units so I decided to give it a try. It has been about three weeks and I have not been able to figure out my throttle direction problem. The only time I...

Cootertwo - I will check it out, thanks!

I was introduced to this hobby by my wife in November. She thought that I needed a distraction and stress release from my work (I am a systems and application engineer and the director for all technology for the city and county where I reside) so she get me an AR Drone for my birthday. To make...

Wow, having problems with V2 says two things to me and that is DJI did not initiate a quality control process, did not identify and address all parameters, process, did not initiate an adequate alpha and beta testing plan or a combination of all of the above. Maybe they were too focus on...

I have an F550 with a Naza-M and GPS, both version 1 and a DX8. I upgraded the software to version 2.12, the firmware to version 3.12 and the GPS to version 6.0.1.2. Until the upgrade, I was able to calibrate my GPS with no problem. Now, every time I try I always get tree flashing red light...

I agree that the hot glue failed due to the cold climate. In warmer climates it serves as the weakest point of failure for the entire housing and it is easy to put back on but I will have to do some reinforcement especially if I intend to attempt cold-weather flying in the future.

It was cold and the wind was howling. I would not rule out that a connector from one of the ESCs came off. I will consider soldering them. At least when I rebuild it again (and I know will), I don't have to worry about which directions the motor is turning.

I am sure part of the problem that might have led to an ESC connector becoming disconnected is the weather coupled with the [inherent] vibration of the craft. I went through and balance the props as best as possible along with the motors. I do have black electrical tape on the sides of the...

I hope it came loose at time of the crash and not in flight but if it did, I will have to fasten it much better.

No props were bent, damages or broken. I was not sure if I was in GPS or ATTI mode so I am not sure but if I was in GPS and the GPS unit came off in flight then I will have to secure it better. I know this is not proper but I've been having hard landings and other crashes so I've been hot-glue...

Hello Everyone, Here is my first flight I made with my GoPro Hero3 video camera attached. I wish I had my FPV in place but at least I am able to take aerial photos; that is until 6:52 minutes into the flight when I was gradually descending for a landing and then something went wrong. I do not...

After following this thread, I decided to hook my F550 to the Assistant (Software version is 1.8, Firmware is 2.02, Loader is 5.0.3) and turn off my transmitter (DX8) to see if, in deed, it goes into the fail safe mode. To my surprise, it does not. It goes to ATTI mode. These are my switch...

I have to agree with you. I am one who strives to be orderly and neat in my professional and personal life. I would like to ensure an adequate space between these components but this is a challenge given the small area and with features in more equipment being added, space becomes more of a...

As a newbie to all of these different suggestions, I am not sure which one will work for my situation. To give and update, I have my DX8 AR8000 receiver to the right of the MC. Due to a short cable and an effort to maintain as even a weight distribution our CG I have the TM1000 unit to the left...

I am confident that the craft is as balance and one can get it. Yes, I have rebuild it due to a crash and I was also concern about the motors but I think I am fine there. I do not here any one of the motors sound different from each other (unless all have bent shafts) and they are not hot...

That is great to know - Thanks!

First, I have to say that after weeks of waiting for legs to rebuild my F550 (everything is stock parts, no alterations or replacement of props with other brands), I have flown with both small props using a 4s 4.0 Lipo and the larger props using a 3s 3.3 Lipo. I was able to have it take off and...

That was one thing I made sure of when I was building it. I did the tape thing on all motors and made the changes to the motor leads into the ESC. I was able to get it off the ground and hovering but then power was added past the 50% that is when it went off and crashed.