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What do others on this forum think of this concept? IMHO - At this time a remote landing even with waypoint would most likely result in a crash and there is the risk of hitting someone at the landing area. But it might still be possible to remotely lower and release the AED at the target location.

Has anyone explored the following options? Those who are installing aftermarket touch screen entertainment/navigation systems in their vehicle can not only connect most FPV receivers in lieu of the entertainment system backup camera connections but can also make use of the newer MirrorLink...

This is a recently built and test flown Cinestar 8 - 550 c.w. 8 brand new Tiger T-4012 11 motors, 8 45 amp 100% compatible OPT ESCs and 15 x 5.5 cf props. It has the DJI A2 flight controller system installed along with the DJI 5.8Ghz video downlink. At this time a Hero GoPro 3+ Black is being...

One more possible reason why small electronic components can fail over time: lead free solder points can grow!!!!! http://lockheedmartin.com/us/news/features/2013/tin-whiskers.html

http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1204832/canada-changing-the-commercial-drone-game/

What happens immediately after the Multirotor has locked in it's GPS home location, but there is a sudden loss of new GPS positional data just as the Multirotor takes off in GPS mode? Or where the FC cannot determine the new GPS position during the takeoff? Could this lead to: a) shifting...

I am looking for a compatible RC Receiver that will enable me to get beyond the current 8 channels I am using now..... Futaba T8FG Super with R6208SB - A FASST system with s.bus. Is there a compatible Receiver available from Futaba, FrSky or others that will allow me to use more of the T8FG...

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geek...201107823.html http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html

http://www.stratfor.com/video/conversation-analyzing-civilian-drone-technology#axzz3GLeRLenl

http://www.lesswire.com/en/products/wireless-modules/car2x/wibear-its-car2x/overview-us/?gclid=CNb9-NaRl8ECFcRbfgodV4YAOw

Political social unrest - mainland China communist crackdown against democratic protesters could spell long term trouble with goods coming from Hong Kong that may include issues with LiPo batteries etc. But keep in mind that there are alternate Asian Malaysian sources for similar/same goods such...

Here is an alternate way to deal with spammers attempting to sell smart phones on MRF..... Once the spammer member name is identified, select "community" then "members list" search for spammer's name, then select "ignore". See attached image.

FYI.... http://www.micropilot.com/pdf/brochures/uav-autopilots.pdf

6 to 8 motors.... Wanted as indicated in subject line. Must ship to western Canada.

About 2 years ago there were postings on the internet including a youtube video explaining how to do a multimeter diode test of the original WooKong M servo outputs. This was done to check for a flaw in their earliest hardware design.... and there was a recall for replacement if the WKM failed...

http://www.dji.com/refer Maybe!!!!!!

A couple of my slightly used older motors had some run-out and were hard to balance so I replaced them with brand new. But during the first few test flights I noticed that older motors, M1, M3 and M6 were running hotter than the others and noticed some roughness in motor rpm during MR hovering...

While working on a client's MR c/w WKM FC, I found that he had 5.22 fw loaded so instead of moving back to 5.20 (known to be very reliable) I moved forward to 5.26. All seems to work well...... but then I realized he does not have the LED indicator with the Bluetooth capability. Can I safely...

I am considering switching over from DJI equipment to the Mikrokopter FC system....... long story! In any case I am not familiar with the Mikrokopter FC systems and components but have Cinestar 8 and Cinestar 6 Aerial platforms that should not be too difficult to set up with MK. So what will...

The more objective articles about Multirotors appear in the magazines focused on science...... as in this case: http://www.popsci.com/article/science/august-2014-25-reasons-love-drones For over-dramatized sensationalism and excessive misinformation...... just follow the articles written by...