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Just read this... http://www.suasnews.com/2016/01/41111/huerta-faa-181k-drones-already-registered/

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drone-buzzes-president-barack-obama-s-motorcade-hawaii-n487176 Looks like nobody got their nose bent out of shape.... But by tonight, it will be on the news and it will be negative and terrifying.

For an x8 at kg, what do peeps think is more important for stability in 15-20mph winds. Assume stable frame, balanced motors and props. Something like a 650mm to 850mm x8 motor to motor span or the flight controller?

Just watched this review. From 16 minutes on is when he talks about this unit not being ready and he wouldn't buy it. I've been reading that some like it but some don't. Need to purchase or use an external Mic as audio is pretty much un-usable. Again, these are issues being reported...

Looks like DJI is getting some much needed competition. Intel knows a bit about technology. Should be interesting. My take on DJI through my experience with a couple of their products, is the worse customer experience of my life for any product, products are released too early, but eventually...

I was lucky to be able to purchase a Micropiece form Roee @ Phototics. I'm not sure but it may be a pre-production model, beta, or maybe from a first small production batch. I just don't know for sure. Just had a offer to buy one and I did. Anyway, this is a boring video from some testing I did...

Read about this the other day and then saw this today. Kind of hard to believe a 2 1/2 hour project cost 35 grand to retrieve it, but regardless, just another black eye for drone owners.... http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/elaborate-high-wire-act-recovers-drone-stuck-on-115000-volt-line/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/265083514/UAS-Modernization-Act-of-2015#download Skimmed it, will take another read. Some extra stuff at end I don't have any idea what it was for test sites. I think this was proposed in the house of Reps today.

anti drone product to alert people when drones are near. http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a15328/droneshield-anti-drone-business/?src=TrueAnth_POPMECHANICS_TW&utm_campaign=trueAnthem: Trending Content&utm_content=554e3ebb04d3015b9d000001&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Thought I'd start this thread to discuss the new gimbals and for people to share their coming experiences and video as these hit the markets. The 2nd half of 2015 potentially looks to be what we have all been promised & waiting for the past few years with the brushless gimbals. Rock solid...

I have a x8 w/ kde 3520's which runs around 9kg or 19.8lbs AUW. I'm getting ready to put some retracts on it and finding I don't want to extend them to get outside the props @ 860mm or so. They are pretty tall now and I can either lengthen them, extend my bottom plate out so the retracts...

Very Promising. Here is an opinion in Forbes magazine. Very positive. http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2015/02/14/the-faa-may-get-drones-right-after-all-9-insights-into-forthcoming-regulations/ 2nd link is to the goodle docs...

I was doing some tests yesterday and again today. No crashes, hard landings etc. Between flights I was making some gimbal changes and downloading logs to look at vibration. Last 2 flights yesterday, couldn't get GPS lock and looking at log, it showed no satellites found. Continued through...

MR's crash for lots of reasons. To buy something without parts is kind of dumb. This list is to help people know what Frames and Gimbal don't have available parts for replacement. Many parts can be built, but many cannot. It's beyond the scope of one person to compile a list so I thought the...

Decided to try a y6 with 400kv motors and my Pixhawk. I'm taking the Pixhawk off my development quad as it's earned my respect. Replacing the Pixhawk with the new SuperX MiniX. Give that a try. I've bought a kit with 30mm CF arms which is a little out of my DIY mentality. I've been using...

I'm thinking of make taking a round lit object with a lcd light in it, wrapping a white sheet around it, paint some eyes and mouth on it, tie the sheet around the bottom of the ball and then fly it for a little Halloween fun. Kind of a floating ghost. I'm also thinking of hanging it off of...

I'm trying an experiment and trying to make this part for a yaw shaft. Shaft is 12mm with a 6mm bore leaving 3mm walls which is within 3d specs for printing in Stainless which they claim is very strong. Look for help on 2-3 fronts. Is stainless 3d printing going to be strong enough to hang...

One of the developers flying around on the s900 w/ pixhawk and a 3 rd party GPS. Anyone know where to buy the power module for 6s batteries?

Looking for part for DIY yaw axis. Curious as to 1. What it's called. 2. If anybody stocks something like this for the different 50 and 60mm gimbal motors. 3. What might it cost to have 2-4 made at a machine shop. Thanks for suggestions...

I have 8 Avroto 3515's that have limited & light flying time on an x8. No crashes or tip overs. 1 motor has a slight amount of play and 3 have a bit more. Kind of disappointed in they have not been flown hard, overheated, nor do they have a lot of flight time... Anyway, I've been watching...