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    Mickey Mouse Drones

    Disney files patents for aerial puppetry and projection technologies using drones.Interesting read. Maybe the FAA will get motivated to rethink airspace for this one. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/disney-seeks-drone-related-air-show-patents-222625094--finance.html
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    FAA Roadmap for UAV's

    Hi Folks, for those who follow FAA activities regarding UAV's, here's a roadmap published in Popular Science. I know it's been a theme we have discussed here, and our friends in Canada, UK, Europe who have UAV regulations could share in the discussion, as they always do...BTW. Interesting read...
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    Aerial Photo Certification in the US

    I've been looking through the forum on information about aerial photo certification/proficiency in the US. I've found mostly discussions and speculations about what the FAA will do with our airspace and our place in it. I've also noticed some information on certification in Canada and European...
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    WKM V2 IMU Upgrade

    Hi guys, There were some threads on the WKM V2 IMU upgrade a few weeks ago. It just became available. There are a few sites like uavproducts.com ($240) and rc_drones.com (same price) that have it on stock, others will probably follow this week. Has anyone here made the upgrade? I'd like to get...
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    WKM IMU position on the vibration absorber setup

    Hi folks, Just upgraded my stock S800 with the vibration absorber mounts from dji. The IMU now sits behind on a new plate on the bipod, to take advantage of the damping. I'm sue many of you have seen it. I'd like to share my position entries to verify with any of you who've made this upgrade...
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    420mm Hexacopter Build Pics

    Hi folks, Just wanted to share some pictures of my recent build. I wanted a small hex so I looked for a simple frame and found the Turnigy 420 miniHex. It's fiberglass, easy to put together, and because it's reasonable priced ($35 per frame set) I bought an extra one for spare parts. I upgraded...
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    Naza M v2 GPS weirdness. Minor crash debrief

    Hi folks, I just wanted to share this event. On my latest flight I recalibrated my compass just before take off. It took off beautifully on ATTI. It was a bit windy but not too bad. Upon changing into GPS mode the 420 hex held its ground, correcting for the wind conditions fine. Changed back to...
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    Hello from Puerto Rico

    Here's a promise. Will not crash my multirotors onto people on purpose. Will not throw harmful projectiles to person or property. Not interested in spying either. I just love flying multirotors and see wonderful vistas. I love making them too, so far I have a 420 mini hex with naza, and i't...
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