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Permalink Reply by Ersin Acar on October 5, 2010 at 11:54pm

I bought it too but didnt receive yet. we will see :)

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Permalink Reply by Tom Kopp on October 6, 2010 at 8:37am

Please let me know what you think about it after your testing, Thanks.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Gary Mortimer on October 6, 2010 at 12:29am

Tom this is not an FPV site you will be better served elsewhere with your questions.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Kopp on October 6, 2010 at 8:27am

everyone is using autopilots, OSD's, wireless cameras and more on their planes. I heard doing that is called FPV (first person view)

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Permalink Reply by Tom Kopp on October 6, 2010 at 8:31am

Oh ok, I guess the term used here is just UAV, not FPV, Gotcha :)
FPV=bad
UAV=good

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Sgt Ric on November 15, 2010 at 10:32am

It is not just a question of symantics... FPV deals with FirstPersonVideo, NOT autopilots.

DIYDrones covers the AP aspect.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Kopp on November 15, 2010 at 12:04pm

Yea I later understood that, Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Matt Fisher on January 16, 2011 at 2:32pm

I am still working on mine. Pictures - http://picasaweb.google.com/fisher.matt/FIAUAVPhotos?authkey=Gv1sRg...

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Permalink Reply by Tom Kopp on January 16, 2011 at 5:18pm

Very nice, have you test flown the plane yet because its VERY! sensitive on the CG, be ready when you take off, lol. I have been building my own drone (slowly) haven't worked on it too much lately tho. Good luck on it, its very awesome looking plane in the air for sure.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Fisher on January 16, 2011 at 7:06pm

No I have yet to fly it (aiming for Spring this year). Still working on video integration and final ESC testing. Thanks for the CG heads up. Even before I bought the airframe I had read all the warnings people had (there are tons, as you probably know). Regardless, I am going to give it a shot ;)

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Permalink Reply by Ritchie on January 16, 2011 at 4:10pm

Papa Jeff found this one and the other smaller Reaper (called a predator B) model to be great fly as long as you don't expect it to be a 3D thrill ride. As for its FPV/UAV capability there is a thread somewhere showing a projected mass that you could fit in it after the normal parts. If I remember rightly it is quite heavy off the bat so part choices need to be good.

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