"Joseph E. Monroe, sorry but I don't have an easy fix. I ended up changing the flight controller to hkpilot micro and the escs. Now it flies fine again. I still don't know why it did that..."

"Yes. It lifts itself about 20-30 cm but that's all. If the battery is full it lifts itself 1-1.5 m for about 1 min but then the motors get hot and it starts to lose altitude. Now i'm thinking it's the esc timing. I recalibrated the escs but nothing…"

"Not quite, even with this ratio it should still fly, not for long, but it should...
I removed the gimball, still doesn't fly. I repeat, without the gimbal it flew a week ago...
Checked THR_MAX and it's ok, it's at 1000, everything is ok.
I don't…"

"what exactly do you need to know?
you can find most of the instructions here: http://copter.ardupilot.com/ under the instructions tab"

"follow these videos, they are ok for a beginner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jIfPHFkXHI even if they're not for apm. if you've got some other questions feel free to ask"

"I went at my parents home this weekend (120km away) and it still does the same thing, as long as it's pointed towards east it works ok, if not it mixes the gimbal axis. Is it possible it's software related? Wich apm version should i try (most…"

"Hi!
After playing with kk2 i'd like to go for the apm 2.5. I'm tired of messing with the PI settings. Is apm easyer to set and fly? What sensors do you recommend for a more steady flight, taking off and landing? if i need any at all
Is there any…"

"I started a shopping list, i allready have the motors. I'm not home right now, in fact i'm not even in my country. I'll get home at the end of march, so i have some time for research. Please tell me if you think these parts are good for a tricopter,…"

"First of all, thank you for the quick responses.
Richard, there are lots of reasons why one should pick one over the other, why don't you go for an airplane? Basically it depends on your tastes nowadays.
Steven, thank you for the advice, my kk2…"