"In the bottom left of the photo you can see the name of the milling/lathe machine is Unimat 1. A quick Google search bought up these 2…"

"The photo is actually of a V1 circuit board. I couldn't find a photo of a V2 board with all the connections marked with text. You are correct - when you open up your transmitter you will see there is actually a nice pad right where the circle…"

"You should be ok to use this. Unfortunately your ebay link got mangled, so I couldn't see the actual USBASP you bought. The hardware hookup will be exactly the same. The only difficulty you may have is if the flashing software doesn't…"

"Hi David, See this post for a detailed discussion: http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/removing-apm-2-0-shield Short story - The shield is technically removable, but it is soldered in position and you may cause damage trying to remove it. If you…"

"Trent, You may want to check out geofencing: http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/new-arduplane-feature-geo-fencing Should give you another safety net in case your plane starts flying out of range."

"I have noticed that in the store for the APM2 you can now order without the GPS (-$15) and magnetometer (-$5). Does this mean that the GPS+MAG+SD, GPS+SD, MAG+SD and SD daughterboards are available? Would be great to get some pictures of those. I…"

"See here: http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/uav-telemetry-frequencies?commentId=705844%3AComment%3A287340&xg_source=activity"

"I should have read the post more carefully. It is not RTF, it is ARF because you need your own RC gear, charger etc. They should probably change the title of the product in their store."

"It is easy to add up the cost of the base components and complain that it is too expensive, but you have to add in the labor costs and overheads. If you have customers willing to pay that price, then good luck to you. A turnkey solution is…"

"See this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1251633 And also this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1506836 And this thread (starting at post 4589 and going over many pages) is an attempt to fix the same…"

"Small white/orange one appears to be a Skywalker X5"

"Is it possible to have the main board inside the plane and the daughter board on top of the plane? The reason I am asking is because I don't yet have an APM and that main/daughterboard combo will give me everything at a great price. The only…"