"Hey LanMark, none of the things you're talking about (distance or altitude limits) would have any affect should the hardware itself lock-up. As was the case with my 3DR gear. A bug which we reproduced on video, a bug which subsequently…"

"I needed to know what each did better. I wasnt sure what the FrSky did. now I know."

"I see!! Frsky is for flying and telemetry, while 3dr is only telemetry. great. thank you!"

"Hi estebanflyer, The two radios are used for two different things: FrSky for flying, from the transmitter ("remote control") to the aircraft.  The transmitter needs a FrSky module to transmit to the receiver on the aircraft. 3DR for…"

"Are you are talking about *flying* with the 3dr 433 or 900mhz radio alone as a replacement for the Turnigy JR Style Radio module? That sounds like you are cutting into unknown territory if so.  I believe Mark was referring to using the 3dr…"

"Hello Mark, I have been trying to understand the differences between 3DR and FrSky and which one is more reliable or works better with the APM 2.5. I am considering buying the ready to fly hexa kit that comes with the FrSky and the 9ch TX/RX, but I…"

"Charlie Fox,  My main Hexacopter is a DJIF550 with DJI Naza + GPS with a secondary OpenPilot CC3D controller running an AeroXcraft GoPro gimbal and providing GCS tracking via GPS. The CC3D also provides camera operator control and OpenPilot…"

"Drone Savant, if not APM, what platform are you working with at the moment?"

"Honestly there were some attempts to reach out to me specifically and I did at one point receive a bare APM2 from 3dr staff. I honestly donated it to another forum member that experienced a fly-away. I've also began donating my other 3drboards…"

"Thanks  Drone Savant I will check all the links out. I hope your efforts are rewarded with a better APM. Actually, we all thank you Neil"

"My understanding is that there has been quite a bit of work on the PPM encoder which was pushed out for the 2.9 release.  You may note on the cheerleading link for 2.9 - http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/arducopter-2-9-released that there…"

"I have to concur with Neil-I have posted some questions ( I am new to quad flying etc) and often do not get a response. When I originally started to look at the quad aspect ( I fly RC airplanes), my neighbor had just obtained a Naza quad and I was…"

"Good Morning Brad J Ya know Mr Brad, maybe I should have put a smiley face after the question to show the humor in the statement and I should have addressed it to Harley because HE is probably still asking the same question. Have these known issues…"

"I think Sgt. Ric said it best: "@Neil, whats with the attitude? This is an open-source community with volunteers contributing some incredible features and breakthrough apps for the good of the community. What have you contributed…"

"Don't you just love it when a thread dies when someone asks a good question? The "Developer" must be watching and hoping nobody would ask........."

"Have these known issues been resolved in new firmware?"