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Does 3DR still make radios?

I was looking on the 3DR website for a radio kit but I wasn't able to find one listed anymore.   Does 3DR still make and sell radios for those of us who build our own drones?    I sure hope they continue to do so into the future.

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Quadrotor X4 vs X8 in Code

I have a couple questions about how Arducopter handles the X4 configuration vs the X8 configuration.   What are the differences?  Is the X8 the same as an X4 with identical signals sent to the top and bottom motors?  Is there anything special happeni

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3.1 Sudden Violent Crash while in Loiter

I was flying my Steadidrone Qu4d running APM 2.6 (Arducopter 3.1) when I experienced a sudden loss of control and crash while in loiter mode.   

I had been flying in auto mode with waypoints and switched back to loiter.   Everything was performing fla

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