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Frank replied to Frank's discussion Arm dip - intermittent motor cut out? Weird ThrOut
"Hi Mark,Yes having changed the ESC the problem never happened again. Worth a go I think. Let me know how you get on"
Oct 27, 2014
Frank replied to Frank's discussion REDUCED by £100! UK X8 Coaxial Octocopter carbon fibre complete ready to fly For Sale
"Hello,
I've sent you a friend request with my phone number."
Oct 19, 2014
Frank left a comment on UK Ardupilot Group
"If anyone's looking for a really well built X8 in the UK, I'm selling. £745, ready to fly with the addition of a receiver. Have a look here"
Oct 18, 2014
Frank posted a discussion
Due to a time waster (not from this site) and needing to sell this, price reduced to £645X8 Coaxial Octocopter UAV Drone Quick Sale! Coaxial Octocopter for sale. Bespoke designed by an aeronautical engineer, the design focusses on simplicity,…
Oct 18, 2014
Frank replied to Frank's discussion Triggering camera via USB and APM2.5 side rail on an Octocopter
"Anyone got any ideas?"
Oct 13, 2014
Frank posted a discussion in Agricultural UAVs
Hello,I am trying to trigger my Canon S110 using a USB gentwire cable from Gentles and CHDK. I have seen the guide on copter.ardupilot.com but it relies on using Channel 7 Output pin and as I have an octocopter I can't do that.I have a couple…
Jun 22, 2014
Frank posted a discussion
Hello,I am trying to trigger my Canon S110 using a gentwire from Gentles and CHDK. I have seen the guide on copter.ardupilot.com but it relies on using Channel 7 Output pin and as I have an octocopter I can't do that.I have a couple questions on…
Jun 21, 2014
Frank posted a discussion
Hello,I've been flying my X8 for a while and have now added a gimbal. Having just been flying around for a gimbal test flight, I noticed that my ESCs and motors where warm whereas I have not noticed this before. Is it possible that the addition of…
Feb 27, 2014
Frank replied to John Grouse's discussion GHT NEXt-Gimbal - Lightest NEX sized bushless gimbal on the market.
"Hi John,
This looks great - exactly what I've been looking for. Is it possible to configure it so as the camera faces vertically down for aerial mapping purposes?
Thanks"
Sep 18, 2013
Frank posted a discussion
Hello,Was flying my quad for about the 5th time yesterday with the new latest 3.0.1. It was pretty windy (10-15kts) but after a good 5 minutes of flight in stabilize I put it into loiter. It was great! And with no tuning of the default PIDs! So much…
Aug 17, 2013