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My New 210 Racer

Over the past few months I started to get into drone racing. I never thought it would be as much fun as it is. My first racer was the Eachine 250 racer and from there I have changed out the FC and ESC's hoping to get more performance. Well needless t

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SOLO Leg Slider Mod

Yesterday I decided to do a review of the Relish3d leg sliders for the Solo.  www.relish3d.com  While I was at it I also installed the foldable legs so that I could transport my Solo. Later I will have the review of the 3DR backpack, but for now let

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No More Fisheye

If you are looking to improve your Gopro Videos along with removing the Fisheye Distortion, then here is a fantastic solution. Peau Productions offers many different lens's that will do this. The one in my review is the 3.97mm and I am very happy I h

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Long Range Antenna System

Hi everyone,  today I finished a review on the FPVLR long range antenna system.  This was tested on my 3DR Solo, but they are available for DJI and many others.    I know there has been a lot of talk and postings about extending range,  but I felt I

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FlyTrex Live 3G Flight Tracker

I have been doing a number of reviews for GPS Trackers.  I have also used about 4 different ones over the past year or so.  As many know there is always a chance your craft will do something unexpected.  I have had this happen all the way back to my

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SteadyGo3 3-axis Gimbal

I   have a question on a 3-axis gimbal.   This is the SteadyGo3 by Bestablecam.  It was sent to me to try on either my Phantom or Iris+   I thought I would first try it on the Iris.  unfortunately this is a new product and came with no instructions. 

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Great GPS Tracker

For the past year I have been using and testing different GPS trackers that will help you locate your Aircraft should it become lost.   I found a few different ones but with each came some difficulties in finding the correct sim card and service that

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Walkera QR X350 Pro with Mission Planner

I have a question that I am hoping someone can help with.  One of my Multi-Rotors is a Walkera QR X350pro.  It has modified telemetry which give me control from Mission Planner.  Everything has been working great but I wanted to do some Auto missions

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Mission Planner Blessing

I wanted to share an experience that I had last night and early today as I watched my mini 250 fly away.  I had just replaced the CC3D with the APM 2.6     I did a short test inside and that should have given me the clue not to take it out,  but havi

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V2 3DR Telemetry

I have the IRIS+ which has the 915 MHz telemetry radios.   This is working great,  my question is that I also have a 450 quad that I am building and want to add the telemetry to it.   Do I need 2 more telemetry radios for this to work or can I just a

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APM 2.6 Jumper and power Module

Hello,  I am building my first Quad copter and with my kit came the Arducopter 2.6   also a Power module.   I am a little confused as I read more about removing jumper 1     is this something I need to do or should I leave the jumper in.    Any help

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IRIS+ Battery & FPV

Hello,  I now have the IRIS + and have a few questions.    First is on the battery.    I see it now comes with a 5100mAh and was wondering if anyone has found a replacement that may work better or cost less,  or is the one that comes with it the best

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IRIS+ Radio

Hello,  I will soon be getting the IRIS+ and have a few questions about the radio.   First can someone tell me exactly which radio comes with it.     Also I plan on building 2 multi-rotors which will need a receiver.   The one is a 250 mini with the

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