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About Me:
Huge general interest in aviation. Run an Online Store http://www.rc-king.co.za
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Busy with a Quadcopter custom build
Hometown:
Johannesburg
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"I think they should be arrested and fined for flying in a populated area in the above vid. Not for flying near a bridge at midnight."
"Moved to Arducopter 3.x for better chance at getting assistance."
"I don't think that's too unreasonable. I run a small hobbyshop. I would go out of business if I accepted returns after a year. 90 Days in pretty long I think."
"Hey Guys,
A little help.
J"
A little help.
J"
Moved to Arducopter 3.x forum for a chance at getting a response. Morning all,On a whim I decided to build a tricopter and outfit it with my APM1 I had lying around collecting dust. I built the custom frame with a custom gimbal for the tail etc,…
A move in the right direction from DJI. But is it enough?A firmware update will stop users flying close to specified airfields, the list is small and standing out immediately is a lack of large military airbases around the world. You will still be…
"Your $0.02 is equivalent to R0.20 in South Africa. Not sure you are being fair here :D Apologies... couldn't help myself."
"Did I miss something here? What you on about Thomas?"
"That sounds fair. If we going to be using the on-board tech for hobby purposes, stay within those rules... if you want commercial use, follow those. That's a level headed response from Christiaan for sure."
"As the owner of a very small online hobby shop, I find that there are too many grey areas when it comes to the latest catch word "Drone". The article posted seems to be very general and not very specific at all. An arducopter is a drone. The…"
"Hey Joe,
Great re-post with the extra info we needed. Thank you for spending the time. I will be testing antenna designs this weekend taking your post into consideration. I cannot reduce my tx power any further via the software so waiting for…"
Great re-post with the extra info we needed. Thank you for spending the time. I will be testing antenna designs this weekend taking your post into consideration. I cannot reduce my tx power any further via the software so waiting for…"
"That would be excellent! Thank in advance!"
"Hi Joe,
Thank you for the informative post. I really appreciate the time you spent on it. This kind of real info in invaluable!Regards,
James"
Thank you for the informative post. I really appreciate the time you spent on it. This kind of real info in invaluable!Regards,
James"
As I have started using the UHF 433 systems for range, I have been experimenting with various TX and RX Antennae.I came across this link http://www.fpvmanuals.com/category/manuals/equipment-manauls/antenn... which explains how to build what they…
"Hey Andke,
I do not think I would fly APM if you couldn't turn off the motors. I always want the ability to ditch if I so choose. I have ditched my Raptor 50 before when I lost my tail servo and had an un controlable pyro. It was heading…"
I do not think I would fly APM if you couldn't turn off the motors. I always want the ability to ditch if I so choose. I have ditched my Raptor 50 before when I lost my tail servo and had an un controlable pyro. It was heading…"
Hi All,This is the first miss behaviour I have had from my Quad in almost a year. I was tuning the quad though ch6. Rate P was what I was interested in. I landed the quad and heard the motors fire then stop. I was just about to take off again…
