"That board looks fried to me. The controller (correct term?) behind the solder joint looks melted. I would contact 3DR and see if they'll replace it under warranty. Smoke from an esc to me would make not trust that part again in the air."

"It's technically possible but probably not worth the effort unless it's just for learning purposes. It would probably have are hard time flying with that extra weight. The motors and frame would be the only parts saved.

You're better off getting a…"

"It's possible depending on the quad. Do you have a link to it?"

"Is there something attached to the D4R-II receiver in the Iris?. I'm curious as to how they did telemetry. There are mods that can be done to the transmitter to receive telemetry but I'm not sure how they did it.

Is there something like this in the…"

"I like that, I think I'll have to get one of those."

"If you do get that and a 12v power supply make sure and get at least 6A. Mine is 3A and the charger will stop if I do more than about 2.8A. I'll probably get a 10A power supply at some point."

"I like this one but it doesn't come with a power supply. I had a 12v power inverter anyway. For the price it's a great little charger that will charge at 1C up to a 6000mah battery.

http://hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7028"

"I use Tagg but it's a paid service. You do get what you pay for and its a cheap insurance for an expensive setup. It's a satellite based service so it's good anywhere.

http://www.pettracker.com"

"Yes, any aircraft with Pixhawk is capable of flying auto missions by itself."

"Here's the one that I use, it's what came with the original IRIS.

http://www.frsky-rc.com/product/pro.php?pro_id=24

You can use the transmitter with multiple different aircraft. I use my IRIS TX with two quads."

"Yep, just match the colors of the wires. Cut/solder/heat shrink one wire at a time so there is no risk of shorting. Don't cut both at the same time or the blade will short the battery and you'll have a fire.

The Iris charger is fine since you don't…"

"Here's my mod to allow access to the balance cable for charging and USB port for the board.image.jpg"

"That's the pack that I have. Cut the connector off of the AA holder and spliced it to the new battery. Just don't short the wires and triple check the polarity.

I also have the smartie parts board. It wouldn't connect to my Mac until I reloaded the…"