"A sad day for sure.
It looks like the smoke came from the 4in1 ESC. Does the loose motor wire appear to have broken from the stress of the hard landing or perhaps it was a cold solder joint? A new 4in1 ESC is around 130.00 dollars US. I would…"
I have done so it the past but I do not think it is a good idea. Prop was loose after flight of about 5 min. You should be able to find a replacement at just about any decent hardware store. Take one with you so you can compare and…"
"Ian,
DroidPlanner works well on the Nexus 7. You can charge the Zippy 5Ah battery on the supplied charger but it will take a while as the max charge on the supplied charger is only 3 amps. As far as removing the arms for transport, one could but it…"
"Here is a pic of the antenna mounted on the top shell. It used to be straight but several top down events mis-shaped the shell. Works great and only hurts your eye if you look to long. LOL"
"I lost mine as a result of a hard flip over landing. The traces came off the board so I was unable to repair it. I ordered a replacement radio from 3DR for 50.00 us. I also got a short cable with RP-SMA connectors, one female and one male. I…"