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Baby Vultures From My Iris+

I noticed a few months back a large bird going into the barn near where I fly.  Now I see that it has had babies and I think they are Vultures.  Sort of neat to see this.  I hope to catch more as they grow.   Also I noticed that the Farmer made some

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Iris Flight Time

Here are my thoughts on the Iris vs the Phantom    I own both and enjoy each one.   My flight time on the Iris with the stock batteries without the gimbal is less than 10 minutes.  I have not installed my Gimbal yet so I can not report on that.    My

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Flight Time Stock Iris Battery

Not sure what flight times everyone is getting with the Iris and the battery that comes with it, but I seem to be very low on flight time.   I am flying the Iris with a freshly charged battery with extended legs installed.  I have not put my gimbal o

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Connecting Gimbal

I have been working-out a few problems before mounting my Gimbal.  I would like to do this now but I did not find any instructions on doing this.  Can anyone tell me where the wires go that are coming from the Iris?   and any photos would be great, a

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New Iris

I was hoping someone could guide me through setting up my new Iris.   I am connected to the Iris from my windows laptop.   The Pixhawk  is responding, but I am not sure if what I am seeing on mission planner under configuration is what is stored on m

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Help With My New Iris

Some of my questions are going to seem stupid for those that are advanced, but I was always told no question is stupid so I am going to ask a few! 

My new Iris arrived today and I am doing a lot of reading and trying to understand everything before I

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Consumer Iris questions

Some of my questions are going to seem stupid for those that are advanced, but I was always told no question is stupid so I am going to ask a few! 

My new Iris arrived today and I am doing a lot of reading and trying to understand everything before I

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Help Charging LiPo Radio Pack

 

Hi everyone,  I am new to charging LiPo batteries and want to make sure I am doing things correctly.   I have a 11.1v 8c battery for my radio.  As you can see in the photo it has a number of connections.  I want to charge it, but not sure exactly wh

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Fatshark Balance lead TX connections

Hello,  I am about ready to hook up the Filtered Balance Lead TX Supply that came with my Fatshark Attitude system. Till my new quad comes in I am going to try it out on my AR Drone which has an 11v battery. There are 3 connections on the board for 2

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Tablet For Mission Planner

I have watched some videos where a tablet is being used with Mission Planner.   I would like to know what tablets work the best and will help while I am flying the IRIS.

Do I need one that has GPS or is that only for the follow option?  

If someone cou

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FlySky FS-TH9X battery pack

I was told that the FlySky FS-TH9X works best with a rechargeable battery pack.  As I wait for my Iris to arrive I am trying to acquire all the extra things that will make it easier and safer to fly.

If anyone can shed some light on this and possible

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Merry Christmas

I wanted to Wish Everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday Season.   And for the Coming Year I hope everyone has a Safe and Peaceful Year.

I have met a lot of nice people here and from that I was able to choose what I hope will be a fant

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Gopro & Iris

Well after many months I made my decision on what multirotor copter I want along with the camera.  I made my purchase and now waiting for the IRIS.  I ordered it with the Gimbal and also purchased the Gopro Hero 3+ Silver camera.  I am crossing my fi

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Time to Decide!

I have saved the money and now want to make sure I am placing it on the right product.  I want to do Autonomous flights, non professional video and photos. Easy to fly and stable in the air.  I will want to have FPV of some sort and thought about som

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Tracker

I have been trying for the past few weeks to find the best way to track a drone should it fly away.  I don't want to go broke but I figure it is better to have a few backups rather than end up loosing everything.  Does anyone have some ideas that wil

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Tracker

I am not sure how much has been talked about regarding devices for tracking lost equipment.  I know there are many different types and prices and it would be great to have a listing of ones that have been tested and work.   If anyone knows of ones th

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