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V-tail Mixing: Wild servo throws...

I'm just installing an Arducopter v2.8 with Plane 3.4 loaded in my V-tailed Talon. Radio with standard outputs and mixing in the FC.Everything does as it's supposed to, BUT the rudder and elevator throws are huge. When I check the Mixing_Gain it says

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One of four ESCs getting hot

After some 5-8 minutes of flying my quad, I noticed that one of the ESCs is getting a little warm, whereas the other 3 are close ambient temperature.The quad flies well and as stable as my skills allow.

The quad is completely symmetrical with 4 identi

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Power vs weight ?

I recently got my KK-board based quad to fly. Very few problems after reading the manual :-) The biggest obstacle to longer flights seems to be my lack of flight experience.

 

The copter is a simple homemade 8mm alu-tubing frame of 102gr, four 1400kV B

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