Iris endurance test... Stock long legs Vs. My new long legs!

Here is a LINK to the video that I made testing the Stock long legs and my new long legs...

Here is my original DISCUSSION where pictures of the new legs can be found.

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Here is my new landing gear setup for my Iris!

After two landings on uneven ground, I've broken two of the long legs and damaged my gimbal and GoPro.  I decided to prototype a new landing gear setup that would be more resilient and lighter weight.  Here is what I came up with.  What do you think?

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Am I buying the correct FPV setup?

Background... I am flying a 3D Robotics Iris with a GoPro Hero 3 Black on a Tarot 2-axis gimbal.  I am shooting homes and properties and am wanting to stay in visual sight of my quad while in flight.  I have no plans to fly the drone over 300-400 fee

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I cannot get the map to display correctly using DroidPlanner...

Anyone know why I cannot get a detailed map to display on my Droid Razr HD?  It shows my progress in flight but no roads, no images of terrain, no google earth...

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I now have two radios for my Iris but...

I have two radios for my Iris. One for my laptop and one for my tablet.  Only one will every connect.  How do I pair the other one to my Iris?

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I just did an unboxing with my new Iris!

Hey everyone!

My Iris died a couple of weeks ago due to a motor ejecting. Video of that can be found HERE.  After talking with the awesome techs at 3DR, they sent me a new Iris!  The customer service was very good and I am glad to be back in the air.

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So, this is the aftermath of not having long enough screws into the motors...

I was flying the other day and had a motor pop out of the arm on my Iris.  Totally wiped the drone out.  You can watch the video "HERE". I called 3DR and was told that a tech would be getting back to me within a day.  I then sent an email yesterday b

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My IRIS crashed... After closer inspection, I noticed screws missing...

So, the other evening, I decided to do a little flying.  The Iris powered up correctly but as it began its ascent, it started spinning and flying out of control.  It "landed" via a tree.  When I inspected it, I noticed that one of the motors was loos

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Iris crashed after screws fell out...

Hey everyone, I had a bad crash yesterday. One of the motors came out of the Iris and the whole unit plummeted to the ground. HERE is the video of the crash...The unit is thrashed and the gimbal broke off even though it never hit anything. After insp

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Just got my Iris today and have a few questions...

So, I got my Iris all put together today and I have a couple of questions:

1. What is the reason for the poor fit of the props?  I though I was going to cut my finger on the motor trying to tighten the props down.  Is there an easier way? Also, I boug

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