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Recommend Gimbal for this setup

Hi guys, need some help here... 

I need to mount a  Microcam2 on a DJI s1000.  (don't have one yet)

I would like to put the Microcam 2 on a gimbal (2 -3 axis ). 

My question is this: 

1) Does the DJI only accept DJI gimbals? 

2) If so, is it possible to p

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Vertical acceleration too fast 3dr quad help!

Hi, 

I'm coming from an AR Drone 2.0 and wanted to step up so I got the 3DR RTF Quad so that I can play around with Ardupilot. 

Few observations when I fly the drone : 

1) The vertical acceleration is too fast. It's kind of hard to control and there see

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Powering APM - when should I use JP1?

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Right now, there is no JP1 on my 3dr quad, and as I see it, the outputs are powered by the PDB. 

There is also a power module from the PDB which goes to PM on the APM board. 

My question is : Why the requirement to keep the output power rails separate

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Help with configuring modes on the transmitter

Hi, 

I completed the setup with the mission planner with my 3dr quad, and saw that there are 6 flight modes available. 

How do I switch between the flight modes with my transmitter? I have a Spektrum DX7s. 

Frankly, I don't even know what flight mode I

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Alternative to Arduino IDE

Hi, 

I downloaded Arduino IDE to fudge around with Ardupilot, and it compiles ok. However, being spoilt with tools like Xcode and Visual Studio, I was wondering whether there is an alternative that can do linking of classes. (For example, in Xcode I p

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Mini Quad with APM?

Hi, 

I'm wondering if anyone fitted a mini quad with an APM.

By mini I mean something like hubsan x4. 

How long would something like this fly? I'm new to quads so pardon my ignorance! 

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