"Gary, sounds good. "

"I finally ordered the 2014 X8 RTF with every extra. Plan on adapting my raspberry pi to the unit. Hope I made a good decision."

"http://3drobotics.com/2014/02/3d-robotics-consumer-iris-gains-altit...
New press release just posted stating they are shipping Iris."

"Adam, you are one of my favs on YouTube and I greatly respect your opinions. Just confirm for me that you think the 3DR units are solid. I am ready to order the 2014 model with all extras. It basically has all the items I want including the Tarot…"

"BTW Adam, your build reviews of the Y6 made me really consider the 3DR units. I need the X8 for the payload. Will be doing autonomous missions, but a majority of time doing video and photo projects. If it weren't for the autonomous I would just get…"

"Adam, comes shipped with the Spektrum DX7, Tarot brushless gimbal, telemetry, GoPro Hero 3+ and FPV. What else would I need? Or are you speaking of last years model?"

"These forums have me so paranoid about spending $2700 on a new 2014 X8 from 3DR. Makes me want to consider going over to Foxtech and getting a Tarot 810 and building it out with a DJI A2 controller.
I am ready to purchase the X8 but everytime I go…"

"I got a response within an hour of emailing them. Here are the payloads and flight times for the new 2014 lineup as well as other models.
3DR X8 Octacopter- Flight Time: 12 – 13 min- Payload: 1000 gr Battery: 4S 6000 mAh battery packVehicle weight…"

"Does anyone know the lift for the previous Y6? I know the previous 2013 X8 was stated to be 880g in addition to the battery."

"Ready to purchase either the new 2014 version of the 6 or 8. Can you tell me what the cargo capacity would be? Weight lift of a stock unit without the gimble and GoPro?

Thanks "

"Nicholas ... I stand corrected. I understand the issue now. My error."

"What are you guys talking about? I am placing an order for the RTF X8 and the Fedex standard ground shipping is $34.21. Look at all of the 8 shipping options. "