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  • Wessie August 21, 2013 at 1:01pm

    Amos! Ace video, and nice flying, bud! I was unable to fly last weekend, and Im itching to try out fence, folllow me, and some basic missions this weekend.

  • Wessie August 21, 2013 at 1:00pm

    Mine draws 28A -32A on hover. 

  • Johan Andersson August 21, 2013 at 12:21pm

    Hey, what flight times do you get and with what type of batteries?

    I have problems with my Y6a. It consumes about 45-50A when it hovers, but according 3DR should draw about 30A

  • Amos Olson August 21, 2013 at 10:17am

    My first flight video after a few days of practicing Stabilize mode... the Y6 is a nice machine!

  • Tom August 20, 2013 at 5:40am

    Nice flying Wessie im really get close to pulling the trigger on a RTF Y-6 would like to no what you think on how it flys and would love to see more video of it  thanks tom

  • Gsouth August 18, 2013 at 8:18am

    Nice. That is exactly the kind of flying that I would like to do.

  • Wessie August 13, 2013 at 6:15am

    Went Playing this weekend...

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