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Labelle, FL


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Aerosky 550 hexacopter DJI Phantom Parrot AR Drone 2.0


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Steve Foster replied to Michael Foate's discussion Iris + won't arm in IRIS
"If you have it connected to your computer, and run Mission Planner, it should give you a message as to why it will not arm."
Aug 22, 2017
Steve Foster replied to Chad Hartsough's discussion 3dr iris+ fpv black pearl in IRIS
"Strange, for sure. Almost sounds like channels not matched. I dunno ????"
Jul 10, 2016
Steve Foster replied to chris lumley's discussion iris+ in IRIS
Jul 1, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Chad Hartsough's discussion 3dr iris+ fpv black pearl in IRIS
"Something isn't right. I can go a couple hundred yards, no problem. What kind of video transmitter do you have? Antennas?"
Jul 1, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Rhosyn's discussion Iris+ & Tarot T4-3D in IRIS+ OWNERS
"No answer to your questions, but it does look like a nice gimble.......

https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-3-Axis-Brushless-Camera-Battery/dp/B01..."
Jun 28, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Heller Gregory's discussion Trusty Iris+ in IRIS
"Just another example of how sometimes, older is better."
May 4, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Greg's discussion Where can I find Iris+ motors? in IRIS
""OUCH""
Apr 19, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Nelson Salez's discussion Good, Bad, or Ugly - PPM encoder with APM 2.6 in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I would not buy a Solo at the moment. Too much, or not enough, going on with 3DR. It's like one company that made all the previous models, based in Mexico/Texas, Iris, Y6, X8, etc. etc. THEN, there's this other company, from China, that makes the…"
Apr 5, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Justin M's discussion I'm ready to drop 3DR, go with DJI in IRIS
"Hard to tell, but on your last connection of the battery, before the crash, it does not give the proper initiating tones. But you did get it to arm, so I dunno."
Mar 26, 2016
Steve Foster commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Painting buildings with drones
"Well, it gave me an idea..... a solenoid activated aerosol can of wasp spray to get those pesky wasp nests. That would be fun!"
Mar 23, 2016
Steve Foster left a comment on IRIS
"Ray, thanks for the tip. I ordered one, and they only showed two left! Now I own 4 Iris+, 2 still sealed in box! Hell of a deal, especially when you consider what just the Pixhawk goes for."
Mar 15, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Paul N Braida M.E's discussion APM 2.8
"http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/connecting-the-apm2/

You sould start at the beginning, "Home" and read everything, then do it again, and again, until you start to understand how things work. If you just want a quad to fly, with little input from…"
Feb 2, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Paul N Braida M.E's discussion APM 2.8
Feb 2, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Rob_Lefebvre's discussion Notification: My Community Support Ending
"So sad. The whole 3DR thing is sad. Sorry that it has effected you. Best of luck."
Jan 30, 2016
Steve Foster replied to Steve Foster's discussion Thank you Y6b problem solved in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Well, seeing as how this forum seems pretty quiet, I thought I'd add some. My Y6 is flying nice! I've added a 2 watt video transmitter, (Black Mamba), a mini 3 axis gimble, with a GoPro 3. Camera pitch controlled by knob on my Taranis transmitter.…"
Jan 29, 2016
Steve Foster replied to DavidFolts's discussion Sony Action Cam setup for FPV - need ideas for better video xmitter mounting in IRIS
"Wow, it looks a lot heavier than that. Good deal!"
Jan 29, 2016
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