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Quadcopters anyone?

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by Btnewman, Oct 8, 2013.

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  1. Jan 15, 2015 at 10:28 AM
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    carcharias

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    Any personal Inspire reviews, or did I miss that?
     
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  2. Jan 15, 2015 at 12:36 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    not yet... still waiting on mine
     
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  3. Jan 15, 2015 at 12:44 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Got a couple of these today :D

    [​IMG]
     
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  4. Jan 16, 2015 at 4:07 AM
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    Nice. What gimbals are on them?

    Also I decided to call Cinedrones yesterday to check the status of my copter, turns out they received it but decided to let it sit there until I called them 10 days later.

    :yawn: Getting real tired of this
     
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  5. Jan 16, 2015 at 5:20 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    h3-3d gimbals with gp4 black... osd and tx...

    I know he was at CES last week... not sure how many employees he has but seems a little ridiculous...
     
    Delmarva, Jan 16, 2015
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  6. Jan 16, 2015 at 7:55 PM
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    Flew the Blade 350 QX3 AP Combo today for the first time... you'll have to wait for the review for my initial impressions, but here are some pics. Had a buddy photog snap some pics for me during the flight. :)

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    Delmarva, Jan 16, 2015
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  7. Jan 18, 2015 at 1:39 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    :tumbleweed:
     
    Delmarva, Jan 18, 2015
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  8. Jan 18, 2015 at 5:37 PM
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    Well, I just built a flashing tool and flashed and my crap Turnigy Plush 25a to BLHeli 12.2. So much better!
     
    obzerver, Jan 18, 2015
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  9. Jan 18, 2015 at 5:38 PM
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    A great excuse for me to buy an Arduino Uno :D
     
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  10. Jan 18, 2015 at 6:14 PM
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    HomerTaco ...................................................................................................................................................... Core-Hurst short throw shifter & T-handle / Carbon Fiber Interior / custom console light / De-badged / leather interior / Heated Front seats / Red Line Hood Struts / Painted speaker grills /one-off TRD Satoshi Grill with 12-15 front-end swap/ Pioneer AVIC-X920BT HU / Scangauge II / Black LED Tails / Dash Mount for iPad mini / Safari Snorkel / Auto-pilot mode / Leer 100XQ Cap / 4x Innovations sliders / Rear Diff Breather Mod / front windows tinted to 35% / Brute Force Fab Hybrid Front Bumper / BAMF Rear Diff Skid / Budbuilt Skids / CBI Trail Master 2.0 rear hybrid bumper / Fox rr coils/ TC UCA's/ TC spindle gussets/ TC Cam Tab gussets / Dakar leafs / Defined Engineering shackles / All pro U bolt flip / Timbren Rear Bumpstops / BAMF LCA skids / Exhaust re-route / Fog Light anytime Mod / LowRange Off Road extended rear brake lines / ATO Shackle Flip / sectioned Bushwhacker flares / re-geared to 4.56 / ARB Front & Rear Locking Diff / ARB CKMA12 compressor / PrInSu full rack system / 1" body lift / Inchworm 4.7 crawlbox / twin stick FJ t-case / Davez off-road triple-stick kit/
    :spy: :cool:
     
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  11. Jan 19, 2015 at 6:23 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    :D
     
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  12. Jan 19, 2015 at 6:23 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Submitted the review of the Blade today... :woot:
     
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  13. Jan 19, 2015 at 6:24 AM
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    Was it all right for a noob to fly? I think I am going to buy one as a gift for someone.
     
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  14. Jan 19, 2015 at 6:43 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    yup pretty noob friendly
     
    Delmarva, Jan 19, 2015
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  15. Jan 20, 2015 at 9:58 AM
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    Have you got the micro Tx yet?

    I got out yesterday and flew around with a gopro on my little quad. It is a completely different machine when it has that much more weight on it (it was my friends gopro and he wanted to keep it in the case). I think I'll be ordering the FPV stuff for it very soon because it's so hard to keep eyes on it with it being so small.

    I'm thinking of doing the 5.8Ghz 600mw TX from ImmersionRC but what is the difference between the DUO5800 and the UNO5800 RX? Also does the camera make any differences and what about OSD, will tat start to be to much for 250mm quad?
     
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  16. Jan 20, 2015 at 10:07 AM
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    Might be flying mine for the first time today finally.
     
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  17. Jan 20, 2015 at 1:07 PM
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    So a simple DJI with a crappy GoPro got all of these stunning shots for this new tv show "Nightwatch" by Dick Wolf that premieres this Thurs on A&E. http://www.aetv.com/nightwatch

    I haven't seen another show use a quadcopter as efficiently as this one - if something went down, then the quadcopter was immediately on scene. This isn't normal. Anyway, even the most basic setup is extremely useful.
     
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  18. Jan 20, 2015 at 4:18 PM
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    I don't have the micro Tx yet. It's on a ship somewhere between China and Vancouver. Should be here this week or very early next week. The DUO5800 uses Diversity, where as the UNO does not. Diversity transmits on two channels. The receiver will compare both images and show you the best feed. As you can imagine that is a really nice feature to have and may save you from losing a weak video signal.

    On my 250 I have a cheap 600TVL that I bought on Amazon for $11. Honestly, it does the job it most lighting conditions. Then I have a mobius strapped on top for recording in HD. The quad still flies pretty well. I think it adds about 40 grams to total weight? I'll have to measure later if I get a chance. No OSD on that quad, yet.
     
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  19. Jan 21, 2015 at 2:47 PM
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    "OldManTan" Bye bloody Taco... Hello MGM Burrito!

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    Holy chit, I've done a lot already!!
    I am going nuts!! I recently acquired a nano quad, and a micro/mini (8" maybe). WOW, are these little things fun. I think I broke the nano already, as the props start spinning when you turn it on, and it won't respond to the controller at all. I'm looking all over, cause I want video!! I don't know what to get. I tried searching through here, but to no avail. I am not ready for $100's yet, just something around $100. Looked at

    $65 MECO(TM) WLtoys V959 Quad Quadcopter UFO Camera 2.4G 4-Axis 4CH
    http://www.amazon.com/WLtoys-V959-Q...=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1421878613&sr=1-1

    and

    Heli-Max 1SQ V-CAM RTF Quadcopter
    http://www.amazon.com/Heli-Max-1SQ-...e=UTF8&qid=1421879487&sr=1-33&keywords=camera

    and

    http://www.amazon.com/Hubsan-H107C-2-Quadcopter-Video-Camera/dp/B00IZC6C7A

    I have no idea which to choose!! Please help me decide!! And I think I want another nano if I can't fix this one, which I think will be the Estes one.
     
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  20. Jan 22, 2015 at 5:06 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    I'd go for the hubsan or helimax :)
     
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