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  1. Mar 10, 2015 at 3:41 PM
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    Had my first crash today. Flew straight into a bush. I still have not mastered the skill of flying backwards with the reverse controls. :anonymous:

    I killed two blades. So I'll have to order a few more sets to replace the spares I used lol
     
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  2. Mar 10, 2015 at 4:42 PM
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    Alright new question. I'm looking at blades and my current ones are 9443. On the DJI website they have some different blades that say "The new 9450 provides extra thrust and better power efficiency than the 9443"

    Should I stick with what I have or get the different ones? They are the same price. But only issue is that I probably wouldn't want to mix the two different blades at the same time so I'd have extra "old" blades if I break more.
     
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  3. Mar 11, 2015 at 9:39 AM
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    My magazine reviews are now published! :woot:

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  4. Mar 11, 2015 at 9:41 AM
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    Go with the 9443's, they are good. Buy a few sets of them too. Ask me how I know :anonymous:
    I guess I would brag too :p
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2015 at 9:42 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Bummer... happens to the best of us though... have you played with IOC?

    I'd stick with the old ones... The difference in blade pitch is minimal, plus this way you can use the old blades as spares...

    Definitely don't mix and match.
     
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  6. Mar 11, 2015 at 9:42 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    :D
     
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    Or listen to this guy, he has good advice ^^^
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2015 at 11:34 AM
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    Delmarva, how does it compare to the Phantom 2 Vision Plus?
     
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  9. Mar 11, 2015 at 7:46 PM
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    Haven't played with the IOC yet. Kind of dumb how you have to download the program to be able to turn it on. I currently don't have Internet so that will have to be done after that happens lol
     
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  10. Mar 11, 2015 at 7:56 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    How does what compare to the P2V+?

    The Blade? It's roughly the same thing... The Blade is a couple hundred bucks cheaper though... It's a good value for what you get for 1k... Hope this helps!
     
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  11. Mar 11, 2015 at 7:57 PM
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    Keep practicing without IOC... It'll make you better in the long run, whereas IOC is for those who don't care to learn or are just getting started.
     
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    :anonymous:

    I turned on IOC once on my phantom and thought I broke it some how ..
     
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  14. Mar 24, 2015 at 8:08 AM
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    Been slow in here lately

    :tumbleweed:
     
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  15. Mar 24, 2015 at 9:48 AM
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    anyone know of a waterproof, or at least water resistant fpv camera?

    I can waterproof the transmitter, but cameras are a little harder to waterproof at home

    could adapt a go-pro housing, but that's a last resort.
     
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  16. Mar 24, 2015 at 9:51 AM
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    Why not silicone the whole thing?? except the lens of course
     
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  17. Mar 24, 2015 at 10:21 AM
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    That's an option. Only risk is the silicone coming into the field of view. Hard to predict how much room you have to play with, without having the camera in your hands. Could be worth a try with a cheapo non hd Chinese made fav camera
     
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  18. Mar 24, 2015 at 11:22 AM
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  19. Mar 24, 2015 at 11:25 AM
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    Holy shhhhhhhhhhhh $$$$$$
     
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  20. Mar 25, 2015 at 5:46 AM
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    hah, that's funny, i was just looking at ROVs last week
    http://www.aquabotix.com/


    I'm actually not looking for a waterproof fpv system to fly though. wanting to experiment with an off off road "recon" vehicle. trying to do more and more exploration type off road trips (in addition to going to off road parks). historically, I've had terrible luck heading down "trails", only to find myself in a very undesireable spot half a mile down the trail (my trailer fell off a cliff once, for example).

    because I'm lazy, jogging down a trail a half mile to see what's ahead isn't too appealing, elspecially in the frequent rain we get up here. so my solution is to put a waterproof, or at least water resistant fpv setup on my 1/8 scale rc truck. it'll make it down the trail faster than i could ever run down it, and it'll give me insight needed to make the decision to proceed, or look for another route.

    i already have the monitor mounted in my truck for my trail cams, which will take an fpv receiver, so literally all i need to do is find or create the right camera, and slap it on the rc with a tx.
     
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