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Does it matter? I suspect not.

Good luck with that - doubt that customer support will be very responsive!

Don't know. If the GPS/compass was not calibrated properly I don't know if collision avoidance sensors would have helped much. I think they should have programmed a waypoint very close to the launch area where it drone would loiter in place for a few seconds - this would confirm that the...

Okay, it's not a quadcopter - looks like a hex with dual motors on each boom: https://dronedj.com/2018/04/02/russian-postal-drone-crashes/ Looks to me like it toilet-bowled at high speed - wonder if the compass was properly calibrated.

When you said "Perch like a bird", I expected something like this:

Yeah, it is a foamy, but there isa lot of tech in it as well - flight controller, gimbal withcamera, etc.

Heard of the Parrot Disco? It is a flying wing that has some pretty cool features, but many were put off by the price. But since DJI has dominated the industry, Parrot became one of the casualties, and has discontinued the Disco. But there are vendors out there that have Discos in stock and are...

Well, I've given up... Adding caps didn't help much and after trading emails with a couple of E.E. buddies, they have convinced me that I need to shield the three wires going from each ESC to its respective motor. This could be done by taking some coax, cutting along the length and stripping out...

I saw this video. My setup is different that the one shown in the video - the guy is tapping his main power source for the camera/vtx; I chose instead to use a separate power source - a small 450 mAH 3s lipo dedicated to the camera/vtx. I've sent an email to a couple of buddies who are...

Saw a coup,e of comparisons between LC filters and straight low esr caps - the caps performed better..

Well, that sounds like I'm wasting my time....

I have been trying for some time to get decent FPV video out of my quadcopter. From my initial flight, when the video was totally useless, I've taken as series of small steps, each time the video quality improved a bit. I started with installing a cloverleaf antenna on the vtx, followed by...

Well, I did install a driver that was recommended - it just hit me later that perhaps it was the culprit....

Very nice! Beautiful shots and I liked the music too!I wish I lived someplace scenic like that!

I solved my laptop computer problem! I had to do some thinking about what I had tried and zeroed in on the problem. I had determined that the telemetry radios I'm using work, the Dell laptop is working and Mission Planner is also working. That left only one thing: the driver I was using. The...

When you live amongst old farts, sometimes you have to take the extra steps! Check out this video:

When I lived in a retirement community, I contacted all my neighbors before attempting any flights with the idea that if even one objected I would not fly. Everyone was interested, especially when I posted videos of my overflights of the woods behind our houses. I live in Colorado now and I...

My antennas (antennae??) arrived and can't wait to try them out. But I'm loathe to takeoff without insuring that there are no GPS or other issues. I bought a cheap laptop from someone in the neighborhood to use in the field so I could monitor telemetry from the aircraft prior to takeoff and...

The Pillsbury Doughboy would be proud

The hex is great for lifting heavier payloads, but don't expect much in the way of endurance as those extra motors draw more current.