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Thanks. Now my next step is to order props. I've seen both two-blade and three-blade in carbon fiber. I'm leaning toward the three-blade for the extra lift capability, as the cost difference isn't that much.

I've examined the DJI Phantom replacement motors that i recieved. Other than two having bare aluminum shaft caps while the other two have caps that are painted black, there is nothing to indicate which two rotate clockwise, and which two are counter-clockwise. Even the three wires on each, all...

That would at least let me know if I have them wired up correctly. Will they have enough power for lift with 11.1 Volt lipos?

What is the minimal voltage that motors designed for a DJI Phantom will run on? The original batteries and replacements listed online are around 14 or 15 Volts, but I notice that most home builds run on 11.1 Volt lipos. Will that be sufficient?

What is wrong with Naze32?

The DJI Phantom motors that ordered off eBay have arrived, and I'm now looking at props for them. In the mean time, I have some questions. Although I ordered and received four individual ESC's to go with them, I notice a lot of advertising for "four-in-one" ESC's lately online. Other than being...

Considering that more toy grade quads are now coming with brushless motors, Syma is overdue in upgrading the X8-series to this feature.

Unless you happen to be one, or mistaken for one....

There are other issues to be addressed, not related to collision-avoidance in an airborne formation. You mention for example, surveying crime scenes. I don't know where you are, but in the US, the courts have been very specific and restrictive, as to when, where, how, and why video suveillance...

As a veteran as well as a long time (Since 1993) user of the internet, having seen up close and personal the meaning behind the phrase: "This is a military operation. Nothing ever goes according to plan....", along with "Murphy's Law": "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong at the worst...

And when you say that you killed three ESC's in crashes, do you literally mean crashes, or just hard landings?

I opted for a Naze32 that I saw on eBay. It's compact, comes with a matching PDB, and a choice of connectors. Both straight and at a 90-degree angle. I noticed that it has an extremely small slide switch that I presume is for powering up the quad. Is it safe to leave these in the "On" position...

We also need to know what purpose for a drone formation of dozens or hundreds of drones, to be controlled by one operator.

The brushless ESC's that I ordered have arrived. Four Simonk 30A that I purchased off eBay. Still waiting for delivery of the four DJI Phantom replacement motors. I haven't decided yet on whether to go with two-blade, or three-blade propellers, but all of the ones I'm looking at are...

Intel can easily afford a lot more than the average hobbyist drone pilot can. Including 500-drone air wings.

Another question is, what do you mean by: "a fleet or swarm"? If you're referring to three-to-five, wouldn't it be easier to just get a group of drone-flying friends together to practice in a military-style flight formation? There is considerable documentation online about those. Such as the US...

You also didn't mention if you are trying to control them independently like multiple pilots controlling each individually, or if you're trying to fly them in a group formation. Where they all take off together, head off in the same direction, at the same altitude and speed, turning in...

The closest thing to that which I can think of (and the equipment to accomplish it is not normally commercially available), is what was originally called: "MIRV" or "Multiple Indepent Re-entry Vehicle". A form of ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) developed by both the United States, and...

I store mine the cheap and old fashioned way. I have a 30-gallon galvanized steel garbage can that I put them in, put the lid on top, and a cinderblock on the lid. If one or more lipos can blow that apart, then in effect we're all flying remote-controlled bombs.

Are the 7.4 VDC motors in the JJRC H8 the same ones used in the H25G, and the Syma X8? I have an H25G that has gone through a couple of FCB's from hard landings. And I'm wondering if motors abruptly cutting out at part throttle may be behind this.