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My interest in the larger quads is in flying them pretty much like large multi-engine military aircraft like bombers, tankers, cargo planes, etc. So aerial acrobatics are of no interest to me. Being the closest I will be flying such large quads to such are simulated evasive maneuvers (acro quads...

My, my, my. Aren't you the paranoid one? A cop warns you about "stepping too close to the edge of the cliff", and you interpret that as "an attempt to push you over to your death". You do know that the easiest thing for law enforcement to do is to simply remain silent while watching, and then...

Companies come, and companies go. And you shortchanged me. That'll be ten dollars plus tax, please. And I take all major credit cards except American Express....

I guess you'll have to find out the hard way, won't you?

The toy grade quad pilots have a saying: "Revenge is a dish best served cold...."

Uh, no. I wasn't "the dumb pilot", since I haven't been in the UK within the past decade. But having been a military aircraft crewmember as well as in law enforcement, I have had prior contacts with individuals that take the attitude of: "I'll do whatever I bloody well want. And I dare you to do...

I saw this coming with similar "lockdown" software loaded into Yuneec Typhoon quads. I was considering buying a Typhoon G, until I read reviews detailing purchasers only finding out after they had taken them home, set them up, and were ready to fly. Only to discovery that they lived in or were...

Could you translate that into English?

It sounds on face value like there is something shorting out internally, and not necessarily the motors themselves, but in the circuitry connecting to them. I would suggest you try making the necessary repairs, but not fully reassembling the quad. Leave the props and upper body off whilevyou...

Like I said. Have it your way. I know that I've been reading lately about the Solicitor General in the UK cslling for a crackdown on drone pilots, at the request of private and commercial pilots. Do what you want, and we'll just watch and see how it shakes out.

Have it your way. What I do know, is that statutes tend to be stricter in Europe than here. Feel free to push the limits with them if you want....

No. I'm saying don't go looking for a fight, when you don't know all of the "rules of engagement". Al Capone was a murdering gangster. The Feds couldn't prove it, but they got him for tax evasion. You may not violate one law, but they will settle on getting you for violating another. It's the...

If you go out with the attitude and mindset of looking for a confrontation over who has "the right of way", you'll eventually draw the attention of the involved law enforcement authorities. Even if you aren't in violation of FAA rules and regulations, there are more than enough local ordinances...

I 'll let those more familiar with these motors, address that issue. I know from personal experience with FPV, and virtual reality simulators, looking at a view that your mind is telling you that you're flying or driving at an attitude that may lead to a crash, can scare the hell out of you...

I'd be hesitant to use the battery as a counterbalance. If your quad was designed to fly without the additional payload that you're planning, you could end up with constant imbalance problems with different payloads of differing weights. Even hung in the same position. Not to mention that the...

From the center outward in which direction? Left, right, forward, or aft?

Has anybody tried any of the commercially available paint pens on quad outer bodies? Along with the FAA-required registration number, I want to apply some "nose art" as has been done historically on USAAF, and USAF combat aircraft, since World War II. I've already "Googled" examples of art using...

Whether a Syma X8, a Yuneec Typhoon G, or a DJI Phantom. I looking at Youtube videos, don't see quads that big routinely being used for aerobatics, and have even seen recommendations against such stunt flying of them. And probably for the same reasons that a pilot wouldn't do it with heavy...

Thanks. I'm not into racing quads myself. So my interest in the "toy" quads has been primarily the larger ones like the Syma X8's, and JHRC H25's. Basically the "heavyweights". And I've already been incorporating some modifications that I saw on Youtube for the X8's, that also work well on the...

What does Trump have to do with this? As for your disliking the Syma X8 models, that's your perogative. I don't own any, but apparently there are enough people that like them, to keep the company in business cranking them out. Now other than regulations that address when, where, and how we can...