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It might not be on Skyvector until the FAA publishes their changed sectionals, I think the next south central is supposed to come out this August. It's really a shame how hard it's become to find spots to fly :/ I used to just call the towers to advise that I'd be flying near their...

iBCrazy Patch is a pretty good antenna if you're looking for a patch. If you can get an antenna tracker with some directional antennas like helical or patch antennas then you should get some pretty impressive range. Diversity receivers are also a huge plus. What type of budget are you...

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I'd start from the battery to the PDB and make sure there are no shorts as you add parts. Where was the short exactly? If it was on the PDB, it probably didn't damage anything beyond the PDB's step down. The other parts having problems is likely due to voltage drop. Wherever the short...

Forgot to mention that it would be good to test your output to the flight controller to make sure you have 5V if you have a multimeter.

Do you have any datalogs? Sounds like your BEC voltage might be dropping during punchout (brownouts). You should be sending 5V regulated to anything with a computer in it, with the exception of the ESCs.

Amazon should deliver to you. That's usually where I get mine. If you want to get them locally your nearest vape shop should sell them. So Cal Vape Lounge is a pretty good place, they're a little overpriced, but they have a good stock.

I wouldn't let them get below 900mV to 1V per cell. Anything below 900mV risk damaging the cell. 5.7V would be a good stopping point.

That's because it was smooth :D Great job man!

If you need help finding ones that are already colored for your quad just post your model number and we can help. You might dye them different colors, but the paint is just a little too heavy and wouldn't go even enough to not cause balance issues on the props. Vibrations and overall poor...

If I had a guess I'd say that your computer has an addon or extension that is injecting ads into sites you are visiting. It is somewhat common practice for many free apps. They sometimes change existing ads, add ads to places they weren't originally and change or add links. If you had...

The police have admitted that there might not have been a drone. A new possible suspect is the newer tower crane in the area. It is possible that the lights could have been confused with a multirotor. I wouldn't doubt that there was one at one time. As with many things, it quickly...

This is pretty awesome. Usually when a quad goes down and you can't find it by the end of that day or week, it is lost forever. I'm sure the owner was incredibly grateful to have it returned, great work by all involved. I don't usually fly without my name and address on the drone or...

You are correct in that you are going to want lower KV, higher torque motors. RC cars and helis use higher torque motors, so if you decide you need it that would be the place to look. You might want to looks into those. Luckily being underwater will help a little with getting rid of heat...

For most satellites we have around 4 duplicate/redundant systems which usually failover automatically. Maybe an X 16 configuration would be ideal :P

If you put a quadcopter on Mars, trees and dog walkers will appear out of nowhere. Almost guaranteed to find life this way. /s :p

I'd be surprised to see this get off the ground (pun intended :P). Fuel is one of the largest concerns that we have with a satellites sustainability. Using batteries in this way will also be very hard on them, solar panels would have to generate a lot of power and you don't gain much more...

It might be propwash. It looks good. Could probably use some PID tuning, but from the video it doesn't look bad. Have any first person video or blackbox data?

The goggles with two are usually setup with what is called diversity. They are only ever using one antenna, but they automatically switch to the one with the best signal. You will generally directional antennas like patch antennas (square ones) used with diversity as they are directional.

If you were to modify both this and a cheap radio to work with eachother, then you could fly the quad with a stick for added cool factor. I've flown with a similar stick on an FPV sim. It feels weird, and the stick is not as sensitive as our controllers, but you can fly. If you...