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    Brushless motor has grinding sound when rotating

    Hi guys, Recently I tried to move my components onto a new frame. As I was mounting the motors I noticed that one of them wasn't spinning like the others and was making a grinding sound. I forced a few rotations manually but eventually, the motor would not budge, even with a heap of force. I...
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    Universal head tracking modules

    Hi all, Does anyone know of any head tracking modules that can be installed on goggles? Currently, have Eachine ev800D which doesn't have head tracking so was hoping there was a module that I could attach to the goggles (im assuming this would work like a gyro) This would then translate...
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    What to look for when buying antennas RHCP vs LHCP pagoda and panel

    Need some clarification as to the difference between RHCP and LHCP Currently, on my VTX I have an RHCP pagoda antenna. On my goggles (eachine ev800D) I have the default antennas - attached is an image: A) On the left of the goggles, there is a "sting pad" which is like a panel antenna B) On...
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    How to set altitude hold in cleanflight?

    Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows how to correctly setup the altitude hold feature in clean flight? I am running an SP pro racing f3 Deluxe clone board on my quad. The deluxe version of this board has a Barometer, so it should be compatible for altitude hold. The Barometer is working...
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    Safe to swap connectors on Li-Po batteries?

    So i bought a couple of batteries from hobbyking and didn't realise that they had xt-30 connectors. This doesn't suit my current build which has an xt-60 connector on the power lead. I have a few spare xt-60 connectors lying around, would it be safe to swap these over on the xt-30 batteries...
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    Anyone know what flight controller this is? Possible SP Pro Racing fake?

    Hi guys, So I recently bought what I thought was a SP Pro Racing F3 Deluxe flight controller, but turns out I overlooked the purchase and believe this might be a fake/ clone/ something else completely. Attached is the image. The positions of the ports are a dead give away to me, can't...
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    Beginner FPV parts and compatibility?

    Hi All, I am slowly completing my quad and have come to the point where I am scouting an FPV system, but having a little trouble understanding part compatibility As a beginner, I am not wanting to spend too much, but still want a lot of good features with the potential to upgrade later. In...
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    Motor and ESC caught fire... help!

    So was just about to fly a build when I had the great idea to test out the motors (with no props) on the bench to see that everything was working before I took it to the park. I may have gotten a little too throttle happy because the front left motor started to smoke, then caught on fire... then...
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    HELP with setting up a servoless payload release system

    Hi all, Today I put together my first quadcopter, and since all was working well I thought i'd try installing a servoless payload release mechanism: Currently everything lights up but the payload release mechanism won't work when I trigger it on my radio. It definitely is receiving a signal...
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    Help with setting up payload release

    Hi all, Today I put together my first quadcopter, and since all was working well I thought i'd try installing an e-flite servoless payload release mechanism Currently everything lights up but the payload release mechanism won't work when I trigger it on my radio. It definitely is receiving a...
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