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Yes, it was very scary. I ran after the thing hoping for a good outcome, and expecting a completely broken quad, so I was very lucky. Will need to use your piece of string idea next time! :)

Whoops, yes, it was actually over on the APM forum - http://ardupilot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=12023

Lol, speaking of flyaway, see my other thread... :) lesson learned :)

Thanks, appreciate it. Just completed the first outdoor flight - it's pretty stable and very happy with it so far. Didn't go more than 1 meter up as my controls are so laggy and twitchy but great as a test. Sadly the postman failed to deliver either a Tx/Rx or GPS module today, so I'll have to...

What was fun was initially using a joystick with no rudder control, the thing span round and around, but using a proper stick corrected that. Fingers crossed the TxRx arrives tomorrow! What I have found interesting though is that my APM 2.6 knockoff from China seems to have an internal...

No, I used mission planner and a joystick using the telemetry link. Pretty laggy but entirely workable. I did however have to use an arduino to calibrate the ESCs initially, to give them the range that the joystick would provide, so good guess :)

Hi Guys, quick update! All the parts except the GPS and the RC transmitter / reciever arrived this week, so today I have mostly completed the build and performed the maiden flight. It's all been a joy to put together and the first flight (well, controlled hover) went smoothly, even with the lack...

Thanks I'll go for a couple of 3000mah jobs I think! Bring on the parcels... :)

Could I be cheeky and press you for a mAh rating I should look for? :)

Yep a tiny bit late :) - would have been good to get it sooner, but the only thing left to get now are batteries, which I could get from there. I'm tempted to move away from the Floureon batteries as they don't seem to be well rated. What do you guys recommend for my motors and ESCs?

Thanks mate. I'm going to have to look into the low voltage alarm thing further. I don't doubt you but the way I was going to wire things up meant that there is no direct connection between the LiPo and the controller. It takes its power from the BEC.

OK, so I've order all the parts I specified (apart from the battery) but I've gone for a Turnigy 9x instead of the el-cheapo transmitter. Also added a PDU board and some misc jumper cables and power connectors too. I plan to power the APM from the BEC output on one of the ESCs. With that in...

Thanks for coming back to me, it's given a little bit of confidence to move forward. The Tx/Rx issue was bugging me last night, and I'll need to research alternatives. That said. I do think I'll be using autopilot and a ground control station so perhaps a cheap controller won't be so bad for...

Hi all, new member here and starting to think about my first build. I'm in the UK and will most likely source most parts from China via eBay to keep costs down. What do I want to do? Fun flying, photography (basic) and playing with sensors and software. The only thing set in stone is that I...