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  1. DuaneM

    Just an FYI, I have been flying for a year now ...

    and I finally broke down and bought my first real RTF drone. Some of you thought I would do this a little sooner, but the building bug was still in me and I just can't let it go. Eight (8) built and flying drones later, I jumped in to the RTF market and bought a hell of a drone! I am now the...
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    Find Pilots near you. (Pilot database/map)

    I figured out how to add myself to the map (read the directions) .... ;) We are really close to 3 minor airports so anything that needs updating constantly, like a Mavic Pro, has a bunch of hoops to go through before even being able to turn on the drone. I use a NAZA-M V2 so I don't have to...
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    Prop adapters spinning off

    These motors are GAUI and there wasn't a lot of info about them on the internet since they are at least 8 years old. I had to go with one size or the other from measuring the shafts myself. Eyeballing with a metric ruler doesn't show the .17 in the shafts diameter. So I guessed wrong. I don't...
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    Prop adapters spinning off

    Here's a couple of photos of the crap I'm using: Original adapters: The motors: And the collet type adapters I bought to replace the originals:
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    Prop adapters spinning off

    Does a 3.17mm adapter vs a 3mm adapter make much of a difference? The motors have a 3mm shaft and I bought 3.17mm adapters to put on the motors after the factory equipment started to spin off. These spun off a little faster. Should I just grind a bigger flat spot on the motor shaft and then...
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    Prop adapters spinning off

    No on the Loctite, I'm worried about getting in down into the windings and it being such permanent attachment. What would happen if I broke off just a part the adapter, leaving the glued on stuff stuck to the shaft. I know I can use heat to soften the Loctite, but what would that do to the...
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    Prop adapters spinning off

    I have 6 Scorpion GAUI motors that have a 17mm x 3mm shiny chromed? shaft and every prop adapter I have just spins off after a few minutes in flight. I tighten these damned things until I break the allen head wrenches I have to use to tighten them (actually broke 3 of them). I have two types I...
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    Needed .... Crash proof camera gimbal

    Well I have about $400.00 (as it sits, not including all the replaced crash items) worth of parts on this DIY drone I wanted to use for aerial work, trying to make it autonomous as well. It's probably not possible and everyone says to just buy a RTF drone with everything on it already. I think...
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    PixHawk GPS lock help

    I screwed up, it is a M8N. Major brain fart going on today in multiple message threads ... I have had it plugged in many times, even turning everything on and sitting it outside until the big battery ran down. I just got back from the field and nothing is happening. My DJI NAZA-M V2 found the...
  10. DuaneM

    FAA Registration is no more!

    I should probably stick to the message title. I forgot what thread I was in.
  11. DuaneM

    PixHawk GPS lock help

    I can't get a GPS lock with my new PixHawk (old version, not PixHawk 2). I'm heading to a field near me that has lots of room around to try and get a lock on ANY satellites. I have it set to 3 now, if I get a lock I'll put it back up to 6-8. I'm wondering if the GPS unit itself is toast. The...
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    Needed .... Crash proof camera gimbal

    Is there such a thing? I crash a lot during my testing of my drone builds. When I think I have the drone just right, I add the camera gimbal and somehow do something (crash, battery life estimation, ESC cut offs, thinking I know what I'm doing, general mayhem) that ends the life of yet another...
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    Issue Calibrating ESC (Cleanflight)

    I use a NAZE32 Rev 6 for calibrating my ESC's and I have to take the little RED wire out of the connectors to make it work properly. I don't know if this will help you or not.
  14. DuaneM

    CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION

    Wow! I have never checked my batteries before. I will be now! I'm just running on the very edge of a small budget for my toys now, couldn't take a hit like that!
  15. DuaneM

    Naze32 for filming

    I never got my Naze 32 Full Rev6 to ever work like I wanted to for my videos. I switched to a NAZA-M Lite, then to a NAZA-M V2. I'm very happy with my quad turned hex now!
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    Hubsan X4 Pro High Edition Parachute ...

    I changed them back to the 1045 today .... didn't change the overheating ... hmmmm.
  17. DuaneM

    Quadcopter shaking instead of flying

    There is a guy that taught me a lot of stuff, he's on YouTube and his channel is called "Painless360" - https://www.youtube.com/user/Painless360 Watch his videos, he has covered everything you can think of.
  18. DuaneM

    Getting high with Frankendrone.....

    Wow! What a wild ride! I was expecting the water landing, then the last minute, you caught it and headed for the tree! My wife is asking me what the hell am I watching since I was saying "Whoa, No, Not The Water!" at an elevated sound level ... ;) This is what I experienced with my Naze32 Full...
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    Quadcopter shaking instead of flying

    His videos .... https://vid.me/Lm4n and https://vid.me/XUPU Looks like the some props on in reverse or are you using the 2213-935kv motors (RED NUT) all going in the same direction? It looks like my first setup. Need to calibrate the ESC's with the TX. I use the Naze32 Full Rev6 to...
  20. DuaneM

    The Hubsan 3S 11.1v 7000mAh super cheap battery is BACK!

    He also has an auction going on for a "Futaba 6EX 6 Channel R/C Airplane Radio w/ 3 R617S Receivers" starting $165.00, if that interests anyone.
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