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When you apply rudder (yaw), one diagonal pair of motors is slowed while the other is sped up. That maintains altitude while letting the torque of one pair spinning the same direction exceed the other diagonally opposing pair, turning the quad on its axis. If you can yaw right but yawing left...

You're welcome. And you're right; quads are awesome. Ones that fly are really awesome. :p

You should be able to get all this stuff from either USA-west or Intl. warehouse. I don't mean you shouldn't shop, but shop inclusively where you consider the total cost including shipping. You should be about ready to place orders by now, right?

I'm loving my Taranis. Lots of receiver choices with the stock radio, plus you can buy an Orange module to easily add DSM2 which is common with a lot of RTF models. You have telemetry options, and an inexpensive S-BUS decoder adds four more channels for a total of 12. You can do 16 channels...

Pretty stable for a cheap gimbal. It didn't look like your cat appreciated it much though.

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Ok. Glad you have other motors.

I saw this yesterday on the new items page: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__58473__X_UAV_Lotus_Quad_Copter_with_Water_landing_Capability_450mm_.html You can adapt almost any quad to water landing. It's only a matter of the right landing gear and having the capacity for the payload.

The Turnigy 2217 is a 3S motor, in both the 860kv and 1050kv variants (different windings). I'd find somebody who has run them successfully at 4S or try to. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__33284__Turnigy_2217_20turn_860kv_22A_Outrunner_USA_Warehouse_.html?strSearch=Turnigy%202217...

Plug your specs into eCalc and start playing with all up weight. With the right props they'll "carry" it all. The question is, for how long?

I buy so much from HobbyKing, I'm Platinum now, so I get that price or better without waiting. But good catch. Another thing to look at is the buddy codes. You can go to the forum and see if there are any codes from other people buying. Maybe the Turnigy 9x or the KK2?

Sort of like sitting on a giant Cuisinart! If things go badly, you won't be injured so much as PROCESSED.

The SunnySky motors should have come with "Nylock" nuts. Just use those on the prop adapters that were supplied. They'll be fine. If you didn't get the lock nuts, take a motor or prop adapter to the hardware store and get a few to fit the thread. And make sure you have whatever socket you...

My Alien 560 has an all up weight of 1,852g with a 5000mah 4S lipo. It has 11" props on SunnySky motors and Afro 30a ESC. I've flown it over ten minutes but haven't tried to see how long it will fly. I'm still getting used to flying it, and by that time I'm ready for a break anyway.

It's also easy to install props upside down. If you look at a prop, from the tip towards the center hub, the bottom should be curved so that when it is spinning, it scoops the air and forces it down. Unless you look for that curve, it's easy to install them wrong, or worse yet, install just...

Bluetooth is 30 feet! I also have a Parrot AR Drone 2.0 that runs on a tablet using WiFi (direct). WiFi control for ANYTHING is a bad joke. I think I've managed to keep control of it to 80 feet. But video is pretty much gone before then. If you want FPV, buy goggles and actual FPV gear.

You're buying a lot from HobbyKing here it seems. Take a look at this frame: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__49725__Q450_V3_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_450mm_Integrated_PCB_Version.html See, once you pay the minimum shipping, you can ship quite a lot for the same price. Try playing...

It looks like a perfectly good migration platform. You could add to it, but you'll be better off just flying the hell out of it and building again to get GPS, waypoints FPV etc. You'll probably want a better radio at that point too. Many here prefer the Taranis. Get this and build it. You...

So are you ready to place orders?

All the features you mentioned are readily available in a DIY quad, but video on your smartphone is a little odd. Your phone would have to be in a WiFi link with your quad which has a range of 150 feet at best. And watching the video on a phone, even if you could will not be worth much...