Recent content by davejschumaker

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    Scratch building

    Has anybody put together a list of all the parts that would be needed to build a 'copter from the ground up? I have the Phantom 1.1.1 and love it, it's a blast, but I'd like to tinker and build my own. I see people referring to BTUs, CANs, PMUs and iOSDs. But I don't always get how each part...
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    Crash now rebuild...

    750r - Any good places to buy a new phantom body? OI - So if I don't plan on lifting more, would that equate over to longer flight time with what I currently lift? Which right now is just a gopro. I would like to build in FPV at some point, but don't see me doing much more than that.
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    Crash now rebuild...

    So was flying this weekend and ended up crashing when a gust blew my phantom (v1.1.1) in to a tree then it fell on to a rock. As one of the arms is cracked and bent badly enough to have the blade hit it I'm left with a choice. Do I get a new Phantom shell to transplant everything or do I get...
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    V1.1.1 upgrades

    Hi, and thanks for the reply. Fatshark does seem to be the standard for FPV, so when it's time to get that gear I'm sure that's what I'll get. I would like to not believe in fly aways either, but just seems to be too many posts that I have seen. And to watch a well over $1000 piece of...
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    V1.1.1 upgrades

    So I've had my phantom for close to two months now and it's a blast. But I'm not the kind of guy that can leave well enough alone and with reading so many of the upgrades that people have already done I can't wait. But I have to wonder which one to do first. I would think upgrading the TX...