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Well, it's more like reporters sayings stuff like 'but it could be watching you' that could turn the public opinion against us hobbyists.. With a gopro you need to be at such close proximity to really see what someone is doing you'll be well within audible range and probably almost at touching...

Hi all, My first video of fpv flying. Fpv kit arrived a week ago, and love it! Took a little getting used to; mostly finding the nerves to navigate tight places. With arris cm2000v2 gimbal -still having some vibration issues, but minor to the headaches it gave me earlier. Some screws got loose...

Yep.. always stay on the safe side, especially when flying over water. All the different warning levels (led blinking, auto descent, etc) can be set from the naza assistant, or turned off altogether. But it's recommended to not let the voltage drop below 11.2V if I'm correct; this is what the...

great website, thanks for sharing, Gizmo :)

Re: another X1 pitch control lever from shapeways (affordabl Thats good! Eventually I'll try to put some DIY thing like this together; looks like it will last :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvygWZOa1xo

10 seconds is a bit too fast to empty a battery :shock: I use the mystery B6 balance charger all the time at 5A. No problems so far.. The original charger that came with the phantom I used lately as backup, but compared to when I started using it, it now takes ages to charge at 3A, and the...

The zenmuse h3-2d seems to sit slightly more to the back compared to other gimbals, which will have the prop arms and landing gear into view earlier. Indeed, with the gorpo 3 black you can change your FOV to eliminate. But I like the 2,7K a lot too 8-) I see with the arris cm2000 the roll is...

The brushless gimbals tend to have their own controller boards; not sure if their gain can be switched of and utilize just the naza for stabilization. With the arris cm2000 and supplied software you can't. The connectors for the motors are conventional jr servo connectors, but I'm not going to...

That would be the shadow of the propellors going over the lens area. Because the gopro doesn't feature a lens hood the sun shines directly on it. With a high sun there's a good chance the shadows of the props come over the lens area. It can be avoided by flying earlier or later in the day. It...

Yep, powering from the phantom battery using the auxiliary out cables; getting about 7 minutes of flight time right now. I ordered the phantom-arris battery cable to get it a bit better looking http://www.hobby-wing.com/cm2000-phanto ... -wire.html No fpv yet, but if all goes well I hope to get...

Well, it is possible to get smooth shots using a camera without gimbal; you're just not as flexible as you would be with a gimbal. I own the micnova mq-tc3 cable release timer; it's 90 grams according to 'the internet', and the mq series are available for pretty much every camera that provides...

awesome vid :) Great terrain for flying :!:

I agree on the gopro part, to the extend that with the gopro 3 they've tried to remove some of the distortion themselves, resulting in a complex distortion that's near impossible to eliminate in PP. DXO optics pro is one heck of a program to deal with any distortion, and also very capable of...

Here's another potential fpv client; with a slightly different question: How is the USB output on the gopro 3 black for fpv? I read it might come with delayed video, and its better to use the port in the back? Is this true? I'm looking at the fat shark systems too, but unfortunately my eye...

If you take off, and fly around a church tower, you loose line of sight, and possibly your connection. Fail safe will kick in, and if you're unlucky, it will fly straight into the tower; however, there's a way to get around this: if you, after takeoff move to a different location, and do your...