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New Brushless double metal cnc rotor head coaxail helicopter with 450 size blades, Looks very promising

Started Aug 2, 2010 0 Replies

I Have a walkera Lama 400d I love the helicopter and was looking for the next step up with coaxial helicopter. Please don't recommend non coaxial heli I already fly them but i still love the big…Continue

 

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Ha, ha.  Forgot to mention I got a couple of 1.5A 25C batteries from RCtimer a couple of weeks ago.  Running them in parallel effectively turned them into 50C batteries and avoided the battery drain warnings.  So, I've been…"
May 18

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Jason, are you implying I'm biased?  Did I not just post a video of someone flying the heck out of an AeroQuad controlled quad just nary a couple of days ago?  Now I own a DJI Naza?  I just call it  as I see it, good, bad…"
May 18

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Medical research has proven that there's no such thing as too much sleeping. ;-) Anyways, if the weather holds up, I'll go out for a fly, and post some video, if I can get some good flights.  If I get enough flight time, I might just…"
May 18

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Ok, I re-calibrated all my ESC individually, and just managed to get a pretty decent hover out of the Naza.  It's very different from the AC, though.  It really doesn't want to hover until after at least half throttle, then it…"
May 17
Allen Bishop commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"I have two DJI's Full systems with multi-waypoints. Here is the support info: 6/F, HKUST SZ IER Building, No.9, Yuexing 1st Rd.,South District, Hi-Tech Park, Shenzhen, 518057, Guangdong, China Tel +86-755-26656677 Sales ext 201、202、203 Fax…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Well, my product is not working, as promised.  I've contacted the suppler, so maybe I'll try out DJI too.  Do you have a phone number?  Maybe I can get someone who speaks good English, or Cantonese. ;-) The phone number on…"
May 17
Allen Bishop commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"I have two DJI Wookong WK-M units with multi-waypoints and they all fly great.  I have had some technical questions early on when I purchased my first system.  I called DJI directly and got a tech on the line who spoke…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Looking at RCG now.  The thread is big, but not everyone seems to have "trouble free" flying with Naza.  My radio is the same one I fly Arducopter with.  No expos, plane mode.  Multi-check all prop directions.…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Yup, I don't get it myself.  I consider myself relatively experienced, but I can't figure this out.  I'm surprised that others have no problems getting this thing flying so easily.  Maybe my Naza is defective.  Who…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Well, not sure where the vent holes are.  But, here's a picture of how it's mounted.  I used the foam tape they provided, and put a piece on the bottom of the box, and mounted inside the 550 frame.  The motor connectors are…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"I've re-calibrated multiple times, and I'm worried about fly aways, since the throttle is so unresponsive. It's either climbing like crazy or not getting off the ground.  The thing about using the 8" props is that they…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Yes, actually, I am skilled enough to fly it in manual mode.  The throttle responds to my stick movements, much more positively.  It just won't fly in Attitude mode, with any kind of stability, and my throttle response is very bad.…"
May 17

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Ellison Chan commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Ok, for the best multirotor controller ever, I am having problems getting my hexcopter flying stably.I got DJI 550 hexaframe with 930kv motors, 30A escs. tried both 8" and 10" props. I have no luck getting any stable hover out of…"
May 17

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Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"Hello Hell,   Long time no chat, how are you?   The flights for the Naza are solid, and I will say this as I have flown a number of them now, so if this an ad or not there is no lies in the nature of how well these controllers…"
Apr 22
Helldesk commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"For those who are looking for their second multirotor. ;)"
Apr 22
Charles John commented on Charles John's blog post Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise
"oh and video coming :)"
Apr 22

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My interest is technology from radio control to micro technology
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i sold the gaui 330x now flying walkera ufo 5
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Dji Naza the best multirotor system for it's price considering it actually lives up what they advertise

Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:00am 28 Comments

Dji is the best multirotor system out there for the price it lives up to the hype. I bought a f330 pre built arf kit used save about a…

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The Walkera Ufo 5 is perfect for beginners

Posted on July 21, 2010 at 8:35pm 33 Comments

what i did not like about the walkera 5 is this:

The appearance i mean not bad but still not a uav it's a cookie cooker image.

Now that i got that out of my system let's move on. If you have not read my previous blog i suggest you do.

I recently sold my gaui 330x original version but i needed something to fly not too pricey and spare parts…

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Don't buy the original Gaui 330x quadflyer it's a beta. Buy the new version call the Gaui 330x(s version)

Posted on July 17, 2010 at 7:15pm 18 Comments

I give the Gaui 330x 7 out 10 because it has a very solid body very durable, inexpensive when compare to the other quadcopter on the market and it actually flies.




Pros: parts are easy available, it's simple to build and repair. The main brain on this copter consist of a Gyro and receiver. That's it nothing else, performance is pretty good as well. There's also talk of a gps on this quad. I was able to fly this quad in my dinning room which is 12'x12' with…
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