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How to fit an APC Prop on a DT-750 Motor

I learned about an interesting problem. HobbyKing sells a popular budget motor — the DT-750 and DT-700. These motors come with a long threaded M4 shaft. The usual props one would use on a multi-rotor, such as the GWS props or APC props don’t fit. GWS props are too tight…
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Simple City Rig

Not everyone lives close to the Swiss Alps, French Pyrenees, Himalayans or other stunning, vast, unpopulated area. In fact, only a lucky few do. Most of us live in urban settings and suburbs a good 30+ minutes drive away from the nearest RC field. Many of these typical RC fields then don’t allow FPV as…
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Assisted FPV: “Launching a FPV Zephyr”

There are UAV/Drone enthusiasts that will pursue fully automated flying (waypoints, etc.) and there are FPV purists that won’t even consider a “Return to Home” feature. I want to describe an area in between the two: I call it ‘assisted FPV’. Assisted FPV is for pilots like myself that can…
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RUBY Autopilot in a Zephyr Wing (updated!!)

SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE RUBY OFFER TO FPVMANUALS USERS For a limited time, you can order the Ruby from uThere with a $50 USD discount if you use the ‘discount code’ FPVMANUALS.COM. Keep in mind that Ruby is currently back-ordered. Your order will be a pre-order for the next batch which will…
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Interfacing Spektrum DX7 to either DragonLink, EzUHF, Thomas Sherrer, or ChainLink LRS

Connecting a Spektrum DX7 to long range radios is not documented well as most of the LRS manufacturers only explain how to connect their TX to Futaba radios. The DX7 has a trainer port that sends out PPM signals and some have tried to use this port for their…


