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PATRONS FIRST: I range tested Ghost.

Patrons get an early look at the results of my Ghost vs. Crossfire range test. Tony Cake tells me that the results are more impressive than they seem. The Ghost statistics on the back of the module are not generated by the module; they're sent fro...

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JBF7 is here! Limited quantity available to testers!

The moment has finally arrived! You are invited to participate in the public beta-test of the JBF7! A limited number of the 1st run of boards are available for purchase NOW. Buy the FC at regular price. Submit your feedback within 2 weeks of recei...

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August 2020 Giveaway Winners

The winners of the August, 2020 giveaway are:

Riaan R - NBD Quad
Ian F - Grab-bag of nonsense
Will A - NBD Toolkit and Sperry Multimeter
Warrior64 - X-Knight 5
Chris W - IRC PowerPlay DVR

Winners have been notified by email...

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Patrons giveaway August 2020

Every month, I do a little giveaway here on Patreon. In keeping with Patreon's TOS and United States law, the giveaway is open to everyone, not just Patrons. However, only Patrons get an email notification when the giveaway is posted.

Here's...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - August 10, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - August 9, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - August 3, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - August 2, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Free cerakote your FPV gear (limited offer)

Grant Lashley is the guy who colored my HDO and HDO2 goggles in cerakote. He's decided to branch out into more varied types of designs, like you see pictured above. Only problem is, he needs sample gear to work with. So he is offering to coat a fe...

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July Giveaway Winners

The winners of the July giveaway are:

Paul Buetof - Grab bag of parts
Phill Brown - Busted stuff
John Chandler - Runcam 2 4k.
Aughra Byte - Byte Frost quad 

Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for your amazin...

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PATRONS FIRST: Quad Tree Rescue Video

Got a quad stuck in a tree? I tried EVERY WAY to get it out, and I found the best (and the worst).

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Q&A Livestream Audio - July 6, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - July 5, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Giveaway link still not working

Some people are reporting that the link in their email is still not working. Sorry for the confusion. Patreon was updating the text of the link, but not the underlying url. Please use this one.

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July Giveaway (repost with corrected link)

The first post had the giveaway labeled as June, which caused some confusion. This is a re-post with the info in the form updated just to make sure everybody sees it. If you previously entered the July giveaway, your entry is still recorded. View Post

Q&A Livestream Audio - June 29, 2020

Apologies for posting this a week late, folks.

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https:/...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 28, 2020

Apologies that this one was posted a week late. 

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  ...

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Patreon charging you sales tax?! (I fixed it)

A couple people have let me know that Patreon charged sales tax (VAT, etc) on your support this month. This would be correct if I were sending you merch, but in most locations, you should not be charged sales tax for "general support". I have upda...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 22, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 21, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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June 2020 Giveaway Winners!

The winners of the June 2020 giveaway are:

  • Kirk R. - FlySky Nirvana
  • Thomas H. - EV300D
  • Hover B. - Grab-Bag of Nonsense
  • Jonathan E. - Eachine Trashcan

Winners have been notified by email how to cla...

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PATRONS EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle attempts w/ stick overlay

One of these days I'll get a pack worth posting. But in the mean time here's the almost-ran.

To be honest I think this quad is flying kind of sloppy.

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 15, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Why desyncs happen and how to stop them: podcast audio

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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June Giveaway!

Every month, I do a little giveaway for my patrons. Here's what's up for grabs this month.

1. FlySky Nirvana controller. Soon this will be supported in OpenTX 2.4 and you will even be able to update the firmware! LOL.

2. Turnigy Evolut...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 8, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 7, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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PATRONS FIRST: Mr. Steele $900 KISS quad?

I flew Mr. Steele's KISS quad, which sells for $900 on GetFPV. I haven't flown KISS in years, and this is supposed to be one of the best. So what did I think? Patrons get a first look!

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Q&A Livestream Audio - June 1, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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Q&A Livestream Audio - May 31, 2020

Patrons, you can listen to these audio posts through your podcast player app. Go to my main page,  https://www.patreon.com/thedroneracingengineer , and the...

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