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Recent content by Kris Farruggia

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    Cape Cod flight locations?

    Hi, I'm vacationing in Cape Cod this week (Hyannis home base) and wondered if any other fellow pilots had some favorite places to fly? Want to be mindful of airports and state parks of course but wasn't sure if there were any go-to spots anyone liked :) Thanks! Kris Sent from my iPhone using...
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    Part 107 Exam..passed.

    Hi, I’m in sort of a unique situation (maybe) since 107 has been passed… Prior to the announcement of 107 I was about 25% through completion of my Sport Pilot License. I’d done the ground school, registered with IACRA, and taken + passed the FAA’s Sport Pilot knowledge test. I’m 99%...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    That's interesting...mine was definitely not making this noise originally and did coincide with the day I had a tip over upon landing. Come to think of it that was only the second time I'd flown the x5 so maybe it was caused by the added strain? I can verify that the one motor did made a...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Hi Marti, I unfortunately wasn't able to find a solution other than replace the motors. I have a local shop nearby that was able to do so. It would've been $175 to replace the one v1 motor I knew was bad or $475 to replace all four with v2 motors. Given that I'd upgraded the camera to the x5 I...
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    Inspire 1 - Replace One Motor or All Four

    Wow that's pretty slick! Are those pretty pricey? And which parachute system do you use? I've seen a few of these but they've all seemed bulky and improbable :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Inspire 1 - Replace One Motor or All Four

    All great advice...thanks! The waterbuoy is interesting! Do you have a photo by chance of that mounted on the bird? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Inspire 1 - Replace One Motor or All Four

    Thanks so much for the reply! Yeah I think replacing a single motor without the upgrade will be significantly less expensive. Eventually I'd love to upgrade them all but that will have to wait until an end of life really. Overall that brings up another question... Assuming no crashes and what...
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    Inspire 1 - Replace One Motor or All Four

    Hi, As a result of a recent "crash" (i.e. very small incident tipping over) I've determined that I need to replace at least one motor. I'm currently flying Inspire V.1 though I have upgraded to the X5 camera. Aside from this one incident I've never had any issues with three of the four...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Agree entirely! In fact I'm thinking I may as well upgrade to the beefier motors anyway. Have you had experience with DJI's repair services? What was the turnaround timeline like? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Thanks for taking the time to reply :) Hard to tell if there's any vibration...when I free spin the motors by hand they feel completely normal (and this one like all the others)...really aside from that sound they seem fine. I've not ever opened the motors up...is that difficult and are there...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Hi, So I've spent a TON of time trying to blow / vac out the motor bells and have taken it up a few times...however I continue to hear it. I shot this video earlier today to illustrate...sorta sounds like a cricket or something and you can only hear it when you're lateral to the bird and not...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Thanks Damon...really appreciate it! I'll give that a shot this week and let you know how it goes :)
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Thank you so much! I'll definitely give your suggestions a try to see if I can figure out the problem. If memory serves I do believe one puts off a bit more heat than the others though I might just get technical and go infrared. With $5K in the air I'd rather not risk anything at all. If it...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    I should also say that I've done quite a bit of reading trying to find an analogous problem to no avail. After the initial spill I pulled the craft out and hand spun the motor (front right if you're looking at the nose). I heard it a bit but it eventually went away. I'm terribly worried that...
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    Inspire 1 Motor Noise - Replace?

    Hi, I've been flying my Inspire about 18 months and just recently had my first rough landing where the quad sort of tipped off the landing board I had set in a field and tipped over causing two motors to be forced to a stop before I could power down. It was a really gentle "crash" compared to...