Hi all I assume all of you went to a tire shop to balance your wheels many times. The machine gives out some numbers, the worker puts some weights on the specified points, then the machine spins again and (maybe) it shows zero. Then you're good to go, take the wheel, put it on your car and pedal to the metal. A friend of mine who shares the same BMW and physics passion with us thoughtby jaffar - Car Talk
Right. Mine came with a label instead - "only for phantom 2" Do you know why there are 4 CSCs, do they do anything special ? First time I started it (without the gimbal), I had to do this: \/ After activating the gimbal from the PC software, it woudl no longer start with \/, so I found out now it starts with / / The manual does not say anything interesting on the subject, so Iby jaffar - Community Forum
Thanks for the very good explanations, Ferdinand ! I took it outside yesterday. After 2 minutes I was ready to risk the camera, so I mounted the stabilizer. I filmed just an ugly ground with some weeds and garbage, but it was amazing ! I need to find some real objectives now. Also, got an amazing flight time of 25 minutes - I was expecting a lot less, loaded with the stabilizer and the cameraby jaffar - Community Forum
Woo-hoo ! It has arrived today ! I have to admit, flying is a VERY difficult business if you're not on-board. First time I rotated it, I totally panicked and lost it. Thank you for making me make the decision, I've wanted this for such a long timeby jaffar - Community Forum
Wait, GPS lock ? So I can't fly it indoors ? Yeah, I always have trouble running my Revo towards meby jaffar - Community Forum
I'm sold ! Santa will come late this xmas, I just ordered my phantom 2 + stabilizer kit, should arrive in 1-2 weeks I need to find a POV system that's available around here. Any advice for not destroying it really fast ? I've never played with flying toys, except for some very cheap infrared helicopters, that I was crashing constantly.by jaffar - Community Forum
Oh ! I just saw the "making of" video now. Do you also have remote video ? Please give more detailsby jaffar - Community Forum
Can the gimball be controlled from the Phantom remote, too ? I am very close to ordering something similar Thanksby jaffar - Community Forum
What kind of phantom, the one which you add a GoPro to, or the one with it's own camera ? The movie is really good. Thanks,by jaffar - Community Forum
On the bike, the rear brake is mostly useless in case of hard braking - the weight shifts to front THAT much. If you brake too hard, you can completely lift up the rear long before locking the front. There's a lot of physics packed in a small thing, very easy to notice lots of things that remain hidden on a car. Too bad I cannot understand all of them I have another one - apparently (peby jaffar - Car Talk
Yes, the tire is exactly the same, brand, size and age. Of course, there are some differences in vehicles' suspension, I think those may have a big influence. I should find a bike with two discs and disconnect one, to make a proper testby jaffar - Car Talk
one bike has one DISC, the other bike has two discs. talking about front brake only. the rest is the same - weight is similar, wheel size and tires are identical. one disc is perfectly able to block the wheel, so there's plenty of braking power. however, two discs stop the vehicle much faster (and throw you over the front end much harder )by jaffar - Car Talk
Jose, I don't understand all you say, but I think you are on the correct track ! This question came from a test I did with some friends with motorcycles. I exagerated the weights for a car, but on 2 wheels it's more simple - the bike with a small rider is ~250-260kg, the bike fully loaded with passenger and luggage is ~425kg. To our surprise, the stopping distance is very similar in thby jaffar - Car Talk
But the velocity is the same, only the weight changes.by jaffar - Car Talk
Please share more stories, they will help make a decision Thanksby jaffar - Community Forum
Bonus, it's an E30by jaffar - Community Forum
So I understand you want tech talks, here's one Suppose we have a car. First, we put the driver in, have it run 100km/h and break as strongly as possible. Let's assume car + driver = 1000kg. Second, we load the car with crap to make it 2000kg. Accelerate again to 100km/h and brake again. What is the second stopping distance compared to the first ? Please elaborate. Thank yby jaffar - Car Talk
Of course, complexity is one factor. My problem is that quality is really, really bad. Parts that should last forever, now break very often. From not-so-expensive parts, to ridiculous ones. For example wheel bearings, fuel pumps, injectors, differentials, small parts inside an engine or - hell - complete engines. My local BMW dealer replaces at least 2 engines / week, most of them under warrby jaffar - Community Forum
Well, to be honest, my friend at the local BMW dealer is telling me - Dan, don't buy ANY recent BMWs, they are all crap. Which is true. Ok, Smarts are bad, Minis are bad, but outside it just started snowing. I need a small car.by jaffar - Community Forum
You can't make a wheelie/stoppie with a carby jaffar - Car Talk
Hi Does anybody have a Mini, or knows someone (close) that has one ? Are they any good ? I'm looking at my Z4 and I don't feel like driving it over snow and salt and whatever other crap will be on the streets during winter. So I need a small car just to get from home to work and back (city driving), mostly during winter. I'm currently looking at Smart and Mini, years 2000-200by jaffar - Community Forum
First holiday (longer than a weekend) on the motorcycle. With luggage. And with passenger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAZeY9g384M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCZyY88YnXg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQHmXnQf27o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4D6XLd9V58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQF4pKvWS0 4449km, good weather (except for one rainy day), lots of alpine passes, lots of funby jaffar - Community Forum
I am one of the few people that don't have a facebook account I will use my g/f's account to look for him Thanksby jaffar - Community Forum
Does anyone keep in touch with Ove ? I plan to go around Norway next year, I would like to find him and give him a beer Is anyone else from/in Norway ? Thanksby jaffar - Community Forum
Please bear with me What is the proper way to drive an automatic ? While cruising it seems obvious, just D it and forget. But what about city traffic, when I have to stop every few meters, then I have to wait 1-2 minutes at the red light etc ? Do I just keep it in D all the time, or do I shift to N ? The car owners manual is not specific about this. Thanksby jaffar - Car Talk
Full story goes like this : - car sold in Spain in 1993, new - brought to a small city in Romania in 1999 - brought to Bucharest in 2004 - I bought it in 2006 Before 2006, some idiots repaired (poorly) both front side panels and for some reason decided to remove the rubber sealing between the side panel and the plastic covering (piece 16 in the diagram: ). I knew nothing about that, soby jaffar - Community Forum