RE: Turnigy H.A.L. (Heavy Aerial Lift)
I started working on the H.A.L. again now that my ST450 project seems to be working fine. It was a good first quad to learn on.
I mounted my HK Power Distribution board to the top of the H.A.L. inverted. This allowed the main power cable to run underneath and the foam bottom to be on top. My KK2 LCD board was first mounted in Chris Moon's protective Delrin case and then on top of the Power Distribution board. I added a layer of foam to the bottom of the KK2 case using double-side carpet tape. the square foam piece was pulled off of the original KK2 shipping container.
My Castle Creations Phoenix-25 ESC motor wires were lengthened 11" before running them through the H.A.L. arm tubes. Note that the latest firmware for the Phoenix and ICE series ESCs comes with a new "Multirotor" mode setting.
Although I don't see anything wrong with using the stock H.A.L. landing gear, I acquired a DJI F550 Landing Gear Set from [link=http://www.aeroxcraft.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=20]AeroXcraft[/link] so I will be using that instead.