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 ArduCopter Release Notes:
 
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+ArduCopter 2.9-rc4 12-Jan-2013
+Improvements over 2.9-rc3:
+1) Smoother transition between manual and auto flight modes (Leonard)
+2) bug fix for LAND not actually landing when initiated from failsafe (Randy/Craig)
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 ArduCopter 2.9-rc3 11-Jan-2013
 Improvements over 2.9-rc2: