Recent content by andrew

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    Phantom 2 now at the bottom of Convict Lake, Ca

    The GetterBack has saved my Phantom once already... I had a flyaway and thankfully was able to recover it, take everything apart, remove the sand, dry it out, and voila, it worked like a charm.
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    Randomly looses GPS lock. Help needed!

    I was having a hard time getting GPS signals in my yard... I put a couple layers of foil as per the video and now I'm getting 7-8 SAT locks very quickly. This was an easy mod and extremely helpful!
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    Fly away into the drink

    I pulled it out by the string with no problem. The string is VERY strong and could easily pull up something heavier.
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    Fly away into the drink

    I suppose it's possible. You could always test it out:)
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    Fly away into the drink

    Good to know, thanks. I hope that's not the case for me as that would be expensive.
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    Fly away into the drink

    It didn't have to, the quad was resting on the bottom of the lake. The getterback has plenty of line in it.
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    Fly away into the drink

    I had it horizontal on the bottom strut...
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    Fly away into the drink

    I took my quad to Kelowna BC with hopes of getting some nice video over Okanagan Lake. Did my preflight (yup, I calibrated), launched off the dock, everything looked great. Throttled up and forward and she flew nicely for about 30 seconds... and then No control, pitched left and started a...
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    So how do you like the new colors?

    Nice looking, but I agree. The last thing we need to do is encourage others, including the media, to refer to our Quads as spy drones.
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    Contact between Prop and Body/Shell

    Late in replying, but I have bent the arm in a previous crash as well. I was succesful in using a heat gun to bend it back. This was a couple months ago and it's held together just great.
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    How to fix a vibrating / shaking / crazy P2V+ camera gimbal

    Re: How to fix a vibrating / shaking / crazy P2V+ camera gim Thanks for putting this together dcarey. This will provide a fix that should work for a few flights. Perhaps someone will find some time to create a video that demonstrates seperating the housing from the motor to show how to provide...
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    Haters gonna Hate

    Well, I bet DJI was happy with all those purchases!
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    Thin Black Ribbon Cable

    You can take a maximum of two, and you can't check them... Carry on only.
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    Disconnected gimbal and camera

    I noticed that SpikeFinch! Getting ~20 minutes before I land it. Thanks for the tips!
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    Disconnected gimbal and camera

    There are thousands of posts on this forum. The search doesn't work well. And yes, I do need telemetry. No, I don't have to look at the Phantom all the time. But thanks for your reply nonetheless.
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