Recent content by bigjohn

Good thing I didn't try and fly at La Jolla with these junky batteries. Ok, I'll do some shopping around and replace them (and THIS TIME I'll follow guidelines for keeping my batteries healthy). The best lessons are the most expensive ones.

i did that just before this last flight. statically ran them all down, stored them for a few days (since i fly at the rose bowl mainly and they had 4th activities). charged them up in the couple hours before i went to fly. here's the latest screenshot from the software: 1281 grams on an...

Ok, so I got the Phantom 2 when it came out and I have 3 batteries. I completely mishandled them, recharging them before storing, storing for long periods, etc. All of it, my fault. Anyways, my P2 is completely kitted out, gimbal, mini iOSD, Hero 3, FPV, flysight, etc. All the goodies. Would it...

so yeah, um mea culpa! mea culpa! in my rush to get it on and into place, i glossed right over the one word in the instructions i needed most "surround", more importantly "slide the mount onto the antenna surround as shown here". that said, it's on, it works great, i have removed the black tape.

i got the mount and it looks great and all but i had a problem with it tilting backward, one time almost to the point where it popped off (i caught the monitor and to be fair, it was over a table at the time). threw some black repair tape on it (love repair tape, it's just awesome) and while it...

my favorite shot was the one where you went under the arm of the loader. did you use FPV?

I got an email from UPS Monday night (12/16) that a shipment was prepared. Email of same and actual shipping info today (12/17), since I opted for 2-day I believe it comes tomorrow (12/18) since they're close to where I live. Once I got all that, I got an RMA to return my Zenmuse H3-2D, PMU...

there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGUc_kLBIg8 so i've been dying to know how they will accommodate FPV and it seems there are just wires hanging for the signal, but i don't see any leads for power. the video also claims 20-minute flight time with zenmuse and "video downlink" i...

i just got it today from B&H - I checked Amazon and they have it for $388 but there's only 1 left (and I would've had to pay tax from Amazon - no tax for me from B&H)

Re: Wait a sec, isn't a smart phone perfect camera for phant if there's a flyaway, you can use find my iphone to track it down

I can't be the only person flying here. There were 4 other people flying planes the same hour I was there. Anyways, 3rd flight ever, still working on my skills: http://youtu.be/UO4ZSkJESuk

2nd official flight, but first with video: http://youtu.be/yWnp0CsFK2U I have trouble learning lessons. John

I just did my first flight as well today. Phantom 2 rose bush 0 I should've waited for the part in the video where it shows how to stop the propellors, but oh well. All is good, no damage.* I didn't put my GoPro on it yet cause I want to get more time with flying. I found myself nosing...