Recent content by Billie Nelson

I'm tagging along to seek answers also because a year ago I bought a Phantom 3 Standard, and haven't yet been able to link it with its own controller, or indeed with any other controller, since I do have a few spare P3S controllers lying about

With the Phantom 3 Pro and a few other models, leaving them unpowered for a few months can prove sufficient for the erasure of memory to occur on the drone. That data loss could prevent a Phantom 3 Pro from taking off, and calls for a rather involved process to restore normalcy. I own a...

Beautifully written sir. I have on occasion found that in formulating a response to a fellow drone operator's question, I improve my own understanding of the concept I am trying to describe.

I am proud to say I have never once in any drone-related forum responded to a newbie question by suggesting that the answer can be found by "reading the manual". I always assume that the person asking the question has looked through the manual and is only seeking clarification because the...

For DJI's older drones, all "firmware updates" should be avoided like a destitute inlaw because their SOLE purpose is to impose yet more restrictions that limit where such old drones can be flown. If it ain't broke, then don't "fix" it with a Trojan Horse "firmware update". I cannot think of...

After some deep reflection on this resounding victory for freedom, my considered opinion is as follows : Yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaw !

If your Phantom 3 Pro flies smoothly and films footage as it should, there is no reason to accept a firmware download for such an old platform. I own a P3P, a P3 Standard, and several older Mavics but have been careful to side-step every single firmware upgrade suggested by DJI Go and DJI Go4...

Jimmy, you'll be glad to hear that after-market batteries for DJI's older drones have evolved from the dodgy DIY contraptions they once were to plug-and-play batteries whose performance exceeds the original DJI versions by a comfortable margin. Cutting to the chase, Ali Express in China is your...

Litchi is dead easy to use and does not require advanced knowledge to use unless one intends to create waypoint flight plans. I don't use DJI Go or DJI Go4 unless it is for the purpose of calibrating a variable that Litchi is not capable of calibrating.

Have no fear Young Grasshopper, for all roads lead to Litchi. You only need DJI Go to register the drone in the unlikely event that has not been done already and for some of the more obscure calibration procedures. With Litchi, your Phantom 3 Standard, Advanced, Professional or 4K versions can...

This is a handy reference guide even though some of the flight times listed are overstated. I never got more than 23 minutes of flight time out of my Mavic 1 Pro with stock batteries and with my Mavic 2 Pro with stock batteries. My Mavic 1 Air rarely gets over 15 minutes of flight time. With...

I will report back when I've tested this battery in one of my P3S drones. I have high hopes for Ali Express batteries for DJI drones because I purchased a "hump-back" extra range battery for my Mavic 1 Pro from Ali Express, and was astounded to see the round-trip distance covered by the M1P...

This vote of confidence for PowerExtra P3S batteries is appreciated Chris, and your note of caution about FlyHi brand batteries for the same drone is a timely insight I hadn't encountered before. The absence of any user reviews on the P3S battery whose Ali Express link I posted above is a red...

I own three old Phantom 3 Standards and one Phantom 3 Pro. Given that I fly Litchi autonomous missions exclusively, I am always looking for after-market batteries that offer an extended range compared to the original DJI battery for the Phantom 3 series drones. I just stumbled on this battery...

Greetings and hallucinations Viking of The Windy City. The Phantom 2 is the direct ancestor of all the wondrous machines that followed from the engineers at DJI and other drone manufacturers. That said, I must make an honorable mention of the Phantom 3 series, of which I've owned several, as a...