Recent content by BillyBottle

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    Tablet Advice

    I use an Nvidia Shield K1,,, no issues at all, tablet-wise. Beware they have magnets in the back panel, so keep a distance when calibrating compass. Never caused me any probs, but never had to calibrate the p3p all the time I've had it!
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    How to shoot off fireworks from your P4 WITHOUT risk to your drone

    Ok,, I'm watching...... (oops, sorry I drank your beer there) Too many killjoys! Fireworks never hurt me or mine, and I fooled with them to some large extent, and still survuved! Go for it, but don't moan if they damage your drone, otherwise, enjoy.
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    Mavic scam?

    Welcome to the scammed club! Ebay is rife, simply rife, with scammers now; how the bloody **** do they think anyone is daft enough to fall it these days?
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    Phantom 3 pro appears as advanced

    I can live with the HERE map, but satellite images are very bad. i am not doing updates any longer, so I canlive with it as it is, lol.
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    Phantom 3 pro appears as advanced

    AFAIK the drone still has P3P firmware in it. I did not put P3A in it after I had camera board changed to 3A.
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    Phantom 3 pro appears as advanced

    No, I have not done any update for over a year, since before my original P3P 4K camera died, and I do not intend to do any updates as long as it still works! I do not tust DJI updates, and the last one took away Google maps and replaced them with HERE maps, which are no good.
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    Phantom 3 pro appears as advanced

    Yes, that is correct. But it works as a P3A, no 4k. I do not need 4k yet anyway. I have no good playback TV or PC for 4k
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    Phantom 3 pro appears as advanced

    I have a P3P that needed a camera main board, only one available at the time was a used P3A one. On strting it up, it comes up as a P3A, and requests an update, which I have not done in over a year. It still works. I have since bought a new P3P camera in the box, but am reluctant to fit in case...
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    Lost my P3P tonight

    Could be shooting country- gerrorf moy laaand- you never know! Bit late but if you get another, put a message on it with contact number, and 'substantial reward'; if they think it will be worth as much as a dodgy sale on ebay, it may get a result. 'Substantial' being a relative term, but only...
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    Is the following an invasion of Privacy?

    There is a lot of anti drone paranoia when it is known these things carry cameras sometimes. Don't expect logic to prevail. The cameras don't zoom (usually), are not really that good,and does anyone really want to see what you're hiding/ sunbathing wench/ illicit activity? I see police helos...
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    Ha ha. You can actually buy this.

    Everyone gets cranky if woken up- so do not disturb indeed!
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    Electrical towers...

    Strictly speaking,, the issue might not be signal loss, i/e/ you lose it, and left with nothing, but more likely a signal so messed up and, well, interfered with, that the electronics you rely on to control your drone, can not cope with such a degraded load of hash and mush. Think along the...
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    Man shot, killed in Lawrence, Ind. after drone transaction

    I bough my P3P off a bloke in a pub. Honest, Guv'nor, so I did. 'Twas a good pub and plenty of nice beers on, so stayed a while. And I paid in cash, for all to see. A raised eyebrow or two might have been expected, but not a one. My kind of pub, see; there are others where I would not even set...
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    Electrical towers...

    Ac can, and does, put out EMI. Also, be aware that these days, powerlines usually carry data signals, and these also can be very 'leaky'. So, I woud avoid them like the plague. I love my old HTDc, but even that I would give a wide berth. (if it was still around, lol). Good old Tesla, a bloke...
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    April Fools HOAX ~ FAA Extends ADS-B Mandate To 2040

    Life would be almost worthless without a bit of mirth, tomfoolery, vulgarity, and so on! Fill yer boots, folks, yer a long time dead.