Recent content by bmcgnh

Thanks guys--my sounded like a car alarm. I was ready to rip the card out, re-start the quad, call DJI, etc. I let it beep for about 15 minutes, it finally stopped and everything is up to date. Just be patient--it takes a while to go through the process but it is unsettling since I've never...

Don't give up. I lost mine in a swampy area in Central Floria last September. I hit the top of a tree and tumbled to the base of the tree. I eventually located it upside down (so the vents were exposed to falling rain) 12 days later. I used the last location from the DJI GO app and dropped a...

So what happens when you call ATC and tell them you are flying a drone 200 feet AGL 2 miles northwest of the airport over Lake Mary and the soccer fields and they say okay....Will the Phantom still fly? If I have "clearance" (really just coordination) with ATC does the No Fly software fail-safe...

I feel your pain. I am amazed at how durable these things can be. My first "controlled flight into terrain" was back in September. Just going out a 1,000 feet and back to get the battery level to below 50%. I was leaving for 9 days on vacation the next morning. I tired two quick SAR missions...

When I first started flying I spooled my P3 up with the gimbal ON probably more often then I remembered to take it off.... I received a GIMBAL WARNING and I removed the clamp. I probably messed up and left it on 10-12 times (I'm a slow learner) but no ill effects that I'm aware off. Actually...

I've followed msinger's advice. I wait a few days and see if there are any big issues. Even though my quad has been flying fine I've downloaded the updates. Hell, if I never updated unless there were problems I'd still be running WordPerfect and Windows 98. I've taken the chance and so far I've...

I was planning to buy the 4 when it was only $150? more than the mini2 just for the reflective coating--to me it was worth $150 or so. But then I saw a iPad Mini 2 on sale last week for less than $200 and I just couldn't justify the extra money for the 4. The reflective coating makes a...

My test-- I purchased the "blue" charger (Anbee) on Amazon for $75.99. I have 3 DJI batteries. I drained each battery to 32% and I drained the remote to 70%. I placed B1, B2 and the remote on the Anbee and another battery on the original DJI 57W charger. Set up my GoPro, plugged in both...

Just curious...How would you land? And then; how would you take off? I'd assume that 1 mile out once you descended below the tree line/roof tops you would loose signal? Or are you planning an air drop? I've thought of flying over the woods to a buddy's house; landing. Having him insert a new...

Apple IOS doesn't have anything unless you jailbreak your Apple device. There is a "kind of" workaround using a program (Reflector) to mirror your iPhone or iPad onto a laptop; and then using the screen capture function of Quick Time to record the redirected image from the laptop (think of it as...

Where in south USA? If you are coming to southern Florida it's low and flat and not a lot to look at unless you're out by the beach where there are some inlets, canals, etc. The good news is you can get some good distance over some low swamps, etc. There are some great sights down in the Florida...

I'm using iPhone 5S and my video are in the DJI GO App [Library]. Up at the top as Original Footage. Hope you found it...

I find the video from the SD card (even if I copy it to my hard drive first) plays choppy on the desktop. I use a program by iSkySoft to compress the file to an MP4 format. It's a simple program (I think there's a 7-day free trial) and it will combine videos for me (checkbox) so if I swap out...

I've taken the hard shell and it's fine (through TSA also--with props and batteries). In fact, it's actually a bit smaller then *most* of the other stuff in the overhead. It was perfect for flying. You won't have any problem unless you are on a small commuter Regional Jet (RJ)...the kind that...

Sorry, it has beat-me-up-and-take-my-lunch-money written all over it... There must be something better...