Recent content by campingtomz

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    Want to sell Used Phantom FC40 + lot of extras

    Im looking to sell my DJI phantom Fc40, The Drone flies well and is in good condition. comes with a lot of extras. Comes with: HD wifi camera you can link to you phone 3 batteries Prop guards Hard shell storage case Battery voltage tester. Several sets of props The compass on the drone seems...
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    DJI software and windows 10

    something else i notices is that the front light is a dim green
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    DJI software and windows 10

    hey guys im having issues with my DJI NAZAM assistant software and my FC40 i recently upgraded to win 10 and no i can get my phantom and computer to talk. i upgraded to the latest software and uninstalled all my old stuff. but still nothing. any thoughts?
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    Phantom Drifting

    the magnet fix from the video will change the values while the magnet is around the compass, but as soon as i move the magnet away the go back to the values from the previous post. the IMU cal completes with no errors, but it doesnt fix the compass values, also when i power cycle the phantom it...
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    Phantom Drifting

    well the motor was replaced, and i did the IMU cal a few times, it seems like it just doesnt want to work. i tried the magnet fix from the video, but it each time it just returns to around those numbers
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    Phantom Drifting

    my compass is x: 65, y: 446, z: 765, mod: 418 i do the manual calibration the turning of the phantom and that seems to work. but as soon as i turn it off and then power it back on, it flashes yellow red
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    Phantom Drifting

    now I know that sounds like the next cool drone sport, but I am having issues with my drone drifting to one side. i turned off compass mode. this was suggested in another post, but it still drifts. i ended up replacing the motors because one of the shafts was bent. i thought this was the issue...
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    Drone insurance ?

    make sure to look at reviews for the service. i use square trade for my stuff.
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    motor upgrades + more for fc40

    So I kinda fell off the map for a while here. I need to replace 1-2 motors on my FC40... for reasons we wont talk about. >.>.....<.<.....>.< My drone drifts when I it should just hover. one of the motors threading is a bit messed up and causes a little wobble. so im wondering if i should just...
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    What now?

    Call your town ship, No joke they have Picker trucks, you may need to pay like 20 bucks but they should help you out. just say your kid or something was messing with it and got it stuck (if your younger blame your brother) just be nice about it and they usually help you out.
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    flying a flag under my phantom?

    just be careful, had a buddy do this last year and it got caught on something ( i forget what) and it went down hard.
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    chirp / whistle locator

    humm hey guys just making a note, i understand you have different opinions on the devices and all, but for the sake of this not turning into a internet argument. So with these blue tooth devices, say instead of a chirp it uses the signal strength to give a ruff estimate of distance away from...
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    If you land in salt water.

    ok, i work with Liquid cooling for computers for some clients. we found distilled water wont short out electronics, so heres what you can do, ive done this with some RC cars and some other electronics (laptops, cell Phones and some cameras) that have fallen in water, including the ocean. remove...
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    chirp / whistle locator

    ohh thats a good idea too. this way you have control over it. what would the range for this be. again this is all hypothetical ideas of the worst case you have no idea where it is. i wonder if there is any way to utilize the GPS to get a ruff idea of how far you are say from your phone using the...
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    Lo-jack for phantoms

    http://www.phantompilots.com/threads/watched-someone-steal-my-fc40.37871/ this was one of the posts that got me thinking about it