Recent content by Caston

I was recently flying and a few times I lost connection. I was able to keep flying, but all the info on my iPad was frozen. So it seemed to have RC connection working, but not wifi. It didn't do a RTH. So I assume it would do RTH only after the RC connection failed. It was scary though, not sure...

I've never understood why amateur drone pilots have more freedom to fly than pros. I'm an amateur, with intention of creating a business. It seems to me that the FAA has it backwards. I would think if a pro is putting food on his table, he's going to be more responsible with hi flying than an...

Hello, I just noticed today for the first time that my front red lights don't come on until I take off. It's a Phantom v2 plus. First I turned it on in my condo, and the lights were being funky. I can't remember the specifics. I think the rear lights weren't coming on. Then I took it outside...

I gently hit a tree (yes, really :)) about 8-10 high. There is no visible damage to the the drone. But since the crash the camera sticks a bit when going up or down. When it's powered off, the camera doesn't hang down anymore. The other axis is fine. There is no visible damage. When it's first...

I just bought a Summitlink sunshade from Amazon. It uses hard plastic couplers, and they are hard to use. You have to really tighten them down to hold the iPad in place. Then they are hard to loosen. I had one ring split on me when the transmitter was just laying on it's side on the case. I'm...

In my post I said it was a Phantom 2 v.2 which I believe only comes with a camera, so it's definitely not a GoPro.

Thanks Gadget! Great answer!

I have a Phantom 2 v2. It seems when I take a photograph, they look almost square. I pulled one randomly, and it's 4384x3288. Is this normal? Is there a setting that you can change that? Thanks in advance, Jack