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    H3-3D Gimbal behaves 'drunk' and can't factory reset

    Is there no reset facility? I don't know the version number.
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    H3-3D Gimbal behaves 'drunk' and can't factory reset

    I've connected the quad to the DJI assistant and I can't find any tab to update the Gimbal settings. All my quad pictures now feature one of the legs in the image. Is it a faulty gimbal? Thanks
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    H3-3D Gimbal behaves 'drunk' and can't factory reset

    Not sure! I bought the unit separately to the Phantom as an upgrade to my H2—3D. Attached a picture. I can't see a micro USB port on it.
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    H3-3D Gimbal behaves 'drunk' and can't factory reset

    Hi, can anyone help? I recently upgraded from an H2-3D gimbal to an H3-3D gimbal and its behavior is erratic. It hits the surface and jars when powered up and when it is operating it is all over the place and most of the time points left of right at the legs. I have read up on forums and it...
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    Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines?

    Re: Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines Hi Damon - I'm assuming that question is aimed at me. It's an H3-3D gimbal with a gopro attached. It was my first flight with that gimbal having just upgraded from the H3-2D - except for a couple of tiny flights for testing after I...
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    Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines?

    Re: Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines VRS - Vortex Ring State. Keeping it simple it means the air coming into your props is the same air it just pushed down for lift. So your quad loses lift. Have a read of the article on Wikipedia - it might help...
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    Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines?

    Re: Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines Thanks everyone. That makes sense. For those who might be interested that was the last thirty seconds of a clip where I flew to the top of Lantau Peak, Hong Kong's second highest mountain (934m, took off from about 400m) to get some...
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    Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines?

    Re: Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines Hi Alan Do you think definately VRS? I do try to descend whilst moving in another direction but I guess when concentrating on other things one might forget.
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    Phantom crash - was it due to descending over powerlines?

    Hi All http://youtu.be/OySt_iRUj6c The clip above is the final 30 seconds of a flight using my Phantom 2. The battery level was showing around 25%. As I brought it down slowly to land it started to wobble and lose height. I tried to throttle up but it wasn't responsive. Luckily its fall was...
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    How to increase the FPV range

    Hi I'm using a DJI 5.8 transmitter and a Lilliput monitor as the receiver (and mini iOSD for flight stats). I start to lose the picture at about 300 - 350 meters but have found I can fly the Phantom significantly further. Can anyone please recommend how the range of the transmission of FPV...
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    New Backpack Phantom Carry Case

    Thats cool! I'm guessing the still filled area at the top is for the batteries? What is the device in the bottom left hand corner? Silver with a red border
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    Phantom landing in the Drink

    Yes still have the dead battery. I've raised a ticket with dji to see if anything they can do as I live not too far from their factory. If that's a lost cause you are welcome to . Where are you located?
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    Ok dumb question - but what is Naza?

    Yes downloaded and installed them. Using Windows 7. Friend of mine had the same issue and he used a clean vanilla build XP machine and it worked. Not sure it's relevant but when I plugged the P2 into the PC every few seconds the gimbal would do some strange things and start pushing the holder...
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    Phantom landing in the Drink

    I'd thought I'd share this story as it way help others (and no doubt a few chuckles)... One of my first few P2 flights was in an old paddy with a small 2-3ft wide river running through it. I was flying along the course of the river and got a bit too low. Clipped the slide of the bank and the...
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    Ok dumb question - but what is Naza?

    Great thank you. So if I understand this it is the brain and then the firmware running on that brain. Definitely leave tinkering with that for any other day. I tried connecting the P2 to the PC but the Phantom assist wouldn't recognise the Phantom or the control. A job for another day.