Recent content by davidgarth

There needs to be some clarification here. Inverters are not the way to go. Using a typical inexpensive inverter to charge from a 12 volt source is very inefficient. The inverter first converts the 12 volts DC to 110 volts AC. Inexpensive inverters lose about 30 percent of the power in the...

Yes, three separate one-line messages with small red triangles with "!" in the triangle. But, I actually do want to update and I can't figure out how to do it now. I've done it several times in the past without a problemm. I do have everything (controller, craft, and iPad) on and connected...

I haven't flown my P3P in awhile because of bad weather. Today, when I booted everything up, I got three separate messages saying I must update the aircraft, controller and battery firmware, and "click here to view update videos." When I click, I get a blank grey screen and nothing more. (My...

I'm also a Ham (W6DEG) looking for good ideas on how to use these two hobbies together somehow. Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots

Hoods are also easy to make out of black Foamcore and duct tape or black gaffer's tape. I ordered a hood from Amazon that was heavy and not very effective. The one I made is much better. Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots

This State Farm policy seems like a great deal. Unfortunately, at least for me, my agent says it's available in every state...except California. She didn't know why that is. Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots

I use an iPad Mini 2 without a problem. But I do use a hood. Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots