Recent content by Grimfever

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    Battery life

    I've got other batteries but as this is my first Phantom, I was just being curious and cautious. I tend to fly over water and falling out the sky is not on my agenda
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    Battery life

    I cycle them to about 10% every 15 or so flights and store them safely when not in use. Wow 300, I've got plenty of flights left if that's the case.
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    Battery life

    Just wondering if anyone knows how many times roughly you can use the same battery before it's done. I've had my P3A for almost a year now and have a few batteries and while the original is still solid, just how long will that be the case. And I know it's not a solid number as different people...
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    CRASH! But not the kind you're thinking

    That sounds horrific but glad your ok and able to post about it. In the grand scheme of things, the quads are minor and can be replaced.
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    Who has never had a problem with their Phantom?

    65 flights, over 14 hours and zero issues. I haven't even had issues with the app on my note 4 either. No freezes, no jello in flight, she is one happy bird!
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    Drones and idiots don't mix - Heathrow International

    I've flown over open valley areas where there's pretty much nothing but me and my phantom and the farthest I've been able to see it is about 2600 ft(give or take). So to see something that's about 18 inches across and white in the daytime while traveling at flight speeds is amazing (sarcasm)...
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    FAA Registration Rules Announced NOW

    Although I've had a couple run ins with LEO they were never rude, nor asked for my ID and I've only been asked to down my bird once. Most people are generally inquisitive and misinformed so when they're finished with their Q&A, they are fine. I've only had one drone hater approach me who said...
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    FAA Registration Rules Announced NOW

    Holy crap, these posts have been going on for over 24 hours now(btw damitjim is a classic assuming it's a star trek reference)! But can I ask something seriously. There's been on here complaining one way or another and at some point I had to work and couldn't go but has ANYONE actually been out...
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    FAA Registration Rules Announced NOW

    True everything doesn't but when you take the same way to work in the same truck at 5 a.m. and get stopped by the same guy(not white btw) trust me I know it's not race. And the Bills still find ways to lose but I'm a Steelers fan.
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    FAA Registration Rules Announced NOW

    It's similar to DWB (driving). 4 times since July I've been asked about flying. Fyi I've been stopped twice for DWB in that same period. It was an annoyance when I was younger but now it's just one of those "normalities" I deal with.
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    FAA Registration Rules Announced NOW

    I knew this topic would get pretty heated but some comments and off comments were like wow. Weather you choose to register your bird or not should not warrant comparisons to what happened to Jews in Germany, slavery, being herded like sheep or kissing camel's asses (though that last one was...
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    File numbering problem

    When your card fills up, just dump em in separate folders with dates. Sure you could rename them but the pics and vids you take usually come with dates and GPS coordinates attached to the file. Admittedly I too have mine set to 999 and haven't taken that many pics yet though so there still in...
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    True long range test

    Just outta curiosity how are you guys flying this far on one battery? I saw a 30 minute flight time and my battery only last 20 minutes tops.
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    Flight reports only, FW 1.5.30

    It was 60° when I was flying so nope. I'm just enjoying it while I can cause last year around this time we were covered in like 6 feet of snow. It's only 37° now though so I know it's only a matter of time.
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    Flight reports only, FW 1.5.30

    Forgot about update until I had a $1000 paper weight! After update though everything is good, had sustained winds of about 20mph and the bird was steady. No drifting or anything and my batteries too seem to be finishing at lower temps. Prior to upgrade they were about 118-125°F range, the...