Recent content by HermannG

Thanks captain KO! I am enjoying the Mini2 quite a lot. It is always with me and ready to take off immediately :) But I keep a Phantom 3 Advanced as well. Doesn't have landing legs and the battery is 50 grams lighter than the stock but doesn't make much difference in flight time gain especially...

Hi all, I have modified over the last 4-5 of years Phantom 3's and a Mavic Pro. I was one of those who never had enough range and Litchi autonomy :) Anyway, my last dual battery Phantom 3 Standard died suddenly last week, not in flight, but on startup. I am not going to fix it (again). I lost...

Thank you for your very nice words. I am quite happy if I could help a little bit. Also do not forget the 4 "essential" apps. UAV forecast, Sun Calc, Datcon and CSV view, all are free. The first one is for the weather forecast, concerning especially our main "enemy", the wind. With the next one...

Here is what I do. Camera settings: interpolate and angle -15 degrees. This will give you a good framing for photos and videos most of the time. The camera will remain tilted at this angle regardless if you fly out of range. Safe altitude about 80-90 meters above ground using online elevation...

Hi, I have 4 years experience in flying DJI drones ( I had 7 altogether) I still have 2. 2 lost in action and the other ones sold. I never had a faulty motor, maybe you had one but be very careful when attaching the propellers. I am back to my P3's which never let me down. I love the thread...

The communication between p3s and it's remote is done as follows. Commands are sent from remote in 5.8 GHz. Video feed and telemetry reports are sent in 2.4 GHz from the 2.4 GHz transmitter located in the gimbal back to ground station. In a stock P3s you will usually loose the 5.8 link before...

Looks like hardware problem, 1 open both remote and aircraft and check all antenna connections and cables. 2 on aircraft, 2 on gimbal and 3 on remote. If still bad 2 link and test with another remote, you need to find someone willing to help. If still bad 3 buy a new "motherboard" for drone. I...

Please check if beginner mode isn't enabled in DJI Go app. My understanding is that you can get past 40 or 50 meters from home point. If you are on the last firmware also you must have a phone or tabled connected to Phantom's WiFi and an app such as DJI Go or Litchi running to fly past 30 meters...

Sorry but I do not have an answer to this. I am using the latest firmware. There was a lot of talk around this subject, read as much as you can and decide for yourself. I am not, personally, able to do a 100% firmware downgrade anyway. In the update result text file, I always get messages...

Spot on, skillful flying!

Hi there, A suggestion... Take off the top lid and check if the GPS electromagnetic insulation (grey layer with copper film in it) is in place and well adhered to the top shell. On P3S the insulation extends a bit along the arms. While you are there you can unscrew the motors and twist the...

My Phantom 3 Standard "Plus" :D weighs about 1350 grams. After about 200 km of flight distance, I noticed cracks under 2 motors. I am using now reinforcement plates like the ones in the link below and there are no more issues. This will add 16-20 grams of weight. Probably you can find them on...

Hi shuggings Thank you for your interests! I always loved to mod not for the sake of modding but for extra flying time. I fried the ESC's on a P3 pro and my 960 grams Mavic Pro sooner or later would switch to Atti due to magnetic interference triggered by higher magnetic fields caused by high...

I had/have Mavic pro p3a p3pro and p3s I fly mostly Litchi missions and after 3 years I can tell the one which never let me down. P3s. Cheap and reliable. Currently I have a p3s 8960 mah at 1357 grams - home brew, own "design". Love it to bits!!! Long live P3S! Get it back in production...

Hi Try the IMU calibration and for video downlink use something like Ikarus (I use it, you have to pay for it and I think is available only for Android) or the free version, I think is called Magic Power. Both will increase your video downlink but 5.8 Ghz (controller input) will stay the same...