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    Using The Tile to locate a lost Phantom

    Tiles don't have adequate range to be used for locating a lost Phantom. They're mostly designed for things like keys. Outside of a couple hundred feet, Bluetooth is useless.
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    Optimal frame-rate and resolution?

    I've compared footage from my vision+ camera with various frames-rates and resolutions, and my impression is that 720P at 60fps yields the smoothest footage. When I up the resolution to 1080, it doesn't look quite as good (higher noise, perhaps?). Curious to hear what settings you guys...
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    I laugh when I hear people say "Amazon Air will never work"

    Re: I laugh when I hear people say "Amazon Air will never wo It's fast - I want one! However, speed doesn't necessarily translate into an advantage in battery life due to the energy penalties of increasing speed. Higher speed increases wind resistance, requires more energy, and hence will...
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    UAV Direct would not honor warranty for opening Phantom

    that's exactly the information he should provide to the dealer to discredit the dealer's bogus objection.
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    Are you guys referring to the box for the motor upgrade, or the box for the phantom?
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    Note 4 on a p2v+?

    I actually did that. I duck taped my note 4 to a phantom 2's landing gears (without stabilization/gimbal)... The video came out like jello in an earthquake, as you can see in the link below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pva6q97ju4b79 ... 0.mp4?dl=0
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    I'm in Southwest Houston (Meyerland area), and can do some pretty delicate soldering work and have all the necessary soldering equipment. If you know the spot where it got disconnected, it shouldn't be too complicated to fix. Send me a PM...
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    I'm not sure whether it's cause for alarm. However, it does mean that "no ESC version is indicated on your ESC", based on what I have gathered from other threads in the forum.
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    The Phantom 2 v3.0 is marked as v3.0 on the underbelly after the serial #.
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    is it stamped on the white label or directly on the board?
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    do you see any marking on the white label of the ESC?
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    Just confirmed I have ESC 2.1, here's my Serial Number

    Amazon often warehouses other sellers' products. In fact, there are many different sellers you can get the phantom 2 vision+ v3 from.