Recent content by Ian Holmes

  1. Ian Holmes

    Trouble Removing The Battery?

    Hi there, check out this link to YouTube for how to remove a battery the easy way. I use this method all the time and once you get the hang of it you are good to go. Good luck. Regards Ian.
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    Hello from Lancashire UK

    Hi, never forget that there is no such thing as a silly question. I live in "Geordie-Land" so good luck with the weather watching as we will both have the same extra hobby until Spring. Regards Ian.
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    Hello from Lancashire UK

    Hi there and welcome. I have been flying a Phantom 2 vision plus since March 201 and have made over 200+ flights without any major issues, and have about 60 videos on YouTube mostly of where I live at South Shields. The best advice I can give you is..... Get used to doing each flight in the same...
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    Still looking at ipads.. Please Help

    Hi, In my case I use an iPad mini with a sun hood and all is good. I am thinking of putting an anti-glare screen saver on the iPad mini, but as I said it works great for me as the iPad mini is easy to use size wise and weight wise. Regards Ian. Safe flying.
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    How Old are you and what Phantom Do you have?

    Hi, I am 71 and fly a Phantom 2 vision plus, and I love it !!! Fly safe Gentlemen.
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    According to DJI P3 Pro is now an antique!!

    Hi Tony, If you think your P3 in an antique then my Phantom 2 vision plus must be Prehistoric, and having said that I shot a great video of two dinosaurs fighting the other day. Having said that I hope all goes well with your problem and you get flying soon. Regards Ian.
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    Critical battery auto-landing in bad spot... what is my best play?

    I have ALL my gear marked with my mobile number... just in case I have a problem.
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    Stuck batteries

    Hi there, try searching on YouTube using this wording. (Easy & Hard Ways To Remove The LiPo Battery - DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ (Plus) Tutorial) This way to remove a battery works every time for me and it is so easy. Let me know what you think of it once you check it out. Regards Ian.
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    Unable to Calibrate

    Also try not to be near anything that is large and metallic such as manhole covers and electrical devices in metal cabinets etc. because I nearly fell for that one in the past. Regards Ian.
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    Unable to Calibrate

    Hi there, I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the vertical positioning part for the calibration... but are you pointing the drone with the camera facing the ground? I'm no expert but that's the way I've always done my calibration. Good luck and safe flying. Regards Ian.
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    uk repairs??

    Hi there. I agree with rockydog that Heliguy is a good bet. I live in the North East and have found the guys at Heliguy in North Shields to be very helpful indeed, Regards Ian.
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    Micro sd failed save

    Hi, did you get your stuff back my way or another? Ian.
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    Micro sd failed save

    Hi there, have you tried restarting the bird as if you are going to have a flight, and then close everything down as normal, and this may get the images back. I have found that if you switch everything off without stopping the video recording, the files do open. So I just start the drone with...
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    Neighbour troubles

    Hi there. When I get asked "What you doing? Why are you doing it? It's against the law. Blah blah blah". I just quietly engage them in polite conversation and try to keep them distracted while I carry on flying and recording my video footage, and if that does not work I land slowly in my own...