Recent content by JCBArc

  1. J

    New P3A user - archaeology support

    Thanks. Czechsix - it's been a busy time for us here, but we've progressed. I started off never having flown a drone (one of my colleagues had some experience in building and flying them), and we'd never used these locally for archaeological work. We now have 3 drones (the old Phantom 3A, a 3S...
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    DJI Phantom 3 took a little swim

    I might be wrong as I am no expert here, but after a recent update of of the DJI app including firmware updates (which were carried out with one battery on board the drone) I carried out a successful flight, then changed battery, and tried to start out again; the drone would not lift off, an...
  3. J

    Litchi waypoint mission won't start/upload?

    The same just happened to me today.
  4. J

    New P3A user - archaeology support

    Thanks, will do - as explained we're at the start of the learning curve, but it's promising. We'd be using the drone to record phases of our annual excavation work and to create 3D models of small local sites. I haven't checked those apps yet, so I will, thanks for the tip. J
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    New P3A user - archaeology support

    Many thanks for the welcome, much appreciated. Cheers, John
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    New P3A user - archaeology support

    Hi to all, I'm from Malta, and we've acquired a Phantom 3 Advanced for aerial imaging for archaeology at our Uni (University of Malta), supporting our students' and researchers' projects. Just starting up and learning to fly - with help from a colleague with more experience. cheers, John