Recent content by JimGOhio

I was flying my P3S in an agricultural field used for corn & soybeans. I have flown there dozens of times without problems. I was flying at 400’ wanting to see if the additional height would extend my range. I was out about 1,400’ when I received a compass error, lost GPS then went into ATTI...

I have flown in a dozen Ohio State Parks often in full view of park rangers & no one said a word. I fly within FAA guidelines, seeking airstrip & heliport permission when needed. I fly away from people & in remote area. Generally speaking I go up & pan around engaging in aerial photography...

It took me several months to begin using course-lock & Home-lock when I lost track of the drone. I’ve never had issues with RTH or fly-sways. I suppose as my drone gets past 200 flights, that might change. I learned to be more bold in asking permission. For example, we were at Mackinaw...

I’ve been helping others, I’ve also been helping with drone legislation. Next week will be my one year mark. I generally don’t post videos to public forums like You Tube because I don’t want to be accused of violating privacy of others or flying in state parks where it is not clear whether...

As a P3S driver, I have flown nearly 200 flights, flown nearly 40mph, covered nearly 50 miles & created some very dynamic video even though it is the lower quality camera. I have mastered all of the intelligent flight modes. Occasionally I fly Litchi. I have replaced the skin on my P3S after...

That noise is new to me, but I have found going through DJI Store customer service very responsive in trying to resolve issues via email. In three separate instances they provided very detailed instructions to help me resolve my issues without sending my unit in. On another thought, have you...

The Serial# is shown on the box that it came in. I don't think it is on the exterior of the drone. I think the shell needs to be opened to find the serial# of the drone. Don't mistake giving them the camera/gimbal serial#.

I have a perfectly good p3s camera & gimbal from my first quad if you want restore your drone. It makes good videos/photos while the rest of the drone is shot. Interested?

I also tried Litchi with cheaper VR googles. Works OK on my p3s. You can control the gimbal with your head movement up & down. I usually fly with someone helping me maintain VLOS. With litchi/VR googles you almost must have that help because your peripheral vision is severely limited.

I would argue for one more level of registration similar to what they did to boaters. They don't require every 15hp outboard motor fisherman to get a full pilots license, but in many states they have to take 2-4 hour course & pass a test. I believe the hobby group will never have credibility...

I am also a Columbus person. I had problems flying at Deer Creek SP by the dam, but no one approached us flying at the deserted beach. B4UFLY showed the area OK to fly. I have flown at the Rocky Fork metro park east of town in full view of a ranger several times. It is also OK on B4UFLY. I...

Today I flew at Deer Creek below the dam & was stopped & issued a warning by the park ranger stating that the corp of engineers do not allow drones (ever though not mentioned specifically in her pamphlet) close to the dam on corp property. She said we pose a terrorist threat. She also said the...

I replaced the motor, the new motor began to smoke & chatter like the original...since I did not touch the motor wiring while replacing the shell, other than replacing the mother board, is there something more I can do?

The upper shell was very easy with inly four screws.

If they are the same then I agree, reuse the top. I considered the opposite. In my crash, it was the upper shell that appeared to tajke the beating. It looked like it was the upper shell that provides the rigidity & proper positioning of the motor. Once I removed the upper shell, the lower...