Recent content by jimo2u

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    Phantom 3 won't power up

    Well, that made me feel like an idiot! Thanks!
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    Phantom 3 won't power up

    I have a Phantom 3 that I haven't used for about a year or so. I decided to dust it off and fire it up. I charged the battery and controller. To power on the drone I held the power on switch for about 2 seconds and then let go. All lights on the battery come on for about 3 seconds and then go...
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    Not a DJI Question but Hoping Someone Can Answer

    You could just have purchased a couple of bad batteries. It happens. Do all of the new batteries do this? Does the original? It all including the original do this, then I would lean to the drone having had a good life and now time to retire it into your trophy case. If only some, don't...
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    RTH

    This may or may not be a very good idea. Depends on where your boat is. If tied up at a fixed dock, go for it! If in a lake with no current, no wind, no other boats creating wakes, and at anchor, then maybe it would work. If in current and wind the boat is going to move around constantly even...
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    I Want a Drone?

    I too started with a cheap toy drone. It's a great way to learn to fly since you don't get all the cool features like GPS and altitude hold. You have to fly it, maintain altitude, hold it in place, etc. You learn to take off and land and then you start to challenge yourself to go around...