Recent content by John1979

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    Phantom 4 pro or Mavic 2 pro?

    Hi all. Just lost my old P4P tonight after well over 1000 flights due to prop failure and now need to buy a new drone. Are there any members that have both the P4P and the Mavic 2 Pro? I only use my drone for still images so how do the 2 drones compare image quality wise? Dont know whether to...
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    Phantom 4 pro battery problem.

    Thanks for the replys guys. Drone is over a year old so will not be covered by warranty. I have over 600 flights on this drone so i am pretty sure the battery was seated properly. Could flying in high winds have caused the battery to overheat as it was pretty windy when i was flying. I shall...
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    Phantom 4 pro battery problem.

    Went for a flight this morning and packed everything away as usual and upon returning home went to take the battery out of the drone to recharge it and it was stuck, took me a few minutes of heavy pulling to get the battery out and i have noticed that 2 of the terminal in the battery seem to...
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    Phantom 4 pro battery signal error?

    Hi this is a photo of the inside connector on the drone.
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    Phantom 4 pro battery signal error?

    Hi all. As stated before have been flying my phantom 4 pro since Dec 2016 without any major problems. Drone itself has recently developed a crack in the bottom shell which i am in the process of fixing. Now over the last few days my drone is showing and intermittent battery signal error with...
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    Phantom 4 pro crack

    Thanks for the advice. Shall look into getting a replacement bottom shell and give it a go. Cheers. John.
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    Phantom 4 pro crack

    Hi all. Was out flying this afternoon and pulled out battery on my return this evening to charge it and noticed that the outer casing has a crack in it. Drone has never been crashed or mistreated during it' 330 odd flights. Is it still safe to fly? As I have had the drone for over a year...
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    Phantom 4 pro advice needed please.

    Hi all. Been flying my phantom 4 pro since they arrived on the scene and have now clocked up around 430 flights with mine with hardly any problems. I use my drone mainly for stills photography and only thing that bugs me is constantly having to straighten the horizon through the remote control...
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    Focusing square?

    Thanks for that. Cheers. John.
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    Focusing square?

    Hi All. Since updating my firmware my focusing square when taking still pictures seems to be locked to the centre position, when i tap on my tablet to move the square from the centre position it shall move to where i tap and flash green then before i manage to take the shot the focusing square...
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    P4pro camera problem.

    Hi all. Having a great time with the p4pro and getting some great photos from it but I have discovered a problem with my camera. This has happened in all flights that I have taken over 15 or so photos in a row. The first 15 or so photos look lovely and are really sharp and in focus then after...
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    Phantom 4 pro Range?

    Was flying from a carpark at the edge of the water flying out over the open sea. im happy with the distance i got, i lost my video signal but was still able to control the craft, hopefully the skyreat windsurfers shall improve this.
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    Phantom 4 pro Range?

    I took my P4P out for more distance tests yesterday but first i calibrated the imu and compass and also relinked the controller to the drone. Tried 5.8ghz first and got out to around 4500 feet before i lost signal, i then tried 2.4ghz and managed to get 8500 feet!. i have Just purchased a...
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    Phantom 4 pro Range?

    Any other UK phantom 4 pro users out there tell me their distances achieved and what channel used. Cheers.
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    Phantom 4 pro Range?

    Must be operating on CE as I'm in the UK(scotland) and it's GPS dependant for the settings? Thanks