Recent content by josephtarlecky

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    fly away last night with healthy drones link

    after reading the wind site i realize how much faster the winds are up 1600 feet its crazy! i flew at 100 ft on the chesapeake bay in maryland because of no interference. i can't seem to get more than a mile or two unless i go up!
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    fly away last night with healthy drones link

    not quite sure wasn't checking pre flight but i will in the future. i always do a test flight out a mile and back a mile to track the winds. i was doing 45mph out and 35mph back on this particular session of flying.
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    fly away last night with healthy drones link

    awesome advice thanks! i'm in a very mountainous and wooded area i only seem to be able to do long range if i'm up super high! i ended up getting #6 on the p4 leaderboard doing that altitude. the idea to activate rth before turning around is brilliant since i have great signal up till the...
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    fly away last night with healthy drones link

    so last night i was flying my typical long distance route and i noticed that during that flight and the one before it if i turn around to go home i immediately loose communication with the drone. two days ago i lost communication for 7 minutes and then sure enough the drone was headed home...
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    p4 battery mod tips.........

    the 4s 2800 maxamps charge to 4.2 each so charging the lihv to 4.32 would offer a slight advantage in capacity correct?
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    Maxx UAV - Secret Battery Mod!

    god i love the look of that! i super wish i waited a week to do my battery mod! :(
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    Motors too hot?

    With an ambient temp of 109 they're going to heat up! I did a battery mod and added 500 grams in weight and saw a huge increase in temp of the motors! They're noticeably hotter but still able to be held without having to leave go! My back props are warmer to touch as well vs front. I'd...
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    Official P4 Range Leaderboard

    Thanks bro!
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    Official P4 Range Leaderboard

    so i had a crazy flight today. sun was hot as hell so i put a blanket over me and the controller/ipad on the tripod. when i got to 25000 from home the camera stopped working it was a grey frozen screen. then the app exited to the main screen where you select camera and froze there for like...
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    Official P4 Range Leaderboard

    turned home at 66 percent landed at 34 percent definitely have to push it a little more just afraid for 1200 drone strapped with 200 in batteries won't make it back! jake i got my spot back :)
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    p4 battery mod tips.........

    that's a lihv right? do you need to drain battery to use it. that one weighs almost the same as my 2800 pair and 1000 more mah, decision decisions :)
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    p4 battery mod tips.........

    Yes I will as soon as I get to my office! Sorry links didn't work!
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    p4 battery mod tips.........

    Very very nice what batteries are you using?
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    p4 battery mod tips.........

    13.6 miles with some juice to spare :)