Recent content by JRapt

Thanks for all the info!

Wish I could offer some advice, however I've followed all the instructions above and I've never exceeded 900ft. Rural, Trees, open areas, doesn't seem to make a difference. All of my work is mostly within that distance so I haven't worried much about it.

Does the + only accept the SD card that comes with it? I've attempted to use a different card (64GB) and it gave me an SD card error on the screen. Thanks in advance!

DJI reps are active on Twitter and multiple people have used that as the complaints department. Whomever is running the twitter acct follows up on issues like yours. I suggest trying that and see if it yields any results! Good luck!

How are you guys managing these long distances out of the box. My personal best is 843 ft. I'm in FCC mode and I have a clear line of sight. I'm losing control signal, not camera view. I'm a little disappointed. Input and knowledge appreciated!

In the situation you mentioned you will have 5mph airspeed and 0 groundspeed so you're correct. Hope this helps guys! The following combination of conditions is likely to cause settling in a vortex ring state in any helicopter: 1. A vertical or nearly vertical descent of at least 300 fpm...

You call, we haul! :D

Commercial rated Rotorcraft Helicopter here, CFI, CFII. Currently flying EMS.

I ordered on May 14 and received shipping notice on May 24th. Expecting it within the next two days.

To anyone that's wondering about ordering from DJI and what their latest shipping window is like..........I ordered on May 14 and received my tracking number yesterday (May 23rd). Hope this helps!

My first crash with the Phantom 1 was experienced while practicing a continuous hover taxi around a scoreboard at a football field. I was practicing keeping the camera facing in the direction of the scoreboard with continuous movement. As it went around the back of the board I obviously lost...

Thanks for the info guys. I guess May 15 was misinformation! I'm late to this game for sure, but I'm glad I've found it!

Does anyone have any reliable info on the status of availabilty? It seems that a lot of you already have this version however it was released today? I ordered one yesterday from DJI and it says expected to ship in 10-15 days? Thoughts?