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    What do you use as a landing/take off pad?

    It would be easy to split this and hinge it. It's only 3/8" thick and not heavy at all.
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    What do you use as a landing/take off pad?

    When I got my P3S, I had a 17" x 31" scrap of plywood lying around, so I painted a black triangle on it as shown in the photos. When I set it up for takeoff, I point the triangle to the north. It's easy for the drone to see from up high, so I know where home is and which direction is north.
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    P3P suddenly fell from the sky

    I just got the propeller out of the trash and inspected it further. It wasn't stripped after all. The threads in it were buggered up enough that it wouldn't "start" onto the stud threads. I was able to work in onto a screw the same size and then later onto the motor stud.
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    P3P suddenly fell from the sky

    Here's another theory. I was recently installing my propellers for a flight when I discovered that one of them would not tighten. I then figured out that the threads in the propeller were stripped, almost certainly from my overtightening them in the past. If your propeller was nearly...
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    It seems to be OK now. Before I explain, let me answer your questions: The gray antenna wire was pulled out of the gold connector, which was still connected to the gimbal board. In the video above, the copter was flying properly with the "repaired" connection. I started the unit up and...
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    I've now installed new Part 97 antennas (the black and gray cables), along with a new gray 8-conductor ribbon cable on it, and it didn't help. So the grey antenna cable issue no longer exists. The crash pulled the gray ribbon cable out of the gimbal assembly, so maybe that damaged the socket...
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    I haven't observed any problems with the compass.
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    I try to fly it, and the it totally confuses the stick commands. It is in Mode 2 but does not behave like it. I've heard of a transmitter circuit burning out. How would that make it behave? Would reinstalling the firmware help? Note: When I run this on the simulator app, it behaves the same...
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    OK. I've now torn down the copter and installed new pa rt 97 antennae, and while it was open I replaced the gray ribbon cable for good measure . I took it out and tried it, and there's no improvement. The gimbel/camera initializes properly. The DJI GO app connects. It asks for compass...
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    Component/wire Diagram?

    Is there such a thing as a diagram that shows the major electrical components and their functions? Also, what are the functions of the various cables and antennas? This might be useful in diagnosing problems after a crash. Thanks!
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    The video on my phone screen was correct when I was doing my original test flight. It still seems OK, even when it is flying crazy.
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    Recovering from a crash... Need advice on gray wire, maybe more

    A couple of weeks ago I foolishly flew my P3S into a tree while doing a POI exercise. It fell from about 80 feet up but got hung in vines on the way down, thereby limiting the damage. See photo. The main problems I identified were the pulled out gray cable from the body to the gimbal, the...