Recent content by Lanse Adams

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    P3S lucky to be back home w/critical low power init @ indicated 56% battery capacity level

    Thanks for all the replies. I agree that taking off with a partial battery charge is ill advised. I was not aware that battery capacity readings may not be accurate for a partially discharged battery. I believe there is an setting in DJI GO that will display votages on the screen during flight.
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    P3S lucky to be back home w/critical low power init @ indicated 56% battery capacity level

    Questions: Why did battery voltage drop from 15.109 to 13.59 at 5.4sec into flight, with capacity indication still 61%? Why was critical low power/auto landing initiated at 1min 36.9 sec. with no change in battery voltage/capacity parameters? I was able to pilot bird home using full vertical...
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    P3S RTH Experiences 1 success 1 fail

    I have been flying a P3S for over 2 years, with over 150 flights logged. On 2-24-2018 I had a simple POI flight around the house, at the end I decided to test RTH from a distance of only 290'. The AC ascended to RTH altitude of 60m, cruised home and landed as advertised. I had initiated RTH in...
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