Recent content by Macboffin

Re fly aways, if you have live vid from the phantom you can at least see where you are flying away to! Recording of the downlinked pic even more useful. Of course you dont have to utilise a GoPro's vid output and Tx, battery for downlinking to your goggles/monitor, GoPro and mount is approx four...

Yes, compass calibrated, on account of I am a believer in reading the destructions before turning on the propellor twiddlers. Interesting that said instructions are so twitchy about the compass they recommend not even keys in pocket. (But no mention of coins; alleged copper coins in Britain...

Phantom wont fly. With 5 pin connector to compass device on leg disconnected it DOES fly, no problems, (Except a bit skittish, but easy to handle after a lot of experience with smaller "indoor" quads.) So whats the answer? Anybody else had this problem and fixed it?