Recent content by mb33139

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    Strong winds....no problem for the Phantom Vision !

    I was flying in the Everglades a couples days ago. Had winds of about 15-20 and the vision tried to hover, but the best she could do was semi-stationary at about a 25-35 degree slant (in to the wind). Not bad, but I was waaaay to chicken to take her up more than 20 or 30 feet. Seemed like she'd...
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    New P2V... compass?

    Was clear skies over head and at launch, I had seven satellites locked. LED's flashed green the whole time I could see the P2V. RTH was enabled, but did not activate. Could be that control was never actually lost and as she flew away from me and my visual became difficult, my panic'd attempt at...
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    New P2V... compass?

    Good point on the rebar. I always do the hover test, and in this instance, I actually did it over the same cement but in a different area. She held position fairly well, even when I manually pushed/dragged her a few feet in a different direction. The only difference between the hover test and...
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    New P2V... compass?

    Greetings to everyone here on the board. I am a relatively new P2V owner and have been lurking around these parts for a bit. Lots of very experienced users here and I'd like to thank you all for sharing your knowledge. Anyway, in the last couple months, I've had one fly away and since then I've...