Recent content by Mike Bryant

I had the same question when I first got my Phantom 4. The answer was that the noise is normal and is caused by the brushless motors. Minor temperature differences are normal as well.

Last weekend I went to a meetup in Palatine and met many Phantom pilots. The next meetup is in a few weeks. Chicago Area Drone User Group

I get the impression from what I've read that more degradation happens by leaving the batteries fully charged. My normal procedure is to fly down my batteries to 30% and then use the hub to charge them back to 50% for storage. Next time I fly, I use the hub to top off the batteries back to...

I'd like the USB port on the remote to provide enough power to charge my tablet. (iPad Air2 in my case.) I'd like the heights for RTH and maximum altitude to be relative to the current position of the Phantom instead of the home point. (Built-in topographical map for heights) During RTH turn...

Here are a few of my videos over the Hudson river in Poughkeepsie, New York taken with my DJI Phantom 4: Poughkeepsie RailTrail bridge FDR suspension bridge

I love that product and use it regularly!

I just did that search and the US store doesn't list any Windsurfer antennas for the Phantom 4. The best reviewed similar one I saw is this one. There were some complaints that the holes don't line up correctly, though.

My heart jumps every time I see a momentary loss of connection message so recently I started looking on Amazon for those copper reflectors that go over the antennas. When reading the various reviews, I see conflicting reports on how well these work so I'm eager to see what other have to say...

I changed my discharge time to 2 days in the hopes of extending the longevity of my batteries. How long do most people use?

Good call. I've added a thread here: Turn on Obstacle Avoidance during Return To Home

Here's an idea, how about making the phantom automatically turn on obstacle avoidance when RTH is activated? DJI, can you put that into a future update?

What was going on in the Obstacle Avoidance video? It looks like it started coming back, saw the building, tried to ascend but then stopped and hovered. I presume that you managed to reconnect and that's when the drone turned and moved away. Am I close? When it stopped ascending was that...

Phantom 4 Pilot

Fry's is indeed a special place, although it's a half hour away for me. These days I do most of my drone shopping at Amazon!

I'm in the Naperville / Aurora area and would like to meet up with other pilots!