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You agonise about spendog another $300 on GPS locator unit because you've read about too many 'fly aways"

Thanks for this tip.. I dodn't know about this app

I have had similar experiences! I just realised you have a P3 I don't know if that's the same software as P4 but there is a remote possibility that your drone took off before it had updated its home position. ( You said it warmed up for 10 minutes so that should be plenty time to fix its new...

Did the controller give you the 'home point updated' verbal message before you took off? You also don't say what the status of your GPS was. How many satellites was it locked on to prior to take off? The answers to these two questions will help guide you to further possibilities as to why it was...

Come to New Zealand! Most of the country is a safe area and the rules are really simple around airports. Other than major controlled airspace around a few big airports you just have to keep 4 kms away. CAA has a great website that also tells you about local authority rules which are not too...

SanDisc extreme are worth every cent you pay for them. Just try a cheaper slower card on 4k recording and you will see the buffer fills and the drone stops recording. I agree fully about the extra costs once you get a drone. I am a professional photographer and if I go out for the day I need...

As a professional photographer who used to use a plate film camera I am here to tell you that NOTHING will get rid of reflections on a glass surface in sunlight except a hood over your head. I have yet to work out something to use with my iPad that doesnt look totally ridiculous!. Luckily i am a...

What amazes me about this vid is that there doesn't seem to any restriction in the UK about flying in densley populated areas. In New Zealand it is totally illegal to overfly houses without the permission of the owners. This rules out flights like the one here but I'm beginning to see why the...

I think your idea has a lot of merit as I got a gimbal limit warning as well which indicates serious movement. The PH4 was over a lake with no obstacles.

I loaded a .mov 4k file from my PH4 into Final Cut Pro. Horrible stuttering made it impossible to play even in rendered version. I know I can work in Proxy but was curious to see if the MP4 version would have the same issues. I converted the file in a video converter to MP4 keeping all the same...

I have been trying to work out why I had two near 'fatal' flyaways in windy conditions. The drone gave an IMU exceptioon warning and the flight log indicated loss of GPS. I'm wondering if high wind can cause flyaways for some technical reason that I am unaware of?