Recent content by Orion Lawlor

The bird won't take off until the IMU is calibrated, which seems to require it to reach the same temperature it was when you first ran the calibration. I calibrated it around freezing, so it starts immediately in summer and fairly quickly even in the cold.

I've flown my Phantom 3 4K down to around 0 F several times with no issues. If you start it off warm, the flight battery is basically self-heating in flight, and the thicker air actually makes the props more effective at generating thrust. My biggest problem has been the phone battery giving...

Turns out you need an extra-tiny JST-SH (1.0mm pitch) 3-pin male cable to feed power to the dronetag BS board correctly. Introduction | Dronetag Help (If you have JST-SM (1.25mm pitch) cables for a PixHawk, those won't fit.) If you didn't notice that documentation, and solder two jumper...

The parts did arrive Friday (August 25). The board is *tiny*, and should be able to fit into the frame next to the battery terminals. I haven't decided how to run the antenna wires out, I might enlarge some of the existing vent holes to get them inside. I think it's possible to power it...

It finally came off backorder and shipped last week, so it should arrive soon.

Yes, I got the combined antenna, which seems worth it for $7. (After I placed the order I noticed the prices are the same number in euro or dollars, so I should really have picked dollars!) I can post pictures as I integrate it into my airframe, which I'm also realizing is actually a Phantom...

This Friday the FAA also approved the Dronetag BS ("Basic Solution") add-on module for Remote ID: UAS Declaration of Compliance They're on sale today only (it's already May 22 in Europe now) for €49 plus UPS shipping: Dronetag Mini - Affordable Drone Remote Identification Add-On I...

I've been flying happily since updating manually as above, but recently the DJI GO app did start offering me a firmware upgrade to 1.05.40. I haven't gotten around to letting it try the upgrade though.

I had exactly the same error this week on my brand new Phantom 3 4K, driven from Android DJI GO app version 3.0.0. Everything connected fine (camera pictures show on app, I can move gimbal with RC sticks), but I can't fly because the Sensors tab shows no IMU data (blank, or all zeros), and...