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    Very Strange Flyaway....

    I have the latest OS, Yosemite whichhas given me problems and it seems to be doing strange things with posts here.
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    Well, she's gone....

    Looking forward to see if you figured out what caused the fly away, I had a similar incident with mine and haven't flown it since. Mine crashed in a tree on my property some 145 feet from where it lifted and 74 feet up, based on the display readings. I had it at 45-50 feet high when it took off...
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    Return home sequence of maneuvers.

    Does anyone know the exact maneuvers the p2V goes through when the RTH is activated? The manual says it will go up to 20m if it's below or down to 20m if it's higher but doesn't state if it goes straight up or down or if it goes in any direction, forward, back or any other direction. When I...
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    DJI PV+ Flyaway - Crash - Definition (all about flyways)

    Sorry about your loss, after reading all comments on here I think a few people are just posting to increase their number of posts. I believe a flyaway is something that happens a lot but most are recovered and not lost, more experience one has the better probability it will be recovered in...
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    Return home from home.

    I cut the props because they were broken in the tree it ran into when I lost it and the other two broke when they hit a board while landing. Only the tips broke, about 1 1/2 inch on each so trimming off the broken tips left 6 1/4 in and that sill generates the sound that is easier to recognize...
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    Return home from home.

    Not being able to walk,power chair is how I get around, I was Leary of activating the return home for fear I couldn't retrieve it if it was anywhere out of sight. :idea: Thought I found a way of at least trying it and going through the motions for experience, having four broken props I trimmed...
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    Free Vision+ Training Video Series

    About radar, does it work while the phantom is stationary and rotated by hand and what direction should the > point in relation to the the smaller red and white <> next to it? On my display the small red white <> the red side points to the left and the > points in the general direction the...
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    Compass, GPS and magnets

    Thanks for the great answer but the main question was, let me try and put it in a way you understand, the manual states, keep away from magnets while calibrating, the four motors use strong permanent magnets to run, place a piece of metal next to them to verify this, the manual doesn't say how...
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    Compass, GPS and magnets

    The following comes from the manual, all four motors have strong permanent magnets, does that mean the motors have to be removed and taken away while calibrating the compass? Also, doesn't that effect the accuracy of the compass while in flight? It will not fly without the permanent magnet...
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    Another Flyaway here.. with video.

    What I don't understand is the 9999 meter limit, range extender states limit at 500 to 700 meters. http://awesomescreenshot.com/0952wt5mae 9999 meters is over 30,000 feet, where airliners fly.
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    OMG! My heart can't take this.

    Try and find a field with long grass on it i know it might take a bit longer to find it if it does crash but least the long grass will save it from too much damage! I'm not concerned with it falling, it took off mostly on it's own and luckily there was a tall tree that caught it at 74 feet...
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    OMG! My heart can't take this.

    After mine flew away, haven't figured out why yet but have some thoughts about it. I haven't flown it since, did a lot of calibration, re-installed software/firmware and have noticed something I believe to be different on the display of the connected tablet but memory of how it was vs how it is...
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    Radar and how it works or doesn't.

    (1) By default, the center of the radar indicates the home point recorded by the Phantom 2 Vision+. Tap the center of the radar to switch the center to your mobile device's current location. (2) If your mobile device contains a compass, the top portion of the Radar is the direction you are...
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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    I tend to agree that learning to fly is not about the cost of the unit, The more expensive it is the more cautious while learning. I experienced erratic behavior with mine taking off and letting it stabilize/hover a few feet off the ground, not sure what caused it but I noticed the S! switch not...