Recent content by richmix

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    Litchi App for Android video freeze then restart

    Hello Newbie to Litchi. Had a succesful flight the other day until my video image froze After twenty seconds or so, the Nexus 7 restarted. Anyone know why and is this common? Fortunately I was nearby and able to land safely
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    Lost control, darted off and crashed - Metal Bridge?

    Nothing flashing, no unusual icons. Standard flight. Until take off!
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    Lost control, darted off and crashed - Metal Bridge?

    Full FPV, no errors, 7 satellites, full battery
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    Lost control, darted off and crashed - Metal Bridge?

    Thanks Jason. Yes, fully understand. Learned the hard way!
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    Lost control, darted off and crashed - Metal Bridge?

    Yeah. 7 satellites, full battery, GPS mode.
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    Lost control, darted off and crashed - Metal Bridge?

    Hi all, Yesterday I decided to launch from a quiet countryside bridge crossing a river in Weardale. About two seconds after take off and all safety and satellite checks being fine, I lost all control and my copter decided to fly across the river, into a tree and smash up on some rocks. The...
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    Flying Near or under Large Steel Structures

    Sorry to hear about this, I'm just Googling "metal" and "Phantom". Yesterday I took off from an old steel road bridge crossing a fast river. The copter had 7 satellites, all checks were as normal. I lifted it up about three feet then all of sudden I lost all control. It darted off diagonally...
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    Back pack for Phantom 2 3d and GoPro

    Hello Im in the UK and wanted a back pack for general storage and transport of my Phantom 2 3D with GoPro. The better ones are around the £100 mark but ebay is littered with far cheaper alternatives. Has anyone ever bought a cheaper one from ebay and if so, are they any good and can any be...
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    Newbie about to buy - general advice please

    Thanks Guys. It all helps. I'm living in the UK. I'd like to do decent length videos so I expect a couple of batteries for each planned mission would be the case. Cheers again.
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    Newbie about to buy - general advice please

    Hello Just after some opinions please and some valued advice. For months now I've been saving up and slowly but surely getting enough funds to invest in my first DJI Phantom. I have already bought the new GoPro in preparation and have been getting used to the controls and settings for that. I...