Recent content by rickhz

Re: HuffPost.com - "Drone" use in general and use at Napa Qu Good job with the footage and the interview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvzqHhZSEtY

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcne ... y-company/ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) limited permission to use drones in parts of San Diego County. SDG&E is a Sempra Energy utility, and is the first utility in the nation to be granted FAA...

Bighorn sheep being harassed by drones Associated Press 12:25 p.m. MST May 5, 2014 SALT LAKE CITY — Officials at Zion National Park say someone has been hovering a drone above the park's bighorn sheep. Park volunteers saw a herd of sheep scatter after being buzzed by an unmanned aerial...

GW Bush 291 EOs Ronald Reagan 381 EOs Barack Obama 170 EOs so far... Now what exactly is the issue?

IMO, foam is more resilient and less likely to transfer vibration and shock to the gimbal.

Has anyone used their Phantom for live ATV (amateur television)?

Sure would be cool to get some video of Sunset Crater from a quad :D

Careful when flying from a boat. My friend launched from a boat, he saw a message that communications were lost, the coptor tried to fly home, but home had moved from the location where the GPS had been initialized. The coptor "landed" itself on the water and sunk.

Looks like there are at least two other hams on the site. Call here is AB7FH, located in Wittmann, AZ. Does anyone use their Phantom for live ATV broadcast?

AB7FH here. :mrgreen:

Could you provide links to the big capacity batteries that you are using?

Once you do the upgrade on the 1.1.1 you will most likely have to change your receiver type to Dbus in the NAZAM program. Otherwise your radio won't communicate with the coptor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneGHXaE5Yc Final video from last weekend...

I'm not too fond of the music either. It's a YouTube royalty freebie, as I won't use copyrighted material in my vids. I'm using the Zenmuse gimbal as frustrating as that is... I wish the pot that controlled the tilt was more precise. I move the lever and nothing happens, then suddenly it starts...