Recent content by Solar Deity

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    Fixing flash in DM365 chip within Ph3 Pro gimbal

    @quaddamage, what is your firmware of choice for your birds/RC/app? Have a recently DJI repaired P3P and they stuffed 1.11.0020 on the craft for me. I walked it back using the DEBUG method to 1.9.6, but I only get 3500 feet of video transmission now. I've owned the craft since release, and...
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    P4P RTH sideways?!

    Did you happen to move the rudder stick while in RTH? It's easy enough to tell by playing back the flight with the stick movements turned on. I'll reference this article I wrote about RTH with the P3 line. I believe RTH works the same with the P4's, but I only have a P3P. RTH Graphic...
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    Poll: Do you ever fly beyond visual line of sight?

    Here's the way I look at it. I've been flying VLOS since 1985. The big draw and appeal to the Phantoms for veteran RC guys is that you have an FPV camera to see what you are doing beyond visual line of sight. Add to that the inherent stability of just releasing the sticks to stop and hover in...
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    Mavic Release Discussion

    Oh, they're gyros. Solid State 3 Axis Rate Demand gyros with additional 3 axis accelerometers. Mechanical gyros faded out about '96-'97 when CSM launched their 360 Heading Lock Gyros from the UK. Changed the RC heli game forever, and pioneered the latest technologies we use today. There are...
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    P3P pictures "fuzzy"

    Same problem here. I stopped using still photos and just take 1080P screen grabs of the video. 4K would be even better, but my hardware is lacking right now. They are much sharper and are excellent. You can choose from any of the 30 frames a second so you never miss the perfect timing of any...
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    How far have you flown your Phantom ?

    10,018.2 Feet and counting. Could have gone farther and this was stock antennae. I will try the windsurfers next. Over water without the noise floor, the range is amazing if you can keep your nuts from shriveling up!
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    2 solid red lights. 2 blinking yellow. What does it mean?

    This forum is better than the manual............
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    Need safety feature when flying over a pond

    Roger, it's easy to do. Did it all weekend following the kids getting pulled on the tube. Start with a few trial runs and stay 20-30 feet above the water. I had no problem maintaining the same height above the boat and water. After 8-10 batteries, I was comfortable about 10-12 feet above the...
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    Am I F'd? 1st day, slow landing on grass, disaster!

    A couple things wrong with your response DeeX. You are in control during an auto land. You can move the P3 around with the right sick (mode 2) and can slow, halt and even climb during an auto land searching for a suitable spot to set it down. The left "throttle" stick switches to 3/4 to...
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    Weak Transmission Signal?

    Every once in a great while, I''ll boot up and have the weak RC signal, even though I'm 5 feet away. I just reboot and every time it restarts normally. Transmission signal I believe is the video feed, as opposed to the RC signal. You can lose video, and still remain in full control of the P3...
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    The Greatest Place on Earth

    RHP, here are a few links to some video. One of the sponsored pilots had the aerobatic drone you have. He would flip it over and mow the lawn with it, then flip it again and touch the skids. These guys are pros, and are sponsored by the big manufacturers. It was a great time, and there is...
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    The Greatest Place on Earth

    Just returned from the greatest place on earth if you're in to RC anything. The Triple Tree Aerodrome, home of the Joe Nall RC Fly In. 10,000 people, 5000 aircraft of all shapes and sizes, and the most friendly people you will ever meet. Here is a shot from 1640' above the airfield. One of...
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    Battery Ejection

    The use of "brah" is duly noted............;)
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    Battery Ejection

    Sorry. It's a term from RC clubs that goes way back. It basically labels the differences between generations and how the elder members at a club are so set in their ways, no change or any evolving technology/flying style has a place in their club. I won't repeat it here, but you can google it...
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    Battery Ejection

    Agree Squeamish. It was an accident. They happen and lessons are learned. No one was hurt. Apparently you're giving the hobby a bad name. : ) Unbelievable. SD