Recent content by Steve G

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    P3P Post crash/repair camera & gimbal issues

    I eventually sent the Phantom to DJI for repair. They replaced the camera assy. and one of the antennas on the landing legs. I think the broken antenna was what was causing the issue because I had replaced the ribbon cable myself and it almost worked. :( I ultimately ended up buying a Mavic Pro...
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    Captcha issues

    Yeah, I did a double take with that post too! :) Then I figured it was another autocorrect faux pa.
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    Captcha issues

    I just tried to sign up to the Mavicpilots forum and I'm assuming that they and this forum are both run by the same folks. Tried no less than 7 times and got stopped every time by: I work in I.T. and it is crazy that the thing that is designed to ferret out the bots is so poorly designed that...
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    Space Needle drone strike.

    Here's the full video. From what I've read, the guy is trying to get it back from the police. Looks like they've made good use of his SD card. :-)
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    Litchi Mission Lost Phantom

    Been reading this thread from the beginning. Can't wait to find out if he get's his bird back. I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on Litchi but was discouraged by a couple bad reviews in the app store. Threads like this one and others on this site are very reassuring. I will definitely...
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    phantom 3 standard gps error

    That's your best bet for sure. I wouldn't put up with it either. Ruins the sport for you worrying about it all the time. Good luck.
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    phantom 3 standard gps error

    I used to get 5 - 6 inside my house too. Now, maybe 2 - 3......but that's under a roof in a wood frame building with no direct LOS to the sky. I've read that the GPS module caches some of the satellite info., so that may be part of that number. There's actually a small battery on the GPS module...
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    phantom 3 standard gps error

    I can definitely feel your anxiety. My AC came back from DJI repair to replace my gimbal and from then on, it wouldn't keep a good satellite lock. It would rarely set the home point within 5 minutes of starting it up and it would lose GPS location a couple times every minute for almost every...
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    UFO filmed with drone, I know...

    Glad to see that someone else sees something in their videos that evokes discussion. I like how you put it right out there that nobody else can use the video. I had a bunch of people looking to use my video in their "research". Great job on the editing too.
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    UFO Sighting From My Phantom?

    Wow, it's amazing that the thread that I started with an 18 sec. video is still rolling more than a week later! And the best part is that although it inspires some spirited discussion, it's nothing negative or controversial. I like it! Oh, and this site rocks too! Oh, and there's something...
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    Does this ruin the warranty?

    I think that if your issue was with the gimbal, I'd take the few minutes and remove it. The first time I sent my AC to DJI was for a crash that tore the camera off and damaged one of the antennas in the legs. They charged me to fix it but they replaced the entire camera/gimbal assembly. You'd...
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    UFO Sighting From My Phantom?

    Maybe it was a flying rod.....
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    UFO Sighting From My Phantom?

    That was my first flight in that direction. I doubt anyone even realized that it was up there. I thought it might be the glint of a wire but there was nothing around there and I was up over 300 ft.
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    UFO Sighting From My Phantom?

    I guess that in the truest sense, the acronym UFO covers a lot of things. That being said, I saw a UFO. Well I can't identify it anyway. I was flying tonight just as the sun was going down testing my P3P recently returned from DJI for a repair. I really wasn't looking at the feed as much as...
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    Does this ruin the warranty?

    I just got my P3P back from DJI for a warranty repair and it made no difference. It went there for a GPS issue. Sent from my Nexus 6P using PhantomPilots mobile app