Recent content by The Flying Border

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    Improved GPS reception?

    Yes, i think shielding the cable is what does the trick. When i did the 180 dgr turn to shield the cable instead of letting it be exposed to the rest of the electronics i got a vast improvement. I do recommend doing this first befor adding a lot of foil to shield everything. I went from 6-7 sats...
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    Should I open her up...OK I did and survived..

    Re: Should I open her up...?? I would recommend trying to just rotate the existing shieldpad 180 degrees putting the cable under the pad and have as little as possible of it sticking out. I went from 6-7 sats to 10-11 by doing that. I think having the cable exposed to the rest of the...
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    Improved GPS reception?

    I'd like to share my findings when experimenting a little with the GPS. When i started i had problems to get more than 6-7 sats in open areas. It often dropped below 6 and my Phantom took off on its own and i had to do a couple of emergency landings to not loose it. Anyway after studying this...
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    Should I open her up...OK I did and survived..

    Re: Should I open her up...?? Hehe, the Phantom V2+ comes with two packages of spare screws should you lose any when taking apart! ;)