Recent content by Thor 555

I've had my Phantom 1 for 2 years now and have never had a problem with it that wasn't pilot error. I've upgraded the main board, added a Futaba T8J radio and a Zenmuse 2D. My Phantom 1 still flies flawlessly. Question 1 I don't really have anything to contribute. The stock radio was my main...

I was flying my Phantom I above a mosque near the Bosphorus in Istanbul when I attracted the attention of a dozen or more sea gulls in the area. Actually they never attacked the Phantom but rather circled around it. Maybe they were just curious. I managed to capture one of the gulls on video...

I had the same problem after a tree strike. Try as I might, the noisy bearings were impossible to remove. So, I took my Phantom to my local shop repairman. What he did was to heat the area right around where the bearings were seated with and electric heat gun. I got hot enough that he had to...

For what it's worth, I had a prop strike a cement curb during an emergency landing due to an attack by a dog with an unhealthy interest in my Phantom 1. That motor made an unusual noise, so I ordered a set of bearings from a dealer in Hong Kong for $15 and received them in Turkey in 2 weeks...

The red/yellow flashing LED indicates there's a compass error. It was probably all the steel from your pick-up truck that was interfering with the compass. I had the same problem when trying to take off from a deck that was supported by steel beams and got the red/yellow warning. Relocating...

Crows and pigeons eye my Phantom suspiciously but keep their distance. Seagulls are a different matter altogether. Once you get to an altitude of 20m or more, their alarm bells ring and in mass they circle around the Phantom to investigate. I'm sure that if there's a nest with chicks nearby...

My Phantom was a big hit with these primary school kids in Hasankeyf, Turkey. Not only are people curious, but ... Seagulls, too!

I give 2 thumbs up for Handbrake. It has more options than you know what to do with but also standard options (Android, iPad etc.) Great program!

For a 3 cell lipo battery the recommended storage charge is 11.55 v (a 50% charge) kept at room temperature. The amount of actual charge can vary slightly, but stay close to 11.55 v. Here's a link to an excellent write up on lipos. Everything and more than you ever wanted to know about lipo...

Sorry, my oversight. I assumed your transmitter had a 3 position switch - OFF, CL & HL. Here's an example of what happens with my stock transmitter. After establishing a home point and locking on to 6+ satellites, I fly 60 m away and then 30 m to either the right or left. Next, I flip the mode...

Home Lock works in GPS mode only. When you reach the 10 m boundary of where your Phantom last registered its home point (a long series of flashing green on the LED after the Naza warms up), the Phantom automatically goes into Course Lock mode. So for Home Lock to work properly make sure you...

Just had the same problem half an hour ago with the 4.02 update and had abnormally low compass MOD numbers. But you may have made matters worse by using the magnet. I went to the DJI web site, clicked on Phantom and then Downloads. At the bottom of the Phantom downloads you'll see a zip file...