A new firmware update is now available for Phantom 3
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I had no lag what so ever with my tests after the firmware upgrade. BUT I've researched this and I now feel 99.9% confident that it's the heat generated within the iPad. It's not the Phantom, Lightbridge, Controller or the Pilot App. After I started noticing it on my iPad mini 2 I posted about it. From the feedback I was given I tested. And they were right. Every time it's super hot out or I'm standing in hot direct sunlight etc. I get lag after about 8 minutes of flight time. (I felt the iPad and it was definitely, physically HOT.) Conversely every time I fly at dusk, when it's cloudy, not hot out or warm but with a good breeze... I experience ZERO lag for the full flight. (Again I felt the iPad and it was just comfortably warm.)
So not the answer I was looking for but I believe it is with the iPad and how heat is not it's friend. But fortunately it rules out something being wrong with the Phantom, Lightbridge, Controller or the Pilot App. So... Apple issue....not a DJI issue directly.
However they can make the app less demanding as I can use my ipad in same heat with angry birds and no crash or extreme heat on ipad
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However they can make the app less demanding as I can use my ipad in same heat with angry birds and no crash or extreme heat on ipad
Maybe. Hopefully. (I've also closed out of all apps running in the background to free up the processor and this made no difference at all.)
Did it tell you to recalibrate? Mine did not. Two long and excellent flights after new firmware.
I agree, and the PDF on updating also suggests you maintain the latest .bin on the SD card.
This is the reason DJI suggests that you leave the latest .bin file on the card.
I flew this morning for the first time after upgrade. Actually I wanted to test new 3D-printed hood & gimbal guard, so only 20 minutes... No IMU calib (today's rather hot), no gimbal calib, only compass calibrated before take off (because Pilot app requires it today).
It's obvious that P3 became not to keep altitude. VPS seems not working (actually may working, because it could land safely), hovering height changed and changed - I left it then it goes from 2m high to near 5cm on ground. Never had before. I checked "GPS safe" on screen, switch is "P" mode, and VPS is on in the menu. Later I'll try VPS off -> on again, or fly without VPS (maybe my handmade gimbal guard had bad effect?).
Other significant change is , before upgrade my gimbal had a problem of leveling horizon; manually corrected but soon goes off level, but today (within 10 min of footage I shoot) everything was OK.
For me, upgrading was 1 win 1 lose.
It's obvious that P3 became not to keep altitude. VPS seems not working (actually may working, because it could land safely), hovering height changed and changed - I left it then it goes from 2m high to near 5cm on ground. Never had before. I checked "GPS safe" on screen, switch is "P" mode, and VPS is on in the menu. Later I'll try VPS off -> on again, or fly without VPS (maybe my handmade gimbal guard had bad effect?).
Other significant change is , before upgrade my gimbal had a problem of leveling horizon; manually corrected but soon goes off level, but today (within 10 min of footage I shoot) everything was OK.
For me, upgrading was 1 win 1 lose.
I flew this morning for the first time after upgrade. Actually I wanted to test new 3D-printed hood & gimbal guard, so only 20 minutes... No IMU calib (today's rather hot), no gimbal calib, only compass calibrated before take off (because Pilot app requires it today).
It's obvious that P3 became not to keep altitude. VPS seems not working (actually may working, because it could land safely), hovering height changed and changed - I left it then it goes from 2m high to near 5cm on ground. Never had before. I checked "GPS safe" on screen, switch is "P" mode, and VPS is on in the menu. Later I'll try VPS off -> on again, or fly without VPS (maybe my handmade gimbal guard had bad effect?).
Other significant change is , before upgrade my gimbal had a problem of leveling horizon; manually corrected but soon goes off level, but today (within 10 min of footage I shoot) everything was OK.
For me, upgrading was 1 win 1 lose.
Dji looking for your data on the vps thingy
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http://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=21668&page=1#pid152097
OK, I'll contact them, thanks.
However, later I found today I did 5 flights but only first 2 flight data is remaining... I've found the DJI app is hung up after 5th flight, but control was perfect on RC, so I landed and rebooted the app. Good news is, the VPS error was obvious on 1st flight, and the log, video and screen play on NVIDIA Shield are all remaining.
The app issue is off topic here, however it may be related to the upgrade (hmm... but Android app is not upgraded...?)
However, later I found today I did 5 flights but only first 2 flight data is remaining... I've found the DJI app is hung up after 5th flight, but control was perfect on RC, so I landed and rebooted the app. Good news is, the VPS error was obvious on 1st flight, and the log, video and screen play on NVIDIA Shield are all remaining.
The app issue is off topic here, however it may be related to the upgrade (hmm... but Android app is not upgraded...?)
I was told by DJI online help and from a local shop that set mine up that I do not need to do the 1.2.6 update but to just wait for the next one. I also sent an e-mail to DJI about the same topic. Have not heard from them yey. The guy at the local shop is a beta tester I believe. He talks about writing codes for months . I sure am no expert
Welcome to the Forum Pops! No-- better not to do the 1.2.6 -- there is a lot of bad press about it in this forum.
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