I've had my P2V+ since June and had 8 flights in Phantom mode. Taking my time learning the quad to avoid a costly loss.
I recently did the foil mod very carefully on my P2V+. It increased the amount of sats I get in my yard from about 6-7 to 10-11 depending on the time of day. It also decreased sat aquisition time significantly. I use satpredictor.
I apologize for not having conclusive data, but with only 8 flights thus far, I am still getting used to the bird.
On my last 2 flights, (after the foil mod, and after switching to using my iPad instead of iPhone on the controller), while directly overhead, (no horizontal distance) anywhere from 400 to 900 feet in altitude, I seemed to get (I am pretty sure it said) "control signal lost". I am not sure if it happened while taking pictures, or just while I was flying without shooting. The message only lasts for a 2-4 seconds and then goes away. In all cases I was able to keep control and descend normally. It never went into failsafe mode.
When it would happen, I would try and tip the controller up to point the antenna directly toward the P2V+ to see if made any difference. The quad was always in line of sight. As I mentioned I did not go any horizontal distance from home point at this time. As it only lasts for a couple of seconds, it's hard to tell if re-pointing the antenna had any affect on the issue.
As mentioned above there are 3 variables here.
1. New location for taking off (my front yard, very rural).
2. Foil mod.
3. Ipad mounted on controller instead of iPhone perhaps altering signal from controller? (Even with unobstructed line of sight at 500 ft?)
I do not remember this happening on any of my previous 6 flights prior to the variables above. But I also had issues with the camera setting so I may not have been actively taking pictures as often on those previous flights either.
Any thoughts comments or suggestions welcome.
Thanks
I recently did the foil mod very carefully on my P2V+. It increased the amount of sats I get in my yard from about 6-7 to 10-11 depending on the time of day. It also decreased sat aquisition time significantly. I use satpredictor.
I apologize for not having conclusive data, but with only 8 flights thus far, I am still getting used to the bird.
On my last 2 flights, (after the foil mod, and after switching to using my iPad instead of iPhone on the controller), while directly overhead, (no horizontal distance) anywhere from 400 to 900 feet in altitude, I seemed to get (I am pretty sure it said) "control signal lost". I am not sure if it happened while taking pictures, or just while I was flying without shooting. The message only lasts for a 2-4 seconds and then goes away. In all cases I was able to keep control and descend normally. It never went into failsafe mode.
When it would happen, I would try and tip the controller up to point the antenna directly toward the P2V+ to see if made any difference. The quad was always in line of sight. As I mentioned I did not go any horizontal distance from home point at this time. As it only lasts for a couple of seconds, it's hard to tell if re-pointing the antenna had any affect on the issue.
As mentioned above there are 3 variables here.
1. New location for taking off (my front yard, very rural).
2. Foil mod.
3. Ipad mounted on controller instead of iPhone perhaps altering signal from controller? (Even with unobstructed line of sight at 500 ft?)
I do not remember this happening on any of my previous 6 flights prior to the variables above. But I also had issues with the camera setting so I may not have been actively taking pictures as often on those previous flights either.
Any thoughts comments or suggestions welcome.
Thanks
