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Hi all,
I am a new owner of a P3P that I got over the Thanksgiving Black Friday from B&H Photo.
Previously I own a P2V+ for about 18 months and I did numerous modifications to it. Mainly ITELite antenna and dipole FPVLR antenna (bird side and controller side). Added GPS shielding. Added FlyTrex Core. Added zip tie to camera damper mount.
Here are my mods to P3P before even taking my first flight. Your thoughts and opinion? Over kill? Take it off?
1. Removed the two anti-drop pin. Put on zip tie to all 4 holes. Left enough slack on the zip tie so the damping rubber would stretch out fully. Found out the aluminum plate attached to the bird is extremely soft. Hmmmmmm
2. Add Gimbal saver. This is to prevent the camera from popping out and rip the cable during hard landing. Just so we are on same page, this is the exact item I got:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015H0PCDW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
3. Add UAV Bits Strong Arm (due to various shell crack threads I've been reading). This is what I got. I think it adds about 9 gram of weight. And there appear to be no down side with potential upside. So why not.
Strong Arm reinforcement plates with Motor Caps
4. Added a camera hood. This is the one I got:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015SLY66E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
Last measured this adds net 25 grams to the bird. Your thoughts and comments are welcome.
I am a new owner of a P3P that I got over the Thanksgiving Black Friday from B&H Photo.
Previously I own a P2V+ for about 18 months and I did numerous modifications to it. Mainly ITELite antenna and dipole FPVLR antenna (bird side and controller side). Added GPS shielding. Added FlyTrex Core. Added zip tie to camera damper mount.
Here are my mods to P3P before even taking my first flight. Your thoughts and opinion? Over kill? Take it off?
1. Removed the two anti-drop pin. Put on zip tie to all 4 holes. Left enough slack on the zip tie so the damping rubber would stretch out fully. Found out the aluminum plate attached to the bird is extremely soft. Hmmmmmm
2. Add Gimbal saver. This is to prevent the camera from popping out and rip the cable during hard landing. Just so we are on same page, this is the exact item I got:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015H0PCDW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
3. Add UAV Bits Strong Arm (due to various shell crack threads I've been reading). This is what I got. I think it adds about 9 gram of weight. And there appear to be no down side with potential upside. So why not.
Strong Arm reinforcement plates with Motor Caps
4. Added a camera hood. This is the one I got:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015SLY66E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
Last measured this adds net 25 grams to the bird. Your thoughts and comments are welcome.