Recent content by 6600RPM

Because my objective is video photography and my P2 is overweight, I try to fly as smoothly as possible -- no rapid climbs. Thanks for the info re: the 10.67v hidden trigger. Looks like I need to keep my eye on one aging battery.

I had an incident a few weeks ago that got my attention when my P2 autolanded at 30% of battery capacity. This is not as bad as some as some of you have reported, but it concerned me because I was not expecting my P2 to autoland until I was at or around 15%. Yesterday, took my 6 batteries...

Re: 25%-40% Battery Warning and Auto Descend?? I have updated to 3.04 and experienced one auto-landing at 30% and another a 26% (per the readout from my IOSD Mini) a couple of days ago, which surprised me. For safety's sake, I am using 30% as my new battery capacity limit and will begin...

Yes, I received the new version P2Z with the large hole in the bottom to accommodate the new H3-3D gimbal. Now, I just need the gimbal.

My shipment of a new P2 with H3-3D gimbal combo arrived yesterday afternoon from Atlanta Hobby. Imagine my disappointment to discover that it did not include the gimbal. I called Atlanta Hobby this morning. Jim told me that the H3-3D gimbal is not in stock. He said that he hopes to receive a...

Hi, I'm a Bay Area amateur photographer and former Army Huey pilot who is really enjoying combining my flying and photography skills with the Phantom 2. Ultimately, I want to fly FPV with the Phantom 2 to get the best videos, so simulator practice is essential. I recently succeeded in setting...

Re: Setting up the Futaba T8FGS with the P2 Ianwood, I love your profile. Thank you for your outstanding work helping those of us who are new to Futaba radios to install your profile and get up and running. You are a god.

Because I use an iMac exclusively and don't have access to a PC, I recently installed VMware Fusion in order to update my iOSD mini. VMware Fusion works well on a Mac but also requires a Windows operating system; it doesn't come with one. I took the plunge and installed Windows 8. I had no...