Recent content by Apophis

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    Hate it when this happens...

    It was Built Drones on Atlantic. I only ran mine for a week, before my mounting plate came in. That's the only store I know of in Jacksonville. Off topic, since you mentioned it. Do I need all four pegs in the gimbal? Or just the dampeners?
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    Jacksonville/Amelia Island

    I've flown in Losco Park, but that's about it. Have any nice areas to fly?
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    Sunrise over CHARLESTON SC taken with my phantom 3S

    Some great pics guys. Wish I had the courage to fly mine that high. I'm too chicken of trees, and when I begin to lose sight of it.
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    MY PHANTOM 3 CRASHED with ZERO RECOVERY

    Ouch. I agree that these things need some form of radar to judge what's close by. I drifted mine into a tree on the second flight.
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    Return to home mode

    I might need to try that. I reviewed my flight log, and looks like it was my error. The left stick was down all the way.
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    Return to home mode

    Good afternoon everyone! When "RTH mode" kicks in, and the drone lands, it's supposed to do it a normal manner, and not some circus stunt routine. I ask, because while attempting to land after the low battery warning, the fail safe kicked in, and it shot off towards my take off point. When it...
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    Phantom 3 Standard Checklist

    I've always used the CSC to start the engines, and straight down to cut them after I've landed.
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    Hate it when this happens...

    I broke the gimbal plate on mine, during it's second flight. Prior to ordering a replacement from DJI, I went by a drone shop here in town, that specializes in the DJIs. Now from he told me, you can still fly it with three tabs. I did it with mine until the replacement parts came in.