Recent content by billyghawaii

The video clearly showed the quad doing well in flight wow. Then I saw the chute hanging. False trip? Perhaps vibration or voltage sag in flight. A voltage sag will impact sensing thresholds. Need to monitor sags of a typical drone. However if it us that then the control needs to be set...

DJI recommends a recalibration when ever changing physical locations. I you don't an you have a problem you will never know if the compass may have caused an issue. There is obviously lots of concern from DJIs standpoint because the p4 will have dual compasses and IMUs. Sent from my...

Thanks Tommy. I went back to Amazon and let Fstop labs n Know about the cable, awaiting a response. I also notice a note that that repair kit is no longer order-able. Their not sure when it will be back. Ty again

RTH will not bring your drone home, even if it tried. DJI says max winds about 23 mph else DJI will drift away. Here is the kicker - The wind can be gusting to 15 mph on the ground and steady 50 mph at higher levels. Test the winds by flying around up there and if you notice the quad flies...

AndersE there is an excellent post of repairs failing because of the ribbon cable. Mine came from F.stop Labs is that one you got? Sent from my iPhone using PhantomPilots mobile app

Guys I just repaired my gimbal any my symptoms were exactly as described here. I got my repair kit from F.Stop Labs via Amazon.com. Anyone with the same experience? Perhaps collectively we can get a replacement or credit for the ribbon. Where is the link for a good cable as I'll want to...

Bobmyers all good points to consider when choosing the platform of choice.

As time goes by many more options will become available with manual and auto deployment. I like auto deployment as some times the drone may be out of view. Reaction times will be critical in manual operation. Though both will work after identifying and working out the bugs. I like the idea...

The mayday option for autonomous deployment is now available. Go to Mars parachute for details Update: I thought it was already to go. I'm told it will be ready in November