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    Phantom wont power on

    I haven't flown in about a month. Today I charged up all my batteries and when I tried to power on the phantom, nothing happens. The battery lights power on the turn off. I haven't crashed and my firmware has been updated. I tried all my batteries and same result. Any ideas?
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    Beautiful footage of Heidelberg

    I was in the US Army and stationed in Wackernheim (Mainz/Weisbaden). Great video! Thanks for sharing.
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    Noobie here

    I put my phone in Airplane Mode and just keep my WiFi on.
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    DJI FC40 - New user - fail safe help.

    I saw a few videos on the FC40 where they said it wasnt recommended to test the RTH. Perhaps it was an issue on the earlier versions of the FC40 (firmware?). Or maybe its a little more involved to set RTH than on a Phantom. By all means, test it, but do it in an open field! Should I test the...
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    DJI FC40 - New user - fail safe help.

    When RTF is initialised, its supposed to climb to a preset altitude. I think for the fc40, the default altitude is 60'. If you had turned the RC back on, you could have regained control. Do your google and youtube searches. Id fly out in a wide open area away from people and buildings to do...
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    Winds of March

    Dang winds! Ive woken up before even the roosters and driving 40miles to a lake, hoping the winds die down so you can fish, only to find out they havent....and we dont have a Hardies here :/
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    When do you charge your battery? How many cycles do you have?

    I have my low battery warning set to 35%. Ill bring it in once it starts to give me the low battery warning. Unless I know I will be going out again within a day or two, ill keep the batteries at that state (uncharged). A fully charged battery not being used is supposed to automatically...
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    Micro sd

    Like garykeithmead1 said, too many variables. But I have 32Gb card and 3 batteries. I record video from takeoff to landing on each battery, set at 1080p 30fps (i think) in MP4 format, and can record 2 full sessions (6 batteries to about 30-35%) and still have about 10-15 Gb space on my sd card...
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    Took Sputnik the drone to the mountains

    I enjoyed that video. Thanks for sharing!
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    Broke my Pano Cherry - So, so.

    NIce! I really need to learn how to stitch photos.
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    Best range you have gotten with P3S?

    I have a P3 Standard. I didnt lose video signal, but it started to get choppy. My WiFi was getting intermittent "Weak Signal" msg. I still had telemetry (Alt, Distance, Orientation) data when the choppy video and weak signal was showing. I try to keep from losing complete signal (I turn back...
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    Screeching sound in flight ??

    P3Standard. Yes. Theres a thread about this topic on the P3S a few weeks ago. Several people reported theirs doing this.
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    Screeching sound in flight ??

    The P3S does the same thing. :It doesnt seem to affect performance.
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    Insurance?

    Thanks so much for the info. Yeah, I feel nakid not having protection for something that potentially has the ability to do alot of damage. Im still researching the AMA route. They mention it on their website, but I need to do more research. Academy of Model Aeronautics - Membership Options
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    Best method to hand catch solo

    Like alot of people have mentioned, dont separate yourself with the RC. You want to be able to take control if something goes wrong! I hand catch if Im on sand or a place with alot of dust or debris, otherwise I land it manually. A friend gave me som good advice on hand catching. Hover it...