Recent content by CoolP

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    No GPS Lock Due to Low Satellite Count

    Update! This morning, right after posting here, I took the Phantom out to a the parking lot of the apartments I live in. Fired everything up, calibrated, got the rapid flashing lights, and BAM! locked into 8 satellites and full GPS mode! I placed it on the ground, gave it some throttle, and...
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    No GPS Lock Due to Low Satellite Count

    Thanks. I kind of figured that.
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    No GPS Lock Due to Low Satellite Count

    I'm not too sure about that. I did not check-in the Phantom on my flight, (and even bickered with a flight attendant who tried to force me to check it at the gate.) It did not experience any rough handling at all during my trip. I've checked satellite availability using websites and an iPhone...
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    No GPS Lock Due to Low Satellite Count

    No, this isn't Cedric...lol..., but thanks for the advice. Being in Haiti doesn't give me the ability to easily ship things out, or get things in. The foil mod is an attractive approach since I have clients waiting, and can'r really afford to wait the months it will take to send it to DJI and...
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    No GPS Lock Due to Low Satellite Count

    Where do I begin? I am a professional videographer and have a newly-purchased Phantom 2 Vision + which I bought in Philadelphia, PA. I calibrated it, took it out flying twice, and it gave me solid performance. It was truly like having a tripod in the sky. I consistently locked onto 8 or 9...