Recent content by cskwarcan

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    Tethered Flight

    Tethered/powered flight....I've been trying to figure that out for a couple years...tried using military spec wire (teflon coated - extremely lightweight) but you're right, there is some tricky signals going on between the battery and the Phantom... If you have this figured out for the Phantom...
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    Yeah, I know... If, however, I can figure out a tether system, I can be a lot more nimble (and responsive) when duty calls...
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    Looks interesting...what happened to the camera? I will contact these folks for deets!
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    That is exactly what I need to do - thank you for the video! I'll let you know how it goes...
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    Thank you for sharing this video! It does not appear the tether impacts flight characteristics -- which was a concern of mine. I will experiment with my spare Phantom (although my spare does not have a working camera -- very sad story), it does however, fly quite well while providing endless...
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    Great comments - thanks. I also thought about solar panels but not sure the technology is there yet. Since I only need to hover <100 feet, I think I'll pursue it. I have a backup Vision 2+ (don't ask) that I can experiment with. Maybe step one will be to just attach the wire and see how...
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    I thought about the weight of the wire...I am thinking that will likely be the limiting factor for how high I can go. Of course, I can subtract out the weight of the battery itself since no longer needed...according to my rough calcs, the weight of the battery is about the same as 75 feet of...
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    Need "extension cord" for extended flight times

    I have a traffic engineering business and need to extend flight times to one hour to record intersection and roundabout traffic flows. Since I only need to be about 100 feet above the ground, in a fixed position, at an oblique angle (I do not fly over traffic) I need to know wiring info to...
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    What is best way to find same spot in the sky?

    I'm on my second DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ (don't ask -- or, read my first post). I would like to take pictures during a construction project. Ideally, it would be great to take pics every couple weeks from the "same spot in the sky" (lat, long, alt, bearing). I'm thinking of getting an iPad mini...
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    Camera video cable

    Well...I actually hit the power line... going full speed, with a strong tail wind, I completely underestimated its momentum... So, in summary, to get me back in the air, if a new vision+ is $1250 vs a new camera at $700 (which may or may not completely solve the problem)... I don't think I...
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    Camera video cable

    I saw that a new camera is around $700... I really think all I need is the ribbon cable but I could be wrong... (anyone have a camera they want to sell for parts?). I am also thinking about just buying another vision and using this one for parts... Is the vision+ still the way to go? I take...
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    Camera video cable

    Well, I have crashed about once a week since getting my vision+ 6 weeks ago... Each time was a result of underestimating my momentum. Yesterday was the worse. Momentum and wind took me into a power line -- the quad seemed to recover and started to head home automatically. When it was a couple...