Recent content by dkatz42

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    Drone Catches Fire

    Saw a LiPo go off once--looked like a blowtorch.
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    Rotorpixel gimbal for Phantom Vision

    For what it's worth, I had trouble with my second unit :oops: and posted an email, and got a response back from Keri in a little over an hour (on a Sunday at about 8pm EDT). That's better than good customer service, IMHO.
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    Another Case of Flying in "Their" Airspace?

    Choices of language aside, it is, quite literally, "their" airspace. In cases like this, the FAA cedes operational control of the airspace. Calfire has control from the ground to 7000MSL for a five mile radius (see notam 4/6504). I suspect that the guy flying didn't think he was doing...
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    Rotorpixel gimbal for Phantom Vision

    That is, 72748. Ordered March 5.
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    Rotorpixel gimbal for Phantom Vision

    After playing with it a few days, I have to say how impressed I am. Everything worked perfectly out of the box, down to being precisely balanced. The workmanship is solid and top-drawer, no jello (on the first try), and the video looks like it's on rails. No binding with wires, no jitter...
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    Rotorpixel gimbal for Phantom Vision

    Did the install of #748 today and it was painless; powered it up and it all just worked. Probably spent more time looking at Simon's videos trying to sort out what he did wrong with the thumbscrews than I did actually putting it together. ;-) Received it a week after shipping by regular...
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    What's too HOT?

    I flew a bit today in sub-90 temps (but in the midday sun at 7000' in the US desert southwest) and the quad was fine, but my iPhone overheated (screen went blank; when I pressed the power button it said something about how it needed to cool down)...
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    DJI reasoning behind new speed restrictions

    From a physics point of view, this doesn't make any sense. All it takes to descend is less power to all motors, all other things being equal. It should be possible to hold position in higher winds while descending, since less thrust is required for altitude. Of course, this isn't to say that...
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    Rotorpixel gimbal for Phantom Vision

    I heard back from Keri today on a question I posted via the web site (albeit a long time ago) so it sounds like clearing the backlog is making for more time to communicate...
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    Rotorpixel gimbal for Phantom Vision

    2748, ordered 3/8, shipped yesterday (at last).
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    GPS service disruption SW USA

    For what it's worth, they've been doing this regularly for years and I've never seen a hiccup in my full-scale aircraft (though its certified GPS units are probably more solid than the Phantom's).
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    How to check for safe flying altitude?

    Heh, I've never flown mine anywhere flat enough to have a consistent horizon. Someday I'll have to take it back to the midwest and see what it's like to fly without obstacles...
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    MoD’s ‘quantum compass’ offers potential to replace GPS

    Yes, this was my take as well, sorry for not being clear.