Recent content by Donald Christie

I lost the same part, and I suspect it was from a previous hard landing in the grass (I do recommend manual landing, not auto). I contacted DJI, asking for a part number and to see if it was available separately. My P4 is still under warranty and they sent me a set of replacement covers for...

Simple question: Could OP have switched to ATTI mode when signal was regained and manually fly back up and home? Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots

If your plastic prop mounts are tight, try pulling up slightly on three prop tensioners under the prop to make it sit more snugly. Mine made the same sound and it was just the prop rattling slightly making the noise. It will also produce a whine when the aircraft is flying.

My phantom 4 did exactly the same behavior. With the props on, if you spun the motors, one definitely sounded more noisy. Also if you fired up the aircraft with the props and hovered there was a definite whine from the single motor. It was exaggerated when you rotated the craft (which also...

Yep, I've turned off the controller thinking I pushed RTH. Wondered why it hesitated so long, then panic when I need to regain control and the remote does nothing! Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots

I had a phantom 3 go down in a neighboring property when the battery unlocked. The last known position was only up to the point the controller still had signal. My aircraft was much farther out than my iPad led me to believe due to forward momentum. Don't take the last known position too...

Great point about powering down the remote. Sent from my iPad using PhantomPilots

I live in the mountains and face this terrain all the time. The drone should have remained at its current altitude, headed back to the home point, then dropped altitude. The problem lies when you put something between you and the drone higher than your current altitude. Was there anything...

I just repaired a bad compass connection. Are the pins still standing on the board, or are they broken? The center pin doesn't connect to the compass cable, so just worry about the two outer pins on each side of the connection. I cheated and just removed the hard plastic molex connector and...

I have both the Phantom 3 Pro and Phantom 4. When I first started flying the Phantom 4, it did seem the video signal dropped out/switched channels more often. It seems the Phantom 4 video feed goes blank more often (every time I get the weak transmission message) where the Phantom 3 just gives...