Recent content by Drumbo

I was taught that they had a non linear charge rate and didn't like being recharged when half full. This is news to me. Once I've flown with a battery, even if half charged, it gets discharged and recharged fully as soon as the discharge cycle is complete. A mate who "had" a Parrot Bebop...

Lithium polymer batteries are the technologically evolved versions of traditional Lithium-ion batteries, so let’s try to understand lithium-ion technology first. Li-ion batteries are widely used in today’s consumer electronic devices because they offer three major advantages over traditional...

Yes, I got my P4P on 30 Jan and first flew using my android phone which kept restarting during flight which meant that I had to reopen the app each time and losing the home point. I then started using an iPad and haven't had any problems since. In the last month I've flown 56 flights and covered...

Thats one of the pitfalls that I think DJI should address, I fly in the mountains and often need to fly in negative altitude. It'd be nice if they could put the option of agl (above ground level) in their software.

Hi all I got mine for help with agriculture about a month ago. I've flown almost 200km already and would like to hear from the boffins whether the motors need servicing.