Recent content by eyeinthesky

As a newbie I was all set to buy the prop guards but the thought slipped my mind. 20+ crashes later I had to replace my first prop and the thought came up again I simply dismissed it as to me the guards are not worth the weight and cost.

So all that's a free upgrade, right/

Re: Feds are worried about us flying Phantoms but this is fi And you expect us to accept that a video showing a plume of black smoke from a tire fire is proof that a covert US drone crashed in FL? Shame on you!

Used Velcro on the battery door with my first one. Sadly that one is sitting out in a jungle of underbrush probably never to be found. The Velcro mount was functional but keeping the camera pointed the same way was iffy. I bought a Sony camera upgrade for my replacement. It came with a crude...

Used Velcro on the battery door with my first one. Sadly that one is sitting out in a jungle of underbrush probably never to be found. The Velcro mount was functional but keeping the camera pointed the same way was iffy. I bought a Sony camera upgrade for my replacement. It came with a crude...

I'm new to this quad thing so don't know anything. Does the FAA have a history of actively pursuing things like the OP spoke about?

Remember that both of those, I think, need good GSM cell phone service to work. Make sure your area has it!

I'm mental image challenged. I need a picture of the Velcro fix.

Sorry, brain fart, here's the correct URL for purchasing a unit: http://fmtv.us/rf_beacon.htm Here's a youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsv3lyGO ... r_embedded

FWIW I just ordered a FMKit beacon. $53 delivered. Here's a URL to a very long discussion of what it is and how it works: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthre ... kit+beacon Here's the URL for ordering: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthre ... kit+beacon

That Garmin unit looks like the ticket except that the cell service they use isn't at all functional in my area. Bummer! Does anyone know of a radio beacon type device that could be used, something like they use to track wild animals? My much of my flight area is covered with a wild jungle of...

Lost my Phantom yesterday in an area of deep weeds, underbrush, etc. which makes the chances of finding it very slim What mods can I add to my new one? I've seen references to beepers that go off when the voltage drops, GPS dog tags that use Bluetooth to transmit the location, etc. but I have...