Recent content by ForegoneConclusion

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    Flying Over Water with P3. Will ground avoidance system cope?

    Ok. Fair play. Thankyou for the wiki/ manual bit. Now i understand what it was designed for and its limitations. If there are any deficiencies it is in my understanding of the system. Thank you for politely pointing that out.! I guess you have a point about the low ground collision...
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    Flying Over Water with P3. Will ground avoidance system cope?

    Thankyou again. So the positioning system doesn't prevent it from hitting the ground whilst moving, that is a shame. The rest of the rig sounds fantastic. I do get frustrated by the lens distortion on my v+ but on the flip side the bug count is low and the new apps appearing for it are really...
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    Flying Over Water with P3. Will ground avoidance system cope?

    Thanks for the replies guys, I obviously misunderstood the technology, i thought the doppler system stopped you ploughing with it as well as enabling you to fly it indoors etc. Hey Enron , how do you get on with your p3? Why did you choose it over the P2 v+
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    Flying Over Water with P3. Will ground avoidance system cope?

    Hi I'm an owner of a P2v+ and i think it rocks... but.... my eye has been caught by the obstacle avoidance system. I live on the coast of Wales .UK and the opportunities for beautiful scene capture are boundless.. we have cliffs, dunes, beaches of all sorts, old oak woodland etc.. I want to fly...
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    Meet Lily... the new "Follow me" drone.

    it looks very sexy and quite cool... but.... no gimbal? no access to battery? did i understand it won't go more than 5m from you on follow me . Has it got gps to help in non tethered flight? A fab toy and ideal for surfers, dingy sailors, etc Fun but limited and quite pricey!
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    Ultimate Flight (Android)-waypoint + save/load RELEASED!

    hello folks. im a newbie on here so not yet worked out the thread structures. anywhooo ultimate for my p2 v plus is superb... but a curious thing is bugging me on gs. I plan a route say 4000m long. i save it and upload it select it and send it to the drone. All good. distance and time appear...