Recent content by FPVwannabe

I think any DC motor with permanent magnets can serve as a generator. I'll leave the electronic math up to you cuz I suck at it, but I do know lots of people buy the motors from treadmills because of this. They use them for generators and to build remote control robots and lawnmowers. I'm in the...

An AR Drone? ha. I think the word drone strikes fear into people. I told them that if I wanted to spy on somebody, I'd have just as much luck with a Sherman tank, explained the flight time thing to them too. Next week I'm going to let a few of my neighbors fly it around if they want. But yes...

Took my phantom out for a quick flight today. I live on the outskirts of the city and have flown unbothered from my own yard for several days. Today was different. Within two minutes of takeoff three people has congregated, all local neighbors. I don't want them to be concerned so I landed so I...

Maybe not the answer your looking for but I velcro'd a keychain camera to mine. Easy to install and remove. Not a big deal if it gets damaged or falls off. Good for quick recons, and from what I understand, the 808 #16 has AV/out.

I've never landed mine like that, shutting the motors down at a certain height, and I can touch down feather light. However, I have ran into tall grass. When I did it the Phantom acted like a weed whip. There was cut grass all over it. Obviously not recommended but I can't believe how tough...

I just got my Phantom a few days ago and am looking at goggles now. I don't want to fly higher than 400 feet, I want to fly farther than 900 feet away. (I'm at 3000 feet to begin with so the clouds aren't that far away) Also, I'd like to have more channels. Thanks guys.

Last night I watched a vid about tightening\checking the rotors before every flight. Today I checked them before flying and one was finger tight. Close call. Somebody else here suggested using nylocks (nuts with a nylon insert) and I think that's the best idea. How high were you when the rotor...

I've used this software myself so much it doesn't bother me much but have noticed lot's of people can't deal with it. The only thing I wish you had is a breadcrumb and a WYSIWYG editor. TinyMCE would solve people no being able to handle bbcode.

Remove all the stuff and attach weights until it no longer has lift, then weigh the weights. Change components and props or whatever to experiment.

If I buy the Futaba, would it need modifications or have a longer range out of the box? Sorry if these are stupid questions. I'm a newb. The Phantom is my 5th Aircraft and my absolute fave hands down.

Yes, I searched but range is too common of a word. I've flown mine straight up till it was pretty tiny in the sky, but the phantom is pretty small, and white. Has anybody flown to the range limit of the radio? Is the range farther than you can visibly see the phantom?

I scraped mine up because it needed calibrated. Found THESE.