Recent content by gDallasK

The whole process took me thirty minutes. Not worth the trouble that might arise from non-compliance. And as experienced pilots we should be encouraging - by our example - those who are just getting started.

Thanks for the advice. I'll try it when I get back home this weekend.

Was yours an intermittent problem. Mine isn't - I can't connect at all.

I've had my CrystalSky monitor for a while now but used it only once until this evening when I thought I might try it out again. Turned everything on at home to check what updates I'd missed. Couldn't connect to monitor though the controller and bird were happily talking to one another, DJI Go...

When this happened to me I discovered that the controller also needed an update. Was fine after that.

Finally finished putting the Phantom 425 together this afternoon. Test flew it successfully in the garden just as it was going dark. The supplied strips of LED are very bright - even brighter than DJI's ESC mounted lights. However, the mounting for the coloured lenses is extremely poor so I...

I bought one of these from China (advertised on Ebay in the UK). I'm about half way through the build. I would have finished it yesterday but ran out of bullet connectors for the motors. I'm away from home on business right now but extra bullet connectors are already in the mail so with a bit...

62. I have been surprised to read that so many Phantom Pilots are around my own age.

I do have a couple of bigger batteries (3500 mah) but prefer to keep the weight down if I can. Besides most of my flights are fairly short. Composition isn't really an issue with wide angle lenses - and most of my images are landscapes not, for example, shots of specific buildings. I set the...

The AeroXcraft gear is fabulous - well worth the money. I finally got to it after destroying two earlier sets from other manufacturers. Neither of them lasted very long. Maybe I need to practice softer landings! And the AeroXcraft gear is very effective in insulating the camera from any...

With the Panasonic and a 2450 mah 4C battery I'm getting 7-8 minutes - long enough for me to get up, get the pictures and get back. I'm presently looking for a good way of tilting the camera downwards maybe 10 degrees from horizontal. I'm using an Arca Swiss tripod adapter and camera plate to...

Here is my F550 with Sony NEX 5 and 16mm lens attached. I mainly shoot stills so a gimbal isn't really needed. Since I took this shot I have swapped the camera for Panasonic GM1 with 14mm pancake lens. This weighs only 295 grams with mounting plate so saves nearly 100 grams on the weight of...

I've got quite a few batteries - original Phantom, Buzzflyer 2200 mah and a "Dinogy" 2800 mah Nanotech along with some bigger 3C batteries from my earlier Flamewheels and Discovery. I have a dual battery adapter but I've not tried it yet (other than confirming that I can fit 2 batteries and the...

An Ebay special from Canada. Though to be honest quality is very poor (and it keeps falling off). It's a 3D print with quite bad discolouration, a crack and malformed attachment clips. I have ordered a Dewey door from Shapeways which hopefully will arrive soon and be much better.

No, it's not the P1 gear. It's a Naza V1, PMU V2, Naza V1 GPS (not Phantom version), V2 LED, Orange receiver (Spektrum compatible) all mounted on an F450 upper deck - which fits perfectly inside the P2 shell - in place of a circuit board. Although itself somewhat modified from original spec...