Recent content by GmanTerry

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    Best way to buy a P3A?

    No Amazon will probably not accept products that have been damaged after they were delivered to you. For those problems you will have to go to DJI. Terry
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    Windows 10 question

    For me, the main thing I dislike about Windows 10 is that it sends all your personal data to Microsoft. It is a total disaster to your privacy. I have a game machine that I run Realflight and Realflight Drone simulators on. I don't care if Microsoft tracks my flight simulator games. I would...
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    Best way to buy a P3A?

    I bought mine from Amazon. They have the best return policy I've ever seen. If you don't like it, you can return it. Terry
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    9" Step Stool for TakeOff and Landing

    Just my two cents. The problem with an elevated takeoff/landing pad is ground effect. The prop wash has to be the same for all four motors. If one of the motors is closer to the edge of the raised surface, it's ground effect lift won't be as great as the others and that will cause the bird to...
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    Phantom 3 Advanced Preferences

    Sorry Guys. Page 22 with the "GRIDS" prefs didn't have any check boxes. Here's an updated version with the check boxes. GmanTerry
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    landed on side, squeal and smoke

    I had the same thing happen to me. My P2A tipped over and the motor stalled. Mine also started to smoke even though the prop was now free. I had to pull the battery too. It was recording and when I pulled the battery it destroyed the video memory card. If you look at the windings you will notice...
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    Hello

    Very nicely done. Before I retired I used be sent to work at Parker dam and I enjoyed driving around the area after work. Nice Video. The Coffee Urn used to have the best hot turkey sandwiches in the west. GmanTerry
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    Phantom 3 Advanced Preferences

    I worked from screen shots but Adobe Illustrator is a vector drawing program so I can scale objects without losing resolution. Screen shots are colored and would have used orders of magnitude more ink to print. Anyone can take screen shots but then there would have been more than 54 pages. I...
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    Phantom 3 Advanced Preferences

    Hi: I don't know what you mean by "Interactive File". I drew every page in Adobe Illustrator. The file you have isn't protected so you can use any Pdf editing app to remove or modify pages. Terry
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    Phantom 3 Advanced Preferences

    OK, take a look and let me know what you think. GmanTerry
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    Phantom 3 Advanced Preferences

    Hi all: I have two P3 Advanced and I have had problems after firmware/DJI App upgrades with preferences being reset or changed. I tried several times to create a document to record all the preferences on my birds. I now have a 25 page Pdf file that I can print out and record all my setting. I...
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    I have no idea what I am doing.

    I'm not a big fan of special effects between clips. Lots of them take away from the shots. However I find your video to be pretty spectacular. I love your mountains. Maybe it's because I live in the desert and I'm surrounded with sand where you seem to be surrounded by beautiful ice.
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    Esc status error

    The motors are $20.00 and I have had to replace one on my Advanced. I would replace the motor and if you still get the ESC error then you will lhave to replace the main board. Just my opinion. My problem was that even though my bird flew OK, one motor got hot to the touch.
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    333 exemption for volunteer work

    Thanks for your article. Please keep us all posted on the response from your Congressman. Happy Hovering.
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    Which hood?

    I have that hood also and it works fine. The only negative I find is the RC is top heavy and also the iPad and hood wobble on the RC. However, on eBay I found an Inspire 1 iPad mount that directly replaces the Phantom 3 mount but is made of metal instead of plastic. It makes the iPad and hood...