Recent content by hawk256

I agree 100%. Since this a classified post, I'm not sure this is the proper place to discuss or debate these issues. I would be happy to discuss any of the things in proper thread. Just tag me in the thread and I will respond there.

Just because a plane glides doesn't mean you can find a place to land safely, just because a car coasts doesn't mean you want to run out of fuel while doing 70 mph on a busy highway. Whether we are talking about $100,000+ airplanes, $30,000+ cars or $1,000+ "drones" the easiest way to keep from...

Not the best logic to use but it still drives home the point that you need to plan your missions well and always have a backup plan.

The drone was perfectly fine when I sold it. Never crashed or even tipped. Warnings are there for alerting you, only and making sure the bird is on the ground before losing power. If you have planned the mission properly and do not have any unforeseen circumstances, there really isn't an issue...

You were looking at the remaining power for the current charge level. They are not fully charged. I don't store them fully charged and only put them in the bird to show the charge cycles. If you look at the total capacity, you will see that they are perfectly fine and have normal capacity when...

SOLD 2 Authentic DJI Phantom 3 batteries. 10 charges on each. $75 apiece + shipping or $130 for both + shipping. PayPal not accepted but can take almost any other type of payment.

I have confirmed that I can accept credit/ debit cards through a friends business. 3% will need to be added to total to cover processing fees. Because of this (and the fact that I would like to sell this before Christmas) I have dropped the price to $650 plus shipping. If it's not worth that, I...

Thanks. I have too many irons in the fire, so I had to start thinning some things out. This is a good setup at a reasonable price and in some ways I don't really want to sell it but I have to be realistic about my time and efforts right now.

DJI Phantom 3 Standard with lots of extras including 360 degree camera. I have a DJI Phanton 3 Standard that is about 5 months old. It comes with many extras including, 2 extra authentic DJI batteries, a 4 port parallel battery charger, Argtech style antenna upgrade, GPS locator with mount (at...

I had problems with an LG G5 and a Lenovo tablet. Different issues at different times with each but the DJIGo app would sporadically crash on both (usually at the worst time). Talking to DJI support will do no good. They are quick to point out that if the phone or tablet is not on the approved...

It sounds like you have a good plan. The launch should be pretty easy but the hand catch on landing may be little more tricky. Any movement of the boat, whether side to side or up and down, will make the hand catch more difficult. Once I committed to grab the drone, I wouldn't hesitate. There is...

Interested to see what you come up with. If you have access to a 3D printer, there are some pretty good designs out there that maybe you could improve on.

I bought the cheap Chinese version of the ARGTEK style and for $30 it was a good price-performance ratio for me. YMMV

RC Battery.

I bought a cheap set of this style of antennas from E-Bay for around $30 only because I didn't need a lot more range and they have worked fine for me. I was averaging 1,800 feet in my area before I lost video and 2,000 feet before a RTH with the stock antennas. This set has improved that range...