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    My first distance flight with my Mavic Pro

    I don't think you'll be disappointed. These birds are really well engineered. My Mavic Pros are 1st gen and have the stock ESC's. But installing the MP Platinum props was a simple switch. I'm not convinced that the ESC would contribute any more than the choice of finish though. Go for a...
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    My first distance flight with my Mavic Pro

    I also installed the Mavic Platinum props on my birds to see if they truly are quieter and more efficient. They seem to be quieter for sure. Don't think I'd be interested in spending the extra bucks for the Mavic Platinum for the extra bucks though. After all, the only other apparent benefit...
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    My first distance flight with my Mavic Pro

    I have two of the Mavic Pro's, not out of choice but out of circumstance. I crashed my first one the day after I bought it when shooting video of our house and grounds, but was coming back from the rear of the property in reverse and didn't account for the palm trees in front. Collision...
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    Need P3A Props

    Top notch props. Use them on all my birds.
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    My first distance flight with my Mavic Pro

    I just came back from a couple of days at a favorite resort in Northern California where I tried flying my Mavic Pro line-of-site toward a mountain that was maybe 8 miles away. Stock Mavic Pro with settings in DJI Go 4 that allowed me to change distance and height limitations, and using my iPad...
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    First 5000ft plus flight!

    I realize that this post is about the P3 but just came back from a couple of days at a favorite resort in Northern California where I tried flying my Mavic Pro line-of-site to a mountain that was maybe 8 miles away. Stock Mavic Pro with settings in DJI Go 4 that allowed me to change distance...
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    Any information on the use of a drone for locating deer and there routes?

    From my perspective, if you're not enough of hunter to track game on your own, maybe you should find another pursuit What's next? Killer auto-track lasers that not only kill your game, but dress and cook it for you too? Hunt like a man, not like a video game player.
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    "drone will be impounded"

    Are you dumb enough to challenge a law enforcement officer when confronted? Argue your a$$ off if you want, but it ain't gonna end well for you in the finish.
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    Lubrication

    I use a drop of clock oil periodically. Can't say it necessarily helps, but it sure doesn't seem to hurt!
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    Attacked by my P4

    Real helpful. You looking for more attention?
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    Any Way To Use iPad Mini With Mavic?

    Personally, I'd be very careful about having magnets anywhere near my drones or accessory gear!
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    Phantom 3 Standard Motor not working out of the box

    The wire is the [compass] antenna. Only one per bird. You might have a bad motor or bad ESC.
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    Looking for P2 V+ battery extender mod

    I have to question the thinking behind adding substantial additional weight to your bird as the motors and ESC's are working harder and likely pushing their lives to the edge. I believe that DJI's engineers have already optimized the design, given stock weight and mission expediencies. your...
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    Comment by 'iowahill' in media 'Phantom 3 Boards I think both part 33 but different numbers , P01012.07 and P01012.07'

    Different numbers? The numbers look the same as you've posted. The boards are obviously different in layout. P01012.07 and P01012.07 Not sure what the difference is between them.
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    Flying in wind

    I put a 10' line on it the next day when I took it over to my girlfriends house to thrill the neighbor kids. I thought that using a hundred or more feet of line would be good, and putting a Lume Cube or equivalent in the "ghost" would be fun too. Problem with the long line is high potential...