Recent content by Ital86

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    Journalist sues Police/Aerial Photos

    Didn't see this thread. Thanks
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    Journalist sues Police/Aerial Photos

    This will be interesting to watch. I wonder if the FAA will get involved? http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/medi ... f-a-drone/
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    ANY SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA PILOTS...????

    Folsom area. P2V, no mods.
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    Used my P2V to help FD in fire/explosives incident

    Great job Peter, and great interview. I vote for you to be the new DJI spokesperson. I too will be using this to advertise to my employer the effectiveness, practicality, and cost savings of using the P2V as opposed to a multi-thousand dollar an hour heli. Don't want to put those guys out of...
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    FLYAWAY/CRASH REPORT

    1. Where were you flying (environment): Baseball Field in Folsom Ca. Lat: 38° 41' 19.9536" Long: -121° 7' 31.1484" no visible obstructions or interference 2. Weather conditions: Clear/Dry/Winds 0-5mph 3. Firmware version you had: Out of the Box, I believe it was the version prior to 1.05? 4...
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    Had a CLOSE CALL today!!!

    Re: Had a FLYAWAY today!!! Fascinating story. I feel like I read the book first, then went and saw the movie. I'm glad you were heads up enough to be able to find it in the end. I agree that it doesn't neccesarily sound like a "flyaway" in terms of what myself and others (bellumgessi by his...
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    Guide for beginners

    ****, my flyaway was "mathematically avoidable?" I knew I should've paid more attention in high school!.....
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    Guide for beginners

    I apologize if my reply was harsh, and I too appreciate the time taken to write such a piece. I would expect, however, that if you are taking the time to write such a helpful post that you would want it to be completely accurate. "Flyaways" are not completely avoidable. They are happening to...
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    Guide for beginners

    No disrespect Sir, but your belief that flyaways are 100% avoidable is akin to the Easter Bunny. It's cute and cuddly but doesn't exist. The only way to prevent a dji phantom flyaway is to not power it on. Thank you for the checklist just the same.
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    Table Rock Dam, near Branson MO

    Looks good. I would love to fly near our Dam, but it is a national critical infrastructure and my phantom would last about 3 minutes before being met with .223 rounds. Bummer because it really would make great video.
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    Table Rock Dam, near Branson MO

    Nice video. Did you run it through the YouTube stabilizer? It looks rock solid most of the time.
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    Sacramento?

    Any pilots around Sacramento that want to get together and fly our Phantoms and talk about how cool we are, maybe crash into some trees?
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    Caught up in the paranoia...

    As an experienced RC pilot, I had a true "flyaway". Skeptics analyze as you must, but every precaution was taken to prevent this, Luckily, my PV wasn't ruined and after a trip back to Dronefly to run some analysis, I have logged about 5 more flights on it, each without a problem. My philosophy...
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    Can't connect TX to Computer

    Make sure you also download the driver software. May be silly, but make sure you turn the TX on. Also, use the cable provided by DJI.
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    Take a photo while recording a video?

    How about a screenshot while you are recording video? On an iphone, its the power button and home button at the same time. I haven't actually tried it but I will on my next flight.