Recent content by jamesb72

They have to do something. My problem with the current UK rules is they are universal regardless of weight, so eg 50M is sensible distance for a ~1.5Kg Phantom4, but not a kids toy quad - which currently can't be legally flown in a garden. Similarly 150M congested limit is sensible in a...

I'm pretty sure DJI ship the batteries unclicked, so they are not actually fully inserted - certainly thats how mine came. The two reasons I keep batteries out of the quads are. 1. The battery contacts sit against sprung copper contacts on the Phantom 2/3 and some others, leaving the battery in...

I'd be very careful just connecting a bulb direct to battery, if you overdischarge you will seriously reduce the lifespan of the expensive battery, or worse (lipos swell/burst when overdischarged). The amazon dischargers are cheap enough and cut off at set voltages, so much better, just be...

Just to add, my first flight with waypoints (P3p on ipad mini), I set first waypoint around 15ft up, 2nd waypoint was about 6ft height, third 15ft, I played the flight and it was fine, then replayed a second time immediately while still in flight and the P3 would have bumped ground if I hadn't...

Just its best to always top batteries off before flying trip (ie 100% for first flight, its fine to land/take off again below that, but generally I wouldn't take off under ~50% and at 30% warning I always come back and land, as taking the last few % out of a battery will give you a couple of...

If you go to ...->about you should see upgrade required if battery is below current version app is looking for - obviously if you are using an old App version, it will only check for latest at that point. I suspect if you bought a new battery it may even have newer firmware than 1.4 anyway ? I...

I am no expert, but have been using lipo batteries for RC for quite a few years (helis/planes) before using the DJI 'Smart' batteries which try to take care of themselves. Lipo batteries are very energy dense, which has a few side effects one is there internal resistance (ie how hot they get...

RESOLVED - RC SIGNAL LOST issue P3p after v1.08.0080 upgrade and unknown RC firmware showing on Go App about screen ?? I was just about to post this as new thread, but this seems to be same issue - I resolved by resetting RC with C1+C2+record+ISO wheel held down when powering on, this then...

I ordered a slip on Circular Polarised filter which came today, and fits really nicely, What I'm not sure about is how to know the best angle to position it, as obviously it can vary from fully blocking to open as you rotate it. Do people look through the filter held in fingers at the likely...

I've not had a bearing wear out on phantoms but from rc planes and helis bearings dont generally fail without warning, they will develop play over time and start to get hot in use. If you check for play every month or so and check motor temps after flight for one motor warmer than others you...

I've always said about the same as a set of golf clubs, as thats a pretty equivalent value and they also range wildly in price. If they ask specifics I say ten pounds a week :-)

Just to update when i said avoid rtf i should have said avoid cheap rtf from china. If you can find someone to build for you that's a good start. There are some good rtf miniquads coming out now like the vortex 250 pro and new tbs vendetta which looks promising. you are paying a premium price...

Just reading that updated gopro app detects the non-dji battery and says flight is prohibited so these are unusable, anyone found a solution?

I have screen brightness turned down to about 1/3 for battery life so it's really not an issue. I'm guessing the op had a faulty mini2 or maybe lives somewhere really sunny which i don't have to worry about in the UK :-)

I use an ipad mini2 i bought specifically for p3 as i understood dji go app ran much better on ios. with a 99p matt screen protector from ebay it's perfectly visible even in winter sunshine. I got a screen shade in case i need it in the summer. Doesn't mean cpu etc will be good for p4 but...