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    Garmin VIRB Elite - Has anyone seen this yet? PERFECT for us

    I just read a review on this. Though it didn't score the same points as a GoPro (naturally) this particular unit caught my eye because of it's ability to add a virtual screen overlay which shows a speedometer and altimeter during the final edit. An example can be seen in the screen shot I...
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    Phantom Rotor Guards?

    All good questions. Also, how were you descending? Were you slowly coming down as you moved along or were you descending by suddenly dropping altitude?
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    Windows media player

    Have you tried downloading and playing your file through VLC Player? It's free, lightweight and plays **** near anything right out of the box.
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    Phantom Rotor Guards?

    I personally use prop guards and have flown with prop guards dozens of times now. I never had an issue. Short answer - NO
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    Has anyone here tried this extended landing gear?

    I have these myself. No complaints.
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    Video without compression available?

    I'll bet you anything it's Youtube. I shoot on DSLRs, sub-pro grade camcorders, and of course my GoPro. All footage looks amazing when played back locally. Once uploaded to Youtube the quality gets dramatically sliced. It's a shame because we're only seeing a portion of what quality our...
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    Any Linux Users Out There? Best Video Editor?

    On my Win7 box I'm using Vegas, the GoPro app, a little Adobe Premiere, and Movie Maker for quick edits. Is anyone using Linux for their video complications? If so, which flavor of Linux and which video editor do you prefer?
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    Separate battery for gimbal?

    I'm sorry to hear that. If push comes to shove you can pick one of these up...
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    Separate battery for gimbal?

    Have you tried copying the data from the SD card over through an SD card reader?
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    eBay Goodluck Buy Gimbal Warning!

    I mentioned in another post recently that my eBay Goodluck Buy Gimbal developed a bit of a shake and had come loose in the main bracket. I took two of the vibration dampeners off this morning and found that the 2 allen headed screws were extremely loose. I had to turn them a full 6 or 7 times...
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    Phantom tips over at start

    That's the only way I can successfully get mine off the ground. I full throttle it and once it's up and back off. Because mine is somewhat front heavy, it lurches forward about 3 or 4 feet as it makes its initial climb. you can see it in this video as I take off. Once it's up though, i'm...
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    How to embed YouTube video in post?

    I've tried every possible way I can think of. I worked about a month ago then stopped.
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    Separate battery for gimbal?

    You and I have the same setup (minus the FPV) With the stock 2200 mAh batteries I was getting around 6 mins of flight time. I moved up to 2700 mAh lectron batteries and I got over 9 mins on my last flight. Weight kills everything. To answer your question about the wire harness, I ended up...
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    Insurance

    No license required and no insurance available that I know of.
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    New Guy - need help with tipping over

    The only time my Phantom ever took off with half throttle was when I had nothing on it (no prop guards, gimbal, gopro). Now that I've added these accessories I need full throttle to properly lift off. The moment it's the ground I pull back a bit to level it out.