Recent content by jdjeff

Re: Why don't we start "location" meets so that fellow DJI f Berks County PA.

Just did mine along with a stick cal, advanced IMU cal, took note of all gains and checked switches. Preflighted a compass cal. The spool up isn't anything to write home about. I like the feel of taking off myself, thank you. I did notice more stable flight in GPS, but hands free hovering in...

Well...don't get me wrong...I wasn't suggesting that you were stupid. But there were alot of unknowns in your original post. I guess the only thing I left out was the transmitter cal. But you likely checked that. I'm not sure how your aircraft type could have gotten changed but while your...

I think it would be helpful if you provided more information. You don't really say if the phantom ever flew correctly. Is this your first attempt at takeoff? If so, where are your switches? Are you taking off in Atti, GPS, or possibly even manual mode if enabled? IOC switch should be off...

I don't know if I would tell someone to buy a phantom....or not to buy a phantom for that matter. I have mixed feelings considering the runaway issue alone. But I can say that my dealer promptly replaced my phantom when I called them to tell them none of my props would fit on 3 of the motor...

From my Venom charger manual: Never charge at over 1C current. C= battery pack mah capacity divided by 1000. Divide the battery mah capacity by 1000 to determine the proper charge rate. Example: 2200mah divided by 1000 = 2.2amps. My understanding from my local hobby shop is that in a pinch...

Well good...I'm not alone.

I'm just curious....is it by community preference that clicking on an external link does not open a new browser tab?

I really think the MC is the NAZA controller inside the Phantom. The Assy and Config diagram is showing that. The guy in the video doesn't turn off his transmitter at any time in that video. But he did say you can ignore the shutting down the MC if it already shown as "OFF". These...

Well I decided to just go ahead and do the IMU advanced calibration. It barked at me telling me to power off the MC for 10 minutes before continuing. So I guess that meant disconnect the battery. I waited 10 minutes, plugged it back in and it did its thing. No message that it was done or...

Ok...I just got my phantom assembled and installed drivers/software on my computer. I am following the instructions to the letter and they are letting me down. This is very counter intuitive. I finally figured out I need to have the transmitter powered up since there is a stick cal and switch...

Hah! Amazing! That site is where all this craziness started for me. I guess I need to go back there and read the boring stuff :lol: Thanks for the link.

I think they want you to contact an authorized dealer...any authorized dealer on their list. If they are dealer, they are well aware of this policy. From: http://www.dji-innovations.com/products ... a-dealers/ Making sure you receive exceptional support and intuitive answers to your...

Is there a good link to crash course on LiPo batteries? I just got the phantom and I'm new in helicopters too and I seem to be learning things about these batteries after the fact....ie don't drain them below 20%, wait 5 minutes after use before recharge and now I see don't charge them for the...

Will the Futaba transmitter/receiver upgrade minimize this possible runaway situation? Seems that people get more flight distance out of that upgrade which tends to suggest the DJI transmitter or receiver is kinda weak....or weak-ER. Could that be why the Phantom can be taken over by a Wifi...