Recent content by jguerriere

Thanks for the replies. I think I might have read the wrong manual. Link up a few in this thread. Will try a test. take off with simple circle flight plan then put iPad in car and keep tx in hand.

Thank you for the responses. In reading the manual I noticed there always needs to be direct line of sight between antennas. If I want to 360 a lighthouse, I will be spending some time on the dark side of the moon so to speak. It is my understaning that this will cause fail safe 1 to kick in...

I am planning to video a few light houses. My plan includes a 360 fly around showing the subject from all angles. Obviously as the the quad does the 360 it needs to rotate to keep the subject in the shot. Does anyone know if this can be accomplished with the iPad ground station? Thanks in...

Hi there I am an an novice at video but am starting to get my arms around editing. I have used the free GoPro and 30 day trial of Final Cut. 100% Mac household. My current laptop is a MacBook Air. About 2 years old. It is painful to edit video on so time for an upgrade. Looking for...

Thanks for all the replies. I will be doing FPV but this is an interim/additional thing I am working on. What do you think of something like this: http://www.flytron.com/rc-light-systems ... green.html Thinking single flash strobe on front and 2x flash on back. Maybe I can rig these to mount...

Hi there Wondering if anyone has experimented with this idea. I very quickly get disoriented when the bird gets a certain distance away. The green and red lights are not visible at a distance in the day time rendering them useless. The led strobe sometimes is visible but that is very hit or...

Hi all, I just received my 2nd Phantom is one week as my first one is way out in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Charleston, SC. I know I messed up. I was flying in 30 knot winds, but keeping it low getting some good footage. I couldn't resist taking it up high, so I did. I estimate I went...