Recent content by jimopar

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    Flying the friendly skies with your phantom?

    It's really not that big a deal. Go to the TSA web site and your airline web site so you know what is expected of you ahead of time as far as packing correctly in the proper case and declaring it. I've never had it take more than 5 or 10 minutes. You can even bring the ammo with you (checked...
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    Central Ohio

    Northeast Cincinnati
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    Can't charge battery

    Remember you must ALWAYS connect both connectors to a balance charger. If you only connect the bigger yellow one it won't have the individual cell voltages to properly charge each cell to the correct voltage. Not sure if that's the problem, but thought I'd mention it.
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    Worst horror stories of Phantom injuries

    I put some 9" carbon fiber props on mine and I had 2 of them mixed up. I launched it off the top of the plastic tote I carry it in and it took a chunk out of the lid of the tote. I was surprised, but I attribute it to the carbon fiber. I'm sure the OE props would not be capable of the same damage.
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    21st Century Cattle Herding

    I flew my Phantom around some cattle at a friend's house and found that it does a good job herding! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrxOIl3CfDU
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    New Flight Tracker - Flytrex Core

    Re: New Flight Tracker Is there a way to retrieve flight info ESPECIALLY altitude achieved after a flight without hanging something on the side of the copter?