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    Mars drone attempt this weekend!

    I love it when a plan comes together! See the link video at (20:48 min:sec) You can see the altitude vs time plot of the first flight on Mars. Notice it is critically damped with no ringing or overshoot. Amazing feat! See this link at 20:48.
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    Litchi question

    Also make sure your login name is spelled exactly the same on the Hub and the APP login. I had a problem several years ago when I had a lower case name on the Hub and a upper case name on the APP - same name, but case different in one letter.
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    recreational FAA Registration renewed without test AFAICT

    Thanks for the reminder. I just renewed too. Good to 2023 for $ 5.00, no test, went smooth at the FAADroneZone
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    Flying an extreme Litchi waypoint program.

    Thanks tribar. That is the answer I was looking for. Yes it is a shortcomings from DJI. Both (gimbal pitch changes and flight speed changes) should have been calculated in the AC. Maybe they didn't have enough processor speed in the P3P, but I was hoping that by the M2P the problem would be...
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    Flying an extreme Litchi waypoint program.

    Thank you very much Springs. Is camera pitch the only parameter that does not respond as one would expect with loss of RC on a Litchi mission? When I ran into the pitch problem I also had a heading problem, but then later I found that I had a programming error and thus suspected, but never...
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    Flying an extreme Litchi waypoint program.

    Hi Cheddarman, I have flown hundreds of Litchi missions over several years with my P3P and my Mavic 2 Pro, every one has been successful. I believe that most of the Litchi mission data is stored on the AC like the Lat/Long and altitude above the ground if you choose "above the ground" during...
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    Hello from the Phoenix, Arizona area. Specifically Surprise Az

    Hi Tracker478. Welcome aboard the Phantom forums. I have a Phantom 3 Pro, and a Mavic 2 Pro. I really love flying my drones to explore the Arizona outback, Jeep trails, and dry washes. I am in Glendale, AZ about 200 meters from Phoenix. Still trying to get out. Just had my 83rd birthday. Last...
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    Litchi Software- Am I Understanding this Correctly

    I have been fly Litchi Waypoints since Jan 2016. Litchi works GREAT! Negative altitude reports still scares my wife, and still makes me concentrate and tell myself (during the flight) it's OK, that is what I programed it to do
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    Any mods for P3P? *Soon to be Phantom 3 Pro owner/pilot*

    This bracket replacement really holds my 9.7" Samsung tablet and Hoodman solid. You may find one on ebay. I couldn't find the ribbon cable protector bracket yet. https://www.ebay.com/p/Remote-Controller-Bracket-Mount-Holder-for-DJI-Phantom-3-4-Inspire1-PGY/624253905?iid=201667036284
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    Why won't the motors start. Class G airspace, no restrictions.

    Thanks sar104. Now that we know that "The compass is stuck" and the motors won't start, and it all cleared when I rebooted everything, is there anything else we can gather from this episode? Will the motors start next time and the mission get underway and then have the compass fail mid-air...
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    Why won't the motors start. Class G airspace, no restrictions.

    Fly Dawg, I am trying to follow you. Where/how did you find this data. I converted the DAT file to .csv and looked at the csv file with Excel, but I did not see this info. Maybe a another hint/ Thanks.
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    Why won't the motors start. Class G airspace, no restrictions.

    Wow! What a surprise. This AC flew fine yesterday. Then I went over to the new location, expecting everything to be OK and I had the no=start problem. I simply turned everything off, and then everything worked perfectly. Two perfect mission flights and some manual flying - all OK. That was a...
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    Why won't the motors start. Class G airspace, no restrictions.

    I was in class G airspace trying to fly a Litchi mission with my "new" ( low mileage - 15 miles) P3P called "Maxwell" (I had just flown a mission at home the day before.) This was a new flying area for me. I was on green grass in the open. I uploaded the mission and everything went OK except the...
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    Litchi Mission Switch to ATTI mode mid mission - P3P

    Capt KO, don't wait for the ATTI mode to happen when you are not expecting it. Just calibrate your compass (and the IMU) when you install your device on your AC. And calibrate again whe you take the device off of your AC. Joe KC7GHT
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    Sun Shade

    Here is a link to the Hoodman that I fly with on my 9.7" Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 with my P3P. I bought both the HAV2 and the extension HAV2E. Been using them for several years. No glare, no reflections, just pure bright video FPV. Works in the direct noon day Arizona sun. It is a bit bulky, but...