Recent content by John Shaw

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    Left lever locks in down position - need your help!!!

    To clarify It's normal with the new controller... a new "feature" The previous controllers didn't lock in the down position.
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    Best Sunglasses

    I got a pair from Polarized Optics. They are bifocal polarized sunglasses but the magnified insert is clear. Look up and it's polarized and tinted, look down and it clear. They work well for flying the Phantom. http://www.polarizedoptics.com/
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    photographing a point of interest

    Have you actually tested this? I tried it earlier hoping it was true but with home lock enabled it did curve but in an ever widening spiral.
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    photographing a point of interest

    I have specifically run a test to see if this works as it would be very handy. It does fly some type of arc but it does not fly a circle around the home point. The arc appears to be much larger than the distance from home point to the Phantom. It was spiraling out fast enough to be scary. On...
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    Max altitude for effective flying?

    Yes, you will see performance drop with altitude and certainly at some altitude it can't sustain flight. The old pilot saying is "high, hot and humid" - each of those adversely effect performance. So it isn't just altitude. If it is a warm day with high humidity it will be worse than on a cold...
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    PV+ crash 2nd time :(

    Well... in fact the wind does matter... (I am not disagreeing with Geert as this is a different aspect) A pilot should always be aware of the wind direction. VRS occurs when you are descending straight down in relation to the air mass not in relation to the earth - and it effects even full size...
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    Pointing Antenna(s) at Phantom

    Sorry I misinterpreted you - you did say repeater. The large flat side of the stock repeater should face the Phantom.
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    P2 V

    There has been quite of discussion at... viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11193 I have one of Milton's shades and added an extension. It is at the bottom of page 8 in this thread. It works well for me, I don't use a neck strap and I still don't notice the weight or balance. I shaped the extension to match...
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    Pointing Antenna(s) at Phantom

    Whoa... You don't want to point the tip of the TX antenna at the Phantom. When it is overhead you have to balance the radiation pattern of the TX antenna (which is strongest off the side) with the vertical polarization of the Phantom's antenna. So I would shoot for some where in between.
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    Pointing Antenna(s) at Phantom

    rrmccabe, I believe your diagram and accompanying explanation (including comments by N017RW ) will provide insight to many. Not many people understand antenna radiation patterns and this understanding can make a big difference on maintaining control of the Phantom. Those who modify the antennas...
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    Yaw control with Vision App (Phantom 2 Vision)

    It does work. Be sure to check the manual and carefully note which way you tilt the phone for each function. The other thing I would mention is there is a large dead zone. If you tip it slightly you get nothing, just keep slowly tilting and suddenly it will start yawing. I wish it would yaw a...
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    My Vision Crashed out of sky during GS test for no reason

    Re: My Vision Crashed out of sky during GS test for no reaso You may be right but... I watched it at 25% speed. Just as the Phantom would require lift from the right rear prop (which looks shorter and to have rounded tips compared to the left rear prop) the right rear drops like a rock -...
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    What is the Best way to discharge Battery?

    +1 This is exactly what I do, it's easy and very natural. You come back from a flight and the % is fairly low. I just hold it off in a hover at about a foot or two off the ground - it goes fairly quickly - when I get to 8% I ease off the up throttle and it lands at about 7%. If you land and let...
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    Drone Catches Fire

    This is unlikely as when you are full down it actually reduces the power compared to a hover. The motors are not pulling down they are just providing less lift than needed to hover. Gravity pulls it down.
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    My Vision Crashed out of sky during GS test for no reason

    Re: My Vision Crashed out of sky during GS test for no reaso Picking up on Happydays comment I studied some freeze frame views and the props look to be very beat up. When the Phantom starts to fall it goes over backwards and to the right. The right rear prop tips look short and rounded while...