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    Bummed; device holder broke while on vacation. Replace or...?

    Here's a pic of my holder..
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    Bummed; device holder broke while on vacation. Replace or...?

    Correct me if I'm wrong but that's just the same device holder with a new aluminum bracket? The problem with mine is the device holder itself broke at the pivot point, not the bracket that attaches it to the remote control. Hence my thought of using the goofy looking neck bracket.
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    Bummed; device holder broke while on vacation. Replace or...?

    Do you have a picture of it?
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    Bummed; device holder broke while on vacation. Replace or...?

    The factory one. Broke at the pivot point. My tablet is fairly big but it always fit; a Samsung Tab E (I think.) I'm looking at an alternative that's brighter in sunlight though
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    Bummed; device holder broke while on vacation. Replace or...?

    I took a travelling vacation with my wife and son to see some of the natural wonders of Texas and New Mexico last week, took my Phantom 3 4K and had everything ready. First on the list was Palo Duro Canyon just south of Amarillo, TX. We went through the "park" and I wasn't sure if I would be...
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    Replacement controller battery

    Good news - I lucked out! I woke up to a fully charged controller this morning. Got the ARGTek installed as well so if the wind cooperates today (it's been extremely windy here lately) I'll take it out and see how it performs.
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    Replacement controller battery

    FYI I cracked my controller this evening - sure enough, it has the big pocket for a larger size battery, filled with foam and a pair of 18650's that have this charger circuit attached to them. Batteries measure 3.75v each - the charger outputs 17.36v at the plug, but is regulated on the RC board...
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    Samsung galaxy tablet?

    Interesting - I don't have that option, my P3 4K is wifi only, there is a micro-USB connector on the RC but it doesn't do anything according to everything I've read.
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    Samsung galaxy tablet?

    I have a P3 4K, in order to control the bird, I have to connect to the bird's wifi. There is no physical connection between remote and tablet. So I can't join two networks at once.
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    Samsung galaxy tablet?

    Okay so now I'm confused - how do you connect to the bird's wifi and a hotspot at the same time? I tried bluetooth a while back and it didn't work either.
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    Samsung galaxy tablet?

    So, forgive me for the ignorant question here as I haven't had much flight time with my P3 4K since I bought it. For those of you using tablets (as opposed to a mobile phone) how are you achieving internet data? That is, a mobile phone is connected to some sort of LTE/4G/whatever at the same...
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    Replacement controller battery

    Thanks! I'll probably post up what I do along with some pictures - but my controller has the dreaded "won't charge past 2 &1/2 lights" disease. I'm going to add the ARGTek antenna setup on it while I've got the controller open as well. Note though, that my setup is out of warranty - I wouldn't...
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    Replacement controller battery

    I've been looking, apparently the originals were two flat pack style lipo's (similar to what's in the AC battery packs) with a special balance charger circuit. I recently saw another photo on the forums here that showed what appeared to be a pair of 18650's shrink wrapped together - from the...
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    Flying over csx train with Phantom 4 Drone

    Oh how I miss cabooses..
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    Okay, I'll play.. Texas Chief Special Run

    A little background, this is a train run that used to go between Houston and Galveston island many years ago. It has since been discontinued but after hurricane Ike blew through in 2008 (which hit Galveston pretty hard) they decided to use it for transporting historical documents out and first...