Recent content by Mark Hansen

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    losing RC signal at about 500 feet altitude

    there is a place in the GO App that you can set between if i remember right 30 to 500 meters. i tried putting in a larger number and it just defaults to less. I wish i could get 500 meters. what distance did you get before the Arg Tech range extender? Mark,
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    losing RC signal at about 500 feet altitude

    Yes i understand straight up is a bad angle, but actually it is up 390 ft and out 150 feet so not straight up. Under same circumstances same field my phantom 2 would climb right up to 1200 feet. never had a lost signal issue. it did not have a camera and was not flown through a phone. i did...
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    losing RC signal at about 500 feet altitude

    o.k. got at chance to fly this afternoon and took the phantom 3 standard out to 800 feet distance and no problem with losing signal then went up from 80 feet to almost 400 when lost signal message started so i took it down to 375 feet and got the signal back. brought it back to 200 feet away and...
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    losing RC signal at about 500 feet altitude

    I don't know. i generally just take it up, maybe 100 to 150 feet forward or back but that's about it. tomorrow i will take it out a ways and see if it goes out 500 feet away as well as up. or if Return to home is activated horizontally as well as vertically. Good thought thanks. will let you...
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    losing RC signal at about 500 feet altitude

    Have a dji phantom 3 standard and it loses its signal from Remote at about 500 ft. I think it was 480 feet on Sunday and 540 feet tonight. the altitude and range limitations are set for 500 Meters each. its about straight up. when it loses signal it returns to Home. Can i override or switch...
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    Red lights stay on

    No, I had not. but, after your kind post i researched it a little and found a you tube video from "on the kitchen table" info and it explained it. so i did the IMU calibration and now it is perfect. Thank You so much! Again very many thanks, Mark,
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    Red lights stay on

    Hello all, I have had this Phantom 2 for about a year and have flown it perhaps 25 times last year. now however there is a change, with remote turned on first, phantom is powered on it goes and does its tune and alternating lights flash after that the rear lights go Red after about 45 seconds...
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    determining altitude

    Thanks 750 r I appreciate your taking the time to help. think I will go ahead and order what I need. Mark,
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    Phantom 2 just wont power up

    I had the same problem after installing and using the rc assistant. I found I had chosen mode 1 and I recalibrated using mode 2 it works just like before. Mark, I am a newbie but that's what worked for me.
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    determining altitude

    No, actually I have no camera at all. would something like this FlySight 32 Ch Black Pearl 5.8Ghz 7" Diversity Monitor with Integrated Battery (RC801) $229.00 and DJI iOSD Mini On-Screen Display for Real-Time Flight Information (Black) $69.00...
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    determining altitude

    Hello All, My name is Mark and am a complete newbie, I have a dji phantom 2 non vision and would like to be able to determine what altitude the phantom is in real time. I believe I need to install a mini ios (sp) and a transmitter on the phantom to read and send data but do I need a monitor or...