Recent content by mau5_h3ad

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    Minor crash, what to do next?

    Hey all, I was shooting a music video for an artist and accidentally took the phantom into a wall. My spotter warned me a split second before impact so i was able to slow it down significantly, but still took a hit. Luckily I walked away with no damage, just a few grass stains as she fell into a...
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    Carcharger

    I bought mine at best buy its from "re fuel" brand. Works really well, no complaints. Re-fuel Car Charger for DJI Phantom 3 Quadcopter, Chargers, Standard, Drone Platforms
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    Authentic P3 battery?

    Awesome, thanks for the quick response. I saw it was manufactured by dangguan amperex technology and got worried. Woohoo, two good batteries :) Sidenote, also got the manfrotto drone backpack with dslr storage pouch - cant wait to go adventuring! Sent from my SM-T713 using PhantomPilots mobile app
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    Authentic P3 battery?

    Merry Christmas phantom pham! I was just gifted a phantom battery and am worried that its not authentic, so im hoping one of you can confirm before I put it into my expensive drone. Came in a dji box, so i was not too concerned however when I did a side by side to my current battery, i noticed...
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    New to drones!

    Oh, and if I'm not mistaken the whining sound you hear from the gimbal is a tiny fan that turns on to keep things from overheating Sent from my SM-T713 using PhantomPilots mobile app
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    New to drones!

    As you install the firmware update, the drone makes a very alarming beeping sound. Have no fear, this is normal. When the firmware update is completed, the sound pattern changes and you know it installed correctly. Sent from my SM-T713 using PhantomPilots mobile app
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    Latest Firmware 1.10.90, any good ????

    I upgraded this morning, went for a quick flight with no problems. Although, I just bought this drone yesterday, so I have no solid baseline. Signal cut out at ~4500 ft away on P3P.
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    P3A/P3P pre-purchase question

    Yeah, that P3A with extra battery has also been my #1, unfortunately the guy is a huge flake and doesn't respond to any messages. I reached out to the guy with the P3P with hard case and got him down to $550 - he did say he bought it last year and battery has been sitting discharged so that puts...
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    P3A/P3P pre-purchase question

    Hey all, Im a long time RC plane pilot just moving into the drone world and I have some pre-purchase questions I'm hoping someone can help me out with. I purchased a new P3S last week and loved the stability, video quality and ease of use, but quickly realized that I would be making a lot of...