Recent content by moggie2002

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    DJI Phantom 4 fall from 500m altitude RAW footage from phone FPV

    Not trying to preach or get in a soapbox, and nope, not a reporter or anything to do with the media, but maybe missed my calling :) If someone had warned the OP before takeoff not to fly over houses and roads because it could drop out of the sky and hit a car or person then that might sound...
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    Am I F'd? 1st day, slow landing on grass, disaster!

    Prop guards can be a pfaff to deal with but save a lot of grief when something goes wrong. I recently flew my p3 without them, had a couple of landing tip overs (didn't use CSC and not happened before so unsure why), and this damaged the bearings in a couple of motors. Guards would have avoided...
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    DJI Phantom 4 fall from 500m altitude RAW footage from phone FPV

    This thread and video is deeply concerning. First you fly arguably too high and in a built up area, seemingly either unaware of the potential for catastrophe or worse. Then you have, or possibly cause, said catastrophe and the p4 'mysteriously' falls out of the sky, nearly causing a potentially...
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    Motor - about to replace but now seems fine. Go ahead anyway?

    Thanks for the replies. Replacing today. Soldering the MB should be fine and my thermaltronics metcal clone makes soldering a joy but I'm splicing and heatshrinking anyway for least risk and ease. It seemed odd to me that the P3 tipped on landing when it had never done so before, and I'm sure I...
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    Motor - about to replace but now seems fine. Go ahead anyway?

    Hi Was flying my P3P recently and had a couple of bouncy landings where it tipped to the side. Unfortunately prop guards weren't on (they will always be in the future). All seemed well despite this, but once home, twisting one of the pops I heard a metallic sound. This was reproducible with just...