Recent content by oldphantompilot

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    Just lost my P4 this evening.

    I guess I pushed it too far this evening with my P4. I guess you did! So I'm flying across the Ohio River directly across from Louisville Kentucky. I'm on Indiana side of river and it's about a mile across the river to get to the buildings. So as darkness came, you flew across a mile wide river...
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    Follow vs Lead?

    So… Imagine a kayaker paddling on a lake. I position my P4 behind and above the kayaker and select the kayaker on the device screen. I understand how easy it is to set up to follow and film in this situation. Is there any way to change this process 180 degrees and put the P4 ahead and...
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    DJI Admits Flyaways Their Fault!

    To summarize my post from 12 Nov, I think DJI has improved the factory installed shielding in newer models vs older models. That is my take on my back yard experiment.
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    DJI Admits Flyaways Their Fault!

    For what it is worth... I purchased my first Phantom Vision 2 + early upon release in the spring. While my early July flyaway was my fault due to not waiting for enough GPS signals, I will share the following. In mid July, I ordered a new Phantom Vision 2 +. Soon after that purchase, the...
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    Phantom wont stay

    Sorry you feel reading the manual is stupid. If you decide to research, you may find that many, even back to Colin Quinn, have mentioned recal being done more than once.
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    Phantom wont stay

    Many people will read the manual. Others might research online. There is a way to find that out.
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    Lost and Found

    My PV2+ flew away on 5 July. I have another posting elsewhere on this blog regarding that incident. Off it went, above very thick woods, and out of sight forever I thought. I searched for a long time, using the last position shown on my iPhone, but to no avail. Over Labor Day weekend, a guy...
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    By the sea, by the sea...

    Does anyone have any thoughts on the possible longer term corrosive effects of salt air on the motors, electronics of our P2V+ machines? Many of us fly in that type of environment, is that going to cause troubles perhaps?
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    About to pull the trigger

    There is about a four minute You Tube video from Helipal. Best one I know of to show the lights.I suggest, along with lots of study of manual, and the informative threads on this site, that you watch that video as many times as you need to memorize the lights and sequences of getting this fine...
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    Calibration Question

    I have a post, 5 July, under fly away topic. Very similar thing. My V2+ is gone off into the trees, and never found. At this point I will not buy another. I have no firm idea what failed, me, the machine or both. Only hunches. Likely my fault, but having flown my V2 many times, watching the V2+...
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    Flyaway problems

    First flight, last flight. 5 July This sad tale is regarding my brand new Phantom 2 Vision Plus. I am not a DJI rookie, having made dozens of successful flights with my Phantom 2 Vision. But my message to myself and maybe some readers is this…we are all rookies just as soon as we get behind...