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Nice footage. How do you like the Q500+ compared to the P3?

Thanks for your questions and recommendations. Yes, both switches were in the up position. I usually fly about 500m away in GPS mode (both switches up) and then turn back. When I turn back, I will sometimes fly in ATTI mode to save some time. Sometimes if I'm off track or I lose...

Yes. I wait until they blink a steady green and also look for the quick blinking lights so that the RTH is set. I also do not take off when there are less than eight satellites.

I have an issue with RTH that started about four months ago. Even with 10-12 satellites, when I hit RTH one day, it just hovered for a while and was moving with the wind. It behaved like it was in ATTI mode. I was calm and used the small diamond on the monitor to fly back to the take-off...

I travel often with my P2 backpack as carry-on both domestically and internationally and have not had an issue. I also usually carry two or three batteries. Sometimes the TSA will open up backpack and conduct a swab test and other times they won't even open the backpack. The only things I had...

Thanks for info. That was the first time I saw the "auto land" message (it was a Phantom 2 with GoPro -- not the Vision or Vision+). The battery was at 50%, but I wonder if it went into "auto land" mode when the satellites dropped to less than six and I hit RTH?

I have IOC enabled on my current P2 (in Naza mode), but I haven't experimented with it -- I only tried ATTI mode. Regarding the one I lost, I think it was also enabled (I confused the term Phantom mode). Since I was panicking, I didn't think of even using it. Anyway, I'm learning something...

I was in Phantom/GPS mode. I'm fairly certain there were six satellites. I remember looking down at the monitor to see the number go back and forth from six to seven to six (at one point it might have been five). Thanks for the information but unfortunately I didn't try home lock. In...

Yes, I also lost my first P2 (with gimbal, Go Pro Hero 3+ Black, video transmitter, etc.) in late 2014, so I can empathize. I will admit however that I took a risk (dumb mistake). My story: I hiked up a mountain and wanted to capture the scenery between mountains over a lake. When I took...