Recent content by pounder35

I just noticed the ages. At 62 I fit right in. After sending my P2V to a watery grave I'm on my second P3A. My first P3A decided to become a lumberjack on it's last flight. I'm pretty sure a prop came off in flight. Everything indicates a defective prop before the encounter with the trees.

Where would I see error codes? I have a feeling it might be a ESC problem but unlike my P2 that had separate ESC boards the P3 ESC seems to be integrated into the main board.

I went for a short flight this morning and when landing in a paved parking lot the bird tipped backwards and two rotors jammed. I hit the power off but had to do that twice before the motors stopped. I set the P3A upright and fired up the motors.Three started .I powered down again and checked...

:) It's easy with the right equipment. With so much stuff today it's just plugging in boards. No soldering needed. I noticed on my P3A the motor speed controllers are located on the main board. Good or bad design? I'm not sure. Cheaper to manufacture but more expensive to repair. Here's the...

My P2A came apart easily with just a Phillips screwdriver. The newer models might be different and may use hex head screws. The tools are available at Harbor Freight. If doing any soldering you need to use a small low wattage iron. I use an Antex with a variable temperature controller. When...

If you decide to send it off instead of doing the repairs yourself check with DroneNerds in Florida. Fast and their prices are reasonable. www.dronenerds.com

Pretty easy repair. I've hit power lines, walls, trees, you name it. I've done all repairs myself. Landing struts are easy. Camera/Gimbal is easy. I clipped a tree one time come back to my LZ and had the replace the camera and gimbal. $300 for parts.Simple installation.

I'm down in the Montgomery area but have a son in Trussville. I've done a little flying up your way and plan on flying around Horse Pens 40 near Steele. I'm not familiar with any group in your area. I'm flying the P3A and have quit updating firmware.

Shotgun!

I've printed out some material to prep for the FAA Part 107 exam to go into real estate photography but I'm questioning why I want to it. One thing I will not do is upgrade firmware unless the DJI Gestapo forces me to. My next aircraft will likely NOT be a DJI product. Are they reacting to FAA...

What needs to added to use the goggles? I also have the P3A.

So why not just not update the GO app and firmware? I don't like the way DJI is going with this. It's basically extortion. Update or else. I'll sell my P3A and go with another brand is this continues.

Check your wiring harness connections. On my P3A there are two. It's a simple repair. Then re-calibrate your IMU and gimbal on a perfectly level surface. I keep a small level and some small wooden wedges in my camera bag just for that purpose.

OK. I'm having the same problem with my P3A. Here's some ignorant newbie questions. How do you show gridlines? I fly mostly with DJI GO but also have used Litchi. Second. How do you correct the "tilt"? On still shots I can just use the software in post-processing but on a video I'm pretty much...

I did and am getting the readout. It's not where it was before. I see HS and VS readings and I'm thinking that stands for horizontal and vertical speed.??? I've never noticed VR before. I'm still concerned about limited video feed. I flew two flights today in different locations and everything...