Recent content by Rance Pederson

  1. Rance Pederson

    Phantom 3 advanced rear lights

    Heck, you might even get an extra minute of battery time with one less light to power!
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    How cold is too cold?

    I flew in 14° F with no issue at Christmas. Kept the battery warm until I plugged it in and fired up. As previously mentioned, I hovered for a minute just to warm things up, then flew around for 20 minutes with no problem. I also take a little extra precaution on landing. Make sure I have a nice...
  3. Rance Pederson

    high altitude pics

    My last flight about a month ago, from 400' give or take.
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    Motors won't start (Battery too cold warning?)

    I like the advice of hovering for a bit to get things warmed up before venturing off. Makes perfect sense.
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    Had a fight with 'auto-land'

    I learned the hard way with the low battery thing. Was within 6 inches of touchdown on a nice wooden deck where I was sitting on a bench. Landing due to low battery warning. Suddenly my craft launched itself straight up, stopped, and as I was fighting with everything I had to come back down, it...
  6. Rance Pederson

    New-flyer requesting help about dji go connection issue

    Have you tried deleting the DJI GO app, then re-loading it on the phone? I've had to do that once or twice.
  7. Rance Pederson

    Hello Everyone!

    I reside in southcentral Alaska. Proud owner of a used P3A and a used P3S. Been flying only 6 months or so. Stumbled across this site last night and it looks like a great source of information. Try not to bash me too hard if I ask a dumb question! I see there is a search feature and will use...