Recent content by rekav

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    Firebug OSD Ghost

    Since it's calculating distance from the Skylark gps to the home position I'd have to guess it is linear, including the altitude - but I don't know for sure. I use the "simple" mode that has a clear direction arrow with the distance at the bottom of the screen. In the "F16" mode you have the...
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    Firebug OSD Ghost

    I installed a Skylark Tiny OSD III and love it. It has it's own GPS so no need to connect to the Phantom GPS. It's got distance and direction to home, accurate altitude, GPS coordinates on reply, milliamps used (more useful than timing the flight), voltage, speed. I've logged how many...
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    skylark tiny osd

    I didn't have any info on finding the unused ports of the RX, so used the BEC. The Tiny OSD is fantastic! I use the "simple" mode because it seems clearer and less cluttered. You get speed, altitude (very accurate), satellites, mAh used, current, voltage, distance and direction home -...
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    skylark tiny osd

    I ordered a Castle Creations BEC that drops 12v to 5, spliced that into the gray/red extra power that I use to power my camera and TX. Just got it working today and it's great, not difficult to install, except the current sensor is a bit of a sqeeze to get inside, the rest of the stuff is outside.
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    skylark tiny osd

    I'd like to order the skylark tiny osd but the power for it (5v)is supposed to come from the Phantom receiver - does anyone know where on the receiver I would get the 5v? Thanks, John