Recent content by rogerdel

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    fail safe

    I have noticed that I get gps lock green flashing fast then a few seconds later another series green flash fast for home lock .Good to go.Other times second set of green flashes fails to show itself?I wait several minutes.Is there a manual way I can trigger this.?
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    took off

    Finally got in 2 flights back to back after advance calibration and the dance calibration and all went well high and low altitude .Home lock checked out ok and failsafe ok also works.I guess I should be ok now.Thanks for all the input.
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    took off

    I also use prop guards painted the front florescent red and do not plan on taking them off. They can save you a lot of grief and agravation and give you a larger picture.
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    took off

    I do the same 3/4 then throttle back.
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    took off

    Ok did the advance calibration then the dance tried it 20-30 ft .seems to be ok .will keep posted. Thanks
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    took off

    Ok thanks I will do advance cal. tomorrow and post my results.All the rest has been done.
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    took off

    Yes to the above.Will do a recalibration.As for advance calibration i have not done that.How do you do that?
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    took off

    I have a brand new fc40 and did start up and calibration marked home all is well.Took off 10 ft in air checked everything out.gps atti all good then after higher alt. Steady green blink all of a sudden it started a slow rotation which i could not correct then started to fly to the right at a...
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    need some info

    I never get yellow even in atti mode somtime in air i get no light at all.
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    need some info

    I understand that but when the green Iight stay's steady blink blink blink it is ok but then it start's blinking double blinks every other blink .That is when it seems to break contact with satilite until steady blink again.
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    need some info

    It will not hold steady in gps It will fly better in atti very erattic in gps .in gps i get green light flash slow and steady then every other flash two blink flash some time no light at all?
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    need some info

    No not the first time .it just seems like gps is not hooking up even though the light show it is.some time light is out completely but still will fly
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    need some info

    It is more stable in atti then in gps mode could it be weather or cloud cover?keep getting green then double blink green every other blink ?
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    need some info

    After I get green steady flash And have established home I lift off and is very solid then it started drifting and felt like I was constantly working it to maintain stability. I noticed that I now was getting green _ green green_green_green green ?any idea why this is going on? It has been...
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    phantom 1

    The fc 40 and the phantom 1 other then the camera being included are one and the same?If so I am told when you go from gps mode to atti mode it will not go to amber light but wil perform in atti is this correct? No amber light in atti still stays green?