Recent content by Ronnie O

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    So some idiot shot my phantom3 advanced WITH 22.

    If this happened in the U.S. I'd also report it to the FAA . Whether you registered with them or not the phantom is covered by the FAA. Interfering with an FAA aircraft in flight is a felony offense. Just like it is to shoot at a private or commercial plane. The only exceptions I'm aware of is...
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    P3 A or P vs $1120 P4

    That Apple deal is the best and only one I've heard of on the p4 but you need to decide soon the special offer is supposed to expire at the end of March. I'd go with the p4 at $1120 especially if you don't already have a p3.
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    I'm sorry to say, but,

    I think it is better to buy from Apple if you are even thinking about returning it. I've heard nothing but bad things about dji's customer service. When I bought my p2v there was a guy in the store whose p2v was DOA out of the box. Instead of exchanging it for him he had to have it sent to DJI...
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    I'm sorry to say, but,

    Well it took a while to get though all of the posts in this string and based on the posts I consider credible, that is and for instance dirty birds not light speedz (facts over feelings when it comes to spending $1k +) I'm going to wait on selling my p3a and "upgrading" to a p4. I fly over water...
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    The FAA Took My Money

    I didn't even check if the money had been refunded, I'm not rich but wouldn't notice if $5 was or was not deposited to my account. Put another way, time is money and if it takes me more than three minutes to check for the $5 deposit I've lost more than $5 based on my hourly wage.
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    Keep out of our airspace says ski area

    I wanted to take some drone footage of my son snowboarding down the slopes of the ski resort we used to buy season passes for. So I tried to do the right thing and spoke to representatives of the resort. I ended up meeting and speaking to the head of the resort's ski patrol (according to him he...
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    Waterproof your Phantom. Quite impressive.

    I've been interest in this process for a while. Currently I fly a p3a and over water footage is the primary reason I bought it. I put some custom cut pool noodles on the landing gear so it will float and I will have something to rebuild after a water (crash) landing but know from personal...
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    My first post, video of my son knee boarding

    @DownUnder , thanks for the tip, I will check it out.
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    P2V crash from three perspectives

    I don't know about being brave just trying to keep it real. Like their predecessors phantoms are rc helicopters and all are subject to crashing, it's not a matter of if but when. In this case and in others I've had the crash was avoidable all I had to do is head the warning signs I saw. I had...
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    Registration enforcement

    Ive been an active member of the CA State Bar for over 15 years and have been flying rc helis for over 13 years. My take is simple. Local law enforcement does not have jurisdiction to prosecute a person for violating faa regulations but they can and have stopped people from flying in no fly...
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    Left skid getting in camera view now & then

    Can't you just limit the throw range of the servos in the gimbal so that the blades and or landing gear won't be captured as the gimbal self adjusts?
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    Are you guys registering your Phantoms?

    Being an an ama member won't prevent you from being fined by the faa if something happens and you are not registered with the faa. I see the ama membership, insurance and faa registration requirement as all working together to better assure that "drone" operators are educated and motivated to...
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    Are you guys registering your Phantoms?

    I just registered a few nights ago. Stay away from airports, national parks and no fly zones generally (which I already do) and I should be ok. Its ironic that the faa didn't give a **** about any of this before the proliferation of quad copters with integrated cameras like the phantom. My...
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    HDMI module not working with FPV goggles.

    I'm glad I didn't wait for the hdmi adapter and went with the cinemizers and an nvidia tablet instead. Everything works as expected but I'm still not use to the cord hanging off of the cinemizers. Zeiss has a new product this year to replace the discontinued cinemizers, they are goggles that...
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    P2V crash from three perspectives

    Next to the car would have been 1/2 a$$, I calibrated it on the hood.