Recent content by sn3ak3rp1mp

Just did this over the holiday weekend. You need to be *very* familiar with the area where you're flying, because you can't see obstacles in the dark (trees, powerlines, etc). You can however see the Phantom very well, it's cool. Shows up extremely bright at night. A video tip: Shoot in...

I don't know about this. Whatever you add (small nitro motor + fuel + alternator / generator setup) you end up having to lift in the air, you're adding weight. With enough power generation, I guess you could overcome that and see longer flight times, but then I guess you're at a point where...

Are you referring to the compass "dance" or the Naza-M Assistant (USB) calibration? I do neither. Just fly. I only worry about this when I either 1. Upgrade the firmware or 2. Crash land really hard. Cheers, Paul

Hey Dom, I'm not an electrical engineer or anything, so be safe and take this with a grain of salt. Your LiPos are measured in milliamp hours, your car battery in amp hours. Your LiPos are weighed in grams, your car battery in kilograms. I honestly don't think you need to run the car engine...

I just started the Naza-M Assistant and received an update notice for Software v2.12 Firmware v3.12 Link to release on DJI website: http://www.dji-innovations.com/dji-naza-m-firmware-3-12-assistant-software-2-12-user-manual-1-04-released/ List of what's new...

Looks like DJI is at it again, right on the heels of 2.10 / 3.10 comes 2.12 / 3.12 http://www.dji-innovations.com/dji-naza-m-firmware-3-12-assistant-software-2-12-user-manual-1-04-released/ List of improvements: (http://www.dji-innovations.com/the-improvement-of-the-new-naza-m-firmware-v3-12/)...

I can say I hated it my first flight after upgrading... but yes as stated this is the new normal. I quickly got used to it once I forced myself to realize left stick center = neutral. Now off to find a self centering left stick transmitter, which is the only real way the new throttle behavior...

I have had barn swallows dive bomb and swarm around the Phantom while flying, but they are better at flying than I am and I doubt they would actually strike the Phantom on purpose. That said, it scared me enough to bring the Phantom back in. I was flying over water at the time and didn't want to...

@telecaster: I assume that charger requires an external power supply? If so, can you please share which one you're using? That looks exactly like what I'm looking for in my next charger.

Yep, well aware of the supposed "perils" of charging at the 3c rate. With batteries at $20, I'm not worried about getting years of use out of them to be honest. I'd rather have the flight time. The hobby is expensive in many other areas than just the batteries. But of course, yes you are...

Hi there, glad to hear you're excited for the Phantom. I'm in Garden City, MI pretty close by. Since you're going to use the Phantom for some serious (professional) video, I'd like to offer some advice: Watch the getting started videos and download *ALL* manuals (and READ them) while you wait...

The pic with the hand in the banner is way off scale. Notice the XT60 connector on the side of the unit... large overall but not that big. I went with a Thunder AC6 (<$60 from Amazon) which has pretty much all the same features. The USB connection and software are a PITA to use, so I just don't...

Thank you for the detailed reply tanasit! I picked up some fiber washers today from Home Depot and some blue loctite. I'll report back. Guess I'm just going to take the try it and see approach, and not fly over water until I'm comfortable the Graupners won't spin on the shaft while in flight...

Hey All, Reamed / bored out my Graupner props to ~ 8mm today and just need to balance them before mounting on the Phantom. The only thing that has me scared is the lack of the motor shaft "key" which would prevent the prop from spinning freely on the shaft. How are all of you Graupner owners...

I'll put in a vote for the Du Bro prop balancer also, works great and feels very accurate. Have balanced 3 complete sets of props.