Recent content by spudmachine

Brilliant - thanks!!

Hi, Apologies for the dumb question. I've dug out my P2V+ after a few years as I need to take pictures of storm damage to my roof. But what app do I uses these days? I wiped off my android app ages ago, and I remember it used to be the DJI Vision app. That doesn't seem to be on the play...

Aha - I see the socket now - thanks to both of you! Any thoughts on how I tell what kind of motor to order? My units have no visible part number.

After a long gap I finally bit the bullet and started my rebuild. I've been flying some other quads and a helicopter in the meantime, but I want my Phantom airborne again now :-) Yesterday I took her apart and put all the insides back into the new fuselage, but there's one of the camera/gimbal...

Thanks!

Good advice, Roy. I have a P2V+ V3, but I'm not sure what version of ESCs I have. Let's say they are V1, but I buy V2 ESCs. Can I keep two motors on V1 and change the other two to V2?

Comrades, So my P2V+ piled into a cornfield yesterday (I have to believe it's pilot error, but it was an odd situation). The good news is that it was a pretty soft landing and there's no obvious damage to a lot of the quad. The bad news is that when she came down two of the rotors kept...

I'm now blushing. That was the problem - thanks a million, Meta4! The cables looked like they were attached, but the smallest one had come slightly out of its socket. I haven't had a chance for a flight yet, but right away I'm getting altitude, the radar screen arrowhead is now where it...

Hi, I flew for the first time in a while yesterday and saw the weirdest fault. As usual when there's a gap between flights I now suspect I'm suffering multiple, separate faults as I list below. I had to abandon the flight. On my HTC One (which upgraded to Lollipop between this flight and my...

Yes, it's a fascinating idea; but I suspect the cord weight will be too much. Obviously you save the weight of the battery, and you can run the motors at high power levels (which I assume will reduce their operational life). How about a Helium balloon and a WiFi-capable camera? I suppose...

Now that's a great use for a Phantom!

Hi there, I've been working with a local industrial museum on doing some filming for them, and one possibility is to fly inside a large shed to film vehicles and other stuff they have in there from an unusual viewpoint. The space is nice and open, very high ceiling, and with no hanging...

I think this is a fairly reckless thing to consider. I mean - you're in a restricted area!!! They don't define those just for fun. I know we all tend to bend the CAA rules a bit, but given that you're so close to City Airport, the consequences of this thing falling out of the sky over such a...

I've had a similar issue, but the symptoms of mine suggest it's a bit different in terms of root cause. I have 3 batteries. One is on f/w 2.0.0.0, and the other two on 1.0.0.8. The two that are on the lower release almost always produce an "Invalid Battery" error when I first power on the...

Likewise - the steel bolts would make me nervous. I found this 10-pack of plastic nuts and bolts for car number plates (translation: license plates in the USA :-) ). I assume something similar is available in the USA. They would need to be reasonably sturdy to hold on a plate in winds of...