Recent content by The Don

Most people skip the filter. Apparently the Phantom doesn't cause troublesome spikes in power.

Well, the weather is getting nicer here in Chicago so my thoughts have turned to flying. I've held off on buying a set of Vision props over the winter since I wouldn't be using them, but I want to get a set because I've heard good things. The prices I'm seeing seem high to me, like $20 for one...

The ezOSD is pretty nice. It requires no soldering; it's plug-and-play. It also has unbeatable Fat Shark/Immersion compatibility.

Is anyone here a Firefly fan? I don't know any Chinese, but I thought that "feiyu" was a bad thing.

I have to second this. I never shopped from them before, but I bought my new Phantom from them. Good price, free overnight shipping, latest version, 1.1.1.

Yep, that's what it's for, an FPV set or a gimbal, although there is some debate whether it's thick enough to handle the amps that a gimbal would require. If you're up to soldering it's certainly the way to go. You could solder on the proper connector and plug it into the filter I mentioned...

That's a judgement call. I don't see a need for it, but others may see differently.

The immersionrc Tx doesn't come with a filter, but the Fat Shark set does. I believe that's what I wrote.

Also, seriously, don't power your video transmitter without an antenna on. It'll burn out.

Your Fat Shark set comes with a power filter. You plug the battery's balance lead into the filter and the filter will have a plug that goes to the transmitter. If you don't want to solder, just get an S3 extension cable to run from the battery to the filter. If you're up to soldering, you can...

The new Phantom, v1.1.1, isn't PPM. It's D-BUS. And they added a second antenna. I figure they did both in an attempt to stop flyaways. The best measures to take are to put a label on your phantom with your contact info AND have a tracker of some sort on it. Neither did me any good when I...

If it were me, I wouldn't upgrade the firmware unless there's something in the new version that you feel you need. Unless you have version 4.00. It seems to have a bug in the distance limits that was fixed with 4.02. Also, I'd get FPV first and see how you like it, and then go for the gimbal...

OK, so I decided that life without my beloved quad wasn't the life I wanted to live. I ordered a new Phantom and accessories. My first thought was to just buy a Phantom craft without transmitter or charger. It would be cheaper, but I'd also have to buy a new battery. After doing the math I...

Right now I'm wondering how much at release.

I have one question about the new Phantom: how much?