Recent content by the.ronin

Thanks OI. It is one of those cheap approx $40 ones on eBay - this one has 6 IR LEDs while there are others with 8. I was skeptical at first but am quite surprised by its effectiveness. I have only tried to compare it in a pitch black room with the normal camera and it's quite good. I have...

Took some test flights this morning at 1,229 auw. Flight times were about 8 min which is ok with me but more importantly, no out of control descents. I will continue to shave off what weight I can but definitely seeing a lot of improvement even with what little weight I was able to remove...

Ok this is proving much trickier than I anticipated. Completely redesigned my video wiring such that the FPV cams are plug and play using only one onboard at a time. Got rid of some other nice-to-haves and really cleaned up the wiring. STILL only managed to shave off hardly 50 grams!! Still...

Hey guys, just got back from Vegas. Brought the Phantom and did manage to get some footage but the weight was really noticeable. I had even reverted back to a single battery setup with an auw of 1,286 g. I was topping out at 6 mins but that wasn't so much the issue rather the handling of the...

Gizmo ... That's hilarious - I'm at 1290 WITH the Tarot lol. I've left my gain settings as is for now but will make some adjustments if I continue to see odd flight behavior at 1290. Thanks - yes, the video switcher is onboard. I could have had the OSD between one of the cameras and the...

Gizmo, good call on descending at an angle. I decided to prune back just a bit. Going back to single battery at 1,280 UAW being sure to take it easy during my whopping 5 minute flights LOL. When I get more time, I will go back and clean things up. I know where I can get some weight savings...

Am I really pushing this thing at 1,490 auw with dual (stock 2200mah) batteries? In this video, around 3:30 in, I engaged into a pretty fast descent (which the Phantom normally handles well) but this first flight running dual batteries the Phantom loses control and gets into this drastic roll...