Recent content by themosttoys

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    Chancing Antenna's on controller

    For the controller, there is very little (if any) benefit in using CP antennas. Also, as your choices somewhat point out, if you change the controller (TX) side to CP, you really should also change the Phantom (RX) side. It is not required, but if you do not, you will suffer a 3db loss...
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    Stock Vision+ 3KM Range Test

    Strange, my app no longer has any distance limitation. This is 4km and I've seen further.
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    The 4km club Long Range FPV

    I'm sure this has been noted, but thought I'd post here as well. The new app no longer has a distance limitation. Before anyone comments about the altitude, I'll post the video later, I was no more than 250 feet above ground level of the hills I needed to pass over to get to the location.
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    Stock P2V 2.7 KM (8,850') Long Range Test

    Not that bright are you? Even with all these links to help you. If you recall, I was one of the first people to welcome and praise your work when you joined this forum. I even sent business your way. You call yourself a gentleman, yet, if I recall, the last time you wrongly accused me of...
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    Stock P2V 2.7 KM (8,850') Long Range Test

    Awe, you guys are ruining one of the surprises awaiting our most ignorant and arrogant antenna vendor. You are absolutely correct, the FAA has not yet gained a strong foothold of regulations, but the FCC is firmly entrenched.
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    Phantom 2 Vision WIFI mods

    Re: Phantom 2 Vision WIFI The antenna linked above is for the control link. After adding the wifi antennas and amp, your control link will be the weak link. This cheap antenna will more than double (2.5x in my testing) your control link. One thing to keep in mind, to get maximum distance...
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    Phantom 2 Vision WIFI mods

    Re: Phantom 2 Vision WIFI This cheap patch on the controller (no amp and no changes to the P2V) gives me 4km: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E37BPKA/ref ... 1_ST1_dp_1 For the Radiolabs amp, if you are handy with electronics (or know someone that is) you can reduce the weight to <8g (with...
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    Phantom 2 Vision WIFI mods

    Re: Phantom 2 Vision WIFI Cheers
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    Phantom 2 Vision Plus

    Good data. That note implies that the wifi is in fact 802.11n HT20 (20Mhz) MIMO. In a nutshell, that means using two antennas (on the repeater and / or the P2V) will produce the best results (aka, this is not a simple diversity configuration, it is MIMO). Not that other configurations (single...
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    P2V HEAVY forced landing on low battery

    Yup, I agree except the battery showed 30%, then when I went to climb over the tree it instantly dropped to 13% (but continued to climb). Then about 10 seconds later (after I cleared the trees) the battery showed 25% and the P2V landed (landing with 25% showing on the battery and would no...
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    Why did you crash?

    My P2V crashes: 1) Flying inside a metal building. Best I can figure is that it got caught in it's own prop wash or maybe being in a metal building is not a good idea (compass :-) )and was heading in a direction I did not want it to go in (towards a classic car), so I ditched it, breaking two...
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    P2V HEAVY forced landing on low battery

    nice pic. Actually, the stock P2V (as you have it) is very reliable and predictable. With a reasonable amount of warning (about a minute+) before it force lands. In other words, in the past I could hold left stick 100% and the P2V would maintain altitude (essentially overriding the auto...
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    Maximum Weight

    My testing has shown: <1200g and it performs best. at 1300g it is sluggish and clearly shows it is heavy. at 1400g it is clearly at or above it's usable weight. It will struggle to climb and more importantly it will really struggle to overcome a rapid descent. The most I ever tried was 1500g...
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    P2V HEAVY forced landing on low battery

    I've been playing with my Taco (could be taken many ways) gimbal. It's been very windy lately, so good opportunity to test it. The Taco has been performing well but that's for a different thread. This thread is to talk about the different way the P2V handles when heavy. My P2V with Taco...
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    Joining the Club!

    IMHO blade / prop guards are not necessary, however, spare props are. Never get so close that a prop would actually hurt someone / something and the only thing you have to worry about is breaking the prop's in an accident (Ex: poor landing or hitting a tree.) There are a lot of tips, here are...