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    My P3A takes too long to boot up

    The avionics need to warm up to the same or higher temperature than it was calibrated at. If you calibrated it in 75 degF weather then later turn it on when its 55 degF, it needs to wait until the avionics heat up to 75degF before it completes its start-up sequence. I solve this by putting the...
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    Going to China by the end of month

    Don, Did you get to take your Phantom to China? I'm headed to China next week to Nantong outside of Shanghai. I'm debating whether to take my P3P. I was surprised that China seems fairly open to drones. Can you tell me if you had any negative experiences with authorities or do you have any...
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    Hello from China

    Hi Shane, I'm headed to China next week to Nantong outside of Shanghai. I'm debating whether to take my P3P. I was surprised that China seems fairly open to drones. Can you tell me if you had any negative experiences with authorities or do you have any words of caution?
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    400 watt inverter

    A couple things. How are you connecting this to the vehicle? A 400 Watt inverter could draw at 35 - 45 amps. Which is twice what most cigarette lighters can supply. Many inverters have a low voltage cut-off. Measure the DC voltage at the inverter input terminals. Try a test with the car...
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    Flying Drone from USCG Cutter

    Awesome video. I have flown from boats and over large ships. If its windy, the drone can easily keep up when the vessel is sailing with the wind, but I have had situations where it couldn't keep up or get back to the vessel if the vessel was headed into the wind. The only way to get the...
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    Well, I finally received my P3P and Camera View is a no-go...

    I have found numerous USB cables between the remote and the tablet don't work. I'd try a different cable that's made for data not charging.
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    POI Question

    This is from May: FAA CAUTIOUSLY SUGGESTS RELAXED 'LINE-OF-SIGHT' RULES FOR DRONES FAA Cautiously Suggests Relaxed 'Line-Of-Sight' Rules For Drones
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    The Miscellaneous P3P Questions and Answers Thread

    I believe the cellular version of the Ipad has GPS, whereas the WiFi version doesn't. But verify that before purchasing. The IPad would only satellites for GPS postioning. You would need cellular data or WiFi to get maps. However, I believe a lot of software stores maps once you load them...
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    4K Shimmer/Pixalization

    I was filming with a P3P in a wide canyon under cloudy skies. I mainly shot 1920 x 1080 videos . I also switched to full 4K I think 24FPS and recorded at that. I transferred the 4K video from the bird's SD card to a USB stick and plugged it in a 4K TV. The detail was awesome. However the...
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    The Miscellaneous P3P Questions and Answers Thread

    I'd like to hear peoples thoughts on how well they would expect a Phantom to be able to return to stable flight if the motors were restarted during a free fall.
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    Idaho Potato Harvest 2015

    When it go to the link it says: This video has been removed because it is too long.
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    radar reading help

    A Are those photos taken with a P3P?
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    radar reading help

    Awesome pics on your smugmug website. Where can I learn more about what equipment and settings you use? I have a P3P.
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    2 of the best FPV options (coming soon)

    Those look like some nice, inexpensive options for FPV. I hope you will keep us up to date on how they perform.
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    Can a p3 fly in a hockey rink?

    Is this in an arena? Is it a P3A or P with VPS? I'm not sure the VPS would track properly over ice. The main consideration should be safety of the players and the spectators. If its a closed in arena its going to be hard to keep a safe distance from people. The bird is also loud and I would...