Recent content by Wishbonez51

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    I don't understand my drone flyaway?

    I am real glad you found your drone. This is why I am taking steps really slow in learning to fly these highly technical quad copters. There is so much to learn and so much that can go wrong. To imagine the sick feeling I would have watching my P3P fly off into the sunset as I feel hopeless! Way...
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    Phantom 3 4k weird behavior...stumped

    I know the camera will still give you a picture even if you don't have an sd card in the gimbol as I keep mine out when I am at home and just tinkering with settings as well as keeping the props off.
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    Flying A Drone In The Face Of A Deer

    awesome capture, and to be able to get that close like that WOW. You could tell the deer was confused and was trying to pick up a scent.
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    First crash

    I would order a new gimbal mount for sure. You don't want to lose your camera in mid air to drop and get destroyed as that is a very costly mistake that would cost a lot of coin to replace. The gimbal mount plate is only around $15 from when I ordered parts last week.
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    Problem Solved!- RC Calibration

    Man what great advice, great job MFischer and Msinger
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    Yeah, I am just now getting started on some flight simulator for practicing the five flight options before going out in the field. Some of them I will be using in Real Estate once I get my license.
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    I am on the latest firmware for the drone, remote and batteries. I took my first flights yesterday without a hitch. Like everybody said, since I fly choppers, this was going to be easy. Well I have to say my muscle memory from flying choppers kind of hinders you. Because I tend to use more of...
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    I figured it out. All I had to do was close down the app completely and fire everything back up again and whalla everything looks fantastic
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    Ok, I fired up the remote, then the bird and then launched DJI TO GO and it says I am disconnected! It also says firmware upgrade required, but when you select it, there is nothing there. NOW WHAT
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    UPDATE! Ok, I went ahead and updated the firmware in level increases and worked great each time. Then after I installed the current firmware to the drone and first battery, it upgraded successfully. However, when trying to update my 2nd batter this is what I get! I tried it twice with two...
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    I see you didn't jump up that much but sounds like that small jump worked for you. Hopefully we will get more responses on this topic. Thanks for your input and experience
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    What version where you at when you purchased your Phantom and how many versions did you jump? which order did you use to do your updates? Thank you for your help
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    P3 Firmware Need Help Correct Steps To Upgrade Firmware Properly

    Hello Phantom Pilots, I have watched countless videos on I think everything possible for our Phantoms, which now leads me to my questions. After watching how to videos on updating firmware I came up scratching my head and wonder why I cannot find a good step by step video that I feel will...
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    A case or extra battery for my new P3P for Christmas

    I say get both as that's what I did. But now I am wanting to purchase a third battery. And my Christmas gift P3P hasn't even made it to my home yet. I purchased it online on Thanksgiving and they were seriously backed up. I will receive mine on Thursday of this week. Maybe Santa will bring me...
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    Phantom 3 Pro will not activate

    Wow guys, I really hope I don't have the same problem you have all been having. I wonder if both of your machines were from the same production batch. Chorobe: I am so happy to hear DJI treated you right and fixed your machine fast and it is on its way back now. Please let us all know how it...