Recent content by WVU_Scott

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    First crash! A few questions about crash recovery...

    UPDATE 2: Just talked with a technician at Aerial Media Pros where I bought the Phantom. He was very helpful and asked me to do another command stick calibration. That fixed it! Motors starting normally now. I think the problem was in my command stick calibration technique: I was actually...
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    First crash! A few questions about crash recovery...

    UPDATE: Okay, here's what I've done so far... • updated firmware to 3.04 • power cycled the Phantom • did a Command Sticks Calibration • did an Advanced IMU Calibration ...and here is what I'm observing: • First, I did receive a message the first time I connected to the PT2 software that the...
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    First crash! A few questions about crash recovery...

    Thanks very much for the replies everyone! I appreciate it. I'll do everything suggested and post up what I find out. I've never taken the cover off the Phantom, but I figure it can't be too hard (I'm no electronics repair whiz, but I've successfully done other persnickety jobs like the...
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    First crash! A few questions about crash recovery...

    Wow---nobody has ever crashed their Phantom before??? :D I heard from everyone before getting one that I would definitely crash it (presumably because everyone else has). Has nobody ever broken anything that needed replacing??? Scott
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    First crash! A few questions about crash recovery...

    Hi All: I'm a new Phantom 2 owner (with a Zenmuse 3D and GoPro). I had my first crash tonight which of course (as is true in 99.9999% of crashes) was due entirely to pilot error/carelessness. I was pretty mad at myself for being so stupid, especially because I'm a very experienced RC glider...
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    Which voltage indicator to trust?

    Hi All—new member and new Phantom 2 owner here! I just did my first flights with a Phantom 2 Pro Package from Aerial Media Pros (Zenmuse 3D gimbal, GoPro, Futaba 14SG Tx, iOSD). So far the system is working beautifully and I've been happy with it. Aerial Media Pros recommends always landing...