Recent content by zlot

Wind, wind, wind, wind.....and avoid falling in love with the tech - it actually has limitations - reread first four words.....

Hope you're still around and reading these...Big question - Is it really necessary to split the shell. Looks like you can undo and redo the connections in the leg without having to get into the shell. Did you ever try it that way? I'm looking to do the job sometime soon.

I'm in precisely the same boat. My strut is just a bit cracked, and is still serviceable, but I'll be replacing it sooner or later. I have everything lined up. That video is the WORST of the lot. Google Phantom 4 landing gear replacement and you'll see more - MOST OF WHICH have you splitting the...

You poor guy! What rotten luck! My drone came down in the middle of inaccessible nowhere, stayed out in the winter weather 2 months, I actually went in and fount it with a very slightly cracked strut and 2 missing strut screw covers. Took it home and fired it up and, behold! she flies! Of course...

Agreed. But if you're going to have to split the shell, anyway, you may as well just go ahead and replace the half. I currently have a situation where I'm wondering if I should go to the trouble to replace a cracked landing strut. Still quite serviceable. I'll probably go ahead and do it anyway.

I'm fishing for some advice here. One of my landing struts is cracked, but still quite servicable. The damage is limited to the area immediately around the 2 attaching screws. Do you think it's worth the trouble to replace the landing gear? Second question - if I DO replace the landing gear...

Overconfidence is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! Check out my little story above....

Answering your question is only my secondary reason for posting, but to answer - I got an iPad just for this purpose. Get the latest model mini - 9.7" standard ipad is a little large, although the viewing is nice. But ESPECIALLY since you have experience with cheap drones, avoid getting caught...

There's something about radio communication over water. It seems that all frequencies benefit from propagating over water. Maybe it provides a better ground? I'll leave the science to those much more qualified than me. I'm just reporting my empirical observations. Even if it's not a massive body...

I leave the battery OUT to allow any possible flight moisture to dry out.

I would have said I had no issues with the Mini 3 until yesterday, when I was informed of something to the effect that the CPU was maxed out. (My words) Never saw that before. Next time I will reboot before flying. Good to know I can fall back to the S8+ if necessary. I'd spring for another...

GREAT thread! I'm looking forward to sharing!

So glad you found it! That's great. So here I am, a raw noob, jumping into this with both feet, taking chances I have no business taking, but so far, so good. Yesterday was a day not the best for flying, and I was trying to see if I could get by using DJI GO 4 on a cheap Android tablet. What a 3...

I can appreciate what GrammatonxXXxCleric said about flying in fog and taking precautions successfully for a couple of years, as I use cheap, indoor Foscam and other video cameras out of doors under eaves, but sometimes still getting excessively dripped on when attached to a leaky downspout...

The operative words that are missing in the original post!!! If he has a drone he's reasonable satisfied I'd say wait for the P5 Pro!!! Of course, I'm biased - I'm a newbie with a still new P4A for my first drone....