Drone Fishing
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Since yesterday i am happy owner of P4 sofar it works well.
Still have some doubt about the breakink line
- must be short to avoid hit the props eventually
- the total weight of bait&lead will vary
- hard to avoid swing or rock of the load -> line has different static and dynamic load to break
Found on other forum link to gimbal-guard.com (expensive to my taste) but using the pin as seen in prev video plus piece of foam (each fishermen has plenty of it fot hooks lines etc.) attached to the brace between the landing gear - changeable might work.
According to technician advice i was told - at P4 is necessary to switch off the VPS as it can confuse the down sensors.
Good morning to all.
There is no option to switch off VPS in P4, only solution is to tape it, if you go above 10m i think VPS wont be an issue flying over water
I've not tried it yet, But probably wont because i Fly atleast 100ft above water, I've seen a video in youtube a guy was trying it
Tried this method today.
I found that with rod standing up in holder line gets caught on props and drone flipped upside down
Line gets caught around top of rod and turns drone around
Props cut line
With line attached to rear weight of line causes it to drop prematurely
If drag is set too light reel "overspins" and creates tangle bigger than the known universe
Eventually I laid the rod on the back of my flat bed pointing at the ocean and flew out 200 metres in reverse , rotated the drone and dropped the line.
No fish but I learnt a lot
I had a 4oz sinker + bait so about 6oz all up and the drone flew level and responsive.
It works but I don't like the idea of 2 motors doing all the work so I will be designing a bracket to hold the line in the centre under the camera
Thanks for testing
. I agree the bait should be in the centre to help even load of the motors
So I'm done with my design
Works like charm
Just need to put all together and assign to c1 switch and field test
Works like charm
Just need to put all together and assign to c1 switch and field test
No, The USB is to charge using the usb cable for in car
The AC slot is to charge the battery using adapter
In DJI go app I assigned C1 switch to turn On/Off the LED, When the LED is turned on The servo will lock/unlock. Its just Plug and Play without unscrewing any part of the phantom, Im trying to make it as light as possible including the battery, Inside the box I have 1 Programmed Circuit board to control the servo, 1 Programmed Circuit board to supply enough voltage for the servo, 1 500mah Battery, 1 Sensor
The AC slot is to charge the battery using adapter
In DJI go app I assigned C1 switch to turn On/Off the LED, When the LED is turned on The servo will lock/unlock. Its just Plug and Play without unscrewing any part of the phantom, Im trying to make it as light as possible including the battery, Inside the box I have 1 Programmed Circuit board to control the servo, 1 Programmed Circuit board to supply enough voltage for the servo, 1 500mah Battery, 1 Sensor
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Great ingenuity but I think it's overkill for the job at hand.
Not knocking it - just my opinion.
Well I guess it depends on every Individual, Something i buy for $150 and flying I wont bother doing mods like this, Something I Spend 2 Grand for a hobby I don't mind spending a little and do some fancy mod, I fly RC Turbine jets, Compare to mods I made on my jet this would be something simple, Of coz there is always a simple solutions to use a cloth peg, But I just don't want to risk it.
Just sharing nothing much
Just sharing nothing much
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Well I guess it depends on every Individual, Something i buy for $150 and flying I wont bother doing mods like this, Something I Spend 2 Grand for a hobby I don't mind spending a little and do some fancy mod, I fly RC Turbine jets, Compare to mods I made on my jet this would be something simple, Of coz ther is always a simple solutions to use a cloth peg, But I just don't want to risk it.
As I said not knocking it at all and you have a lot more knowledge of electronics than me.
My background is RC cars where things aren't so delicate.
As I found though watch carefully where your line is before attempting takeoff.
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