Howdy !
I have the Phantom v1.1.1 with a few upgrades, and i might answer my own question here but thought i'd post incase it was just me ...
Anyhoo .. Today i was out with a friend testing FPV as i've just got the black Pearl (7ch F band) screen. When i take off it tends to lean forward so i usually have to compensate by pulling back on the right stick to make sure it doesnt ground out. I thought that the compass might be out a bit so did a compass dance, but it made no difference, it still tends to do this on take off .. now, its not standard and my thoughts now are that its too front heavy so the flight controller will be compensating quite a bit to keep it level during normal flight.
Its fine when its up, it levels fine and can stick in one spot just fine.
Current setup is as follows ..
Phantom 1.1.1
Tarot 2D Gimbal
Extended Legs, wider and slightly higher
IMRC 600mW mounted internally, hole through the back shell, with a spiro out and pointing down
Sony FPV cam mounted on the battery door
Battery leads out the side of the battery door so i can use bigger batts
Zippy 2800 battery
Whats the best option if it is front heavy? i was thinking of buying an iOSDmini so i could mount this at the rear (Inside) for a bit of weight ...
Would pics help ?
I have the Phantom v1.1.1 with a few upgrades, and i might answer my own question here but thought i'd post incase it was just me ...
Anyhoo .. Today i was out with a friend testing FPV as i've just got the black Pearl (7ch F band) screen. When i take off it tends to lean forward so i usually have to compensate by pulling back on the right stick to make sure it doesnt ground out. I thought that the compass might be out a bit so did a compass dance, but it made no difference, it still tends to do this on take off .. now, its not standard and my thoughts now are that its too front heavy so the flight controller will be compensating quite a bit to keep it level during normal flight.
Its fine when its up, it levels fine and can stick in one spot just fine.
Current setup is as follows ..
Phantom 1.1.1
Tarot 2D Gimbal
Extended Legs, wider and slightly higher
IMRC 600mW mounted internally, hole through the back shell, with a spiro out and pointing down
Sony FPV cam mounted on the battery door
Battery leads out the side of the battery door so i can use bigger batts
Zippy 2800 battery
Whats the best option if it is front heavy? i was thinking of buying an iOSDmini so i could mount this at the rear (Inside) for a bit of weight ...
Would pics help ?