Recent content by csimojo

I was out flying today and noticed a couple of birds not liking my phantom. They went after it. They didn't danger close (<10'), but one good strike with one of them and I'm going down! Has anyone had a bird strike? I live in the great mid-west of the US and I know the red winged black...

Now I'm guessing I'm moving it. It seems like there is 8 or 10 flashes of green. I'm probably moving it. I plug in the battery, put the battery in the compartment, close the lid then turn on the gopro and make sure wifi is off. Then I set it down and wait. I've tested out the home lock and...

Yes. I'm looking for a comfort zone. Would 1000 meters be reasonable as a max fly zone?

(Stock setup with issued Phantom battery, gopro Hero3, light winds and stock props) I've read a lot of post about increased range going with the Futaba T8J. The upgrade was thanks to the instructions of ThatHPI Guy at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRUDKZGhwuU I even changed out the tx...

I'd like tapatalk too! help to keep updated on the road.

I thought six, but I guess I don't know.

I notice I get the rapid green before all the red lights go out. How accurate can my home position be if I don't have enough satellites?

The mount for the GoPro broke close to the screws. I'm guessing the stress put on it due to opening and closing the GoPro case did it. Has anyone seen a cheap replacement that is stronger?

That doesn't look cheap. Now I'll lose $2000 in gear if my Phantom does a flyaway.