Recent content by Sixseas

Ive never tried but I dont think the P3s SSID is changeable. If you turn on controller then P3s you will should see the Phantom name come up in your list of SSIDs. I have 2 P3s when they have trouble occasionally but I've been able to get the problems solved on up in the air with minimal...

HI, that is a nice powerful quad, the P3s is my favorite to fly high and far with a range extender. II had a dead battery gave up and just put it on and off the charger and at times left on all night. It eventually held a charge have used it for years now. I would download the free DJI go app...

Thanks so much, I missed that. I cut the reflector back away from the 5.8 Ghz antenna. Now to do a full up range test next flight.

HI, I like flying the P3s down range. navigating by camera. Without a signal reflector at about 2000 feet (609m) down range it looses video not RC signal. I use a reflector about $4 on Aliexpress. At 400 feet (122m) altitude over a lake I get about 6850 feet (2088m), over the dessert and...

Thats a good try, I got a parabolic antenna from Aliexpress abut $3.56 free shipping. I think I can go further but my longest P3s flight has been around 6500ft at 400ft. I tried the same flightpath without the parabolic antenna about 1400ft I loose signal and RTH kicks in. Ive heard the Yagi...

I believe there is a Chinaguy and a Chinagirl behind every bush spying on us. They need to find how a once hard working productive country can backslide so quickly. Best to only buy drones Made in USA if they may not fly well but guaranteed to come with a bunch of hype and double talk.

I appreciate the insight into RTH. I see I need to train with RTH so I understand what it will do when I need to rely on it. In level terrain I was only using RTH as a last resort backup, I like the idea of setting RTH to terrain plus 400'. I adhere to the 400'altitude limit especially in...

Hi I fly a P3s with a parabolic antenna about 2 miles out over the mountains. Relative to the takeoff point altitudes can reach 800-1200 ft as the terrain varies. My return to home is set at 300 ft for level terrain flying. If I lose RC signal behind a peak at say 800ft will RTH drop me...

I have several P3s I use to pull a line up and over then draw a safety line when I work high. Recently I bought a P3s from a friend who was assigned overseas. His P3s was left idle for a year or so now the aircraft will not link to the controller. It is as new flown only a couple times...

Hi, I have 2 P3s drones in separate locations. DJIGo app does not work anymore on my Android 12 phone. The DJI Go app just closes back down on startup. I'm a fan of the P3s because its big more easily seen at a distance and has good lifting ability. About 20% of the time, I use it to lift up...

Thanks for checking. Airdata also shows a maximum flight altitude of 10' after digging deeper is shows at 50' a speed and altitude alert were set. It also shows multiple mode changes in flight which I didn't make. I can't see the RTH was initiated either. I find that fascinating because...

I took the P3S for a test flight tonight only 20' but I was in total control of the UAV at all times. From what I have seen so far I feel the failed flight was the result of 3 things, a failed remote, pilot was overconfident in his ability to manually take control of the situation without first...

Thanks,I downloaded the flight log Ill examine it closer later. Very nice, Geo Player shows visual of the flight path behind the garage, an odd look up toward the house I dont understand. Im finding some interesting information on Airdata but trying to get it to export. As I saw the P3S...

Thanks, good to know, I probably calibrate the compass with a 360 later and horizontal turn before flying because I head it somewhere and just don't know any better yet.

Thanks will give it a look see what mode it was set to. I believe RTC somehow may have kicked in but no record of it activated on Airdata app only that RTH was set to 50m. I was able borrow a P3S RC unit from a drone pilot acquaintance. Ill link it and compare it to my RC unit calibrations...