Recent content by 3rdof5

It teaches you the feel of the aircraft when you lose GPS so you don't panic the first time it happens, you can let go of the sticks and see exactly what the wind is doing.

I was fortunate enough to learn to fly on Phantom 3 Pro. The biggest reason I say that is it had a selectable Atti mode, newer drones do not. I actually flew alot in Atti mode, was more realistic, and it taught me what to expect in hard to control situations. My advice on this point is try to...

Trust me, turn your rc on and just forget about it, it will let you know its on eventually 😎 i first discovered this with my Phantom 2 when I was trying to revive a toast battery, letting the aircraft idle to cycle the battery slowly, every so often the RC would start beeping until I moved a...

It takes awhile. All my remotes do it. There is no setting to disable it.

Turn your remote on and just leave it, youll hear it eventually lol. Mine did it again just today when I first powered it on to check for updates (which it had) and i forgot it was on an updating while my Mavic Classic was charging and it told me lol

Ok my results: Inside air temp 24 C Idle time 20 minutes Aircraft start temp 26.4 C (after fully charging) Aircraft end temp 35.1 C Battery start 100% Battery end 85% At no point did I touch a stick as to not reset any timer in the aircraft. Props never shut down and I received no messages at...

Its the beeping sound you get when you haven't touched any control for awhile. All DJI RC'S do it.

Here's a question, what are you doing to shut up the inactivity warning on the RC-PRO? What control do you touch?

You could be on to something, its possible that with the props idling (but not flying) they might actually interfere with the cooling action of the internal fan causing over heating. I will find out soon enough...

Now you have me curious and I'm gonna pull out my Classic and test. I'm well aware of the various DJI models that will overheat when left on with no props running but the Mavic 3 is not one with that issue, it's internal fan takes good care of the aircraft's temp. I'll start mine up cold with...

I think the OP's question is, "do the motors time out and stop if just left idling?" Why he is idling his motors is irrelevant to the question. To answer, I honestly don't know if the Mavic 3 times out. I've never tested mine in that scenario. I know the Phantoms will idle forever.

Typically, manned aircraft don't fly below 500 feet, but that's not always the case. As been mentioned, whenever i hear any aircraft approaching I get down low and close ASAP just to be safe.

I've used a launch pad ever since my first P3P. There are just some cases where the only other choice is hand launching and catching and not everyone is comfortable with that. I also believe the launchpad assists with identifying the home point when used correctly on take off.

I read an article just yesterday talking about an Air4 being released before a Mavic 4 and why DJI will do that. Will be interesting to see...

Great reminder! I have to admit, back in the Phantom days when I had to install the props before each flight, I did much more thorough prop checks. With the Mavic type aircraft I do pay less attention to the props. My bad...