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Recent content by Jim Siebel

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    Wind Speed

    Yesterday, I had planned a Litchi mission at our local airport. The wind was 25-30 with gusts to 40, so I decided to abort the mission. I then went to DJI Go4 and took off in the lee of a hangar, carefully flying out into the open, I had no problems and noticed no warnings (I was not watching...
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    Landing gear a good idea?

    I also use them. They are inexpensive, pack well in the Flymore bag, and do not seem to affect the flight characteristics.
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    PolarPro Cinema Series still problematic to gimbal?

    It means I started it 20 times with no hang-ups. It worked 20 times out of 20 start-ups.
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    PolarPro Cinema Series still problematic to gimbal?

    I had the hang -up problem and complained about it. Jeff from PolarPro suggested that I try some replacement filters. I received them today (2 days after email) and tried them out in the house. After about 20 start ups, I have had no gimbal problems. I will fly a few times in the next couple of...
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    Somehow the DJI Go 4 app keeps crashing my iPone 6

    Mine also hung uo on the compass calibration page. After downloading the update, it works fine.
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    Cold Battery

    Here in northern Illinois, it's been cold, but I wanted to try out my new Mavic. After it had cooled down in the car for a couple hours, I took it for a POI flight around my house. I almost immediately got a critical warning message stating that my battery was too cold for flight. I think it...
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    PolarPro Cinema Series - UNBOXING and GIMBAL TEST

    I am having exactly the problem with my ND4p filter Almost every time I power up, the gimbal hangs up. Looks like a duck with his head under the left wing. Thinking about junking them.
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    Compass Interference

    I'm still waiting for my Mavic, but have a question about magnetic interference. I often fly my P3P at a private airport and have found that if I fly too close to one of the steel hangars, the P3P goes nuts. Luckily, I have been able to regain control had fly away from the interference. Any...
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    Northern IL / Southern Wisconsin Stateline Area

    Looks like you"re in Rockford like me. I have a P3P and am still waiting for my Mavic.