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I am using full size iPad and also tried iPhone 7 plus on IOS. Thanks Jim WA5TEF

Got new Phantom 4 Pro V 2.0 to use with Litchi. However, there is no video feed that I can find but the app will control and fly the drone fine. Does anyone have a fix for this problem? I really do not want to have to use DJI GO 4 since I mainly fly waypoint missions. Thanks anyone, Jim WA5TEF

I usually fly from my own property. One day a neighbor's 8 year old came over all excited. He said he could fly a drone and wanted to fly my Phantom 4. I asked him to go get his drone and fly it here. He then said that his was in a tree! I asked him why would I let him fly mine if he...

I asked local State Farm about drone insurance and they supposedly checked with higher up management and was told that they did not insure drones! So, I added it to my group of policies with Farm Bureau but it has a $100 deductible. Luckily last year, my P4 suddenly slipped upside down and...

Man, that’s terrible! Maybe you can locate it through the sources mentioned. Did you lose the controller too? Keep us updated. Jim WA5TEF

You should visit your local library and check out the ARRL's radio amateur's handbook and read the section on UHF and Microwaves. I assure you that the process of RECEIVING 20 GPS satellites or video from 7 km away does not expose you to any additional RF danger. At some 800 milliwatts the RC is...

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Drew, I would agree! At that price they should be. I'll stick to Litchi Waypoints. Thanks for posting, Jim WA5TEF

Yeah, and a Thumb Ring??? Wow Jim

I thought you may have had a situation like mine but I guess not after reading all the postings. I fly a Phantom 4 and at about 200 feet it flipped over and did a powered dive into the ground. Fairly minor damage ($239) but DJI has yet to advise me how an inverted flight can occur. I had...