Recent content by 3rdof5

The way I understand the ban is it applies to all foreign made aircraft that are not already approved by the FAA. All current models regardless of brand are still allowed. But anything being newly introduced (by any non US manufacturer) is banned. So again, back to my original question, what...

A question, not that any of this applies to a Canadian such as myself, but does this ban only apply to "drones"? And what qualifies as a drone? What about hobby planes and helis?? How does the FAA classify them? Do they only care about aircraft with a camera??

Really enjoying this new bird. So it came with zero lighting. The bigger models have nav lights and such but this 470 scale comes with none. Thankfully, and unlike the quads, this aircraft has room to make modifications internally, such as installing nav lights (drilling holes in the...

Great point on this discussion, as much as I loved my Phantom, I do not miss the setup time, removing the gimbal lock, attaching the props, attaching the tablet to the RC, waiting for the IMU to warm up (precious battery time and temp on a very cold day) before I can even start the props. And...

The biggest difference I notice overall is a heli is much easier to keep track of where the front and rear of the aircraft are during flight, quads mostly look the same from any of the 4 sides and it's easier to lose track of which way is which. Not so with a heli, even at distance it's easy to...

I did not know Dji released a heli. And ya I agree the Helis just LOOK way cooler than a quad. I love all 3 of my quads all for different reasons. The NEO is just a blast to fly. And now so is the new Heli!

So I ended up choosing a 6500 mah battery (pair) that weigh approx 200 grams more than the stock 5000 mah battery. The xt60 to xt90 adapter works perfectly on both batteries and the heli flies perfectly with them. My research shows the LiHV 15.2V batteries are fully compatible with LiPo 14.8V...

I want to say, learning and flying a new brand, a new type of aircraft, one not designed with photography in mind, has given me a renewed appreciation of what DJI actually provides us with. Every single one of my DJI quads, past and present, are superior in every way to this Helicopter...

I looked at that one first, reviews say it flys better than mine. I chose mine based on looks alone, but they both have the exact same motor and battery and remote. You won't regret going with that model.

It's nice to have a selectable Atti mode again. Haven't had that since my P3P.

Just to let you all know, the heli I got is the updated version (shown in the video) which confused me as the manual didn't match the aircraft nor did the software for tweaks specified in the manual. Fortunately the aircraft arrived Ready To Fly (RTF package) and no updates were needed. Also...

Two differences I noted, when dropping down I have to be abit more proactive as it doesn't stop quite as fast as the quads do. Also, holding down on the left stick does not stop the motor on landing, there's a toggle switch on the RC that has to be switched on and off for motor run control...

I never owned a P4 but I did own a P2 vision+ and 2 P3P's and while I agree the Phantoms are far easier to hand catch than any Mavic, I have hand caught my Mavic 3 Classic without issue. I never used Litchi but that was also a common complaint when upgrading to the Mavic. As far as which is...

As promised:

Maiden flight today, I have to say I was nervous lol! Unfortunately the only video is on a friend of mines phone but I plan to fly again tomorrow and get my own video which I will share. Flight was perfect, acquired GPS lock faster than expected and flight was stable and smooth, a very...