Recent content by calvin c smith

canadadrone, many thanks for the info. as i said, i will search for a compatible tablet. i already have a mount for my incompatible samsung galaxy . specifically to educate this newby, what parameter of speed in handling video from the mavic air camera should i be looking for to equal or...

ok canadadrone, i will see if my lady friend in nyc has a fast smart phone or similar. we don't have those devices here in the mountains. i really prefer a tablet, again it's bigger and i can see the display easier so i will search for a fast tab. any one in particular ? will be 92 in december...

from an old mossback to another thanks for your commentary but you are dealing with a beginner here and an OLD one to boot. tablet is a samsung galaxy tab elite. have been operating from the usb port on the bottom of the rc. don't know what airplane mode means or how to select it, or how to...

from the get go there has never been live video. have installed latest firmware, latest dji go 4. camera will take snap shots and you can review the snapshots on the tab display but there is no live video. you have to judge the snapshot to be taken from observing the drone position and the...

all else appears proper except the camera settings shown on the app display indicate " external storage full". does this give anyone a clue as why no live video? would appreciate any ideas of how to localize the problem of no live video. many successful takeoffs and landings. all appeared aok...

donald thanks for your input and i agree except right now i must operate without dji go4 since i'm not getting live video and a compl, ete app display , not sure what the problem is. was able however to calibrate compass and go flying without go 4

jonathan, thanks. i thought of that since the good book says blinking red/yellow means compass recal required but i swear unless i'm color blind it was red/green blinking. need however to hear how to perform compass calib without dji go 4 since i'm currently operating without the app. would...

went out to test fly with just the bird and the contol ie; no dji go 4. flew like a champion for several minutes, all functions performing well, very stable. landed and shut down motors..would not restart and status light began blinking red then green alternatively. subsequent tests with several...

i believe the answer is yes to both questions. however i am a newbie and i'm not 100% certain of the last question answer. htanks for your interest and help. the old guy cal

pushing 92, had some experience years ago with phantom but this one, mavic air, has got me stumped. purchased new, read all the user's manual etc, charged the batteries, downloaded dji go 4 app into my new galaxy tab e lite, did the usual in the house bench checks and then give the bird a test...