Recent content by Chips

I think I'll clean my drone on April 5/6/7.

'GPS systems will be struck by Y2K-like bug on April 6': Security expert says he will NOT fly on day | Daily Mail Online

I have 16, 32, 64 and 128GB cards and I find that 16GB is probably sufficient for a day of flying with 3 batteries. Unless I shoot more video, which I don't as I am still trying to improve by still image proficiency. Only thing is lately I tend to use AEB 5 shots which means additional files...

Generally, I try to avoid folding the arms as I feel that the action can affect the service life of the joint. So I have a big box that is large enough to fit the drone with arms unfolded. I padded it on the bottom and the sides for some extra protection when the car goes over bumps. The same...

That sure would attract ET's attention! I bought one of those foldable landing pads with a LED strip but turned out the lights were very weak and pointless to have. So what I have now is a very bright light which I shine upwards so I can see the home point from the air when landing. The light...

Where I am, we have hot, burning tropical sunshine all year round and most times when I fly, it is very hot. I've come to be sensitive about sunburn and possible skin cancer as I have become older so I now have long sleeves or those add on sleeves golfers wear, all with claims of SPF protection...

The sticks are especially sensitive and could be due to their positioning using magnets (from what I read). So you need to be very careful about keeping them in the proper position and it seems even the casing being slightly flexed can cause stick error. I found this when I used a holder that...

I do that too. Something I learnt long ago from Toyota where they did simple things to reduce wasted time looking at which way a part should be inserted.

Strangely, the stick error that plagued me 6 months ago almost does occur anymore. For one thing, I stopped using the stick protector - the long plastic piece that goes over the sticks - as I suspected it could have held the sticks in a bad position. I am also very careful handling the RC and...

Thanks for the tips. From Day 1, I have been using the large USB port in the middle to connect to the tablet and the small port on the left for recharging.

So there is no way to prevent the RC from charging the device? I tried looking for a cable that is only data which may not transfer electricity, but it doesn't seem to exist. It just seems an unnecessary waste of the RC's energy which should be conserved for its own use.

Yes, Mavic 1 Pro.

I've found that the RC takes a while to recharge, even from 70%. Is this normal? If it is, why so? It also discharges quite fast when in use and as I usually use one battery at one location and then move on, I have taken to recharging the RC while driving. That tops it up to as much as possible...

Interesting discussion with some facts and a few opinions. I have had one set of 4 Spark batteries for over a year and the available time does not seem to have changed. To keep the usage balanced, I have numbered each battery and use them in sequence and as I usually fly on weekends, I charge on...

I recall a message which seemed to ask me if I understood and accept liability for increasing the height limit. I had started and stayed at 150 metres for a long time until I had more confidence and started moving up to 400 metres, and had to agree to the warning message. Then I reached 500...