Recent content by Philgib

2 things : I did the same but : - the GPS would catch less signals (maybe the led internal power cables were not twisted enough ) - So I thought that it may even mess up the compass and I took it away. Now I have to put something to fill the eye wholes :)

I am surprise that the metal crane does not cause radio interferences

I tried once flying from inside my house. The connection cut after 10 meters outside. I guess because of the Faraday cage effect ( house made of cement / re-bars ). I stopped it immediately.

Well according to the study above, seagulls would not eat food bread placed on a red shiny plate. Let's see, those squares are 2 euro each... I have added double tape. Obviously weight is now over 250 grams but honestly this is the least of my worries compared to the danger od seagulls...

So... Next steps... I am trying two covers. One is a redish-mirror-finish paper, the other one is some sort of strass... Should be quite shiny below the sun making the MM hopefully bigger...

So... Blue color did not affect seagulls by anything I have asked my wife to take her phone and play some eagle screeching sound from the phone speaker.. There was no more seagulls in the sky for 3 mn. Magic ! And as ss soon as we started packing, a few seagulls came to find out. So playing...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland-blog/2012/mar/30/seagulls-red-card-arbroath

I won't surrender :) Camouflage v1 as a quick fix with blue masking tape and red electric tape Eyes on the top and at the back since they bomb-dive from up above or attack like eagles from the back.. If this does not work , camouflage v2, will have a light 6-foot long fiberglass kite spar...

I have the following lipo tester, which is very loud indeed but very lightweight I am going to give it a try but this is not going to be a stealth flight for the people nearby... It would be so great to have an extra spare channel to only switch it on when needed ...

I am fighting with seagulls on every single shooting now and they are becoming more and more threatening. - They could care less about an extra strobe. - A speaker screaming like an eagle would mess up the compass because of its magnet. Please help. Any tip welcome.

Alan, that was perrrrfect that 's all I wanted to know and more. I just added a powerful white led in a front eye, that is great, and the bird still flies correctly. Thank you so much ! Now I have 2 issues... - Most bright 5mm led work at 3.2v / 3.4v. The MM voltage at this point shows 3.6V -...

Hello guys, Has anyone of you opened the MM and take some power out of it ? Do you know the voltage powering the backlight of the MM ? Thank you

Hands are at belt's height, without efforts. So if your arms are long enough to scratch your nose, since the phone is at nose' height, you are able to press the buttons The good thing about having a long nose is that you may even use it to press the buttons ( teasing) ...

I have decided to install the prop guards when flying at sea, at the cost of consuming more battery ( weight and air drag).

I did my first fly at the beach this afternoon. As soon as flew above 10 meters, one seagull standing on a pole started to scream. Then they came, about 4 big ones flying like the infamous Red Baron over my little Mini. I had experience with large RC gliders of over 2 meters wingspan with...