Recent content by VintageDude

Updated: It's become clear that many are not reading from the beginning of this thread and just adding to the noise. I got 2 bad birds and it ALL went away when I got a good one.

I live in Battle Ground. My wife used to have a friend who lived there, so we would drive up and spend a couple of days once or twice a year. I grew up in a similar area in Oregon, Pacific City, and love the Pacific Coast. I'm retired, but in the middle of a big project, so wouldn't be able to...

I've truly appreciated the thought and encouragement that you all have put into your comments. I'm now confident enough in my AC that I am learning how to use the DJI goggles with it and bought Litchi. Now I'm really looking forward to my next trip to the coast !

As I said in my last post, this 3rd AC is now working great after upgrading everything to the latest firmware. No strong magnetic interference, no disconnects, no losing GPS, no strange behavior. The first two were clearly defective out of the box. This last one has become a joy to fly and...

After a few short flights yesterday evening, I came in and upgraded everything to the latest firmware. And, I didn't get any warnings, failures or hang ups. Thumbswayup I've been able to fly 3 batteries of test flights today with only 3 unexpected warnings, each of which were one offs on...

It's clearly a misbehavior on the MPP's part. After my experiences and searching the forums, I'm beginning to think that the compasses on the MPP are it's major weakness.

That's the first thing I did when I went back outside. It seemed to take and the status of both compasses was less than 30 before I took off. However, I was only up a couple of minutes and got another compass error. I told it to Home, but I got the message that it would land where it was...

Well, I took back the problematic MPP this morning and got another one. If third time isn't the charm, I'll return this one and find another source, even if I have to pay more for less. Unboxed the AC & RC, then put both on the charger. This afternoon, I powered everything up and activated...

Even though I'm a Prime member, their prices, use of third party sellers with questionable ethics and products, plus Amazon's privacy issues have gotten to the point where I find that I'm buying a lot less from them. I'll wait until the holiday is over before I decide what to do, but thanks for...

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We have a few other Costco's within a reasonable driving distance, so maybe I'll try a different store next time.

I was wondering something similar. It might not have been Costco that mishandled the shipment, but the freight firm. I've been a Costco member for 30 years and buy my electronics there when I can. I haven't looked into where else the MPP is available locally, but the price at Costco is very...

Hit the post reply button too quick. I wanted to thank all of your for helping me. Thumbswayup

Yes, I can return the bird to Costco for a refund and that's what I'm probably going to do. Unfortunately, this is the second defective MPP I've had to return in less than a month. Not sure if I want to try another yet, but getting the thoughts of other more experienced Mavic users is why I...

Just got back from a different, isolated location. Took a flat piece of plywood and a level with me. After power up, got message to calibrate compass. Checked status and compass #1 showed 999. I started a compass calibration with the RC 25 ft. away from the AC which is sitting on the level...