GPS Locators

ryanolivas · Apr 25, 2018

donnaeastman said:
yeah i agree. built-in gps are dependent to drone's battery. once the drone is out, there is no way to track it nonetheless if the drone already fell and record its location

I agree. Nowadays, "Luck" is the key to finding lost drones.

SXViper03 · Apr 25, 2018

JoBri said:
how is it going so far?

Great timing for that question JoBri lol! I had a mishap this past Sunday where I hit some branches at the top of a tree resulting in a crash

The only positive out of my experience was I got to test out my Marco Polo. It took about 30 - sec to a minute to connect to the tag then led me right to it. I'm glad I bought this, it works great and no cell service needed.

laurenholloway · Apr 26, 2018

SXViper03 said:
Great timing for that question JoBri lol! I had a mishap this past Sunday where I hit some branches at the top of a tree resulting in a crash
The only positive out of my experience was I got to test out my Marco Polo. It took about 30 - sec to a minute to connect to the tag then led me right to it. I'm glad I bought this, it works great and no cell service needed.

**** that was bad

but how's the drone?

JoBri · Apr 26, 2018

SXViper03 said:
Great timing for that question JoBri lol! I had a mishap this past Sunday where I hit some branches at the top of a tree resulting in a crash
The only positive out of my experience was I got to test out my Marco Polo. It took about 30 - sec to a minute to connect to the tag then led me right to it. I'm glad I bought this, it works great and no cell service needed.

now that's what I call luck! but how bad was the crash tho? was it alright?

SXViper03 · Apr 26, 2018

JoBri said:
now that's what I call luck! but how bad was the crash tho? was it alright?

The left rear prop leg was stuck down into the soft dirt when I located it. Once I got back to the launch point I cleaned off all the dirt and put a new set of props on it. The rear leg was moved a bit as when I tried to fold it the leg scraped a bit against the body due to the leg being shifted and a crack in the body where the leg attaches. Surprisingly it still flew but was giving me system errors, forward and bottom sensors not working etc. Luckily I bought DJI Refresh so I dropped it at UPS this past Monday and it is slowly making it's way to DJI in California - 5 day shipping from NY

I had also put a Wrapgrade Stratosphere Blue skin on it only 1-1/2 weeks ago, it definitely protected the Mavic as there were areas where the wrap was scraped off. I'm now contemplating on either doing the same color when I get my replacement bird or going with Neon Yellow or Neon Orange.

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laurenholloway · Apr 27, 2018

SXViper03 said:
The left rear prop leg was stuck down into the soft dirt when I located it. Once I got back to the launch point I cleaned off all the dirt and put a new set of props on it. The rear leg was moved a bit as when I tried to fold it the leg scraped a bit against the body due to the leg being shifted and a crack in the body where the leg attaches. Surprisingly it still flew but was giving me system errors, forward and bottom sensors not working etc. Luckily I bought DJI Refresh so I dropped it at UPS this past Monday and it is slowly making it's way to DJI in California - 5 day shipping from NY
I had also put a Wrapgrade Stratosphere Blue skin on it only 1-1/2 weeks ago, it definitely protected the Mavic as there were areas where the wrap was scraped off. I'm now contemplating on either doing the same color when I get my replacement bird or going with Neon Yellow or Neon Orange.

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Good thing you've subscribe yourself to their insurance. Would love to see any of your work once you've received your new drone at your doorstep

SXViper03 · Apr 27, 2018

laurenholloway said:
Good thing you've subscribe yourself to their insurance. Would love to see any of your work once you've received your new drone at your doorstep

So true Lauren...as for my work I am new to this so I have to figure out how to edit videos and add music yet.

ryanolivas · Apr 30, 2018

SXViper03 said:
So true Lauren...as for my work I am new to this so I have to figure out how to edit videos and add music yet.

it's very easy to learn as long as you're truly dedicated. there are lots of tutorials on youtube. i wish you luck and keep flying

JoBri · May 1, 2018

SXViper03 said:
The left rear prop leg was stuck down into the soft dirt when I located it. Once I got back to the launch point I cleaned off all the dirt and put a new set of props on it. The rear leg was moved a bit as when I tried to fold it the leg scraped a bit against the body due to the leg being shifted and a crack in the body where the leg attaches. Surprisingly it still flew but was giving me system errors, forward and bottom sensors not working etc. Luckily I bought DJI Refresh so I dropped it at UPS this past Monday and it is slowly making it's way to DJI in California - 5 day shipping from NY
I had also put a Wrapgrade Stratosphere Blue skin on it only 1-1/2 weeks ago, it definitely protected the Mavic as there were areas where the wrap was scraped off. I'm now contemplating on either doing the same color when I get my replacement bird or going with Neon Yellow or Neon Orange.

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Wow! i didn't know it was that bad

well I hope this won't stop you from flying again. I'd suggest a Neon Yellow would look catchy

SXViper03 · May 1, 2018

JoBri said:
Wow! i didn't know it was that bad well I hope this won't stop you from flying again. I'd suggest a Neon Yellow would look catchy

It definitely won't stop me from flying again, can't wait to get flying but I am grounded for now until the new one arrives.
Yeah I was thinking yellow would look catchy and be more visible just not sure if I like not being "incognito".

ryanolivas · May 2, 2018

JoBri said:
Wow! i didn't know it was that bad well I hope this won't stop you from flying again. I'd suggest a Neon Yellow would look catchy

Yeah neon yellow would look catchy... FOR BIRDS

Turn11 · May 2, 2018

msinger said:
last known location (since that's pulled from the local flight log)

Or on the extremely rare occasion the logs do not show what actually occurred. On my crash, the crash is not in the logs. I had the video on and the crash was recorded but not in the logs it appears.

Rare but . . . .

Another example would be a crash where there just happens to be no cell coverage. I paid a little over $1K for my MPP FMP, the cost of the Marco Polo is small change to give me a better shot at getting it back. My $0.02

If you can handle the worst case, everything else is a piece of cake.

JoBri · May 3, 2018

SXViper03 said:
It definitely won't stop me from flying again, can't wait to get flying but I am grounded for now until the new one arrives.
Yeah I was thinking yellow would look catchy and be more visible just not sure if I like not being "incognito".

just becareful next time tho. and best of luck with your new arrival. happy flying Thumbswayup

donnaeastman · May 3, 2018

Turn11 said:
Or on the extremely rare occasion the logs do not show what actually occurred. On my crash, the crash is not in the logs. I had the video on and the crash was recorded but not in the logs it appears.

Rare but . . . .

Another example would be a crash where there just happens to be no cell coverage. I paid a little over $1K for my MPP FMP, the cost of the Marco Polo is small change to give me a better shot at getting it back. My $0.02

If you can handle the worst case, everything else is a piece of cake.

Getting extra GPS to track your drone is somewhat a boy-scout yet it saves you! I have mine to but it uses 3G to track that device down

Cyberpower678 · May 3, 2018

ryanolivas said:
does it work fine?

I have no issues with it.

ryanolivas · May 4, 2018

Cyberpower678 said:
I have no issues with it.

well i've been using the mpolo for a couple of months now. it works ok but im a bit concern with the size. its a little big. im thinking of switching to trackimo.

laurenholloway · May 4, 2018

ryanolivas said:
well i've been using the mpolo for a couple of months now. it works ok but im a bit concern with the size. its a little big. im thinking of switching to trackimo.

Does it affect your flight time?

Turn11 · May 4, 2018

ryanolivas said:
with the size

Which model Marco Polo?

SXViper03 · May 4, 2018

ryanolivas said:
well i've been using the mpolo for a couple of months now. it works ok but im a bit concern with the size. its a little big. im thinking of switching to trackimo.

ryanolivas said:
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ryanolivas said:

well i've been using the mpolo for a couple of months now. it works ok but im a bit concern with the size. its a little big. im thinking of switching to trackimo.

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Did you get the advanced model (waterproof)? I have the ultralight which is definitely smaller than the Trackimo...

Tim Crabtree · May 6, 2018

ryanolivas said:
well i've been using the mpolo for a couple of months now. it works ok but im a bit concern with the size. its a little big. im thinking of switching to trackimo.

The Marco Polo Ultralight tag is smaller and about half the weight of the smallest Trackimo. Even the waterproof Marco Polo Advanced tag is only 2 grams more in weight than the smallest Trackimo device and both Marco Polo tags will work where there is no cell coverage. It is doubtful that 2 grams is going to make any difference but landing in a spot where your tracking system won't work - that is going to make a BIG difference!