RC only 12km away but the home point distance is correct.
RC only 12km away but the home point distance is correct.
RC only 12km away but the home point distance is correct.
You'd be surprised. He has turned at 38% and made it home. Those thunder power batteries have high resistance, so you have to run voltage really low to get the power out of them. 50% remaining is more like 70%. Personally I hate flying batteries with high resistance, but will try them anyway. They are on sale right now for 50% off. All thunder power batteries 50% off with code BF2017 .You better get some bigger batteries son, he wasn't making it back from that trip anyway[emoji41]@%40
Yeah that's what I never liked about them TP's , you can only run on zero so long though, even if your TP's still have juice.
Off Mavic topic, when I was testing those Proteks on the p3, the ending cell numbers were actually lower than the main battery.
Don't know if that's attested to their low IR the company boasts about, but out of the 50 different battery brands I've tried out through the years, I've never had the externals be that much lower (.05)than the main.
My thinking is that a drone should mimic flying as if I were there sitting inside it. I would want to see where I'm going and be able to navigate visually around obstacles. Taking away the camera is taking away what makes a drone a drone. Without a camera what's the point? It's an automated boomerang that I see leave and come back.
The other reason for my rationale is that the other leaderboards have already set a precidance n what should be allowed.
I won't do any significant weight modding as it's not my preference, but I'm fine with you guys doing it. I'm excited to see how far this thing can fly and believe that with the serious modding you guys are doing the phantom record can be beat.
That is a fantastic weather site, thanks for the reference!
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The adapter collar, adapter, and prop are 8 grams. The collar is metal and a bit heavy.
Right next to the individual cell voltages it shows 12.8 total battery voltage. It should be reading closer to 11.22V. I don't think its a big deal i was just wondering why it isn't showing the correct value...
Wow those things are huge compared to the stock props. Bet they turn some low RPMs on the motors....
Lolo, you just proved my point that this is probably a foolish effort to try and satisfy every possible scenario. You make great points, several others make great points, none of us will ever agree by committee. I guess one of us could start a new board and just put out the rules, but as @mubytrid stated, someone would have to manage it and make the commitment. And by the time we get it running, the next mavic replacement bird will be here and none of us will care anymoreAre there people competing with stock hardware and software?
Would Stock Aircraft allow Platinum props? Platinum ESC upgrades should be allowed if they both compete in the same class. How about having Stock Aircraft and Stock Battery classes. Stock Battery would be anything goes as long as it's powered by the DJI battery, has the two factory boards and a DJI mid frame. 9x3 props ok, modifed bodywork etc.
Modified Standard, when you say functional alternative, do you mean a DJI part? Or could you replace the upper shell with a carbon skin for example? Swap fan for a cooling duct? I run carbon front landing gear, does that count as equivalent? I think Modified Standard should encompass the average battery mod aircraft that retains the look and feel of a Mavic.
Modified Unlimited you could say that no additional ESCs can be added, and circuit boards cannot be modded. With open ended rules one could tap the PWM signals to the ESC, drop in 4 large ESCs and power an unlimited sized quad off the Mavic boards on as many battery cells as you wanted.
@mubytrid, short of creating a new board, I summarily agree with you and this is very close to my original proposal. But there is still debate that modified has exceptions and someone has to make the call if 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 cameras constitutes having a "camera" on the mavic depending which way it points. Slippery slope...If you care to read through the other two leaderboard's Jake set up you'll see it was long discussions on many different listing options, and it was decided that the simpler the better. Three and four lists everyone thought was just to muddled.
That's why it was decided that stock means stock and modified was anything you wanted to do as long as it's a P3/4 with some sort of camera.
That's not a lot on Jake shoulders, that's pretty simple.
That being said, you are welcome to start your own leaderboard thread and it will catch on just like this one did, and I'm sure we will all post there and follow.
There's no rule against that, as long as you're willing to keep up on the editing
@mubytrid, short of creating a new board, I summarily agree with you and this is very close to my original proposal. But there is still debate that modified has exceptions and someone has to make the call if 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 cameras constitutes having a "camera" on the mavic depending which way it points. Slippery slope...
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