Recent content by plowak

I used to mount batteries on my Phantom 1 on outrigger platforms at each side - two batteries. This should work on the XS, using smaller 7.4 batteries, one on each side connected in series. This would eliminate the need of finding a single battery that would fit the battery compartment and would...

Every comparison I've seen between a DJI drone and an Autel drone going back to the Evo 1, the DJI drone, to my eye, is the one showing too much magenta. I would like to see others opinion on this.

Stuck, earthing seems to work except camera, can't get it to pair. It's a Hero 4 Black firmware ver 5.0. Tried downgrading to earlier firmware but with not would not accept the downgrade files. The motors spin up but no FPV. Any ideas anyone?

That works! I just brought a five or six year old, unused, Autel X-Star Go battery back to life by jumping to 9.4v then fully charger with the default charger. Than you Sir (now you are Knighted).

Progress report: Since this was an new unused, sealed kit at purchase, it came with a Quick Guide and a complete User Manual. I removed the battery shell and was exploring options to swap the origional battery cells for a new battery. I had been trickle charging as a NICAD at 0.1v with no joy...

Some thing to look at while waiting for the Nano+. Bought this brand new off eBay. Why? As Sir Edmund Hillary said, "Because it's there". The controller charges the main battery does not. Looking ahead I anticipate several challenges: rebuilding the battery; linking the controller to the drone...

When writing large files, like video files, to a disk (card), the larger the allocation unit the better, when writing small files the opposite is true.

Bought a tablet to preview captured videos in the field (new Pixel C on eBay at a very good price). When viewing an SD card formated exFAT via a USB OTG dongle with videos captured with an EVO 1 discovered the card couldn't be read. Funny, because I could go on line to my PC with my tablet and...

I tried making a course lock with a two point waypoint using the EVO 1. Seemed to do the trick, I was only interested in yaw and camera pitch, not altitude change. Will try with the EVO 2 this weekend if tit isn't snowing to much.

Re-calibrated the IMU did the compass dance now all is well, RTH almost spot on after a 24min flight.

I attempted a RTH long before the 30%, the drone would not respond. My RTH was set at 120 feet, tall spruce near yard, I double checked after recovery. If the system somehow read that as meters it might explain what happened. Today I'll enter the RTH in meters - about 37m - and see what happens...

Attempted to land EVO 2 via Go Home at an altitude of 200 feet, instead of landing it assended to 396 feet and would do nothing else. I finall landed in a neighbor's yard when to battery dropped below 4%. Also, the obstacle avoidance was constantly alerting at 200 feet - I thought maybe...

Just charged an EVO 2 battery with an EVO 1 charger, no problem. Didn't time the charging but seemed reasonable. Couldn't find my EVO 2 charger so rather than pay $78 plus shipping for a new charger thought I'd try the EVO 1 charger. Glad I did.

Searched this forum and the web and can't find anything on XSP video bitrate. Even enabled audio on the controller and asked the controller...nothing!

A workaround? Yes, simultaneously roll and yaw, with a little practice you'll fly a perfect circle.