Hi all. So I'll be filming a lot in the mountains, canyons, where GPS signal is weak until you get up higher out of the canyons.
I'm curious how it would work if I start off in manual mode without GPS signal, then I get high enough to get signal and
Read more…So I belong to the novice group of pilots that have gained much experience through many crashes. I'm getting there though :) I just enjoy running before I can walk.
So in my multiple crashes, one question keeps coming up; Why doesn't it shut off au
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While flying this evening I sent a different camera up instead of GoPro. The SJ4000 is very similar in size and weight and fits snugly in the GoPro cradle on the gimbal. However-really bad jello, waves of it. I noticed a constant slight
Read more…I was just checking out eCalc and it turns out you have to pay for access by the month. It actually feels kind of shady. Are there any alternatives?
Read more…I am new to the GoPro ecosystem and wonder about finding an easier way to make settings, start recording, etc, whilst the camera is attached to the Iris+ gimbal. Getting down to do that is a bit of a PITA so I was wondering if any of you guys use th
Read more…Is anyone interested in analyzing my recent log? I have sent it to 3DR and hope to hear from them soon. I flew Sunday and had a major issue. I flew with my GoPro mounted to the nose. Right from the start it seemed to really strain to get it the a
Read more…I have 100 acres of land to survey at 100m of height to make orthoscopic map. 50/65 overlap.
How many flights would it take to cover that area?
Read more…Made some prototype legs to help reduce weight and make it much easier to store.
Let me know if you have any thoughts:
Folded up:
Folded down:
Design:
I would also use some Oring or rubber dental braces elastic to make sure they stay locked in the ev
I was thinking about how much I hate roaching blades and what would happen had the machine his someone or something living. Could we make the blades conductive and put in a device that measured for conductivity in the event something touched it ( li
Read more…Will not connect to controller or computer.
Read more…I just got a sweet deal on an Iris on ebay for $499. It showed up and seems to work fine, almost new. BUT: it has a 433MHz telemetry radio.
What am I in for with this? Am I breaking the law? Will it work well? Thoughts?
Read more…Landing RTL drone flips over ( stupid mole hill, or grass) and will not turn off. This happened to me on a landing a few times. The device will flip over and continues running, I cannot shut it off. I use down to the left, no dice in any mode. It fi
Read more…I figured out how to look at my logs. When I look at one from last night and click on map I see squiggly blues lines at somewhere I have no idea of where it is. I have ( as far as I know ) never uploaded a mission to iris+. Maybe someone who understa
Read more…I programmed channel 8 on the TX to the THR switch. Changes were also made in MP to invoke "Simple Mode" on channel 8. Testing channel 8 on the TX works, as I see the PWM jump in MP and on the TX. However, while in flight and switching the THR switch
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Today at the park Iris took off happy, flew to my limit and came back like it should. I start flying again and Iris becomes unresponsive and heads for the ground, lands hard and takes off again, I was on loiter mode. I switched to standard mode to t
Read more…Like some folks have said in one of the crash threads I much prefer to take off and land in stabilize mode. Gives me more positive control and takes away some of the issues that seem to occur with the automatic systems engaged near ground.
To do this
Read more…I have an old field box for my nitro planes but need something similar for the Iris+ (and perhaps some other future electric aircraft). Needs to carry batteries, props, misc cables, battery charger? What do you guys use? What works and what doesn'
Read more…I created a SOLO group to discuss the new 3DR SOLO being released on April 13, 2015.
http://diydrones.com/group/solo
Read more…My IRIS+ came with a "Flight Checklist" also available on the 3dr web site (link Below) but lets be real. Don't we all have "other things" on our mental checklist to do before we get airborne. As a newbie to drones trying to figure out the comple
Read more…i have the iris+ and i connected a battery (5000mAh-14.8V) but the Iris+ no replied the rc and it flight very strange, no flight mode did good (althold, Loiter, Auto, RTL and Land), my question is, why happen that? is the battery or some else ?
than
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