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West Palm Beach, FL


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3DR IRIS flyer South Florida area


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Interested in Drones.


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Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"John, 

Thanks, I agree with you. I'm putting the gimbal and my fpv system away for a later project. Going to have fun with my front go pro mount for now. I just ordered the voltage monitor from amazon. Thanks for the link! Definitely need to learn…"
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Mark,
First, thank you very much for taking the time to help me. That was some great information that I find extremely valuable.
If you don't mind what kind of charger do you have? I am running an e4 by sky RC.
I am going to take the same approach…"
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"I hear ya... I just wanted an awesome drone for aerial filming and I thought the Iris would be the best choice. I blame myself for not doing enough research and trusting their website. I feel the Iris is more of a toy and a great intro drone but for…"
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Interesting... I've just been using the voltage display on the controller and trusting the failsafe. Never again though. What are you adding to your Iris? Do you know of anyone adding more powerful motors? Do yo know anything about the X8? I might…"
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Armen,
This is a pretty good thread.
http://diydrones.com/group/iris/forum/topics/alternative-props-for-...
I think 3DR is more interested in attracting investors like Richard Branson and going on trips to the Caribbean than fixing their flawed…"
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Apologize I WAS actually using a 3s 11.1v 3500mAh, the stock battery."
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Richard Branson invests in 3DR, drones invade Necker Island
"Maybe they can use the investment to put some better motors on the Iris line. Surprised it had enough flight time to get around the island with a gimbal and gopro on it."
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Ya not sure why it is corrupted, I connected my USB directly to Pixhawk, could not figure out how to take out the SD card. Did not use mavlink, wireless at least.
Does ditching the gimbal help? Sad, I talked to the guys at 3dr before I ordered all…"
Sep 6, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Here is my flight log. After looking at it myself a bit an I think I may have a loose propeller based on the yaw sparaticness. If you don't mind please take a look.Crash Log 9:5:14.log"
Sep 5, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"Downloading logs now from copter. Will post when I get it. Thanks!!"
Sep 5, 2014
Philip Higgins replied to Philip Higgins's discussion 3DR IRIS With FPV Kit Issues NEED HELP
"The 2S is only for the video transmitter. I have a 4s for the Iris itself. I was not using flight planner during the flight."
Sep 5, 2014
Philip Higgins posted a discussion
           Ok, so I just had my first test flight with my Iris with my new FPV system. A list of my components can be found below. I started by loading the parameters from AP Flight planner to adjust for my gimbal and go pro. Took IRIS to the park…
Sep 5, 2014