Gender
Male
About
Location
Spanaway, WA
About Me:
71 years young retired NC machinist just quit scuba diving and underwater photography so need a hobby. So here I am! I'm a fast learner but starting from scratch.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Purchased a DJI Phantom and was doing great until I flew under a pier and lost signal and consequentially drowned my Phantom in salt water.
Hometown:
Tacoma WA
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"This kind of stuff scares the hell out of me. I have seen way to much of it and knowing that is over a thousand dollars plummeting to the ground like a rock is insane!"
I purchased a set of decorative led lights for my Iris along with a controler activated on/off switch. The switch need a standard type receiver plug on the pixhawk so I can assign it to a switch on the TX. Any videos on this sort of thing on the…
"No problem here as far as competing with Phantom! Their batteries for the new model run $140.00 and the batteries for the phantom 2+ won't work. Planned obsolescence at it's best. The thing I hate is 3dr's stated prices for a supposedly RTF drone…"
"Hi Jeff, We are in the same boat. I trashed a DJI Phantom(my fault) So I decided to go for the Iris as a replacement after reading all the hype from 3DR about it but now I'm afraid to fly the damn thing after reading all the reports of erratic…"
"The iris controller is basically a Flysky TH-9x with a 3dr transmitter module so Real flight 7 and clear view should work if someone has written a flight data package for them. The only problem I can see is in order to use the training port with…"
I have seen several DIY articles with how to print prop guards but I am not rich enough to buy a printer so. Has anyone found a source for ready made ones? Rumors are that they will soon be required and I just feel better flying protected.
"Thanks Todd, Any suggestions other than the Tarot 2d for the cam? I can always sell the Zemuse"
I am buying a new Iris+ to replace my now diciest Phantom 2 V3. I have a brand new Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal and gopro hero 3+ that I was planing on putting on my phantom but now it needs to go on the Iris+ instead.Has anyone had experience with this…
