Recent content by mephisto

Absolute bad practice - no matter what FC you are using. The reason is easy: The lower your Kopter is in the air, the less it sees the Sat's which are near the Horizon, and they have most Influrence on the lat/long Value. This may result in Position jumps that may lead to unexpected Position...

If it's still not answered, here's a Thread from the german Mikrokopter Forum. It's mostly in english. Maybe it helps: http://forum.mikrokopter.de/topic-47609.html

Do you have the external Compass module installed? On Copters from a certain Powerlevel you need to move the Compass away from the electronics. This solved the toilet bowl effect for me that i suffered the more powerusage/weight i had. The most common reason for the toiletbowl effect is...

hy, This is the ownside of RTF Multirotor Products. Guys step into a Hobby market, see the Phantom and think "cool, now i'm a uberdronepilot". No warning on the Box, no safety considerations, no information about national regulations. This has the potential to ruin our hobby.

WTF????

I have to disaggree with the Statement that MK comes with no Support. It's probably the only commercial System where the Dev's actively answer the forums. Also - if you have a problem you can even send in your Copter and they will look for it. You won't get that from DJI. Another big + is the...

Hi jhardway, I'm also thinking about getting the BL Gimbal from RCTimer for my Sony CX730.. Unluckily I can't find a Version with Landing gear - or did you self-construct it? thx, mephisto

You can still fly without GPS and Compass.

Don't rely on GPS anywhere near tall buildings. Won't work. Don't ever rely on GPS, better make a free flight. GPS won't care about 2.4ghz, but RC maybe a Problem.

@Ed: I agree with you that in most cases the Problem is on the - often inexperienced - RC-Operator. This is the Downside of the RTF Hobby Products. I have seen several Phantom Pilots, that can't fly w/o compass/GPS. Nevertheless there are also well documented FA Reports from long experienced...

Is your statement based on serious statistical Data?

Hy there, @Bullseye: In general: To keep the Altitude Correctly I strongly recommend the Usage of the Altitude Hold Function, the best Case would be to use it in Conjunction with the Acc-Upgrade which is available for FC2.0+. If you use the Vario, 127 sould always keep the Altitude, no matter...

Hy Old Man, I think it depends on the FC Version / the used Caps. IIRC by default it's around 16V, which is sufficient for 4S.. if you want more you have to exchange some parts.

Hi andrey, altough i haven't used my EPI Osd for some time now I would assume, that you need to update the EPI to 20140415-2130 C-OSD Firmware... probably the NC Debug structure has changed multiple times since your 2013 Firmware.. catch it here: http://www.mylifesucks.de/oss/c-osd/ mephisto

Is the DJI Software open? For expensive Rigs running with DJI Software I think it's crucial, that the Sources of the Flightcontroll and Navigation are audited by a wide spectrum of people. There is no other option to lift the Code quality.