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Recent content by Joeman434

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    Swollen Battery

    I have a Keenstone ($50) and a Tenergy ($25) and I don't see a difference.
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    Swollen Battery

    One thing I learned from members of a local flying club. They say they never take a battery that was just used and is still warm/hot and re-charge it. Some of them said their batteries are 5 or more years old. With the drones I have now, 20-25 minute flying time and two batteries for each, I...
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    Flyaways..

    Grieving?? Not for a heartbeat...I ordered a new one the next day and moved on.....
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    Flyaways..

    I've had two...one in a Blade 350, but there were issues using a go-pro without a foil wrapper....didn't know that at the time. My neighbor found it a month later. The second was a Blade Chroma. It just went off on it's own. Almost fully charged both, but no response...even as a last resort I...
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    Q500 4K Yaw Problem

    I re-calibrate my controllers every month or so....seems to help.
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    Swollen Battery

    I had two 3000 mah batteries for my Blade 350's start smoking and one caught on fire after I tossed it into the yard. I gained a lot of respect for charging after that.
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    AAArrggghh my first crash

    One of my first drones crashed as follows....I was showing what it could do to a group of people and it was about 500 feet away so I'm bringing it back full bore at about 10 feet in the air. on it's own it drops down to about 3 feet and flies through a post and rail fence flawlessly...gets about...
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    Good words from FAA on drones,..

    I'm in Florida....by the Wednesday after, there were drones everywhere. Many places inaccessible by vehicle or even on foot were viewed by drones. Many power companies were looking for drone operators. Some places where miles of power lines are in completely wooded area's and flooded besides...
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    New User/ Flyer help

    When you did the compass calibration, was the nose pointing north? I have seen people pick up their drone with north pointing south not knowing what is considered the nose. What makes me think this is your 360 turn just before the drone took off. So maybe the compass is defective. I calibrate my...
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    They removed part 107.41 (Flying in controlled airspace) from the waiver application

    I'm manager and part owner of a private airport. The process here is either verbal or in writing (e-mail works), although I recommend getting it in writing to be clear. For an RC field, it's a one time blanket agreement. For the "casual" flier, it's basically short term. I get 2-3 requests a...
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    Signs on the wall say "Yuneec is Toast"

    I also was planning on a second Yuneec product, but my experience drove me away. I ended up buying a Blade Chroma from a local shop that had a new one still in stock. Best move I made as it suits me and my needs better. So much so that I found another one used on Craigslist complete for $175 as...
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    Will the drone fly out of range or just stop

    Under certain conditions, they all will keep going. The best of the best flying the best have lost their drones....so don't let anybody tell you differently. MOST times they won't fly away, but make no mistake...they can and will. I had three fly away's...found two still in tact with no damage...
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    Signs on the wall say "Yuneec is Toast"

    My experience with Yuneec wasn't so great. They did repair my unit, but it did take longer than expected. They also refused to replace the charging cord...a few dollar item to them, but ended my dealing with Yuneec products.
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    Is This Deal Too Good To Be True?

    The company is good...I bought from them and verified they are definitely an authorized Yuneec dealer. I got it a day after I ordered it.
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    Is This Deal Too Good To Be True?

    I did that before I bought from them. Yes they are and Yuneec handled a problem without hesitation. They are a good company to deal with.