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Recent content by John O'

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    Study material for 107

    I took the online study test the FAA has out on their site (FAA safety Tram Aviation Center Learning Course Part 107 sUAS. It's not the actual test just a study prep but it's pretty good as its real time and you can see you correct / incorrect answers right away. If you pass the test there's a...
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    Camera wires broke off circuit board

    I really need to re-do mine and put a break-apart on it. Obviously the key here is to not test it :-). But you never know. Do you use the Yuneec charger that came with it or a 3rd party charger where you have a display to show you whats going on? That's a bummer about the battery causing the...
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    Camera wires broke off circuit board

    Hi Aldric, I notice in your photo that you are using the harness that plugs into the back of the gimbal and underside of the Q500. Does your Q500 underside besides having the receptacle to plug the harness into also have 3 gold contacts where the gimbal slides on? If you don't have the 3...
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    Crazy videos on SD card

    Hi, I have a Q500 4K CG03. I have been using the 16GB card that came with the unit and have not had any problems, until recently. I started experiencing choppy videos and what appears to be stills because the video is frozen and than starts up again. Being a photographer I have several...
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    Camera wires broke off circuit board

    If more than one device could receive the transmitted video without transmitting back to the camera that would be fine. You could have 100 people watching the video. The problem is that if you are receiving you are also transmitting. The camera receiving from more than one "control point"...
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    3rd Party Charger

    I have seen the advertised. I am going to get one just because it's easier than using my VOM meter. I do the same thing to draw them down. They were both fully charged last night and with the weather forecast and other obligations it will be a while bfore I get a chance to get out again and fly...
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    Camera wires broke off circuit board

    WOW, that is cheap for the repair. I fixed mine last night. I soldered all 3 wires back onto the cameras circuit board. I was going to rewire the whole harness and make it break away contacts to prevent this from repeating should I experience another "unfortunate event". It was late and I was...
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    3rd Party Charger

    OK I have been looking around for a charger that will allow me to not only charge my batteries but also balance them out to a safe storage voltage. I have been fully charging them and then running them down to a storage voltage but as you can imagine this is sort of a pain. I am looking at the...
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    Camera wires broke off circuit board

    Hi Richard, On my Q500 4K the three contacts do make up to contacts on the bottom of the drone and also the Steadicam. The camera was working fine before the incident without the pigtail attached. Apparently the pigtail is the way the camera used to make up to the drone and Steadicam. Yuneec...
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    Airport 5 mile geo fence disable?

    What happens if I take off near the "border" of a NFZ and while airborne the drone fly's or attempts to fly into it, what will happen?
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    Just got Q500 4k and I am not sure if I am missing parts

    Both of the Q500s that I purchased both the standard drone and the deluxe package with the 2 batteries and case had those. One was already attached to the charger the other was in a zip loc bag. It is a spare balancing cable or an extension cable depending on your need. I place my batteries in a...
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    LiPo battery charging question / survey

    I'm curious about battery charging and storing. How many of you use a LiPo battery charging bag or take other safety measures in case of fire or explosion while charging your batteries? AND.... If you are not going to fly your drone for a few days or longer how do you store your batteries...
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    Just got Q500 4k and I am not sure if I am missing parts

    I am in my 2nd Q500 4K. The first one never left the box due to missing accessories to charge. That in itself was a horror show with Best Buy (search my post's to see the story). The 2nd is unit was purchased from another vendor (because this Best Buy "Elite" member will NEVER purchase...
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    Unused connectors?

    Nothing is dangling. I did find a black cable in the plastic bag with the empty lens ring and cleaning cloth. However it is not needed for either on the Q or Steadycam. I can't believe Yuneec actually includes an empty lens ring. How cheap.