Recent content by John K. Fitzgerald

The H is a great bird and its weak point is the camera! It looks like they are now making a line of options, but not for the H, I find myself once again disappointed in Yuneec. All I wanted was a good flying camera, they got the flying part down, the camera on the other hand is worthless if you...

Yes, it is electronic, therefore not affected by inflation. Electronics is the only business where the products get better and better while the price drops.

Agreed, I never use safe mode myself, but have on a few occasions switched into it without realizing it. #1 I never launch closer than about 30 ft anyway, that gives me time to react if anything goes wrong. #2 these things are very computerized and wireless and therefore cannot be trusted, I...

Yuneec could easily make the smart mode even safer, #1 the H wouldnt launch at all if controller was inside circle, a message and vibration could come up on st16 telling you what the problem is. And if, as in this case the h was launched in angle mode then accidentally switched to safe mode ...

The videos stored in the st16 are a very low quality 720 and should never be used for anything except playing a video back in the controller itself for preview/review purposes, always use the video from the sd card. and if your computer can handle it, i would record at the highest possible 4k...

Yes, this is an issue that irritates many of us. And its what makes this forum so important for those of us who want to know about all the advanced features of our aircraft. I have to believe that Yuneec's tech support would spend a lot less time answering questions that would normally be...

Not sure about the breeze but both the Q500 and typhoon H have an audio switch inside the settings menu, the default is off, and resets each time the power is cycled. Yuneec does a horrible job of producing actual owners manuals, so this forum and youtube are probably you best places for info...

Is this just the same camera as the CGO3 with a better lens or are there other improvements in the electronics as well? I am quite happy with the TH, but less than impressed with the camera. To say this new camera "is optimized for cinematic and industrial inspection use", is a pretty big...

No havent tried that combo. the last time i used the phone app for the camera was with my Q, and it was iffy at best. Havent bothered with it since.

Yes, with GPS turned off the H is an entirely different animal, top speed increases to about 50 mph as well. I would practice flying with GPS turned off on a very calm day as it will drift whichever way the wind blows. But everyone should try this and know how it will respond just in case you...

yes the lumecubes will keep functioning after it loses bluetooth (which is about 30ft), and obviously you will not have any control, they will stay in the last mode you set them on. The strobe mode is pretty cool, they can be set for 1/2 sec all the way to 10 flashes per second. They also work...

I do have several uses for it, but for 2 grand i'd really like to take it for a "test drive" first!

You are right, I have been in the electronics biz my entire life and can guarantee the specs will improve and the price will drop over time! the question is, how bad do we want it and how long can we hold out? :)

Welcome Falcon!!! Yes there are a lot of fake reviews and B.S. out there . You have come to the right forum, you will the find the people here are honest, friendly, knowledgeable and quite helpful. My biggest complaint about Yuneec has to be their vague (at best) owners manuals. But no...

Didnt this thread start out as a discussion on the CGO3-ET ? Anyway, if anyone is still interested it looks like it will sell for between $1800-2000. USD Release date: December 2016 ( which means probably June 2017) And the specs: - Exothermal imaging and low light camera 1080p combined and...