Recent content by Simon Newton

That's the reason I say it. I've also flown Phantoms from original 2 Vision on up - and of course this ain't one of those! Takes the brain a while to adjust to a new system (at least it does mine). Remembering to lower the gear is the least of my worries - I keep flying around with them down...

Have fun! My advice would be ignore Smart mode/Safe mode and use Angle and set the rates at half way between tortoise and hare, then tune to your liking once in the air and making your first few manoeuvres. Fly safe!

Which is interesting as they were only granted that patent in March... Technically a GoPro mounted to a drone is a "drone camera" that can be interchangeable - good luck with that one! Also they appear to be suing on the basis of either "follow me/watch me" mode which is done by just about every...

I don't know what to say except... Cheers!

If you mean senior as in old... count me in!

Yes, you can see me do the same at the end of my "first flight" video, just before the low battery warning hit. Personally I can't see me ever switching it on. I never fly in any circumstances where I get close enough to people or objects where it would be needed, and feel that's the better...

They were definitely from Yuneec! Yes, the pre-production prototype I saw and flew had the IPS. I was told that with the IPS fitted it would not let you land without the gear down. Whether that means it simply stops you descending past a certain point until you drop them, or it automatically...

When the rain stops and I get an opportunity I have some ND filters courtesy of Hobby Mounts to try out, plus more videos answering all the questions I'm being asked. I'm potential content rich, but time poor right now as it's the ramp up time for us getting the 2016 UK Drone Show together.

On the first flight video I published I saw 29mph groundspeed indicated on a cross-wind run. With the wind directly behind it I can believe it could reach 40mph, although in calm conditions I think somewhere in the early 30s is likely to be where it's at.

I've seen PR imaging for the Steadygrip 2 which is compatible with the CGO3+. Much improved as it used internal lipo battery rather than 8 (eight!) NiMH cells! No info on when it's available, though...

I've just looked at the "issues" thread. As someone who's owned every Phantom since the Vision up to the 3Pro I haven't seen anything in there that we didn't see after the launch of all of those. Sometimes hardware, sometimes firmware. :) I saw people talk about the fan in the ST16 issue, so...

I can answer your questions in order: I uploaded the files off the card, make up your own mind! As far as is legal in the UK with no problems. No, it isn't. But then as a camera platform I'm not sure what the issue with speed is. ;) One thing I did do is take the cover off the underside LED and...

I have the word of the managing director of Yuneec UK that the unit I have is exactly as they are all coming, with the exception that the Wizard firmware is updated on those in the first main shipping batches compared to mine. I haven't even got round to playing with that yet as it's been...

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