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Thinking of Buying a 920

I looked through the 920 manual after reading your post last night. I could not find anything related to waypoints with a page by page and a hot key PDF search. Thanks for the offer but having an ST-24 with all the functions removed from the Plus might generate a little more desire than I could resist. If I bought another system right now my marriage would become really strained.
 
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I looked through the 920 manual after reading your post last night. I could not find anything related to waypoints with a page by page and a hot key PDF search. Thanks for the offer but having an ST-24 with all the functions removed from the Plus might generate a little more desire than I could resist. If I bought another system right now my marriage would become really strained.
:p Your last line... had to chuckle, because I think I found myself there this weekend when my Inspire showed up and she saw the box open. I don't think she realized another bird had been added till that moment.... :mad: The EYEs told the story!
So I'm on light ground at the moment, and I've been happy to go sit at the mall while she shops... Payback!
 
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I did shoot a PM to Tuna last night on the UAV Toolbox on ST24... haven't heard back yet... I am curious. Although, not a deal breaker, prior to purchase I didn't feel that feature would be available.
 
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I wish I had a 24 to ferret through but I have no doubts you’ll find all that’s present.
I wish you'd quit responding to the Doug guy and spend a little more time worrying about us guys that really matter.
 
You'll need to get with Pat for his detail on the Graphene vs LiPo Zippy Compact, or skim through the thread on batteries in this section for all his data & observations.

He's performed all the tests & data collection and found both batteries to test.
I think he's currently using the zippy compact 5000mah.

I'm still holding off a bit longer waiting for the final custom shop to provide the cost of a possible Tri-pak setup in the 4000-5000mah each. I'll be going with the Zippy Compact 5000mah if this last custom shop is a wash.

Oddly, when Pat first found the Zippy they indicated XT90, then a few days later were XT60. Today they're indicating XT90... so you'll need to change your adapters to match.

The physical size of zippy is 157x45.46.
H920 Battery chamber is 174dx47hx95w mm.

HobbyKing @ $63
5000mah now showing XT90 connector
ZIPPY Compact 5000mAh 6S 25C Lipo Pack w/ XT90

Amazon @ $67
https://www.amazon.com/ZIPPY-Compac...d=1519593016&sr=8-15&keywords=5000mah+6s+lipo

I've heard several why it's windy... if it's to do with Iowans being windy... let's hear a fresh one? I"m outside of Capital, Des Moines in a country burb.
Dougc, I assume the zippy batteries only 2 will fit in the 920 being there size, what was the flight time on the zippys
 
:p Your last line... had to chuckle, because I think I found myself there this weekend when my Inspire showed up and she saw the box open. I don't think she realized another bird had been added till that moment.... :mad: The EYEs told the story!
So I'm on light ground at the moment, and I've been happy to go sit at the mall while she shops... Payback!
I also was laughing on the inside. My wife isn't enthralled that I just laid down 2K for another drone. Hey when you gonna invest some time and get rid of the default avatar?o_O

On a pseudo serious ?. I'm really into the 360 pans. Are any of the 920 guys doing much with the 360's? Even the one's without the st24!
 
Dougc, I assume the zippy batteries only 2 will fit in the 920 being there size, what was the flight time on the zippys
That is correct, 2 zippy max for 10000mah.
I personally haven't flown the zippy pair yet, PatR has been the driver in the battery quest and the zippy data from his flights.
 
I also was laughing on the inside. My wife isn't enthralled that I just laid down 2K for another drone. Hey when you gonna invest some time and get rid of the default avatar?o_O

On a pseudo serious ?. I'm really into the 360 pans. Are any of the 920 guys doing much with the 360's? Even the one's without the st24!

I've haven't tried on Yuneec yet, I've done the 360's and Sphere 360's on Mavic, does a nice job on the Sphere to stitch together. Here's a low res pic... I'm in the driveway directly below center.Sphere 360 dcj1.jpg
 
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I did shoot a PM to Tuna last night on the UAV Toolbox on ST24... haven't heard back yet... I am curious. Although, not a deal breaker, prior to purchase I didn't feel that feature would be available.

Heard back from Tuna... It's a No-Go, the ST24 would need to provide waypoints for UAV Toolbox to work. Oh Well... that's why we have multiple birds!
 
Just to let you all know I just got my 920 a few days ago so soon I'm gonna test fly and also going to try the lipo battery made by kypom, they worked well for my rc stuff, well find out, and another note is I'm old also so Metamucil shakes on the house for everyone
 
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Dougc, I assume the zippy batteries only 2 will fit in the 920 being there size, what was the flight time on the zippys

I've done several flights that have consistently delivered 25 minutes with a pair of Zippy's. Actual times ran between 0:25:06 and 0:25:19. That was taking them down to 21.4 and 21.3v. The Graphene delivered 0:21:12. Using three brand new stock batteries I obtained 25 minutes just once. Every flight using them afterwards has delivered progressively less flight time, with max flight time using Yuneec batteries now down to about 17-18 minutes or so. FYI, that's over the course of only 30 flights or so, with some of those flights using the graphene and Zippy batteries.

Just so you know, I use 21.4v as my general landing voltage. You can go a little lower but the 920 can initiate an auto land below 21.3v. As a rule I don't usually strive to obtain the most possible flight time with every flight. The long flights are generally performed during battery performance tests.

Short version is IMHO a pair of Zippy Compact 5000mA or similar batteries provides better flight time, performance, safety, and value over the factory batteries by an overwhelming amount. So much so I just bought another pair. They are also superior to the 8000mA graphene battery in flight time and safety as using a pair of Zippy 5000 batteries provides margin for a single battery failure that would doom the aircraft if using only a single 8000mA battery. Cost difference between a single graphene and a pair of Zippy's is only a couple bucks. $118.00 for one versus $120.00 for two. Of course that's dependent on how HobbyKing is pricing their stuff "today" as their prices fluctuate.

So you have some choices to make. 2 Yuneec batteries for $280.00, and you need three to get the most time in flight, two Zippy's for $120.00, or a single graphene for $118.00. Best flight time will cost you $120.00. There certainly are other batteries out there that will do the job but someone else will have to pick up the tab for that testing;)

I will suggest you peruse the thread Dougcjohn referenced as it contains comprehensive test data.
 
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I've haven't tried on Yuneec yet, I've done the 360's and Sphere 360's on Mavic, does a nice job on the Sphere to stitch together. Here's a low res pic... I'm in the driveway directly below center.View attachment 8751
Does DJI have proprietary 360 software? I use MS ICE for mine. Have you got the non small world 360's? The discussions on waypoints on the + vs not on the 920 seem much like the differences on the 520 vs the H+.
 
I've done several flights that have consistently delivered 25 minutes with a pair of Zippy's. Actual times ran between 0:25:06 and 0:25:19. That was taking them down to 21.4 and 21.3v. The Graphene delivered 0:21:12. Using three brand new stock batteries I obtained 25 minutes just once. Every flight using them afterwards has delivered progressively less flight time, with max flight time using Yuneec batteries now down to about 17-18 minutes or so. FYI, that's over the course of only 30 flights or so, with some of those flights using the graphene and Zippy batteries.

Just so you know, I use 21.4v as my general landing voltage. You can go a little lower but the 920 can initiate an auto land below 21.3v. As a rule I don't usually strive to obtain the most possible flight time with every flight. The long flights are generally performed during battery performance tests.

Short version is IMHO a pair of Zippy Compact 5000mA or similar batteries provides better flight time, performance, safety, and value over the factory batteries by an overwhelming amount. So much so I just bought another pair. They are also superior to the 8000mA graphene battery in flight time and safety as using a pair of Zippy 5000 batteries provides margin for a single battery failure that would doom the aircraft if using only a single 8000mA battery. Cost difference between a single graphene and a pair of Zippy's is only a couple bucks. $118.00 for one versus $120.00 for two. Of course that's dependent on how HobbyKing is pricing their stuff "today" as their prices fluctuate.

So you have some choices to make. 2 Yuneec batteries for $280.00, and you need three to get the most time in flight, two Zippy's for $120.00, or a single graphene for $118.00. Best flight time will cost you $120.00. There certainly are other batteries out there that will do the job but someone else will have to pick up the tab for that testing;)
This is the stuff I'm looking for and the better part is you are blowing the $ to test this stuff out!;) Once the autoland kicks in how do you override? Does it land where it took off from or does it go to where the controller is? Is the autoland feature different on the + then the 920?
 

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