I recently bought a used Q500 -- my first Yuneec -- off Facebook marketplace. The guy said it was too complicated for him to calibrate and maintain, so it had been sitting for years in the box...
Already love this beast. I have several questions that I appreciate any input on, given that this Q hadn't been flown in a long time (checked through the threads to the best of my ability:
1) Card not recognized message, but the camera connects and displays on the S10. Then I noticed there was a cheap 256 GB SD in camera that Amazon listed for about $4. Is the fact that the card is too big (my understanding is 128GB max) enough to cause the card read error? I'm also pretty sure the card isn't fast enough either or could just be corrupted. The obvious thing is to buy a new card, but wanted to get some feedback about any other possibilities first.
2) How can I quickly tell if the firmware is current? The drone didn't come with the USB programming cord. Should I definitely get one and update firmware and install GUI?
3) Very bad drift in this drone. Could the firmware affect this? I've flown with all original props and replacement ones. Qualifier: haven't had a calm wind day yet. I put her up in some heavy wind the other day and a few times it became unresponsive and just started wildly spinning around for a few seconds. Could that have been from heavy wind (probably in the 20 mph neighborhood). I don't think I have successfully calibrated the compass. Will also check to see if the controllers are sticky.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Already love this beast. I have several questions that I appreciate any input on, given that this Q hadn't been flown in a long time (checked through the threads to the best of my ability:
1) Card not recognized message, but the camera connects and displays on the S10. Then I noticed there was a cheap 256 GB SD in camera that Amazon listed for about $4. Is the fact that the card is too big (my understanding is 128GB max) enough to cause the card read error? I'm also pretty sure the card isn't fast enough either or could just be corrupted. The obvious thing is to buy a new card, but wanted to get some feedback about any other possibilities first.
2) How can I quickly tell if the firmware is current? The drone didn't come with the USB programming cord. Should I definitely get one and update firmware and install GUI?
3) Very bad drift in this drone. Could the firmware affect this? I've flown with all original props and replacement ones. Qualifier: haven't had a calm wind day yet. I put her up in some heavy wind the other day and a few times it became unresponsive and just started wildly spinning around for a few seconds. Could that have been from heavy wind (probably in the 20 mph neighborhood). I don't think I have successfully calibrated the compass. Will also check to see if the controllers are sticky.
Thanks for any suggestions!