Decided to get out today and burn up a few batteries, I hadn't done any test flight since the update which was performed without a hitch. I drove outside of Orlando towards Cocoa Beach, the best middle-of-nowhere without having to drive too far. I was hoping to get some shots of the thunderstorms rolling in, and perhaps some gators on the banks of the St. Johns River, but they were running late today, (storms). I also wanted to test the flight modes as well as the RTH accuracy.
After preflight checks, calibrating compass and level, I flew the first battery without any issues, (except that I forgot to turn the camera on).
While setting up a fresh battery, a minivan rolls up and this guy says "Hey, can I hang out with you", lol, I said sure come on over. Turns out he was driving around out here practicing his photography, (DSLR), which I also do. He was hoping to run into some wild life, etc. He asked what kind of 'drone' I had, and he has a buddy who has them, and he doesn't know much about them but wants to have one some day for photography, blah blah.
Nice guy, kept calling me sir. x-)
Anyway, I flew the next battery without incident, while explaining to him what I was doing. If you've seen my crash vids due to GPS loss you can only imagine how happy I was that I didn't lose connection. However, I was less than pleased with the controller signal strength with Solo. 1, maybe sometimes 2 bars, less than 200 ft. away. Needless to say I ordered my antennas when I got home. So my new buddy has a friend that might be buying my Hex, ...you just never know who you are going to meet when you're out and about.
Anyway, thought I would share the vid.
After preflight checks, calibrating compass and level, I flew the first battery without any issues, (except that I forgot to turn the camera on).
While setting up a fresh battery, a minivan rolls up and this guy says "Hey, can I hang out with you", lol, I said sure come on over. Turns out he was driving around out here practicing his photography, (DSLR), which I also do. He was hoping to run into some wild life, etc. He asked what kind of 'drone' I had, and he has a buddy who has them, and he doesn't know much about them but wants to have one some day for photography, blah blah.
Nice guy, kept calling me sir. x-)
Anyway, I flew the next battery without incident, while explaining to him what I was doing. If you've seen my crash vids due to GPS loss you can only imagine how happy I was that I didn't lose connection. However, I was less than pleased with the controller signal strength with Solo. 1, maybe sometimes 2 bars, less than 200 ft. away. Needless to say I ordered my antennas when I got home. So my new buddy has a friend that might be buying my Hex, ...you just never know who you are going to meet when you're out and about.
Anyway, thought I would share the vid.
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