Quadcopter/Drone Thread

[Brawler]

R3K ....

Not sure if serious.
I've got it on for more than double that and loads of interest.
I got it on black Friday deal for 11k, RRP at the time was about 15k. I know these things age quickly though. Not expecting great resale.

 

[Tabac]

Not sure if serious.
I've got it on for more than double that and loads of interest.
I got it on black Friday deal for 11k, RRP at the time was about 15k. I know these things age quickly though. Not expecting great resale.

I'll seriously buy it at that price. Just kidding with you. Have no clue what the phantom 3 goes for.

 

[Gravedigger]

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit, I've bought myself a Parrot Bebop 2 (the FPV pack, Skycontroller 2P included).

I'd like to know where can I get my hands on a secondhand Original Parrot Skycontroller, as the SkyController 2P is a bit too small for my big hands. I'm looking for that fine pinch hand control, and the SkyController looks like the solution.

I was looking on Gumtree, OLX and Ananzi. That controller is scarce soos hoender tande. Can anyone help me in this regard?

 

[bwana]

I learnt the hard way yesterday that these Mavic Air batteries do not hold a charge for long when they're in the bag. Can they be left on the charger indefinitely?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

I learnt the hard way yesterday that these Mavic Air batteries do not hold a charge for long when they're in the bag. Can they be left on the charger indefinitely?

Sure, you can use one or more of these if you have lots of batteries

 

[bwana]

Sure, you can use one or more of these if you have lots of batteries

Thanks - My kit included one of those. I'm just a little worried about just how smart/intelligent it is.

 

[genetic]

I learnt the hard way yesterday that these Mavic Air batteries do not hold a charge for long when they're in the bag. Can they be left on the charger indefinitely?

They automatically discharge to 60% if not used for 10 days by default. You can change this in settings between 1 and 10 days.

Lithium Ion batteries don't like to be stored at 100% charge.

 

[creeper]

I learnt the hard way yesterday that these Mavic Air batteries do not hold a charge for long when they're in the bag. Can they be left on the charger indefinitely?

DJI batteries are made to discharge to about 50% slowly. My Mavic Pro batteries does it.

 

[genetic]

Can they be left on the charger indefinitely?

Not recommended.

I'd just charge them before before you need to fly.

 

[bwana]

Not recommended.

I'd just charge them before before you need to fly.

My flying atm is more spontaneous - like yesterday. Perhaps I'll schedule charging with Alexa. One hour per day should keep them topped up?

 

[bar1]

Hi, I have a Xiaomi Mi 4K drone, during one of my flights the camera fall and broke.
I am basically looking for a company that will have a look and fix if they can.
Every company i emailed said they only repair DJI drones.
no one will even give it a try!

This is a you tube video on how to repair the camera.

 

[genetic]

The camera module alone costs around R6k, which is close to the cost of the drone itself.

https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/404...cecheck&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed

I'd rather save the money and buy a 2nd hand DJI drone instead. DJI make better drones anyway, and have fantastic after sales support. Also, if you crash your DJI drone, they are easily repaired locally.

 

[bar1]

The camera module alone costs around R6k, which is close to the cost of the drone itself.

https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/404...cecheck&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed

I'd rather save the money and buy a 2nd hand DJI drone instead. DJI make better drones anyway, and have fantastic after sales support. Also, if you crash your DJI drone, they are easily repaired locally.

and that is the reason want to try and fix it

 

[bwana]

Do you guys think something like this will improve the wifi signal between controller and drone?

 

[Gravedigger]

Do you guys think something like this will improve the wifi signal between controller and drone?

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Have you tested it? It would definitely make it more directional, thus it may hamper your connection if the drone is behind you, with the remote pointing away. Best way is to test it out.

 

[Priapus]

I found switching my DJI Spark's WiFi to 5Ghz improved range drastically. From around a couple hundred meters to over a 1km

 

[Priapus]

I learnt the hard way yesterday that these Mavic Air batteries do not hold a charge for long when they're in the bag. Can they be left on the charger indefinitely?

It's be design. The intelligent batteries start recharging after 10 days I believe. Had the same issue with my Spark's batteries.

 

[bwana]

I found switching my DJI Spark's WiFi to 5Ghz improved range drastically. From around a couple hundred meters to over a 1km

I haven’t noticed much difference between the two frequency ranges. What made a massive difference was switching it from CE to FCC.

 

[Cowboy619]

Do you guys think something like this will improve the wifi signal between controller and drone?

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Got the same for my Mavic Air. Still need to test

 

[Tabac]

@genetic Was visiting my Uncle in Agatha a month ago. First time flying at 120m up and 500 m away. Took some photos of an Avo farm, then was asked to take pictures of a Blueberry farm. Still very impressed with that Phantom 4.