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Recent content by Jeff7577

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    First flight, instant crash after takeoff, FLYxxx.DAT?

    If this is true then it’s poor engineering. Can you point me to information showing how an IMU without a compass can accurately calculate heading? I don’t believe it can. Why would the aircraft move in the horizontal plane because of a yaw discrepancy? I just did a small test on my couch with a...
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    First flight, instant crash after takeoff, FLYxxx.DAT?

    This is backwards. Ferrous metals will throw off the compass and set errors. Moving away from them will allow normal compass operation. If rebar had any effect it was because it was still within proximity to skew the compass. I keep reading about drones flying away at 200 feet and people blame...
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    Spark Power Failure During Flight

    This has been happening since the Spark was released and will continue to happen until DJI fixes it in the manufacturing process or through an update.
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    Possible to fly drone WITH remote but WITHOUT mobile device?

    You just need to log in to the app briefly to unlock distance and height and then you can remove/disconnect your mobile device.
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    Interesting quote from DJI Tech/Tester

    Well, it literally is a small Mavic. Features, controller, flight characteristics. It's just better at selfies. Also, that was his attempt at shifting blame of sparks falling out of sky to the user.
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    Interesting quote from DJI Tech/Tester

    That was me he was quoting. I wouldn't believe much of what either of those supposed dji employees say. They may work in the call center but really don't know anything useful.