Drone talk

[BigMotherTucker]

a buddy let me borrow his phantom 3 standard in hopes of selling it to me. I thought about it as I am a geek about stuff like that. I open it up today. and it will not let me pair my phone to his remote/drone (whichever it actually pairs too).

Anyhow... if this mother17er is to complicated for me then piss on it. After 17ing with it for an hour without as much as a connection, then 17 it.


/Im shocked at how pissed at this thing that I am.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Do you have the updated app?

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Freshly downloaded....

I tell it that I have the Phantom 3 standard... I read the how to connect tutorial that the app provides... I do all that. Then when I go back into the app, the only camera view I'm alloted is for a different drone and cam. Phantom 3 only shows the connect tutorial.

 

[Xenomorph]

We got a Ph 3 Standard from Santa. It's already logged more air miles than the Spirit of St. Louis. My son had it paired and flying immediately. Is it making the beep and coming to attention when you turn it on?

 

[Xenomorph]

Are you going to settings on your iPhone and selecting the DJI phantom wifi first?

 

[bulldognation]

I have a P3s and it's a lot of fun. Amazing video and pics.

Turn on your remote first. Go to your phone settings and connect your wifi to the remote (something like Phantom3_2635). Try using the default password: 12341234.
Power on the drone and then go to your DJI app, select the P3 Standard and you should be good to go.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

yes

 

[BigMotherTucker]

done all that... doesn't work. It will not pair with the app. If I find myself less pissed about it, ill do it all over again and grab screen grabs as to what its doing (or not doing). Im past the point of wanting to 17 with it now though.

 

[Xenomorph]

When all else fails turn to YouTube tutorials.

 

[woozman]

This. I had issues with mine and had to call the tech support. My issues were the order that I was turning everything on/connecting.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I open app... Select Phantom 3 and read connection insturctions.

Check my connections

Go back to my app... At no point will it let me connect to anything but a different type of drone/cam
Im assuming the how to connect button is suppose to change to a camera button. but it doenst.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

this is the only drone that it tells me to connect to the camera. and this aint the drone or camera i have. Before you ask... i tried to connecting to it. nothing.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

the retards on youtube gloss over this section on every video I have found.

This brings up my next ***** and moan topic. The 17ing morons that make youtube tutorial videos need to get to the 17ing point on their videos. These ******** could drag out a "pouring water out of a boot" video. Jesus that pisses me off.

 

[MaroonNation]

I hand built a DJI 550 into a $2000+ drone and I will tell you from my vast experience with drones they are a pain in the ***. I built mine 2 years ago when there was absolutely no concrete instructions that came with the kits. Everything you knew you learned from watching hours of YouTube videos and spending hours reading chat rooms and message boards. I would never trust the operation of a drone to a blue tooth link or wifi on a cell phone. I have a Futaba transmitter and a hand built mobile 2.4gHz antennae that puts my range at about 2 miles.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Im assuming I wouldn't be controlling it with a cellphone... Im assuming id be controlling it with the transmitter that came with it... only the camera would be controlled through the phone.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Ok.. I discovered that I was using the wrong DJI app (of which DJI has 5 for so to choose from).

I have successfully got this thing in the air. It was about 30 seconds before my first crash. Ive put it in the dirt 3 times since then. I'm not sure this is for me.

 

[Xenomorph]

Make sure you're in beginner mode. Like seriously.

 

[bulldognation]

Put it in beginners mode and keep it basic for the first few flights.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Good tip... thanks to you both. Ill report back tomorrow.

 

[MaroonNation]

Are you in GPS mode? Does the Phantom use the NAZA flight controller? When you initialize mine it goes through a series of beeps And light flashes from the LED. When it has acquired satellite transmission in GPS mode it is rock steady and impossible to crash unless you cut the throttle.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

You don't fly them with the phone.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

I'll buy mine from SkyNet.****
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[MaroonNation]

Ha. That's a hell of a deal for a 550 frame with a Zen Muse gimbal on it