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Recent content by MKL

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    dual operator iPad specs

    I fly with two 9.7" iPads. They are plenty big enough for my 61 year old eyes. The key is a really good sunshade. I've been using the Hoodman Aviator system for a few months now. It is nothing short of awesome. Drone Aviator hood kit for iPad - HAV2KIT
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    Hi and an at sea IMU question

    Hi - After talking to 3 buddies who also fly an I1 at sea a lot, the summary is that they have occasionally had the same IMU not happy problem, but never insurmountable. I guess I was being too cautious. It seems that the IMU can take a while to settle down. So waiting a while with the bird, RC...
  3. M

    Hi and an at sea IMU question

    Thanks - I need to check back with friends who have apparently not had this problem and see what their solution is.
  4. M

    Hi and an at sea IMU question

    Its very stable and the Boat mode upgrade was a game changer. Can you give a sense of how you hot swap an Inspire 1. I imagine some kind of dongle to an external battery in parallel?
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    Hi and an at sea IMU question

    Thanks for the reply. This sounds right. We often do close to 20 flights a day at sea and this is thus a major Inspire obstacle for us. Interestingly this has not been a problem for folks using an Inspire 1 at sea last year, at least in the small survey of two users I am aware of. Maybe this is...
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    Hi and an at sea IMU question

    Hi - I live in the North East US and have an Inspire 1 which we are using for marine mammal research off various boats. We also fly a custom built hex that has Mikrokopter software and we use their Boat Mode very successfully. It recalls the calibrations from when last ashore and does really...