Recent content by sixthdim

I know this is an old thread, but I was just having this issue. I discovered that the cables I was trying were charging-only cables. I eventually found a cable that was a real USB cable with data channels. Kind of annoying.

lol, nice. Yea, the only decent parachute system I have seen is the Mars Parachute System. It is all self-contained. I've never tried one, but it looks promising. Kinda pricy though.

The pontoon idea is pretty cool. If I was planning on flying from a boat I'd probably do that. The Water Buoy says it can lift 2.2lbs, and the Inspire 1 weighs almost 6.5lbs. 3 buoys could probably keep it near the surface. I think I'd prefer 4 of them to be sure, in case one failed, and for...

I also just found this product, the Water Buoy. It supposedly can lift 2.2lbs once submerged. So, zip tieing 4 of these to an Inspire might be a good little insurance policy.

That's awesome. I didn't know those existed. Thanks! I'm gonna buy some.

Yea, I've seen a few videos on YouTube of pontoons allowing landing on water, which is cool, but I don't want that much drag. I'm going to be chasing a boat and jet skis. I don't plan on landing on water. I just want to be able to get my drone back if it happens to crash in water.

I was just trying to keep the foam away from the moving parts of the landing gear. I could probably extend it a bit towards the motors. I might try the weight test. I just need to find a scale and a pool :)

I'm thinking the same thing. Some future archeologist would just find a strange flying contraption with floaties at the bottom of a lake. I'm not really that scared of flying over water, and I'm aware a water crash would pretty much total the drone, but in the event of an angry bird attacking it...

Next week I will be using my Inspire to capture some footage over a lake. As a precaution in case of a water crash, to keep my drone from sinking like a stone, I have attached some foam pipe insulation to the arms. Drone floaties as it were. 20" of foam in total. I'm just not sure if this is...

Thanks! That was the problem. I forgot I could calibrate the sticks.

While hovering with no controller input, my Inspire slowly turns to the right. I calibrate the compass before each flight at the flight location. GPS lock is always good and there are no unusual magnetic fields nearby. This happens if I'm near the ground or up high. Landing gear position also...