Hey Sir!
I tried to message you in the 'cords but we don't share any servers in common to allow that anymore. Just wanted to say hello, have seen your footprints on the recent posts and checking in with you after such a long sabbatical.
The drone is awesome. Ive got a couple but never really had a good space to fly them in where the GPS could also get a solid lock, so the "good" one I have tends to be out of control when it cannot lock a GPS satellite. I hope to give it some more goes when I get back to open space on my land in Costa Rica, but for now, it's in the hanger.
Open source the world! I like your sentiment here, even though the post is too old to vote for now. But it's good to see you still periodically activate yourself on the Hive!
That first GPS lock in a new place can take ages (15 mins) even with unobstructed skies. But, after that, lock should only take seconds. Unless you're flying FPV I wouldn't want to fly outdoors without GPS lock since so much of the flight stability relies on it.
I fly old school radio control and its a cheap drone from wallymart, but a clone of a DGI, so impressive capabilities, just a bit twitchy on the radios
Those cheap drones can take ages to lock GPS in a new spot. Just be patient - flight is much less twitchy with lock.
For sure. Looking forward to using it more in the big open spaces we have at our places in Costa Rica, but its there and im currently back in Tennessee USA disposing of my two classic Porsches and other stuff in storage to quit being bi-continental and settle there permanently.
¡Que vida!
Pura Vida! :)