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Well I know I'm talking to myself here, but where else to rant, without boring my friends on Facebook etc?
So yes, I took it to Sabah. Hardly managed any flying at all, as it demanded I "update the firmware". Again.
I know enough about drones from my Phantom to know you must never take off with a semi-discharged battery, as it can cause a fatal voltage drop and the craft falling out the sky, so let it update firmware yet again, then gave up and went back to the hotel.
Next day tried again... Get it out of the case, fit controller arms, attach phone, unfold the drone, pull out the little landing legs, gimbal guard, the whole shebang. Finally, I get to fly my lil Mavic!
"Inconsistent firmware found. Update firmware".
Are you f kidding me?
So updated firmware, packed it all away, went home. Screw this.
Next day, without much time, try again. figuring maybe it's because I have to keep changing batteries because I have to keep updating firmware is why I have to keep updating firmware and changing batteries? Because, you know, the firmware thing? Jeez...
Seems maybe it is the batteries themselves that need updated firmware because FINALLY I'm able to set up and and actually take off.
Didn't do much, mostly just checking it out and making sure the drone actually worked, so literally just up, spin around, back and forth, come down again. No time left for anything else, catching a flight that afternoon.
So, back home, I take it to some open space, try again.. except I can't, because all 3 fully charged batteries are now showing only 3/4? Is it normal for them to discharge so fast, even when not even slightly used? So that was another day in which I didn't get to fly, but hey, I did get to charge my batteries, again, so that was.. annoying.
OK, batteries fully charged, all firmware updated, let's go to the local park, try this baby out... Wahoo! I was able to connect and... "Calibare compass". What? I did that already, twice now? So I try again... won't accept it.
So, feeling extremely vulnerable, I take off my expensive Garmin watch, place it on the ground along with my car keys, bag containing my wallet, my belt, meaning my pants are falling down, and awkwardly shuffle around 30 ft away from my wallet, watch, bag, belt, car keys.. (stress!) and try again.
Finally it accepts the calibration and I replace my watch, keys, bag, wallet etc. Except I only bought one battery and I'm not keen on taking off on 94% battery... I try anyway. Once again not really doing anything, just want to check out the gimbal, flight behavior, just spin around a bit, fly away from me, towards me, up a bit higher, just playing around a bit. OK, enough, bring it down, off home to see the footage.
There's no footage, because unlike my Phantom it seems you need to tell it to record? Maybe I'm wrong and just forgetting, as it was some time ago, but didn't the Phantom just record, because it was on, and flying? Maybe not, I dunno, but no, no footage at all. I didn't tell the flying camera to, you know, camera?
So today, at long last, today is The Day. I take it to some open ground, with some scenic stuff I could film, perhaps?
Take it out of the case.. set it all up, set up the controller, connect to it, lay out my little launch pad, homepoint OK. This time, very carefully, I push the record thing on the screen. Recording. OK, take off... wahoo!
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Yep, all seems good, flies around, I play with the gimbal, I take it around 100 meters or more away from me, pretty scary but hella fun! At around 60% on the battery I bring it back, perform a great landing on the pad, all is good.
Can't wait to see the footage!
Bring it home... there's no footage, other than when it was sitting stationary on the launch pad.
So at some point, without me telling it, it stopped recording?
Does anyone want to buy a Mavic Air Flymore Combo? Because I'm getting pretty sick of this thing now.
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