Dont hit a cow man... Avata 2 Sunrise Flight July 30 2024






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Pretty close to the livestock

Nice long flight with some impressive maneuvers on that flight.  Great job DA.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-30 08:18
Nice long flight with some impressive maneuvers on that flight.  Great job DA.

Thanks,  Not as good as Depp but slowly getting there,  just need to master the bounce.

DAFlys Posted at 7-30 23:28
Thanks,  Not as good as Depp but slowly getting there,  just need to master the bounce.

I'm sure that will come with practice.  Hopefully, the weather will cooperate more so that you don't have to go too many days between flying.  You don't want to lose that muscle memory that you have built up.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-31 06:45
I'm sure that will come with practice.  Hopefully, the weather will cooperate more so that you don't have to go too many days between flying.  You don't want to lose that muscle memory that you have built up.

Im trying at every opportunity to keep it up.

Nice flying mate

DAFlys Posted at 7-31 23:55
Im trying at every opportunity to keep it up.

No doubt you are giving it your best shot.  Just need the weather to help out a bit more.  

A J Posted at 8-1 02:33
Nice flying mate

thanks AJ,.   

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-1 03:25
No doubt you are giving it your best shot.  Just need the weather to help out a bit more.

Well after Thursday it's going to be a little while before Im flying manual again.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-2 23:41
thanks AJ,.

Pleasure DA

DAFlys Posted at 8-2 23:46
Well after Thursday it's going to be a little while before Im flying manual again.

Uh oh, what's up with that?

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-3 07:35
Uh oh, what's up with that?

Just call me avataless at the moment.   

DAFlys Posted at 8-3 09:29
Just call me avataless at the moment.

Oh no, that doesn't sound well at all.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-4 06:42
Oh no, that doesn't sound well at all.

I'll send you a PM about it.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-4 06:44
I'll send you a PM about it.

Sounds good.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-4 08:15
Sounds good.

Sadly they are claiming that because I hit the branch Im not covered for free,   I may push it and see if the video feed breaking up should be taken into account.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-6 00:23
Sadly they are claiming that because I hit the branch Im not covered for free,   I may push it and see if the video feed breaking up should be taken into account.

It's worth a try for sure.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-6 05:24
It's worth a try for sure.

Just got to wait now and see what happens.   They seem very slow this time.

DAFlys Posted at 8-6 23:51
Just got to wait now and see what happens.   They seem very slow this time.

Maybe a reconsideration has to bump up the management chain.  Still, I hope you get positive results.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-7 11:04
Maybe a reconsideration has to bump up the management chain.  Still, I hope you get positive results.

I didnt get anywhere with a free replacement,    due to the video feed break up not being a manufacturing defect.     But they did offer me 20% discount on the care refresh price,   So I paid and they have sent the replacement out with DHL and their tracking absolutely sucks,     They'll post an update and later when I check the time on that update has changed.   Then it will say its on route to say Luton but it arrives at Heathrow.   I thought UPS was bad.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-8 00:49
I didnt get anywhere with a free replacement,    due to the video feed break up not being a manufacturing defect.     But they did offer me 20% discount on the care refresh price,   So I paid and they have sent the replacement out with DHL and their tracking absolutely sucks,     They'll post an update and later when I check the time on that update has changed.   Then it will say its on route to say Luton but it arrives at Heathrow.   I thought UPS was bad.

Sorry to hear the free replacement didn't happen.  It was nice that DJI offered the discount though.  

DHL is still small here in the US when compared to UPS and Fedex but they have the best reputation of the three.  Sounds like they are struggling in your area.  Hopefully, you get the replacement Avata 2 soon.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-8 04:58
Sorry to hear the free replacement didn't happen.  It was nice that DJI offered the discount though.  

DHL is still small here in the US when compared to UPS and Fedex but they have the best reputation of the three.  Sounds like they are struggling in your area.  Hopefully, you get the replacement Avata 2 soon.

Well shockingly it was shipped at 5pm last night and it just arrived,    the tracking on it is still weird but hey how,      Now to do all the updates and labels etc.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-8 05:57
Well shockingly it was shipped at 5pm last night and it just arrived,    the tracking on it is still weird but hey how,      Now to do all the updates and labels etc.

Well, get off the forum and get it up in the air then.    Just messing with you.  Super glad you got it already.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-8 06:06
Well, get off the forum and get it up in the air then.    Just messing with you.  Super glad you got it already.

Its had a little flight in the house,   but Im just taking a pause in between coats of paint on the new gates I made for someone and coats of vanish on the keyhook.

DAFlys Posted at 8-8 06:11
Its had a little flight in the house,   but Im just taking a pause in between coats of paint on the new gates I made for someone and coats of vanish on the keyhook.

Yeah, you have to juggle all the projects in order to get them all done but still try out the drone.  Out of curiosity did you get a new Avata 2 or a renovated one as the Care Refresh replacement?

Nice flight. I wish I could get tht range.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-8 06:58
Yeah, you have to juggle all the projects in order to get them all done but still try out the drone.  Out of curiosity did you get a new Avata 2 or a renovated one as the Care Refresh replacement?

It would appear to be new as it required a battery too.

BetterBizTech Posted at 8-8 18:37
Nice flight. I wish I could get tht range.

We are quite limited here with CE radio strength,   with FCC you should get a lot further.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-9 02:18
It would appear to be new as it required a battery too.

Glad to hear it is a new one.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-9 02:41
We are quite limited here with CE radio strength,   with FCC you should get a lot further.

In NYC we have so much radio interference from all the wifi I have to turn around at 2200 ft. Oh, I forgot on your screen you are probably looking at CM. how far do you get in CM or is it meters? I could go about 670 meters where I am which is about my VLOS

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-9 03:14
Glad to hear it is a new one.

Head a couple of test flights and it seems to fly OK,  I just need to get my stick settings right as the rolls I did this morning were quicker than I would like.

BetterBizTech Posted at 8-9 05:29
In NYC we have so much radio interference from all the wifi I have to turn around at 2200 ft. Oh, I forgot on your screen you are probably looking at CM. how far do you get in CM or is it meters? I could go about 670 meters where I am which is about my VLOS

Im configured for feet,    although they've taught here metric for many years, I prefer ft.

DAFlys Posted at 8-9 23:45
Im configured for feet,    although they've taught here metric for many years, I prefer ft.

Here we only use imperial, but the rest of the world uses metric and out of habit I think imperial. I wish it came naturally to me. It makes more sense.

DAFlys Posted at 8-9 23:31
Head a couple of test flights and it seems to fly OK,  I just need to get my stick settings right as the rolls I did this morning were quicker than I would like.

Oh, I didn't think about the settings from the previous Avata 2 not just taking automatically on the new replacement since it's not a new controller.  Glad that you were no top of that though.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-10 14:10
Oh, I didn't think about the settings from the previous Avata 2 not just taking automatically on the new replacement since it's not a new controller.  Glad that you were no top of that though.

Ive still not got the stick inputs how I like them,  which is odd as I copied them from a screen shot.  But I had a thought that maybe the wind weve been having is whats putting me off,   as its only the loops and rolls that feel off.

BetterBizTech Posted at 8-10 03:57
Here we only use imperial, but the rest of the world uses metric and out of habit I think imperial. I wish it came naturally to me. It makes more sense.

We are very mixed here,   they team metric in the schools but still speed limits and distances on signs are in miles or yards.

DAFlys Posted at 8-13 02:42
We are very mixed here,   they team metric in the schools but still speed limits and distances on signs are in miles or yards.

IT seems like it will all be metric soon.

DAFlys Posted at 8-13 00:28
Ive still not got the stick inputs how I like them,  which is odd as I copied them from a screen shot.  But I had a thought that maybe the wind weve been having is whats putting me off,   as its only the loops and rolls that feel off.

Yeah, that sounds like maybe the wind is the culprit.  

BetterBizTech Posted at 8-13 04:08
IT seems like it will all be metric soon.

Ive not heard any whispers of the USA changing,      it was that long ago that we banned the use of lbs and Oz's for weights of items you purchase,    there was huge uproar about it but it was a very easy transition that passed without any real issues or gripes.