Prezzodrone Posted at 1-17 13:09
Brunch. You sound soooo posh.

Haha. No-one who knows me would ever call me posh

Montfrooij Posted at 1-17 13:11
That is not what I mean.
But it is also a great feature you can only do with a zoom lens. (really do).
I mean you are flying sideways and then the middle ground object will move slower than the background when you are zoomed in.

I've never done that either
Something else to try.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-17 13:16
I've never done that either
Something else to try.

It should give a nice parallax effect

Montfrooij Posted at 1-17 23:04
It should give a nice parallax effect

Something else on the list of things to try

Blériot53 Posted at 1-17 23:12
Something else on the list of things to try

Exactly.
I'd love to give that a try.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-17 07:25
Their performance is consistent, I'll say that. It ALWAYS disappoints.

Still stuck due to severe weather,    odd the forecast still doesn't look bad.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-18 01:25
Still stuck due to severe weather,    odd the forecast still doesn't look bad.

It's been a beautiful day here. Dawn patrol stretched into a half-day hike.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-18 06:31
It's been a beautiful day here. Dawn patrol stretched into a half-day hike.

I only did 4 miles this morning.  Im slacking.   I assume Mrs B didnt join you?  

DAFlys Posted at 1-18 06:32
I only did 4 miles this morning.  Im slacking.   I assume Mrs B didnt join you?

No. 10 miles is far too much for her.  Yesterday's 2 miles was enough.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-18 06:36
No. 10 miles is far too much for her.  Yesterday's 2 miles was enough.

Ah yes SHMBO'd is refusing the longer routes at the moment too.    The next 5 days is looking good weather wise here so Im hopefully ahead enough to be able to make use of it.  Although I have a lot of wood to cut with the chainsaw

DAFlys Posted at 1-18 07:04
Ah yes SHMBO'd is refusing the longer routes at the moment too.    The next 5 days is looking good weather wise here so Im hopefully ahead enough to be able to make use of it.  Although I have a lot of wood to cut with the chainsaw

We have to take advantage of the nice weather while it lasts

Blériot53 Posted at 1-17 13:15
Haha. No-one who knows me would ever call me posh

Lolo.  

Blériot53 Posted at 1-18 08:49
We have to take advantage of the nice weather while it lasts

Another early start for me,  but the cold and mini3 dont seem to like each other.

DAFlys Posted at 1-19 01:12
Another early start for me,  but the cold and mini3 dont seem to like each other.

I had the feeling yesterday that the Mini3Pro was not quite performing as it should, but I managed some good footage in a 15 minute flight.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 01:15
I had the feeling yesterday that the Mini3Pro was not quite performing as it should, but I managed some good footage in a 15 minute flight.

Mine appears to be yawing without any input so you end up flying along with the camera pointing out to the side slightly.   it feels like it not flying straight but in reality its just twisting in flight.  when you stop it corrects itself.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-19 01:29
Mine appears to be yawing without any input so you end up flying along with the camera pointing out to the side slightly.   it feels like it not flying straight but in reality its just twisting in flight.  when you stop it corrects itself.

Yes, that's what I noticed to. When coming to a stop, the scene seems to pan left a little.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 01:47
Yes, that's what I noticed to. When coming to a stop, the scene seems to pan left a little.

So maybe it is the cold then,  it's only just started happening to me.    I did refresh the firmware and will go out later and do a test.

DAFlys Posted at 1-19 02:38
So maybe it is the cold then,  it's only just started happening to me.    I did refresh the firmware and will go out later and do a test.

Maybe it is the firmware. I did the update too. And it was only -2 degrees yesterday.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 05:28
Maybe it is the firmware. I did the update too. And it was only -2 degrees yesterday.

I refreshed and went out for test.  I did several straight runs and it was still doing it.  Landed did a compass calibration,   a few more runs and still the same issue.  I then popped it sports mode and blasted upon and down and got the battery temp from 15 to 30c.   Back to normal mode repeated the run the was constantly failing and it was fine several times.   

Landed swapped out the battery and repeated and the issue was back again until I got some temps back in it with sports mode.

Landed and started a third flight when the controller decided its battery was flat so quickly came back and landed.   I only charged the controller yesterday so I would not expect it to do that,  Im, feeling convinced its the cold.

I made a little video to show whats happening.

DAFlys Posted at 1-19 05:59
I refreshed and went out for test.  I did several straight runs and it was still doing it.  Landed did a compass calibration,   a few more runs and still the same issue.  I then popped it sports mode and blasted upon and down and got the battery temp from 15 to 30c.   Back to normal mode repeated the run the was constantly failing and it was fine several times.   

Landed swapped out the battery and repeated and the issue was back again until I got some temps back in it with sports mode.

Yes that's exactly what I experienced, over the dam yesterday.   If it's just due to the cold I can live with that.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 06:39
Yes that's exactly what I experienced, over the dam yesterday.   If it's just due to the cold I can live with that.

If you get it again,  check you battery temperature,   I had to get mine to about 30c before it stopped doing it.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-19 06:43
If you get it again,  check you battery temperature,   I had to get mine to about 30c before it stopped doing it.

Noted

Such a colorful and sunny picture, at first glance I thought it was taken on autumn

As for referring to the UPS as synonymous to a cock-up, did you know that in Finnish, saying "Ups!" or quite similar "Hups!" is actually our way of saying "Oops!", so you may be onto something

HGDC84 Posted at 1-19 07:41
Such a colorful and sunny picture, at first glance I thought it was taken on autumn

As for referring to the UPS as synonymous to a cock-up, did you know that in Finnish, saying "Ups!" or quite similar "Hups!" is actually our way of saying "Oops!", so you may be onto something

I was pleased with that shot, taken last Monday.
Good to know of that Finnish expression, which seems most appropriate
I'm sure @DAFlys will agree

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 07:49
I was pleased with that shot, taken last Monday.
Good to know of that Finnish expression, which seems most appropriate
I'm sure @DAFlys will agree

I think H is onto something there.   Still no movement from Castle Donington,  sue to serve weather three days ago.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-19 07:52
I think H is onto something there.   Still no movement from Castle Donington,  sue to serve weather three days ago.

At least they've got something to blame, I guess

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 08:00
At least they've got something to blame, I guess

Well it went out for delivery at 4am this morning,  so I will be interesting to see what turns up later.    Shopping first though.

DAFlys Posted at 1-20 01:02
Well it went out for delivery at 4am this morning,  so I will be interesting to see what turns up later.    Shopping first though.

Keep us posted

Blériot53 Posted at 1-19 07:49
I was pleased with that shot, taken last Monday.
Good to know of that Finnish expression, which seems most appropriate
I'm sure @DAFlys will agree

We even had this featured in one of our popular comic strips known as "Fingerpori" which often features jokes based on verbal humour. In the strip, an UPS guy is delivering a package when he trips and drops the package. After that, another character says to him: "Now I know where the name of your company comes from!"

HGDC84 Posted at 1-20 04:28
We even had this featured in one of our popular comic strips known as "Fingerpori" which often features jokes based on verbal humour. In the strip, an UPS guy is delivering a package when he trips and drops the package. After that, another character says to him: "Now I know where the name of your company comes from!"

That fits the situation!

Blériot53 Posted at 1-20 01:56
Keep us posted

It arrived at 10am.   UPS usually get to us about 10.    Did a test flight yesterday but im not convicted it is right.  Lots of gimbal vibrations and at one point gimbal overload.    I will do a calibration and test it later when I have more time.

DAFlys Posted at 1-21 01:47
It arrived at 10am.   UPS usually get to us about 10.    Did a test flight yesterday but im not convicted it is right.  Lots of gimbal vibrations and at one point gimbal overload.    I will do a calibration and test it later when I have more time.

OK.  The saga continues then

Blériot53 Posted at 1-21 06:59
OK.  The saga continues then

Im not having much luck at the moment,   Mini2 gimbal on the replacement doesn't seem right,    I need to make a video and get some opinions as its doing something that I dont think the original did.  And then the Mini3 at times is really playing up.  Not hovering stable,  will rotate enough on its own that the pano wont run.    Then it's reporting strong winds where there are literally known,     the sort of things Ive had with a warped prop in the past,  but these are really not that old.   One may have been snagged though so first port is to replace them but heliguy is out of  stock of the set at the moment.  There other thing with the Mini 3 is one of the front legs as a lot of play in it,  which may affect the prop pitch and cause the same feeling.

DAFlys Posted at 1-22 01:20
Im not having much luck at the moment,   Mini2 gimbal on the replacement doesn't seem right,    I need to make a video and get some opinions as its doing something that I dont think the original did.  And then the Mini3 at times is really playing up.  Not hovering stable,  will rotate enough on its own that the pano wont run.    Then it's reporting strong winds where there are literally known,     the sort of things Ive had with a warped prop in the past,  but these are really not that old.   One may have been snagged though so first port is to replace them but heliguy is out of  stock of the set at the moment.  There other thing with the Mini 3 is one of the front legs as a lot of play in it,  which may affect the prop pitch and cause the same feeling.

That's all a bit disappointing for you.  Hope you get to the bottom of it - in both instances.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-22 01:23
That's all a bit disappointing for you.  Hope you get to the bottom of it - in both instances.

It was a pain this morning as I want to take a 9x9 of the castle in the frost but it would just hand at 0% and you can see with the cross hairs on it yawing slowly to the left which I think was it waiting for it to stabilise

DAFlys Posted at 1-22 01:37
It was a pain this morning as I want to take a 9x9 of the castle in the frost but it would just hand at 0% and you can see with the cross hairs on it yawing slowly to the left which I think was it waiting for it to stabilise

Whatever the cause, it's frustrating I bet.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-22 01:45
Whatever the cause, it's frustrating I bet.

Yes,    and Im still 100 days approx from Mini4,   I really didnt want to get this one replaced as I like kudos of the mileage.

DAFlys Posted at 1-22 01:55
Yes,    and Im still 100 days approx from Mini4,   I really didnt want to get this one replaced as I like kudos of the mileage.

Maybe you've tested it to death

Blériot53 Posted at 1-22 02:12
Maybe you've tested it to death

Maybe I have over down it,    but checking the DJI website the warranty is 24 months now.

DAFlys Posted at 1-22 05:48
Maybe I have over down it,    but checking the DJI website the warranty is 24 months now.

Well I guess you'll be attempting 10,000 Kms before the time is up ?