chuck26287
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There is no way I would ever make a free-flight with my multi-rotor right after performing any firmware update or hardware/configuration change, even if all seemed to go well. Whether an issue could be from an unknown problem with the firmware code being upgraded, or a simple pilot error situation, I will never put it into free-flight until I've run it through its paces with a full system tied-down flight test on the ground.
For a few dolloars and a few minutes, you can build a very effective tie-down test flight fixture that will allow secured test flights very easily and safely. This one is not for a Phantom, but we do the same for my father's Phantom as well. The concept is identical. You still have to exercise common sense, though, as these things can be stronger than what you think. I used this outside with a 15 foot safety perimeter once and did not clamp it down. It actually lifted off when I started the high-power run-up.
I can't seem to get the picture to display properly, so I'll link to a post in another forum that has the picture:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/s ... ge=243#post30858951
Scroll down to post #3636 (post number is in the upper right corner of each post). Hope that will show it. |
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