joepilly2
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United States
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So,
As many here say at some point it seems as though your P3 is going to drop out of the sky. Many say its not a matter of if, but when. Hopefully you get many hours of flight before that happens. I have had no issues with my P3 but it is only a month old with several flights. Running FW 1.1.9 (came on the P3...works just fine....dont dare to upgrade!)
With that in mind, here is how I have my bird set up. Just installed chute today. No way to activate it yet as the Mayday board will not be released for a few more weeks but mine is on preorder from northuav.com
Chute deploys from the bottom. It has a 15degree cant away from the landing gear.
In the second picture:
1. Mars Mini Chute from spacecitydrones.com
2. Mars Mini Mount from spacecitydrones.com
3. Trackimo GPS Locater
4. UAV Bits Strong arm plates
5. Gimble Holder
Not Pictured:
1. Gimbal Protector
2. Trackimo Mount (EBay)
3. Mayday Board (on pre-order from northuav.com ships 11/1) See first picture.
4. Small 3v Battery for Mayday Board (keeps it totally automatous in case of P3 power failure!)
My thinking is hopefully if (or more like when) it fails in mid-air, the mayday board will realize what is happening and deploy the chute and hopefully eliminate or severly reduce any damage. And with the trackimo (which has its limitations as well), I will be able to find it! Wonder when the day will come that I find out if it all works or not!!!...
The UAV Bits.....only time will tell if they work. But cant hurt for the money.
Anyone else have something similar?
Thoughts anyone?
Joe
South of Buffalo, New York (USA)
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