Recent content by Bill Melody

No problem, Thanks!

I understand. I'm glad your health issues have improved and you are back to flying. I too have not been flying much due to other commitments. With the exception of flying above the house to check the upstairs gutters to see if they needed cleaning. If you are going to dispose of the batteries...

Hey rbaroncpd, Sorry to hear about your battery problem. The battery (s) have sat too long and the battery management system has shut down. There is hope and lots of information on you-tube on how to revive the battery. Here is one: It's really easy to do if you have the necessary stuff. You...

Tello is the only way to go. It is a great little drone. But you are going to need to get a game style controller and a cell phone phone to make it worth while. I can be flown with only a cell phone but the distance is very limited. There are tons of you tube videos on the Tello. Check them out...

Someone has some real talent. Very nice! Need a sequel of behind the door.

Here is a simple way to degauss (demagnetize) the compass in a drone, cell phone. etc. Take approximately 50 feet of flexible wire and wind it in a coil about 1 foot in diameter. Secure the coil in several places with some electrical tape or tie wraps. Using a step down transformer with an...

Find a TV repair shop in your area. Call and ask if they have an old color TV degaussing coil. Then ask if you can bring your drone to the shop and have them degauss the drone. It was necessary to degausse the old sets with CRT's. Do not use the magnetic tape eraser. The tape eraser is designed...

Howdy all, Be careful when choosing the location where you mount the BT puck or the Marco Polo. Placing it on top of the spark you are covering up the Sparks internal GPS antenna. I experienced GPS problems when testing a BT puck located on the top of the Spark. The GPS receiver is using a...

I was experimenting with the Marco Polo tracker. I placed the puck on the top of my Spark and attempted to fly it around my yard. On the flight I lost GPS several times or saw "Weak GPS " error many times. I had never seen this GPS error prior to placing the puck on the drone. I landed the...

I used one of these: https://www.amazon.com/CEARI-Extender-Fast-Landing-Spark/dp/B074BQ8T4B/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1547390616&sr=8-10&keywords=spark+landing

If your remote control is showing it is being charged when connected you need to flip the OTG cable end of end. When using an OTG cable one end (some time marked "Host") must go into the remote the other end to the phone. It is normal for the remote to try to charge the phone/tablet but not the...

All, Be careful where you place any tracker on the spark. Top dead center is the only easy spot to attach the tracker. Unfortunately that spot is directly over the GPS antenna in the Spark. It can/will attenuate the GPS signal possibly causing a dreaded fly-a-way. The sides of the spark are...

Be careful attaching any type of locator to the top of the spark. The Sparks GPS receiver antenna is almost dead center, slightly to the rear of center. Placing anything above the GPS receiver can attenuate the satellite signal causing loss of GPS and switching to ATTI mode. The WiFI antennas...

I have to agree, they are the best! I truly hope Epson can come up with a fix for the overheating and shutdown some have reported. When the fix comes the Moverio's will be "the only way to fly".

Hi, Nothing really special about my setup just a pair of Epson Moverio BT-300 glasses. I use the minimum density shade that comes with the glasses most of the time when outdoors. I also use the Rochester special shade that also came with the unit. In addition I tried a total blackout then...