Recent content by gewiz44

I am fairly new also so take this with a grain of salt. First, I would be thankful that it doesn't take off. With only 3 propellers you probably wouldn't be able to control it and it would damage itself even further not to mention anything it ran into. Second, it may have internal sensors that...

I am a newbie, so forgive me if I state the obvious. Do the other motors behave normally? If you haven't tried that, maybe you could secure the drone to the ground and test the power settings with it tethered. I looked up the HS 110D on eBay and found them for as low as $38 including shipping...

Thank you, Joe. Happy New Year to everyone.

I used to pilot small 4 seat aircraft and I would look up the specs on certain aircraft. Take off over 50' obstacle, landing distance, the best rate of climb, cruise speed, etc. While air temperature, altitude, and relative humidity play an important part, I could never duplicate the specs. I...

For me, fat fingers and fading near vision makes me lean toward larger screen sizes. If you keep looking on Craigslist or offer up, you might find a S8 with a better battery life. eBay is still pretty competitive, so it would be a little harder to find one at a good price. The S8+ I got had...

Hello Donald4972, That is good to know. As it turns out, I tried to buy a S8+ on Craigslist in Seattle, but the guy said someone was coming to look at it already, so I said let me know if he doesn't buy it. Never heard back, so I bought a Moto E7 that night on eBay. The next morning I noticed...

Thank you, dirkclod & old man mavic for making me feel at home. My first REAL drone is the Holy Stone 720 I bought used for $120 on Craigslist. Before that, I got a Hubsan X4 indoor drone, Protocol Dronium III, I got used for $5, you got to love yard sales. Just a few days ago, a Protocol...

I am a newbie to drones too, but it seems to me they would have just enough power to blow the leaves into the gutter, not off of the roof. I am also an instrument rated fixed wing pilot now retired, I owned a Mooney for a while, great airplane. I do remember some truisms my instructor told me...

Was hoping to find a slim case that would help protect the phone because I don't trust myself. Guess I could try Velcro to keep it secure.

Thanks again Bob. I didn't know I needed 5ghz Wi-Fi for best results. Regards,

Thanks Bob. Trying to find a good option in the under $50 price range. Missed a couple of S8's so I will keep looking. Regards,

Thank you, Bob. I don't have a brand-new phone (Samsung S9+) but I hate the thought of falling out of the cell phone holder and getting smashed. Besides, it is a lot of work transferring all the information to a new phone. What type of phone did you use to control your drone? Regards, Gil

I just noticed a post by njb discussing this issue, and I think it answers my question. Sorry for the redundancy.

Hi, I'm new to drones, so if this is a dumb question, please forgive me. I recently bought an HS 720 drone. I don't wish to use my current cell phone for fear of dropping it and or breaking it. So I would like to know if I were to buy a cheap cell phone with Wi-Fi, would I be able to use it to...

Thanks DonE weather permitting, I will! Looks like your way out of my league. Best of luck with the test.