Legal issues using quadcopters
1. How to connect the phone to the remote? How to "pair" the remote with a quadrocopter? Enable quadcopter. Turn on the remote (wait for the LEDs to constantly glow). On the smartphone must be enabled GPS. Launch the application. Connect the USB cable from the kit to the phone and the remote.
1.1. If you want to control a quadric from a phone (i.e. use screen sticks), turn on WiFi on your phone. Follow the instructions (
post Eugene_67).
Nuance: a number of smartphone models require that the USB connection was not in the “charging” mode, but in the “file transfer” mode (MTP, media, etc.). Also, in some cases, normal operation is possible only when the "debugging via USB" mode is enabled.
2. What are the take-off options? 2.1. Avtovzlet - press and hold the right of the 3 buttons on the remote. The quadcopter will take off, hang and wait.
2.2. Avtovzlyot from the application - click
2.3. Arming (engine start) and takeoff. Dissolve the sticks "down to the side" - the engines will start. Give in to revolutions (left stick up).
3. Do I need to calibrate the copter each time before takeoff? Do this when the application asks, or when you have any suspicions about the incorrect operation of the compass and quadcopter as a whole. Although ... After all, it is not at all difficult to calibrate it every time before serious flights, right?
4. Is it possible to take off indoors or in the absence of GPS satellites? Yes, for this in the application, allow me to fly without GPS. “Take off only with a good GPS signal” = no.
5. How to put the copter? Option 1. Automatic. Like take off - press the right button of the console for a long time.
Option 2. Manual. Smooth lowering of a kopter and stik of height against the stop down. After a couple of seconds, the engines will stop.
Because the legs of the square are not high, it is highly recommended to land on a flat and clean surface. Dust, fine sand - enemies for engine gaps.
6. Is it possible to put the drone in hand or take off from your hand? Yes, and this will prevent excessive bathing in dust or possible haymaking.
TakeoffOption 1. Keep under the belly, exactly. Keep the stick down-to-side (this can be done with one hand) and when the engines are running, give in to gas and release the drone smoothly.
2. Instead of diluting the sticks, press the auto-off button and release the drone.
LandingYou decrease to a height of 1-1.5 meters, hang, gently take it from the bottom by the “belly” and push the left stick down until the motors are turned off. Be careful, the propellers cut to blood. If the wind, better not plant in your hand.
7. If you go below the take-off point, what will happen? a) The height of the drone will be displayed with a minus sign.
b) There will be no failures in the work, even if you turn on the RTH mode (return home).
8. If you keep the left stick in the down position at the height when the drone is lowered, will the engines not turn off? Do not turn off, turn off only if the drone does not change the height at this moment (standing on the ground, holding his hand, hanging on the tree).
9. Is there a follow me mode? How does it work? 9.1. Active Track. The object is selected and it is monitored by a quadcopter camera. The object should be a contrast (stand out from the surrounding area).
10. I want to charge the battery from the car (12 V). Use autoadapter. He, by the way, goes to Pro-picking.
11. What volume of flash cards should I choose? In 4K quality, a 10-minute video takes 3.9 GB. If you have 3 batteries, then a 32GB card is enough for 80 minutes of shooting.
12. Video is written in small portions (several seconds). The application swears at the speed of the memory card. The memory card does not meet the requirements of the class (low write speed, need at least 10th class, better - U3). The 4K video bitrate is about 50-60 MB / s.
13. In which format is it better to shoot? It is logical that a video shot in 4K will look better, it will convert to the “worst” format (2K or FHD) without any problems and make it easier to mount (“sprinkle” frames, for example).
At the same time, 4K and 2K can only be shot at 30 frames per second, so for dynamic scenes you might prefer FullHD @ 60Hz.
14. Does the photo shoot in RAW mode? No, only in jpg. The resolution is 3840 x 2160 and they are, in fact, video frames. Those. You can quietly shoot a video all the time, and then - during processing - cut the frame from the video.
15. How to deal with the application and its functions? Look at the application page with the training (upper right "settings" icon, then the lowest left menu item "Others", at the bottom right "Novice guide". Although the Russian translation in the application is not perfect, but quite readable, describes the purpose of icons and screen joysticks ( when operating from a smartphone).
16. Is the battery smart (smart)? Can self-discharge for storage mode? In Zino battery without smart electronics. This has its advantages: price, modding possibilities, and disadvantages: quadras and the application do not monitor the voltage side by side and do not warn you about the premature death of the bank and the unexpectedly more beautiful because of this. For storage of LiPo-batteries, it is recommended to charge it up to 70% of capacity (percentage of charge can be seen in the appendix). It is strongly recommended to independently monitor the health of the cans with the help of advanced chargers such as iMax.
17. What cases for a copter can advise? 17.1. The native bag is made with high quality and places quadrics with 1 additional battery and remote control, cables and charging with balance bar. If desired, even 2 extra batteries get involved.
17.2. Alternatives are photo bags or non-original bags.
18. And where is the antenna drone itself? There are 2 constructs: in the front legs (see video
https://youtu.be/uOVrUnsK8YMc 16:10) or one in the leg, the second in the beam (parallel to the ground).
19. During the flight I lost and the image broadcast is not restored. What to do? Do not be nervous! Try to switch to the map, and then again to the video. If there is no recovery, wait for the signal to appear, go a few tens of meters in the direction of the quadcopter, or take a position higher in height.
20. When a signal is lost, where will it fly? It will return to the starting point in one of the scenarios:
20.1. if the quadcopter is below the specified return height "RTH height", it will rise to that height and ...
20.2. if the quadcopter is higher than the specified return height "RTH height", then ...
will return to the starting point, descend and land.
21. Trying to flash, and the flash program all the time shows "not connected"? Try other usb cables.
22. What is the new landing mode with AI? In the beta test, the landing mode on the landing mat (with the letter "H", is often found in blue on one side, orange on the other) - the quadrocopter returns to the starting point and lowers the camera down as it goes down, searches for the mat and make landing on it as accurately as possible.
23. Does the quadrocopter LED light turn off? Yes, a long press of the "photo" button (left upper end) on the remote switches it off / on.
24. Turned off the quad, not stopping video recording. How to recover files? Try
Video Repair Tool, Stellar Repair for Video, DataCam Player. Most often, such programs ask for an example of a correct video + killed and then restore.
25. What is “toilet” and how to deal with it? Is the drone not standing still in the air, but starting to spin in a circle with increasing diameter (as in a funnel bath / sink / toilet bowl with water)? Most often this is indicated by problems with compass calibration. Perform it again, and pay special attention to the calibration location: there are no power lines and wires, iron pipes under the ground, hatches, rolling reinforcement and ore deposits :) Ie the less Fe materials near the quad during calibration, the better. Also perform a horizontal calibration.
26. Can I save routes in the app in advance? Yes, see post
vlad-197427. Easy suspension repair / repair possible (buggy, does not hold the horizon, does not always work adequately)? Yes, see post
IroNick_nv28. Can the phone not see the remote control's WiFi network? There are two options: Your phone does not support 5 GHz WiFi (802.11ac standard). And also try to change the channel number, see the post
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