There is no doubt that the DJI Phantom is one of the coolest gadgets out there, but sometimes you need to mix it up a little bit. For this, you need a rugged Travel Case! It has become one of my favorite extra items and one that I would consider essential. All of my fpv gear, batteries, chargers, and gopro all fit in here nicely and so far I have not had any issues when I have traveled. I did not even get strange looks from TSA when it went through the scanner. It has kept all my stuff in pristine condition when I went to Pacific Grove and on a family vacation to Bastrop State Park. I have a toddler, so you know this stuff gets banged around. Make sure you carry it on when you fly (don't check it) because they do not want batteries in the cargo hold. The second best accessory for the Phantom is the EOS Sentry battery monitor. You just plug in the balancing plug of your battery and it tells you the voltage and estimates the amount of pack you have left. If you have more than one battery, you certainly can imagine how much time and frustration this saves you - you do not have to keep plugging batteries into the charger to check voltage etc. Maybe you are more organized than I am.. if not, then you should get one of these.
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This was one of the most enjoyable flights I have had FPVing - it was so fun. I had my wife drive the golf cart while I wore the fat shark goggles. The sea gulls on the beach did not know what to think. I love immersion rc and fat shark stuff because it makes everything pretty easy. Here I am using a 600mw immersion 5.8 video transmitter and a go pro live out cable from readymaderc.com to FPV my Phantom. After removing the shell of the phantom, you look for some auxiliary power wires and just poke them out so you can solder a JST battery lead onto it. If you have never soldered, buy a soldering station and get started - it's a great skill to have and this is the perfect first project. I used a dremel tool to cut out a hole in the gopro hd case but you can do it many different ways. Remember to set you go pro on "Upd" so it flips the picture. If you have any questions or need some help, please feel free to contact me! Here is a link to the LCD monitor I showed a picture of (confirm you are ordering the right frequencies for your video tx before you order). It has a built in 5.8ghz rx that works with the same frequencies Fat Shark and Immersion RC work on. This little screen is for my video down link when I am flying the s800, but I use it to test my FPV gear as well. When I am flying FPV, I always use my Fat Shark Dominator goggles with the 5.8ghz receiver module, but that is just personal preference. http://www.foxoffer.com/2012-latest-5-inch-hd-portable-24g-58g-wireless-mini-dvr-p-119.html#.UTyiT9ac5IE If you are having issues with rolling shutter / jello in your HD video, try screwing this moongel between your gopro case and the phantom. If you enjoyed this blog post, please send me a link to what you film and I will post it in the user videos. Check out the new DJI Phantom VISION. Built in down link, way points, HD cam that records in RAW. Impressive stuff. |
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