1 Reply by relentlessone

(4 replies, posted in AR.Drone 2.0 Updates)

I shipped my Drone 2.0 to Parrot on May 1st, and just got it back last Saturday, the 19th. They replaced the nav board under warranty. I didn't receive any communication that it had been repaired, it just showed up on my doorstep. FedEx beat the hell out of the box, but it arrived undamaged.

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2 Reply by relentlessone

(27 replies, posted in Hardware AR.Drone 2.0)

b00mb00mchuck wrote:

Dropping and regaining hover... Classic bad propeller symptom... Such a shame to lose your drone for so long from such a simple thing... These people should realize they are shipping a critical part and it needs to be handled properly... Mine was in a cheap padded envelope... How you gonna keep props straight in a soft pack?!?!

It really is a shame. Mine arrived in a padded envelope as well. Even if it is the propellers now though, I would like to know why my Drone flew itself into a wall in the first place, causing the broken propeller, bent shafts, and chipped gears. Hopefully they can figure it out.

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3 Reply by relentlessone

(27 replies, posted in Hardware AR.Drone 2.0)

b00mb00mchuck wrote:
relentlessone wrote:
b00mb00mchuck wrote:

Sounds like you got the high performance replacement blades... You can tell because the have a more aggressive pitch to the blade and they are stiffer than the originals... That means they will break easier too... Might be causing your stability issues because they are more responsive... They respond to rpm changes quicker than the original blades... Did you change all of them so they are all the same type of blade?? Mix and matching isn't a good idea

I don't think they are, but maybe you can tell me.

These are the ones I purchased: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041G … 00_s00_i01

The main problem I am having right now is that during a flip, the Drone loses altitude rapidly which usually ends in a bottoming out. I have been testing it over grass from about 8 feet.

Those  in the link are originals... Ya think they might be a little warped from mailing? I had a horrible experience today with replacements... They aren't straight or balanced right or somethin and it took off sounding shakey and vibrating like crazy... Wouldn't settle down and hold an altitude... Kept dropping and regaining... Then as soon as I tilted my phone a little bit it took off and flew straight into the bushes... (no damage) whew... Swapped back to the original blades and everything is back to perfect again... Don't know what to tell ya about warped blades... I checked mine by laying them upside down on a flat surface and comparing them to my original set... In the new set that I ordered there was not one straight blade

Yikes! Glad to hear it worked out though. I am not getting any vibration like you, but mine does keep dropping slightly and regaining. I wish I could swap back my original blades, but one of them is cracked, and as you stated before, mixing isn't a good idea. I finally got an email response from Parrot today asking me to ship my Drone to their repair facility. I guess I am just going to do it, I didn't pay $300 so this thing could sit in the box. Hopefully whatever is damaged is covered under warranty. I am so bummed, I haven't flown for almost two weeks already, and after shipping it back, I probably won't see it for another month.

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4 Reply by relentlessone

(3 replies, posted in AR.Drone 2.0 Freeflight application)

I have the same problem, I just thought taking photos from the bottom camera wasn't supported due to the low quality.

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5 Reply by relentlessone

(27 replies, posted in Hardware AR.Drone 2.0)

b00mb00mchuck wrote:
relentlessone wrote:
SnowDrone wrote:

No the props are exactly the same.

Thanks, I thought so. I asked was because on the AR.Drone Flyers forum, there is a thread that calls attention to the fact that the replacement propeller blades are angled down more than the stock blades. The replacements I received angle slightly downward as well, but so far I can't tell if they are causing my stability issues or the nav board is.

Thanks for the confirmation.

Sounds like you got the high performance replacement blades... You can tell because the have a more aggressive pitch to the blade and they are stiffer than the originals... That means they will break easier too... Might be causing your stability issues because they are more responsive... They respond to rpm changes quicker than the original blades... Did you change all of them so they are all the same type of blade?? Mix and matching isn't a good idea

I don't think they are, but maybe you can tell me.

These are the ones I purchased: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041G … 00_s00_i01

The main problem I am having right now is that during a flip, the Drone loses altitude rapidly which usually ends in a bottoming out. I have been testing it over grass from about 8 feet.

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6 Reply by relentlessone

(27 replies, posted in Hardware AR.Drone 2.0)

SnowDrone wrote:
relentlessone wrote:
SnowDrone wrote:

Just got my ver 1.0 gears/shaft in the shafts are exactly the same as ver 2.0

SnowDrone, did you have any issues flying after installing the 1.0 propellers on the 2.0?

No the props are exactly the same.

Thanks, I thought so. I asked because on the AR.Drone Flyers forum, there is a thread that calls attention to the fact that the replacement propeller blades are angled down more than the stock blades. The replacements I received angle slightly downward as well, but so far I can't tell if they are causing my stability issues or the nav board is.

Thanks for the confirmation.

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7 Reply by relentlessone

(27 replies, posted in Hardware AR.Drone 2.0)

SnowDrone wrote:

Just got my ver 1.0 gears/shaft in the shafts are exactly the same as ver 2.0

SnowDrone, did you have any issues flying after installing the 1.0 propellers on the 2.0?

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