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Recent content by Parapraxis

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    Hello from Manila

    Hey K Have a chat with gopro support. They have helped me out before, even when due to pilot error.
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    Hovering over water

    I always keep at least a metre above and watch closely as Karma can move about a bit. Also, don't just rely on the height stated by the controller.
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    Karma is ready to swim - 3 - 2 - 1

    My advice would have to be, don't do it! At the least, try landing on a boat in the simulator!
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    Afraid to fly...

    I feel your pain! I have had this problem recently with both of my Karma dones. This morning it happened again and when trying to land manually, Karma stayed 10mm above the ground and wouldn't shut down. I did have an initial compass calibration problem, taking two attempts but did get the...
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    Unable to calibrate accelerometer

    May I have some assistance with the following issue please? Flying recently, after compass calibration and for no known reason, my Karma's gave an error stating that it was unable to maintain altitude and to land it manually. This was NOT preceded by a GPS lost message, however as I returned...
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    Took My First Karma Flight; Have Lots of Questions

    #3 change your video default. This is separate to the video settings on the controller.
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    Please explain how some drones can exceed 400' rule for altitude and is this possible for karma ?

    Karma has the ability to set height and distance limits. The height default is 400` but this can be changed when the location permits it.
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    Fully fold out arms warning

    Accepting this is an old thread, the following may still be of use to others who face this issue. I had been flying without any problems for several days. Then seemingly out of the blue, I got this error. Noticing that one arm no longer 'clicked' into place, I opened Karma up and found that a...
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    Disposable Hero 5 & Hero 6

    I don't think I had any idea when I purchased my Karma kit that my Hero 5 was a 'disposable camera'. I say this because after a recent crash I found that the LCD screen on my Hero 5 was cracked and couldn't be viewed. Shortly after, I found that despite the LCD being a $40 part from China, no...