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I know there are some very knowledgable people on here I've read quite a bit.. And I wasn't talking as much about physically flying the drone as I was about air space regulations, laws vs. "guidelines," that sort of thing Sent from my iPhone using PhantomPilots mobile app

I know you don't need a certificate to fly.. I was I'm just saying is there any online material that clearly explains regulations and such and all the crap that no one really has an answer for? Seems everyone has very different opinions about a lot of grey areas when it comes to these things...

As a new drone owner/operator someone suggested to me that I take an online safety/operator course.. Specifically this one: lesson – Unmanned Safety Institute Now if there's merit to it I'll shell out some money for a certification, but is something like this a complete load of crap or does...

When contacting a local airport before flying today the operator of the airport gave me this link and looks interesting so I thought I would share. Seems catered towards commercial drone operators but I'm sure there is info there for everyone. www.nextgenuav.com Sent from my iPhone using...

Yes I agree, that's why I was around 200ft for my second time out.. Nothing higher than that between the drone and me where I was flying. There were a few towers I noticed farther away once up in the air but I haven't braved that distance yet. On the other hand turns out while I was flying the...

Oh well I definitely didn't do that haha.. I was flying by map/camera only most of the day.. Just hanging out in an open field is boring lol Sent from my iPhone using PhantomPilots mobile app

Not familiar with the first term you used there ^^ but I flew and had a great time no issues. Went the farthest I have so far as its my second drone flight ever.. Slowly getting confident flying out of sight range and getting used to the orientation at long distances. I flew to my house and back...

Hey everyone, Just a question about how important it is to contact the airports near you.. I know there's a lot of threads on this but not this specific question that I could find.. I'm literally RIGHT at the edge of the 5 mile radius of a local airport according to b4ufly and Airmap. As far...

I'm going to email them my details soon and order it up so I'll take pics when I get them! I was just deciding on what parts to make which color. I think I'm going to go top shell orange fiber, bottom shell black carbon, and landing gear orange carbon. Sent from my iPhone using PhantomPilots...

Yea that's what I was thinking.. I mean at $6 a pair how much can you really expect.. But one was so far off I decided to toss it but before I did I thought I would see just how ridiculous it was.. After sanding the blade for 10 minutes to finally get them squared away instead of adding weight...

So after trying to balance about 5 pairs of DJI props I've found that about half of them are near perfect (only required some light sanding to one side of the hub) and the other half are very bad, blades included. Even the ones that came with the drone that I just flew with several times were...

Thanks everyone.. I'll work on it again tonight.. For now going to enjoy a quick flight [emoji41] Sent from my iPhone using PhantomPilots mobile app

Yea I know I can remove it.. By destroy I meant waste time if I'm doing it wrong haha. I would think even as small as it is a hub being out of balance would create vibration just as the blades would besides the fact that every instructional video I've seen says to do it as well. I'm going to try...

Well first of all I literally opened my balancer about an hour ago so this is the first prop I've tried.. I didn't want to move on until I asked. As far as balancing being worth it or not... Mechanically it makes sense to have perfect balance on anything rotating at such high speeds if not for...

So I got my balancer in the mail today.. I took out a set of brand new DJI white props I just bought and started on the first one. I've watched all the videos and everything and as everyone states started horizontally on the first prop.. It was near perfect as far as I could tell.. So then I...