Recent content by Alaska-Flyer

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    Anyone know about solar activity?!?

    Here is a great resource for real time solar activity SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
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    full exterior crash cage for phantom

    Sounds like several folks may be missing the point - for some of us who have the need to operate in extremely hazardous non-GPS friendly environments like caves, tunnels, mines, inside transmission line and cell tower frameworks, etc... where collisions with unseen obstacles like wires, cables...
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    full exterior crash cage for phantom

    I have been looking for some type of cage arrangement as well. My use would be for aircraft protection flying in an old mine tunnel - I need to photographically document the 1st 500' of an old 1940's vintage drill and shoot tunnel. People are not allowed to go in due to safety reasons. Obviously...
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    Mapping of River

    When you say "map the river" are you talking about trying to capture bathymetric (depth) data or just aerial imagery. Or both?
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    What temperature is too low to fly

    I have never had any issues down to zero degrees Fahrenheit, I have seen some weird flight behavior at -5 below and colder My personal rule of thumb is to not fly below zero(F) degrees
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    Manufacturing Drones?

    My intended use would be primarily for aerial mapping and inspection. It would be great to have a forward facing proximity sensor with a user definable range (1M - 5M- 10M) so when working close to a structure like a bridge or a tower we can fly safely and not worry about impacting a fixed object.
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    Stitching pictures

    If you are using a Gopro camera it wont make any difference which stitching software you use. Due to the fisheye effect from the Gopro the stitching programs cannot accurately decipher the irregular pixels. If not using a Gopro try Microsoft ICE (free download) If you are using a Gopro, use a...
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    The Phantom has a very poor quality GPS!

    All, I have seen quite a few posts regarding the Phantom GPS quality. In my day job I work as a mapping professional working with survey grade GPS systems. Whether you are using a professional grade GPS or consumer grade GPS like in the phantom, the same rules apply. You must have a clear...