Recent content by beatnik

Success! Well I didn't give up. Not sure which thing I did get it to respond but I think it was the command to set sos1 to my number. Apparently that is the first command you HAVE to send to get it to recognize the phone number of the phone you use to command it. For some reason this wasn't...

Thanks jdpowell, while online it says T-Mobile supports 2G technology via it's SIMS and older phones, perhaps RF-V16 is not compatible with current T Mobile protocols. Other pilots report they have used this exact config with no issues. Going to return this device since it cannot work with...

I just got this tracker. I purchased a T-Mobile SIM card on Amazon and activated a pay as you go plan for Voice and Text. I can call the device and can answer on the device by pushing the button. I installed the iApp and can log in and it says Device Offline. I cannot get it to respond to any...

Talk about getting Tee'd off. This dude fires one trying to get a birdy. But it's a near miss. He should have just flipped the bird. The Titlist comes inches from the cam on the Inspire. Now maybe he should have hit it because the pilot forgot to set the Go app ISO setting from like 1600 or...

Nice tropical afternoon practicing POI and waypoint IOC. P3P with SRP CP/ND16 and 100ISO 160 shutter. 1080p

Tests I did before the "official" IOC firmware pointed to the conclusion that Course Lock uses Atti mode and wind drift is a problem. perhaps that was what was happening in the yaw. I'm going to try Waypoint Free as well !

Thanks Doc, that is what I was looking for. Does not hurt to show you have knowledge and have done your homework by having "PAPERS" , perhaps the officer will simply say, Have a Nice Day and move on.

I wonder if local deputies and city cops could also interpret that statute and write tickets for take off in any county or city park as well. The word "park" is somewhat ambiguous. Many guys fly in the open fields of city parks here.

P3P 4K 200 ISO 60 Shutter with SRP ND16/CP

At least one thing is clear here in Florida. If you launch in a state park or recreation area, they can and will write you up. Bunch of my friends who were unaware of this learned the hard way with warnings and citations. One cop even told a guy, if you launched over there in that parking lot of...

I suppose that it's possible that when the FAA revises special rule for model aircraft in section 336 it will have similar limits that we are seeing in the DJI instructional video above. Or DJI is just making this stuff up. It would help if they mention the requirement for contacting the...

So why does Dji have a 35 foot allowable altitude at 1.5 miles from a Cat A airport if it's a rule of no flight within 5 miles? Seems contradictory. Maybe he did call the control tower. I don't know. he told me the Cop said "you can't fly that" he packed up and left to go purchase a pole cam.

The confusion on my part stems from recommendations and actual laws. Especially from this: Which defines specific altitudes at various distances from Category A airports. So even DJI is arbitrarily making this stuff up or they are working with some agency to come up with this. 35 feet altitude...

Does anyone know if law enforcement on the local or state level are getting instructions on dealing with drone pilots? Aside from the negative stereotyping we see, which undoubtedly also changes how cops see drone pilots, what do we say when stopped? Looking at DJI's and FAA recommendations as...

Oh Sorry didn't reply. I got my P3P as advertised in about two weeks from Back Order. Case and Batteries took a bit longer. I went with an Authorized dealer just for the personal customer support.