Recent content by Chopper

The jettys in Corona Del Mar are outside the 5 mile radius of JWA.

I just spent some time communicating with an investigator with the FAA. His conclusion was that we were both flying legally and we were both responsible for watching out for each other. He also debunked the so called Dunning Kruger effect in this situation by stating that a trained pilot may...

I was on the end of a jetty. The helicopter approached from behind me flying parallel to the coastline over water.

Hogwash. You don't need formal training to know what 200 feet looks like.

Yesterday I was shooting video from the end of a jetty in Newport Beach CA. I was orbiting a sailboat at approx. 300 feet of altitude. I was NOT in a no fly zone. I heard a helicopter approaching from behind and when I turned and looked it was immediately obvious that there was going to be...

A set of motor caps come with the Polar pack but they are also available on Amazon. The P4 comes with a brace to keep the camera from bouncing around while transporting but not an actual gimbal protector. Those are also available on Amazon.

Thought they would fit the P4. Wrong. Returning them to DJI turns out to be a pain. $10 plus shipping