Recent content by Darwood8u

I have a GoPro 3+ installed and have flown 60+ flights before I installed the prop guards yesterday. It used to be able to spin directly around, but now it spins in a 3m orbit when I rotate the Phantom 1. Upon take off, it seems, that now the camera end is too heavy and the drone has severe...

FYI 69420, before you take your foot out of your mouth read about my phone call on April 7th, 2014 with the FAA in Tarrant County. Just because they can't hold you liable for anything that has to do with you and your drone below 400', doesn't mean that a greedy, money-hungry, government agency...

I used red duct tape. It helps me identify the position of the drone in the air when it is too high/far to see.

I too had a prop failure. Everything was going great on the first 4 flights. I would always check the drone for anything loose. On one flight, while the drone was 50' off of the ground, in a field behind my house, one of the props just flew off and the drone came crashing down. I would feel...

I think that events that have people from the public, will be difficult to get insurance coverage. Offsetting the insurance costs with charging for videos is difficult to assess with not knowing anybody that may do this, as well. Real Estate, I think, would be considered a "closed set". The...

Does anyone do this and how much do you charge? I've seen lots of videos of homes on the internet that can only be filmed with a UAV. I live in Texas and currently there are no restrictions on this. Looking at getting it insured, as well. Not sure how my friends production company can...