Recent content by Dejan Smaic

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Once. Flying 6" while videoing on the Great Salt Lake, it struck a small object while at speed. Unavoidable and not visible.

Honestly, I fine with this, as well as for military installations. Large drones can carry explosive payloads. If not, then why not just scale the fence and walk right in...

The system sucks. Most media clients can not wait up to 90 days for a permit to be approved or disapproved. You turn down the gig, it just goes to someone else regardless of their professional status. I also think it was very cheesy for that person to got caught to turn you in. I would have...

Right off looking at the images, edit with more contrast. Noise looks ok. Remember, go tack sharp.

I have a set of Lume Cubes. Worth every dollar. Water proof, 1500 lumes each. I use them more of non aerial applications.

Personally, you'll be fine with a P4P as long as you have hand eye coordination. Don't let those who say go with less before you go for more. The P4P is a simple drone to figure out and operate, no major differences than it's predecessors...not enough to modify your piloting skills. If you...

True...Someone walking, working on a yard, etc...or in a park. Just saying, it happens whether you know it or not.

The problem here is event "rights". If say NBC, ESPN, or whatever has video rights, identified shooting video without a release will most likely get you a letter from an attorney representing the media outlet owning rights to teh event.

Realistically, you are always flying over someone unless you are in a forest or corn field. Be real.

When doing video at certain sporting events, event owners / management are very tight on rights. Stills, those can be a different matter. Also, amateurs taking video are not likely to have media passes and fall off the radar unless you are in the event and on the "front line" during the event...

I logged in. Why would I register if I registered last year? :-)

I recently updated my firmware, and did a flight test on the P4P. My P4P reached a maximum altitude of 94 feet and stopped climbing. I landed, checked all my settings, including my max altitude of 500 meters. Repeated the flight multiple times with the same result. Anyone having similar...

If one is in question of commercial use of drones, why not contact the FAA as "anonymous" with a scenario and ask for clarification.

DJI is not my big brother and not in the business of being in anyone else's business. If they are, then Ford, Chevy, and all the auto manufacturers should put speed regulators in their vehicles as well as GPS tracking devices in their vehicles to prevent speeding and crimes.