Recent content by dlblacks

Hi PunaPhantom, doing a little preliminary research ahead of my summer trip to the Big Island. It's disappointing but not surprising that HI's National and State Parks are off limits (just like the rest of the US)... But since "Launching & Landing" are off limits at the Parks, does that mean one...

Thanks for the insight, GoLoves! Sorry for the potentially dumb question, but where can I find the sectional chart folks are talking about? Is this the one on the FAA website? Would love to give it a look-over before my trip. I'm headed to Hawaii in June - three nights in Honolulu and a week on...

Yes of course, I always leave LiPo's at close to a full charge and top them off every couple of weeks (although reading my post I can see how I basically said the exact opposite lol, very poor wording). I'll try your suggestion with the charger - the problem is that when I power on the battery...

#PH4-5350mAh-15.2V I tried to charge my spare battery today and it won’t seem to charge. When I plug the battery in, it senses the charger and all four lights come on as normal (all green). Then the first battery light starts to blink quickly before shutting off. When I try to power on the...

Very cool. I’m curious, what were your camera settings? ISO, f-stop, frame rate, shutter speed? When color correcting shots from my first night flight, I notice a lot of noise in the mids and blacks. I’ve been testing different exposure and frame rate settings over time but haven’t found the...

I think you might be right... Torrey Pines feels like the perfect place, this web page just fosters a tiny bit of hesitation: https://torreypine.org/reserveinfo/protect-torrey-pines-reserve/drones/ At the very end it talks about the boundaries of their “no drone” zone. Is the golf...

More good advice, thanks again for that! I’ll scout out a more inconspicuous area and get up in the air quickly & stealthily. There are soooo many [recent] drone videos of La Jolla Cove, and seemingly no special local rules. So I’ll just go for it! In all honesty, I can’t think of a safer place...

Thanks so much for writing such an info-packed response! I really appreciate the insight. I’ve been second-guessing myself more than usual recently, in terms of being confident I’m launching/flying in a legal zone. I’ve got all the maps/resources, I always do my research on local laws and of...

Hi there, I’m currently traveling to San Diego for a weekend stay at Torrey Pines golf course. After seeing some pics I knew I needed to bring my P4P. While doing some research I saw that drones are banned from the Torrey Pines Nature Reserve, but I see tons of people posting drone shots of the...

Love this! I’m currently en route to stay at Torrey Pines Lodge/Golf course - couldn’t help but bring my drone with me. I saw a web page saying “drones aren’t allowed in Torrey Pines Nature Preserve/State Park”, but do you think I’ll be okay to fly along the coast like you did and perhaps at La...