Recent content by Hendricks

Hi, Just ran into this problem with the gimbal calibration process stuck at 50%. What should I do now? Thanks.

Hi, I have a shoot coming up tomorrow night. About 25 minutes after sunset, I'll be flying close to a church steeple which features a lit clock. I thought getting a shot of the lit clock on the steeple against a dark background could produce a very interesting image. Question: I'll be flying...

Thanks everybody for the comments. There is NO QUESTION that Transport Canada should have been able to easily identify the owner/pilot of the Jet Ranger involved. I won't get in to why Transport Canada didn't get to the bottom of this; however, I will say that I wonder if they'd put the same...

The March 2020 issue of 'Rotor Drone' magazine contained an article about the NTSB's use of drones in crash investigations. Specifically, it referred to the use of a P4P being used by the NTSB in the aftermath of a B-17 warbird crash just about a year ago at Bradley Airport in Connecticut. An...

Hi Everybody, This is the final instalment to my story involving my Phantom 4 Pro and a very near miss with a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter. Just some quick background for those who may not be familiar with the incident: August 3,2019 My drone business was hired to shoot video at an outdoor...

There are 'reviews' of the P4P+V2.0 on YouTube now suggesting the P4P+V2.O has new engines which, in combination, with the low noise props, lower the overall sound by about 60%. I currently fly a P4P+ and use both the old regular props as well as the low noise props. There is no question the...

Just wanted to be clear on the various controllers used through the P4P series of aircraft: The original P4P used DJI's original controller that had no built in display and required you to use either a cell phone or a tablet to act as your screen. The P4P+ was the same aircraft and camera...

Thanks to all who replied..... I have felt all along there couldn't be much difference between my P4P+ and the P4P+V2.0 Certainly nothing in terms of aircraft flight performance and camera performance. Absolutely the 5.5" screen built in to the controller is a nice improvement over the older...

Hi, I'm sure this question has been kicked around before, however, I'm wondering if there is any REAL difference in performance between these aircraft? Let's consider everything: Flight Characteristics Performance in Flight Camera and Quality of either still images and/or video Remote...

Here, in Canada, I operate a drone business that does special events, real estate, land development, and personal projects. Here, I feel the Transport Canada Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) regulations have been good for those of us who fly our drones legally. Those individuals who went to Best...

In Canada, if you have a Transport Canada Advanced Drone Pilots Certificate and your drone has navigation lights, you are allowed to fly at night. Regardless of what time it is. I hold the proper certification and the drone I fly is equipped with navigation lights. The FAA may have different...

I also fly a P4P+ and do quite a bit of night flying. In fact, some flights I have taken have been an hour after sunset. Here are some tips for you that I have found useful over the years: 1. Normally, I shoot in AUTO mode. Occasionally, I will manually adjust my settings, but 8 times out of...

Unfortunately, at the time of the near miss, I was taking still images and not video. I should also say the local media are aware of this incident and they promise to stay on top of the story. The lack of a timely follow up by Transport Canada does lead me to question just how serious they...

Very interesting article on DJI and where the company is headed........ Thanks for sharing.

This is an update that stems from an incident that occurred almost 8 months ago. August 3rd, 2019, I was flying my P4P at about 300 feet over a special event fundraiser attended by over 700 people. This event was held on the shore of a river and there were many boats at a dock as well as...