Recent content by jwmcgrath

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    DJI Mavic Air has been released (taking pre-orders now)

    Thanks for the replies... hmmm... guess if I’m looking at this as a portable solution, maybe the phone is the way to go anyway.
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    DJI Mavic Air has been released (taking pre-orders now)

    Looks awesome for a small, portable solution, love the specs for that breed. Shown with a phone in the vid, do we know if this can handle a tablet?
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    1st Aircraft Drone Strike in Canada?

    It’s all a fascinating read for a curious mind. But I think it’s fair to say that there aren’t now, nor will there ever be, any absolutes. This drone, striking this plane, at this speed, and this angle, on this surface, will produce this result, isn’t going to happen. Nor will every drone...
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    Phantom not working

    It wasn’t “mandatory”... many of us have never installed it. But if your device updated automatically as many have our devices set to do, then it became necessary to update the firmware as well. At that point, if you didn’t log off and then back in to your DJI account, then yes, your flight...
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    Has anyone here NOT crashed a drone?

    They say the same thing about motorcycles… If I thought that were true I’d have never gotten on one!
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    Has anyone here NOT crashed a drone?

    It’s all about STAYING conservative. I find that as confidence grows, so does risk-taking for the better shot. It’s the drone’s fault... it’s such a stable platform, it MAKES you confident. Then suddenly, that tree was a little closer than you thought... But sure it’s possible to never crash.
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    Will drone shut off while flying when I put throttle all the way down for a quick descent?

    Standard... P3S. No sensors. I’ve done it many times, and most of the time accidentally. Half the time, when I go to restart it, my remote is beeping inexplicably until I realize the left stick is still in lock down from the last flight. Weird. It’s gotta go in for warranty repair (still...
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    Will drone shut off while flying when I put throttle all the way down for a quick descent?

    You sure? Mine slows it’s descent just above the ground and lands nice and politely!
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    phantom 3

    Agreed. Analyze your own patterns... I’ll fly every weekend in the summer so I set discharge to 8 days, so that when I charge them all on Sunday night or Monday, they’ll be ready for the next weekend or a spontaneous weekday flight. I’ll change that to three days in the winter because it’s...
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    phantom 3

    If you traded Apple for Apple, the wifi passwords would transfer and you wouldn’t have to enter it again, if I’m understanding your question correctly. If you’re connecting to the aircraft, then there is no problem and that’s exactly what’s happening. Your batteries will maintain themselves...
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    Is it just me ?

    There’s no doubt you have to find ways to keep it from becoming boring... but the same can be said for ground level photography/video, or virtually any hobby (or even sport) for that matter. I couldn’t wait to get out on the water this summer to capture boats, skiing, tubing, water sports of...
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    Argtek installed, not much improvement

    Are you trying to fly in clear, interference-free locations? Different places, for comparison?
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    Overview of AeroScope, a New DJI System to Track and Identify Drones

    All I know is I watched a man drive a nail with the side of his hammer one day and started losing faith in the overall intelligence of mankind. But then I come here and can learn about aerospace physics, foreign politics, flight engineering, wireless protocols, and countless other topics from...
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    Longest range??

    Researched the crap out of both... this and the Argtek. For all intents and purposes, it seems that while both get positive reviews, this one seems to get them more consistently, so I decided on and bought the same. But... having gotten over 7,000’ bone stock, I haven’t installed it yet...
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    Longest range??

    Researched the crap out of both... this and the Argtek. For all intents and purposes, it seems that while both get positive reviews, this one seems to get them more consistently, so I decided on and bought the same. But... having gotten over 7,000’ bone stock, I haven’t installed it yet...