Recent content by mammatus

Thank you all for your responses and feedback - I genuinely appreciate it. I posted this thinking that at least a portion of the responses would probably be people just interested in skewering me, but it was a refreshing surprise to have kind and respectful responses follow. Thank you.

Ugh - you're breaking my heart! I didn't realize a RTH would convert into an autolanding (descent) that would continue even if I steered the drone laterally. Any idea why, when I pushed the left stick up from about 6:45 to 6:55, it didn't gain any altitude? Thank you for the education.

Here's the actual .txt file if anyone has any ability to provide deeper analysis than I have found through airdata.com, I'd really welcome the input. My main question is what made this thing land (apparently in the pond), as I feel confident it was not pilot error, though I have no way to...

Six years of flying my P3S and this was the first time I was not able to retrieve it. I was flying it to photograph a home when I briefly lost the video signal for a time and then it disconnected entirely. I've downloaded the flight record and a link is below. I'm not super well-versed, but it...

I flew in several areas up and down the outer banks last summer -- all without any problems. I stayed clear of airports and all National Parks/Monuments.

What exactly is a "pano" mission?

Following an explosion at a school in Minneapolis today, the Star Tribune has been posting lots of stories and some of the photos appear to be taken via drone...and photos #2 and #7 sure appear to be taken over the top of a helicopter...

Tested yesterday and passed with an 85%. I have a background in meteorology, so I think that helped, as METARs and TAFs are easy for me. I spent a total of around 6-8 hours over the last two weeks studying; primarily reading the FAA study guide and doing the 120+ 3DR practice test questions a...

On the P3S, I know there are two sets of wires that come out of the body of the drone and extend down to the camera/gimbal. One is a group of several rubber-coated wires with a light gray coating. The other is the flat black ribbon that wraps around all hinges of the gimbal. I know one...

Great - I'll run all the calibration routines again. Are there any diagrams or websites that would show photos of the cables to check? Thanks!

Good Morning, I have been flying my Phantom 3 Standard for about five months now and love it. It's always performed beautifully for me. However, last week, I encountered a new problem that I can't seem to shake. After several successful flights just the day before, I took it out for a...

Thank you for the reply. I realize that I have to take steps to install the firmware, but my question is whether the DJI GO app on my phone is going to FORCE me to do that -- is it going to say the firmware is not current and I must update before I can fly?

To update: This tablet has worked fine for me for months, even if a bit laggy and slow, but one thing it does not seem to work with is Follow Me Mode, even though this tablet claims to be equipped with GPS. If anyone has any tips as to what I'm doing wrong, I'm all ears. Thanks!