Recent content by Michael Thompson

Exactky and the Mini is basically and legally a toy drone.

Settle down guys, it's just a question. DJI Fly says it's ok to fly at Fort Point while Airmap says no. That's why I am asking the question. No need to get upset. I understand regulations, I am not an amateur but there is a disconnect between Airmap and DJI Fly. I've never flown a Mini, that's...

For example, Fort Point, San Francisco, I cannot fly my Phantom 4 because its it within the Golden Gate National Park. Would I be able to fly my Mavic Mini there? Also, within 5 .miles of an airport where a Phantom 4 is generally restricted, would I be able to fly the Mavic Mini around, say over...

I will try a different battery. I hand launched the drone in the midst of the issues and it was super wobbly hovering just above ground. Thanks for the advice. I never rule anything out when it comes to drones. I hope this does the trick!

The battery is about a year old, used with no problems a few times previously. My stone is about 2.5 years old now. 32 hours of flight time on her. Maybe the motors need replacing?

Props were correct. Used auto-takeoff. Nothing had changed on my drone prior to this problem. Always used auto-takeoff, props correct (yes its nearly impossible to screw that up on P4). I didn't do anything differently and I use the drone regularly. This is the first time I've had any issues...

Today I went to launch and 4 times in a row, the drone would start to launch and immediately do a backflip off the plastic case I launch it from and land upside down, breaking a prop at one point. Seems like perhaps 2 of the rotors are not kicking on right away or with enough strength and the...

I would strongly suggest downloading airmap. Best app out there.

I film large waves and they tend to travel upwards of 30 mph and I want to be able to keep up with the waves and not lose all the gps benefits of my P4 What mode do you experts recommend I fly in? I appreciate the advice and wish you all a Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah. Safe flying!

Thanks for the info. Makes me sick. All I want to do is sit on the beach, away from everyone and film surfers and not bother a soul but politicians can just say screw the FAA and deny all drone operators who follow the rules. California is a communist state, especially Norcal. All politicians...

Has anyone heard if there is a new ban on drones in effect for all of Santa Cruz beaches? I read an article Here's Where You Can Fly Drones in the Bay Area And it seems to state that it is no longer to film surfing anywhere in Santa Cruz. It is now almost impossible to film surfing anywhere in...

2.7k 30fps should be fine for Premiere Pro right?

I wonder why when PP exports the video to YouTube there is no lag. I guess PP encodes the footage or something? I'm pretty new to this. I appreciate your responses.

Absolutely not editing 4K footage.

All my footage since I replaced the camera and gimbal on my P4, when played back in Adobe Premiere Pro, has noticeable lag in the sequence screen. However, after editing the clips to make a video and exporting it to YouTube, there is no lag at all. Also, when I play the clips outside of Adobe...