Recent content by michaelshaw

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    Finally flew out over 3 miles...

    Good on you for pushing it that far. With an iPad mini 4 I've been getting too many video drop outs to feel comfortable pushing past a mile even in open conditions. It's too bad it hasn't gotten better/updated spec's as it's a great size with the P4P remote. On another note, I think the...
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    Stopping a Drone from from Voyeurism

    Yes. That and some kind of power/control dynamic. At least a boat passing by and looking at topless daughters could be yelled at, threatened or otherwise motivated to stop looking and move along. A drone, etc., can not and that is threatening even in "legal" airspace. I found in my...
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    Stopping a Drone from from Voyeurism

    Be it operating a UAV out of plain view looking in on people, or hiding in the bushes with a gun aimed at taking down a spy, the whole anonymity factor to me seems to fuel the privacy concerns. I was filming some of my kids' water activities from a hover point out over the lake they were on...
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    New P4P+ owners...careful what you name you give it (long)

    This is some months later, but very helpful. I, too, was trying to be crafty and include the "+" in the aircraft name. Ouch. How long would that have taken. Excellent tip to find here. Thanks!