Recent content by Robert Smith jr

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    Plane almost hit my drone!!!!!

    Hi, I live in the North area of Pittsburgh. A week or so ago, it was a nice evening and I was going to fly, but then heard that the authorities were conducting a manhunt in the area. I did not fly. Always good to understand traffic patterns in the area, either routine or situational. They did...
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    Has anyone here NOT crashed a drone?

    Hi, I started with a P3S and now P3P. I have had a total of 3 crashes (2 minor, 1 more serious, broke the camera humble). One was flying too close to my house, other two were a loss of GPS and switching to ATTI. Have gotten better since then. Over 250 flights. I also have a Goldwing GL1800. I...
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    iOS 11 Official Release - DJI Go

    I went out to fly my P3P this evening, got a high CPU utilization message (iPad mini 2). Closed all running apps and then all was well. Did not try to screen record.
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    iOS 11 Official Release - DJI Go

    I updated to IOS 11 this morning and tried to record DJI GO screen, seems to work. Will have to update the iPad and give it a go, it would be a nice improvement. Rob
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    Which ND Filters to get for my P3S

    Hi, I bought a set of PolarPro push on filters, use them on both my P3S and P3P. Best Buy had them for $15. PL, ND 4 and ND 8, not a bad start for a sunny day!
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    Bad Amazon Spotlight

    Hi, Yep, I bought two red STROBON strobes for my P3P. I put one on the front and one in back. Improves the line of sight visibility quite a bit. I do not usually fly too far, but at a half mile from home they are still visible.
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    Updated GO and FW to v1.11.20 and no issues....

    Hi, I have had no issues with the latest firmware, but did have to go over all camera and other settings (RTH altitude, etc.) Also update my Phantom 3 Standard, no issues there either. Rob
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    More bad publicity

    I sincerely apologize for any inappropriate language or tone that I have used in this thread, it was not my intent to insult, direct or implied. Rob
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    More bad publicity

    Jason, It's not "my" hysteria ... It Is bad publicity however. The general public doesn't care about details ... Wasn't sure if folks had heard about it or not.
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    More bad publicity

    Hi, good point. It could be just an accident. However, it stokes the fire of hysteria and more stringent regulations. I do not see how risking an incident like this is acceptable, especially for a hobby flight. What was the purpose of the flight? I really think that the guy could have made some...
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    More bad publicity

    This kind of thing is very bad for us, period. Assuming that "It won't happen to me" is a very bad approach. Maybe he'll just blame it on DJI like quite a few folks here do. With all of the recently introduced legislation, people's disrespect for following any kind of basic guidelines and...
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    More bad publicity

    This is really bad ... South Bay man crashes drone, causes power outage, evacuation
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    Dji hot flights

    I am traveling to Phoenix in the next few weeks and will be paying close attention to this. It sounds like sunrise would be the best time to fly, or just before sunset, depending on location. We won't be in Phoenix for more than two days before trekking up to the Grand Canyon, over to Holbrook...
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    My best picture yet.

    Great photo! I am jealous. I went to Ireland last summer but did not bring the drone. All of the pictures (with my Nikon camera) came out great and I did get a few printed on Canvas. This year we are going to Arizona, I shipped my Drone to my sister so it will be waiting when I arrive. Very hot...