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    what to do when someone calls to complain about you flying

    I have to say, I do like the way he adjusts the punishment to fit the crimes. For example, his treatment of crabby housewives claiming I was spying on them from 400 ft...
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    what to do when someone calls to complain about you flying

    I tried this. When I puffed my chest out, the controller and tablet were a little harder to see. Then I raised my fists high. The controller, now loose from my grip, flopped 90 degrees down, against my chest. This pressed the controller joysticks upward, sending my bird sailing away at an...
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    Back in the Saddle...

    Most important piece of gear if you buy a P3S: the P3S owner's manual. I'd guess that people who read and comprehend the manual before going out and trying for distances will be much happier and less prone to episodes of unanticipated flight drama. Make the DJI Go app your best friend. Study...
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    Drone crashes on Ellipse near White House

    Pictures help understand and differentiate fact from rabid hype. White House Ellipse Look at the Washington Monument and its huge open space area, of nine square blocks in the middle of a metropolis. Nine square blocks of grass, no trees, and little to no people in a wide open park setting...
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    Drone crashes on Ellipse near White House

    Did anybody spend a moment to do basic research? The "drone" in question is a F-182 palm-sized bird with a flight time of 5-7 minutes and a weight of 6 ounces. It is a $50 toy. It has no payload capability. It has no FPV capability. It doesn't have any range. It's a toy like you see flown at...
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    Brand new P3pro questions

    Was your craft out of line of sight because it was too far to see, or because it was obscured from view by a tree or treeline? OEM flight specs are for clear day, no RF interference in the form of trees, buildings, EMF noise, competing RF traffic (home wireless routers use 2.4 and 5.8GHz...
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    Distance Obsessions

    I've been participating in special interest internet forums since the weaning days of 1200 bps dialup services too many decades ago. To a degree, you see many of the "same" people on all these forums. Each forum evolves its own loosely defined sub populations of supporters, resident old guys...
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    Anyone know the specs of the 2.4Ghz Wifi Antennas?

    It is hard, isn't it? Don't feel bad, it's hard for everyone else, too. Chances are, unless you find someone works for FCC, most of us are going to have the same difficulties. That's a pretty big homework assignment to give. I don't think any of us have that on hand. Can I ask what you would...
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    Swapping SD cards

    Thank you to the OP and thank you to msinger. I had exactly the same question about SD requirements because I filled my 8GB SD up, too. I wondered whether any files were required on the newer, larger card. This conversation has eliminated one more area where my knowledge needed help. All the...
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    15 Ways for New UAV Owners to Make A Name For Themselves on the Forum

    If it's entertaining enough to get enough folks to read it, and if only one forum person gleans something that will improve the discourse here... it was worth it. Anytime someone writes a post that make people think, someone's going to be unhappy or snarky. Just happens that way. Slings and...
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    15 Ways for New UAV Owners to Make A Name For Themselves on the Forum

    That was nice, and thanks. I'm not fishing for attaboys, and I don't expect them, but once in a while it's nice. I've got more to learn from watching you out here, N017RW. You are one of the folks who make a real difference to a LOT of forum participants.
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    15 Ways for New UAV Owners to Make A Name For Themselves on the Forum

    I have less than zero desire to be a forum cop or enforcer of any sort. Just a wistful desire for folks to be nicer to each other, and to be more considerate about requests. I'm no admin, never played one on TV. Not my skill set. Folks can even entertain themselves by using the 15 items and...
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    15 Ways for New UAV Owners to Make A Name For Themselves on the Forum

    Oh, we're good there. I don't have even a dim glimmering Beavis bulb idea about what's going on here....
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    15 Ways for New UAV Owners to Make A Name For Themselves on the Forum

    15 Ways for New UAV Owners to Make A Name For Themselves on the Forum 1) Ignore all sticky threads in Phantom Forums, especially those written for New Users. That stuff is for Suckers! 2) When you have a question, don't bother searching the Forum to see if it's been already answered in an...
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    Phantom 3-Std Weak Remote Signal

    Aaaaand I'm done. Karma has been repaid. No longer suffering fools. HappyTreeFiend, your wish is granted. I'm outta here. The giving's not worth the insulting. Oh, and you can explain why all the content I'm removing before I leave (what? You thought I'd leave that to help you? Son, you just...