Recent content by STGill

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    Scam making the rounds (again)

    Twice this year someone has tried to scam me with the whole "I'll pay you this but I need you to send this extra money to someone else" bs. Both times the messages came through my website contact form. Same thing happened to me years ago when I was teaching music lessons. If it sounds too good...
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    Video formats? MP4 vs Mov - 24 vs 48 or 30 or 60?

    Sorry to revive an older thread, but you might have the answer I need. I'm trying to render some clips for stock video and they have to be 4k but can't have black bars. Is 3840x2160 also 4k? Is there any way to shoot 4k with a P4P and not get black bars?
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    Setting altitude for tower flights?

    Thanks, I'll go digging through the menus then
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    Setting altitude for tower flights?

    I might (finally) have some tower inspection jobs coming down the pipeline. Since this is new to me, I don't know the best way to handle altitude limits for tall towers. I know one on the list is 400 feet tall. I know I'm within the rules to fly in the 400' bubble over structures, but how do I...
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    P4P+ and DJI won’t let me fly.

    I think I figured out the problem, with some surprisingly quick help from DJI customer service. I had the wrong number for the flight controller serial number. I also tested it using my phone as a hotspot and it appears to work. I do hope they make this easier, even if it does work I have to...
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    P4P+ and DJI won’t let me fly.

    To top it off, I think I’m locked out because I’m close to an airport. That has no tower. And is unattended. And is a grass strip. For emergencies only. And is also closed October through May. :mad:
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    P4P+ and DJI won’t let me fly.

    I just tried the phone hotspot option. It doesn’t seem to have worked. I filled out the info in my phone but even with the hotspot it’s not unlocking the controller. I’m really hating the Pro+ controller. I live in an area that has very few restrictions. I feel totally inept at jumping through...
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    P4P+ and DJI won’t let me fly.

    I’m currently on site and the controller tells me I’m in a no fly zone and I’m locked out. No WiFi, and there’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to fly. I suppose I’m screwed? P4P plus, so no net connection of any kind available.
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    P4P Optimal settings for Still Photography?

    Given the public perception of drones, I might skip this one :D
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    P4P files won't copy to my Mac

    Thanks. So far os10 Sierra has been really wonky with external drives, not just this one.
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    P4P files won't copy to my Mac

    I recently had to get a new computer, and I've now got an iMac with OS 10 Sierra. Aside from the other headaches it's given me, I now find I cannot copy my drone camera car files to the computer. I get a couple to copy, then I get a message saying the file is in use and the task can't be...
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    Music on YouTube Video

    No, I never used the OPs youtube music check link. It looks like a good source. Good list of famous songs that are actually usable. Sorry, OP, copyright trips my trigger, especially when I get the sense some people (not you) want everything for free.
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    hard case to check in on airplane

    I don't have a hard case myself, so I can't say. Maybe others will chime in, but I think a good hard case should at least have a loop you can put a luggage lock through.
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    hard case to check in on airplane

    Most any hard case is probably tough enough. More to the point, is there a way to lock or secure the latches so they can't pop open?