Recent content by thutch

Drive up to birmingham and let's hang out. Just kidding. I would much rather drive to Mobile; I'm sure the scenery is much nicer.

Update. I've had the drone for two weeks now, and I *try* to fly every day, even if its only ~10 minutes (weather, time, daylight permitting). I've mostly been flying around a lake behind my office building, and around the neighborhood at home. I try to film everything, but I haven't captured...

I missed the 48 hour window on DJI Care, and I haven't decided if I will try their video verification option. I did get a policy with State Farm, so at least I do have some kind of protection. On Friday I finally took the training wheels off, and a couple of minutes into the flight DJI Go 4...

On my first flight I used DJI Go. Later that day I received some notification (can't remember where now) suggesting Go 4 instead. So I installed Go 4, and have been using it the past several days. Today I flew for the first time with beginner mode off, and low and behold, Go 4 crashed on me mid...

I want to get some flying in tomorrow. What are some good places to fly south of town? Anybody know if we can fly at Oak Mountain? I'm also considering Veteran's Park on Valleydale.

Sweet. Thanks for the info folks.

Totally novice question here. I've read several times to avoid areas with high intensity power lines. Well, I have a path right next to my house where some of these run. I live in a rather old neighborhood, which is highly wooded with very tall trees. I don't have many options here - I can...

This is a very good post and it wasn't rude at all. I have no particular interest in video/photography to be honest. Yeah, I could have gone a different direction, but I wanted something with some decent pilot aids. I had originally planned on a P3S, but lost patience with local stock and picked...

I bought my p4 late Saturday afternoon, and flew it twice yesterday and again today at lunch. I've kept it in beginner mode the entire time. I've taken just a few minutes of video, but nothing of consequence. So, what should I do next? I know it's a silly question, and you guys can't really...

Oh it was a blast, and yeah, definitely intimidating. I have no idea what to do with it. I'm not a photography or video guy, and I have no intent of doing anything commercially, so right now this is just an expensive toy. I would definitely love to get together. Where have you flown around town?

Checking in from Pelham. Just had my first flight with my p4 today.

Hello all, and greetings from Birmingham Alabama. I brought home a p4 from Best Buy yesterday, and I'm pouring over all of the materials before my first flight. I gotta admit I'm pretty nervous. I haven't cared about drones, like at all, ever. Then over Christmas break my son all of a sudden...