Recent content by Walnawk

Thanks for your reply. What is the harm if I leave the battery fully charged? I realize that a charged battery can stay for a while if not being used.

Is there a good guide to walk a beginner through the battery discharge process? I have read postings and often confused by the technicality and believe that this should be a simple process. I love to learn about voltage readings during flights and all that good stuff that comes with it but only...

I was flying my P4 today first time in this month, 5 minutes after took off the camera just broke lose and wouldn't maintain its position sort of like camera hanging lose after power off. The camera didn't detach and bird was under control at all times. I took it home for a reboot and camera was...

It is very unfortunate that you got ticketed, and how often can we get to see park rangers? I got a feeling that quite a few drones has flew through the Arch. I have two law degrees, and have been keeping up with a lot of emerging drone regulations. To put a conclusion to your experience, FAA...

How high did you fly at when you made that 3 miles run?

Wow!!! Raw distance 2.5 miles out to the sea!!! I am going to find some more sea shores to replicate your achievement...at least I will try.

Hello: I have read that a lot of people can go real far on a p4 with modification such as parabolic/windsurfer, ARGtek ,or DBS. But straight out of the box a p4 with a GL300c control WITHOUT using any windsurfers or antenna extension, what is the farthest distance you have seen? So far mine is...

How far did your own stock antenna go?

No windsurfer either on my p4. Stock antenna for the first test. It was strange. I too modified my P3s with ARGtek and it goes 1.77 miles on the same route. P3s without windsurfer was about 2800 ft.

Hello: My p3s can do longer distance than my p4 at the moment, and wondering is there any kind of adjustment I can make. I tried my new P4 yesterday flying at 360 ft. altitude under a sunny sky with line of sight at a very familiar testing site and it only yielded less than 3000ft, while my...

Anotherlab, you are more in touch with the law than I am :). Case well cited - Meredith case.

To comply with this Nevada Statute, you need to be in a business AND licensed to fly. Only OP can provide evidence to dispute law enforcement's inquiry. (d) The unmanned aerial vehicle was under the lawful operation of a business registered in this State or a land surveyor if: (1) The...

At the end of the day, it is all about people who makes the world go round (or spins around in this case). :)

In our case facts are not being disclosed for good reasons as to whether OP has flown once or twice over the property in question. However, facts indicates that OP has flew over the property evidenced by a Youtube video, that along with a complaint and perhaps a few more overlooked facts, would...

Law enforcement is often involve in civil offenses. Think about neighborhood disputes that involves loud noises when one neighbor will call the police to complain about loud noises/parties; as a result, police will show up to enforce quiet hours within city ordinances. It is a Civil offense, and...