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    Setting Max Speed

    I'm just curious if with more stringent laws, there is more active enforcement. I also have a legacy drone and even the compliant drones, you can't get the CE labels here in the US. Some have claimed, not this year but in previous years that some countries or cities do more actively enforce...
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    Setting Max Speed

    Does your Air 3 have a C1 label? Would you run into trouble if you tried to fly your Air 2 as if it's a C1 drone, that is closer to people and buildings than permitted by C2 drones? Just trying to get an idea of whether there is active enforcement that people are encountering in the EU.
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    Air 3 panorama shots in Jyväskylä

    Very nice. Was this stitched in the drone or did you use some other software to stitch?
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    Setting Max Speed

    Are you seeing signs of different enforcement this year with the rule changes which took effect this year? Are the authorities actively monitoring whether drone fliers are complying with the rules?
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    Cheapest EU drone register country?

    Are those screen shots from the Dronaire site?
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    dealing with drone BAN in certain countries...

    Unfortunately a lot of the best places to fly drones are also those which draw tons of tourists, most of whom aren't interested in flying drones. The sights are magnificent enough without having to photograph them from air. Millions are happy just taking pics with their phones. But they visit...
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    Flying in Madeira?

    Man the place I want to fly is out on the NE of the island, just north of the airport. It's like a long, thin peninsula or an archipelago, extending eastwards. You have to hike the last 3-4 kilometers and you see a lot of jagged cliffs over the water and faraglioni or rocks jutting out of the...
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    Prediction: AI hardware will be used in a future DJI drone in 2024

    I don't know that I'd trust AI in that scenario either. Tesla and others are betting on computer vision solely to make self-driving cars. But there have been very unfortunate incidents of their system not detecting objects and identifying them correctly, like driving right into a tractor...
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    Massive Signal Issue RC2 with Video and Flight Log

    Could there be some other RF sources interfering with the signal to the drone? Would those big microwave dishes emit enough RF in the same frequencies to possibly disrupt the signal? As far as magnets sources, I once tried to take off from this one place and I kept getting compass errors. No...
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    Mavic 2 pro vs. Mavic 3 Pro photo image quality comparison. (not video)

    This video is interesting, comparing the M2P to the M3C. New drone has better battery but performs worse in some torture tests of resolution charts? OTOH, video from M3C looks sharper after LUTs applied and zoomed in 400%. Not a good endorsement to upgrade?
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    Drone insurance required for EU operator registration. Recommendations?

    Website doesn't show the US flag, only UK and EU countries.
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    DJI Mavic pilots - Australia

    This news item is interesting, a drone operator finds a dead dolphin in one of the shark nets installed outside Bondi Beach to protect the surfers and swimmers there. https://au.news.yahoo.com/drone-operators-devastating-discovery-off-bondi-beach-015745113.html Now did this drone pilot, who...
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    Strategy for EU Open Category from 2024 on

    So I just returned from a trip to Malta and Italy, specifically Sicily. I did a few flights with my Mavic 2 Pro. Mostly tried to go to areas away from towns and in a couple of cases, were along coastal cliffs with nobody around nor a lot of buildings. So I could easily comply with A2...
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    Mavic 3 Pro won't fly but Mavic 3 Classic will

    Will be interesting to see the reason for the difference. Maybe the OP will try updating both and see if they behave differently.
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    Love my Air 3, but man, this Mini 4 Pro...

    But you're compromising camera quality as well as wind-resistance. In many cases, it's probably not a good idea to fly at all if wind speeds and gusts are above a certain level.