Recent content by WNYBill

Still undecide but would buy a used Mini 3 pro for the right price. However, I only consider one with the RC controller.

Jody sent you a PM.

Have I got this right? If I buy a used drone in the US, regardless of if it has been activated before, I will still be able to fly it recreationally? No deleting anything or worrying about some alphabet agency shooting my dog? (perfect description) The previous owner is getting his...

Jeez Louise, no question some of you need more alcohol in your cocktail hour! Chill, life is short! NOW, I AM REALLY MORE CONFUSED THAN EVER

Thank you all. I'll be looking for a used Mini 3pro but they are nearly as much as a Mini 4. I'll watch e-bay, but only buy where I can return. My reference to cocktail hour was a misnomer. Cocktail hour at our house is a gathering time for children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I...

At 85 I need a new toy! Thought a drone would scratch the itch. Something I could launch off the deck during cocktail hour and check out our food plots all less than a mile away. Would be nice to take stills and video, I am not even a good amateur photographer. I have been lurking and asking...

Now if it is an "off limits" government impoundment, that's a different story. If it was an open impoundment, I'll stick with my original feelings. Over reaction and part of the reason LEO has a poor reputation. Being honest, cooperative and polite goes both ways.

Is the Air 2s as easy to fly as the Mini 4 pro? Does it have avoidance like the Mini 4 pro?

Just a darn minute! If you were fishing or boating on the lake, are they saying you can't take pictures? I think you ran into a guy who wanted to jerk you around because you were a "rich plutocrat" with a drone. How did they find you so fast, they had to be watching. Now if it is an "off...

I thought the container that holds the 3 batteries had a charger built in?

I understand, fly over the cliff. Do I have to fly it home too? Or will RTH keep it over the 400 foot cliff and then ascend when it returns to take off point?

Dumb newbie question. My Mini 4 takes off and I set it at 50 feet and fly towards an almost cliff, about a 400 ft change in elevation. The Mini 4 recognizes the obstacle and the avoidance mechanism take over and the drone rises to avoid the cliff. How far from the cliff does the avoidance...

What happened that got the Feds interested in just DJI drones?

OK, so "government" and rational" is an oxymoron. I agree but you didn't answer my questions.

What is the government's rational? Wouldn't pre-existing drones be grandfathered in? Is there a way to remotely decommission a drone so it is unflyable? What is the problem and what brought it on? I am thinking about semi auto rifles with a pistol grip, magazine and black.