Recent content by alopeznj

Two things.. My Mavic mini gets a lot of radio interference even at the beach. Any tips... My Mavic Pro ... Auto take off goes up about 60 feet before it hovers . Is that normal for the Pro ? I don't remember. Yes, Compass and IMU are calibrated. The Mini will hover at 4 feet with Auto take off...

OEM Batteries for Mavic Pro are harder to find in USA. Im worried about third party batteries. Anyone try those ?

I still fly the Pro and will continue til it dies in mid air.

If I have Engine failure, I will look for an Law makers house. Land there.

This is one of most difficult questions in the USA. the FAA laws are clear but States and counties make their own laws which makes no sense since State law does not override Federal Law. I have been flying Pirot style. That means I use common sense, fly very high so people won't notice and...

Got my Mini back. DJI replacement , took 3 weeks. I crashed at night , my fault and should not been flying at night in the woods. I hit RTH and all i heard was a CRACK ! next, controller started making noise and the drone was loud !! I was able to recover it. The Mini also had a Firehouse LED on...

this is why we responsible pilots are paying the price for idiots.

Got it folks. My case was a bad cable from iphone to controller. Was paired all the time, but phone was not communicating with the controller. Problem solved. Be careful with cheap cables.

I cannot pair. Tried. Tried manual pair. Software pair. About to send it back. New drone.

You nailed it @Repaid1 . A little grainy but not choppy at all. Thanks. It was also a little dark on this flight (sundown) and even my Cannon has trouble in that kind of light without an F1 or F2 lense. And.. the Mac I am using today is a Macbook Air 2012. Video looks great at 1080.

I have a future pilot coming on board. will provide info soon

I think you all have a point. As for computers .. I have 5 Mac's and 11 PC's lenovo (don't ask) and all the same. Maybe dropping down to 1080 is the trick. I'm using defaults 2.7 specifically. Drop to 1080 and what else. Sorry I am an not very smart at this. Drop to 1080 and change any other...

Thanks. not good at this. Bad weather so I will try in a few days. 1080 at 60. I use the default 27k. maybe that's the problem. Thank you for the quick response.

I have notices that my Mini video is a bit choppy. Especially when traveling fast or making turns. Is there a preferred video setting to make a smoother video ?

I fly the Mini in 18 mph winds no prob, just control it. anything above 18 without gust = goodbye mini. Make sure your batteries are FULL on take off. Mini is a fast sucker commng home. faster than my wy wife !but needs the juice to do that. I LOVE the Mav Mini. I fly it more mini than my...