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    Props motors or small alternator to recharge batteries.

    Boom. There’s no free lunch...
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    Help flying a slow, low level straight line

    Well, you’re certainly setting a high bar! do post video when you get it if possible!
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    Help flying a slow, low level straight line

    You have been testing the flights offsite? Is there anything in the flume that might give you trouble? Lots of metal, rebar in concrete? That sort of thing?
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    Help flying a slow, low level straight line

    Have you tried tripod mode?
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    Help flying a slow, low level straight line

    I don’t have experience with the dji waypoints.. in litchi they’re pretty accurate.
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    Help flying a slow, low level straight line

    You might not nail it the first time. Can you make multiple runs?
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    Help flying a slow, low level straight line

    If you're planning to do this and more technical stuff in the future you might consider Litchi or one of the other flight controls. I use Litchi for almost all of my controlled flight now. I still like DJI GO4 when I'm in command but it would be dead easy to set this up with Litchi. You probably...
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    Props motors or small alternator to recharge batteries.

    "With a 20 -25 minute flight time, that’s enough energy to prolong the battery for 3-5 minutes if not more." That's a pretty bold statement, an improvement that would net 12-20% of battery time is a lot when you're talking about such a small amount of energy expenditure. Consider what a leap...
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    Very interesting arrest of drone pilots

    In A. you're forgetting our basic presumption of innocence. NOTHING can be inferred by your refusal to provide ID. Officer Friendly will lose this one everytime in a court of law.
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    Very interesting arrest of drone pilots

    No, it is not. We have not yet reached the point of, "Papers please." In America, we are presumed innocent. If they have evidence or probable cause for a felony arrest that's different. Doesn't excuse poor behavior on the citizens part but refusal to identify oneself is not a crime, nor evidence...