Recent content by Blitzkrieg

I bought a new smart controller with my MP2 back in October, back then I could get 2 - 2-/12 flights from my MP2 before the battery in the controller was dead. Now in March the battery in my smart controller is depleting faster than the battery in my drone. When flying the battery dies rather...

UPDATE: DJI Received the drone and found a faulty IMU, they repaired it and it's on my way back.

Thats what I thought also, magnetic interfearance, but there are not many rail lines left, they were all ripped up. Only a few buildings remain. I get the error also on a 2nd test flight.

So I went for a quick flight the other day, clear skies, mid 30's, good flying weather and since the leaves are off the trees I thought I'd check out the abandoned rail yard that I drive past often. I get up to about 100' and hover over a building and notice that the drone is drifting to the...

:rolleyes: Sure buddy, whatever makes you sleep better at night.

I know a few cops, most of them wouldn't know "drone licesne" from a Costco card. It's not something they are trained to deal with. But I'd tell them no.

This past weekend I was out flying my Pro 2 in the countryside, for a few shots I had planned I wanted to fly down a dirt road at about 50 meters height. I noticed that the drone always wanted to veer off to the right. The drone didn't look like it was rotating, just drifting. This also...

Just to answer a few questions and comments. Yes, it is a medium sized lake, houses surround the perimeter of it along with some private and public beaches with a large open field part of a state park on one corner where I usually see kites and stuff in the summer. It's not uncommon to see...

Nope, it was a land based. The lake I was at is very close to me and I've never seen or heard an aircraft land or take off in the 8 years I've been here

I was out flying over a local lake yesterday around 5-6pm just getting the sunset before it gets too cold to fly regularly and the leaves are still colorful. I was a little over treetop level, maybe 200ft AGL and about 15-20 miles form the nearest airport and not anywhere near an NFZ. About...

Why?

I find if you ignore them long enough, they go away. If they start sticking a cel phone in my face, ill hover the drone and deal with them.

I have a HP DL380 with 64TB of storage, currently I have 5TB of this set aside for my drone vids. When I get to 1TB of space left I archive everything to LTO-7 tape and erase the partition. When and if I need something that I shot 2 years ago I can just get it from tape.

I used to carry a 1911, full size. Found it too bulky and hard to conceal in the summer. I carry a Sig P220 compact in 9mm now.

I'll get one. Maybe not at launch but within a few months. I do a lot of flying inside abandoned buildings and factories (with the owners permission or course) and with prop guards this is a no brainier. I can already see this being much easier getting down hallways, though doors and up and down...