Recent content by BossBob

Hovering is more battery depleting than moving forward (to a certain extent) as a stationary drone ends up sitting in a downward moving column of air requiring more power to maintain its altitude. If the drone moves forward steadily it will move onto a stable cushion of air for it to push down...

There is NO threshold when it comes to C0/UK0 or C1/UK1 etc. If you add anything at all which isn’t in the drone manufacturers qualified parts list or list of approved accessories the drone falls directly into the legacy category and can only be flown in the UK far from people or buildings...

So how come the mini 5 pro with the propeller guards and propellers refuses to take off above if flight is initiated above 2000m ASL?

The RC 2 I fly with has no 3/4/5G connectivity, only WiFi, so you have to link it to something to log in to DJI. I use a hotspot on my mobile to do that then put the phone into Aircraft mode, severing links to the internet. I also fly my drones (even my Mavic Pro) with my mobile in aircraft...

Re-centre the gimbal using C1.

Unless you are a d**k and get the police involved (they enforce the CAA rules), no one is going to be checking drones at the moment. What happens when RID is blanket enforced on drones over 100g nobody knows. What happens if your drone is involved in an incident requiring investigation and the...

They haven’t changed since the days of the Mavic Pro and that developers copy of DJI Assistant 2 that got out. I’ve still got an original file of that, it still works on windows 11! I look at ALL updates sceptically. Do I know what is new, (rarely with DJI)? What do I gain/what do I lose? NEVER...

No, there was software involved, you just didn’t know you’d downloaded it. My Mini 4/5 Pro’s are still able to fly above 120m. They haven’t had an update since early December as I limit connectivity and don’t blindly update anything.

Hi C, I would if I was taking images outside of normal range such as a snow scene, though some corrections can be made in post processing. Rob

Normal has less color processing done on it. HLG processes to enhance color. The snow fools everything, white balance included.

I’ve both Mini 4 and 5 Pro’s and fly them with an RC2. Neither of them move backwards after takeoff, either on the button (when hand launching) or when controlling motor start and takeoff with the sticks. This mirrors the behaviour of my other drones so would suggest there is something wrong...

Hopefully @Meta4 will be along soon. He’s an expert on interpreting crash logs.

Currently, post 1 Jan 2026, I believe EU and UK class marks are aligned. What happens after the end of 2027 is unknown. I’ve no idea on eu airspace regulations so won’t comment.

However unlikely, it means that if something goes wrong and authorities get involved, after market accessories fitted to a class marked drone would take it outside of the classification system, which might void any insurance and would certainly make a pilot liable for prosecution. Put simply, to...

Here is the relevant section of the drone code on the CAA website. https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/getting-started-with-drones-and-model-aircraft/drone-code/where-you-can-fly-points-3-to-9/