Recent content by Conservative Nihilist

The website looks legit, and the delivery time is much better than Alli Express. Please let us know how this order goes. If the battery arrives when promised and lives up to the specs, I will be tempted to try this new alternative to Ali Express that you've discovered.

You have raised a very important point about securing the battery for each flight. I learned from others in this forum that all batteries used by the Mavic 1 Pro and Mavic 2 Pro MUST be secured with zip ties, and this rule applies to the stock batteries as well as the oversized ones sold by Ali...

Yes haha I was referring to the upgrades that usually downgrade a DJI drone's performance.

If the drone works fine, it is best to avoid those firmware downgrades because they usually hold nasty surprises such as limitations in the drone's performance or geographical reach. By way of example, a recent DJI firmware downgrade in the EU stealthily removed the capability of all DJI drones...

Your home looks like a movie set nestled amid tropical jungle, Diversions. It is rare for any building to last over a century in the tropics, where termites and weather are major concerns, so you're truly blessed to live in this magnificent self-sustaining home that has been in your family for...

Sensors off is the way to go for sure, lest the speed of the drone will wind up limited below the optimal 27mph. My initial neglect of sensor calibration was because I wrongly assumed that leaving the collision sensors off meant that I needn't bother carrying out the tedious procedure of...

Holy Mackerel ! I had no idea that Ali Express now sells batteries capable of providing an HOUR of flight time. I gotta get one NOW haha Please post details of your mast antenna, when it is ready. I bought all the components from coax cable to line amplifiers to band pass filters and whip...

Provided that you used Litchi's settings page to ensure that the waypoint mission continues after signal loss, and provided that the Litchi mission you designed does NOT show a flight time that is greater than the average flight time of your drone's battery, your Mavic Pro will return home even...

Wow, this is the first mention I have encountered of DJI Go4 stopping randomly while a drone is aloft. I use Litchi exclusively and have never once had it cease operation. With Litchi, a red-banner drone disconnection notice is displayed if RC signal is lost, but since all my flights are fully...

A simulator such as Real Flight 7.5 would be worthwhile buying used online because you can have hours of practice to hone your muscle memory, regardless of the direction your drone is flying. For about $75 you can get a used copy of Real Flight from eBay, complete with an RC controller for...

I love that lineup of Mavic 1 Pros, Diversions, and despite my having a similar number of those old workhorses, I am constantly checking for more M1Ps and M2P/Zooms on eBay. Automated waypoint missions far beyond RC signal range are so easy and straightforward with these older DJI Go4 drones...

My thinking is that while the app might not always request the compass calibration, it is such a simple and quick procedure that there is no harm in doing it anyway. DJI recommends compass calibration for any drone that has been transported over 50 miles since its last use, or for any drone...

If you have not performed a full calibration of all the Mavic 2 Pro's obstacle avoidance sensors, it is essential you do this immediately using DJI Assistant 2 For Mavics, which is the version compatible with the Mavic 2 Pro. If those sensors have gone out of calibration for any reason, your...

My layman's speculation is that the battery clips of the Mavic 1 Pro and Mavic 2 Pro were fabricated with a polymer that becomes pliable as the drone's battery heats up during the final miles of longer flights. The added weight of bulkier extra-range after-market batteries for the M1P and M2P...

Holy smokes that is an insanely huge capacity battery for the Mavic 1 Pro. Please do let us know how long it flies, and how many miles it covers with this behemoth battery. I am guessing you'll see well over TEWNTY miles round trip with a 12,000 mAh battery. By the way, and just in case you...