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And the number of blades. This is directly proportional. 4 blades will be twice the pitch of a 2 blade prop spinning at the same RPM -- one octave. This is especially noticable on the loudest, most annoying FPV drones. Switch a neo from the DJI 3-blade props to a 5 blade aftermarket, and the...

And then there's 50/100fps... **** Europeans, always gotta be different 😁 😁 😁

Gang, video compression is a rather complex system where bitrate isn't going to scale with framerate, while quality can be just as good. Data "quantity", and therefore bitrate, depends greatly on the difference between frames. Simplified, a complete frame is captured and compressed using...

This is long... Thanks in advance if you read it! This takes me back :) I remember that first drone, 11 years ago at Christmas, wandering through COSTCO with my wife and there was the Phantom 4. Don't remember exactly how much the combo was but it was north of a kilobuck. Being an engineer...

2 hours of battery for the Neo?!? Count me skeptical. That's like 12-15 batteries.

Wish I had a friend in Canada...

I haven't' been out o the country in a long time... When you take your drone out and then return and bring it back in, is there some sort of paper trail you are supposed to keep with you demonstrating you took it with you on the way out? If not...

There you go, you should say nothing. I'm not some Jr. fanboy, but I am rather opposed to conjured conspiracies. The problems importing DJI gear through customs began long before Trump was re-elected. Might Jr. be not too upset about it? I can imagine. But then I can also imagine he doesn't...

True, but since tariffs are assessed on the "cost" value of the item, not the sale value, the impact on final price of finished product is diminished. This is why the price increases we see from say, a 10% tariff is less than 10% -- often far less. The tariff is assessed on the "cost" of the...

I'd pretty much forgotten about my old Mavic Air (a.k.a. Air 1), packed away in the garage since we moved 3 years ago. I think the last time I charged the batteries was 4+ years ago – I know, bad bad bad – but I ran across it while looking for something else, so decided to see if it still...

I wonder why Amazon does this (strike out reviews). They used to have a good reputation, years ago, I suppose. I don't see how this enhances their business standing enough to simply become another crooked company on the internet. Is the money from Amazon Marketplace really enough to trade it...

Blah blah blah whatever. I decided to use my existing Neo to beat the hell out of it pushing my limits of manual FPV flight, but ordered a second one through Amazon a month ago for when it gets toasted. Took two weeks to get delivered. How/why/what made that possible I have no idea. Just that...

I was pondering the same thing except Mexico, from CA. A weekend in San Diego for pleasure could easily support a day trip over the border to a retailer to pick up a Mini 5 or Avata 3, the two drones I'm jonesing for when they are released. Question is, is there something close over the border...

That's a pretty thoughtless response. A thoughtful one considers the reality of time and resources. One of the unfair aspects of life, sometimes you're simply screwed. Trying to fight it just screws you more. Personal decision.

No argument with any of the above except one: You vs. the US Govt. How much money and time are you willing to spend to "enforce your rights"? If only it were that simple.