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    Standing before the Golden Drone -- a bird averting skin

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/8x-Bird-Shark-Face-Sticker-Decal-Skin-For-DJI-Mavic-Pro-Spark-Phantom-3-4-Drone-/222573762834?redirect=mobile The skin is from Japan
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    Standing before the Golden Drone -- a bird averting skin

    I guess I came at it from a different direction to others ...... The won't swoop an angry bird :) I have noticed that the hawks up here in the top end of Australia will swoop in a lot closer to my P3P than the Mavic Pro
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    Sun hood note 8

    That's where I'm going to probably head...... thought I'd look for inspiration
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    Sun hood note 8

    Any one care to share their solutions for sun hood for the Samsung note 8, I tend to use a clip on 45 degree mount for the phone behind the controller display so I don't have to take the phone out of its case. Have searched wide and low for a hood that suits the long screen of the 8
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    Why is DJI acting like the drone police???

    1. It's a business decision by DJI to appease country airspace governing bodies 2. Muppets are still posting you tube videos flying above 400ft/120m and well beyond visual LOS 3. Like a gun they can be used irresponsibility and for bad 4. We have licences for cars, speed limits, speed zones and...
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    Why the Pro behaves so differently in strong winds from the Air

    Bugger! Thanks for that information I thought sport mode acted as a a toggle for OA
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    Why the Pro behaves so differently in strong winds from the Air

    I have always kept mine in sport mode as I recall seeing a video not long after I bought my mavic that explained it coped better in the wind by switching off the OA. I only switch off sport mode if I'm taking off or landing in restricted space ( like in or out through trees) Informative video...
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    State Farm canceled me today

    Insurance drone fliers may need to consider is public liability, one flyaway that causes personal or asset damage and the ensuing legal claim could bankrupt you. As to the loss of drone I'll continue to fly line of site and not try to break any distance records [emoji16]
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    Mavic Pro Fly More for $289? Drounio Deal - BEWARE

    I've seen similar on Facebook, instead of just taking advertising dollar wouldn't it be great if these advertising companies did a couple of due diligence checks
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    Quick opinion on MP case preference?

    I ended up with a 3 way solution, around home base I use the hard shell backpack most of the time and the fly combo bag occasionally. When I travel that involves planes the mavic, tablet, computer all get consolidated into the lowenpro type camera backpack , and the fly combo gets packed into...
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    Low noise props - more flexible than original pro props?

    I don't think they are, the moulding finish just not quite as good as as the original OEM's pro props and the marking rings
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    Low noise props - more flexible than original pro props?

    Thanks better search using props not propellers, and found a comment that concerned me "I bought a set of low noise props from ebay. First flight however the drone started making a grinding noise. Landed straight away, the props were too flexible and under load were bending, hitting the front...
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    Low noise props - more flexible than original pro props?

    I'll repeat the question I asked and clarify that I'm not asking about, reviews, noise comparisons, rpm speeds. I agree it's been done to death Are the dji OEM low noise props more FLEXIBLE than the original pro props.
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    Low noise props - more flexible than original pro props?

    I did search but couldn't find anything..... I'll look harder..... Thanks for the help
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    Low noise props - more flexible than original pro props?

    I've just had a set of low noise props arrive from a non dji supplier, they seem to check out OK (test hover tomorrow) the prop pins and attachment look look OK and fit well.... But they are more flexible from the middle and especially at the tips than the pro original props. Can anyone with the...