DJI Mavic, Air and Mini Drones
Friendly, Helpful & Knowledgeable Community
Join Us Now

Recent content by Felix le Chat

  1. Felix le Chat

    News just keeps getting (potentially) worse for us DJI Drone flyers in the U.S.

    Such a shame... if it genuinely was all about 'evil empires' and transistorised terrorism: you might understand some of the reasoning... and (to a degree) accept sensible restrictions, but reading through the McCarthyist paranoia and frothy invective has taught me something I was genuinely...
  2. Felix le Chat

    News just keeps getting (potentially) worse for us DJI Drone flyers in the U.S.

    My two penn'orth? I'm now a 100% fatalist concerning this subject... I honestly think it's not a matter of "...if..." but "...when...". The trouble is that this madness won't stay on your side of the Atlantic.
  3. Felix le Chat

    Mixing Drone & hand held footage

    Interesting.... I seem to remember seeing something very similar in one of the proper cinemas back when the world was young and Duran Duran roamed the earth. I've considered a montage sequence myself, worked out which cameras would offer comparable lens and sensor using (more or less) the same...
  4. Felix le Chat

    What are some of the most ludicrous things you've heard pertaining to this hobby?

    Ludicrous, ignorant, knee-jerk reactive rubbish? I've heard a wide range in the seven years I've been pursuing drone use (not as a 'hobby', using them as pro-level imaging tools: not toys). One thing I've learned is it doesn't matter how much you try to 'educate' or reassure: all the average...
  5. Felix le Chat

    Replacement blades

    Stopped using DJI rotors about 5 years ago, switched to MAS STEALTH and then ENDURE. Definitely a lower audible tone and because of the wider blade profile: I find better performance at higher TOAL altitudes.
  6. Felix le Chat

    IMU Calibration won't get past 95%

    Are you being too gentle about it? The IMU is supported on four silicone grommets because it needs to move slightly to register changes in inertial data. The older grommets tend to stiffen with age and lack of use. You don't need to bang the drone around, but a slight tap will jog the IMU on...
  7. Felix le Chat

    CE and FCC transmission questions.

    They're set standards for radio frequency transmission output. FCC is the stronger signal. It should carry the CE mark as well as FCC on the license label. In a CE regulated zone: the drone transmits a CE strength signal. When you enter an FCC region: the same drone automatically switches to...
  8. Felix le Chat

    US will unleash 'drone dominance' by fast-tracking production

    Just as a matter of curiosity.... Do you own a DJI drone? How about all the rest of the consumer electronics in your home? Where was the phone/tablet/P.C./Mac you're using manufactured? And the best question of all after 15 minutes of tumbleweed.... If it's manufactured by "...the enemy..."...
  9. Felix le Chat

    Old guy with new drone in Jersey, U.K.

    Welcome from mainland GB. Enjoy.
  10. Felix le Chat

    First real flight today.

    Best solution for really rough terrain? Hand launch: hand land. To be honest, I haven't launched a drone from the ground in over six years.
  11. Felix le Chat

    First real flight today.

    If that'd been me: I'd have chalked that up as three of my nine lives and taken the next one as fair warning to fly somewhere else.
  12. Felix le Chat

    Capcut if you use it watch this ASAP

    Like a hell of a lot of developers (and webmasters) they rely on the fact that it's as rare as hens teeth that anyone actually reads through reams of legalese gobbledygook before they agree to install what they need to use (... mea culpa... guilty as charged). Even if they manage to lose a...
  13. Felix le Chat

    Capcut if you use it watch this ASAP

    WOW! so there is such a thing as a free lunch and a wide range of 'content' hosts... AND at least one popular 'free' editor get you to pay for it and stump-up for the tip as well. Use it? Dump it.
  14. Felix le Chat

    mavic air 3 wont fly......

    Did you buy it new? (Store bought and still in sealed packaging) If so: it has to be activated and linked to the same account you used to fly your old Mavic (even though you're using a different flight app - DJI FLY instead of DJI GO4). Even if you bought it second hand: your old DJI account...
  15. Felix le Chat

    MAVIC 4 PRO GIMBAL ISSUE

    Reading your post carefully, this does not sound like a problem with the gimbal, what you desribed seems to be related to lag and 'jitter' in the video playback (or the recording of the video in the first place). What video codec are you using? H264, H265, or that new (w)al-eye codec? Lots of...
Want to Remove this Ad? Simply login or create a free account