Recent content by GSteve

I'd like to suggest that before you purchase a used iPad to use as a monitor you look into the DJI CrystalSky 5.5". My experience has been that using an iPad or iPhone, though workable, does not provide the brightness one wishes for, esp. on a sunny day. Though they are not cheap, I found I...

All very good points – clearly there's no "right answer" – but none of us have yet had a chance to test how good the upgraded obstacle avoidance is. In my mind, if it works anywhere close to what is promised, the M3 is worth the investment. I've been flying for five years with P4 and now the...

My understanding is that most of the restrictions and regulations regarding drone flights in the US ( all drones, not just DJI) are at the insistence of the FAA and other governmental agencies, triggered, no doubt, by the need to keep air traffic safe and deal with the small number of pilots who...

FYI, you should be able to click on the map inset to enlarge it, rotate the arrow that represents the drone so that it points towards home (as identified on the map) and then fly it back without actually being able to see the drone. Kind of like "flying by the instruments" in an actual plane...

A few years back I worked with a friend who shot some drone footage for a video I produced. A few months later I actually received a phone call from the FAA asking if I paid the drone pilot for the aerial footage. I told them "No" and that seemed to be the end of the matter. At that time, the...

You can alter the speed with which the drone responds to the sticks to allow smoother movements (or practice a lighter touch -- it's not too difficult) Alternatively, you can purchase Cinesticks from ScottyMakesStuff.com.

I found mine recently my getting the coordinates – latitude and longitude – using the "find my drone" option on the DJI GO app. I then used my iPhone to get me close to those coordinates. It worked much better than I had hoped and I was able to navigate to within a few feet of the drone to...

Yes, that looks equally helpful -- thank you.

Found the GPS coordinates in the upper left of the playback window of the flight. Punched the coordinates into Google Earth and - you were right! - almost the exact location of the drone in the context of the satellite image. Only difference is that the fields, and crops, appeared slightly...

In this case -- a farmers field - the video cache allowed me to see the last scenes before the crash which, if I had seen it before my search, would have greatly shrunk the search area. The map would not be helpful -- no landmarks - but GPS sounds like the ticket. Can you refer a website or...

Perhaps this is well-known among veteran drone pilots, but I just learned how helpful the video cache can be in locating a downed drone. I recently crashed my Mavic Pro and, after much searching, found it by sheer luck. All the while I was frustrated that there seemed to be no way to pinpoint...