Recent content by kolect

Going out of your way to get people in trouble for a breaking such a ridiculous law is detrimental to the community IMO. Why don't you go snap some photos of the teenagers in the park smoking pot and send that to the police too? By all means, report people who are endangering others, but to...

Was doing some investigation on good cards for my Mavic and came across this excellent deal on Best Buy's site right now - Extreme PLUS 64GB microSDXC UHS-I currently selling for $134.99 $24.99! http://bit.ly/sanDisk64

Right, I see this message every time I boot up too (without goggles), but just ignore it. I've flown up to 400 ft after receiving this message. Looks like there's no enforcement on earlier firmware releases.

If you're referring to using your smartphone as the sole controller, then you will actually have significantly reduced range (~250 feet). Regardless, as @msinger mentioned, it's always best to maintain line of sight. Any obstacles that get in the way of your controller and the Mavic will...

According to current NYC laws you are not allowed to fly drones in any parks on the island of Manhattan. There are however parks in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island that are unrestricted. Cited reference: Model Aircraft Fields : NYC Parks