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

Recent content by Lake_Flyer

  1. L

    Obstacle avoidance message @ 250 ft open area?

    Better to not use OA all together. It's a false safety feature that can cause people to fly into things because they trust it too much.
  2. L

    show us your man cave

  3. L

    New DJI Flight Simulator

    As far as I can see, after the latest update everything runs pretty smooth. Exit is also a menu item and even works. My XPS runs it with 2 fingers in its nose (looks odd though) with the highest settings. But still, just another video game, Nintendo Wii like. Nothing I was waiting for. These...
  4. L

    New DJI Flight Simulator

    Installing to C:\DFS finally did the trick after getting the same errors others reported. However, I'm not impressed. I was apparently expecting the simulator would work the same way as the android/ios sim, which takes all settings from the drone, and GO parameters. But this is just a video...
  5. L

    How does the Mavic measure it’s height?

    Every type of Phantom since the P1 (every DJI drone actually) use a barometer for maintaining altitude while flying. It has nothing to do with the EXIF GPS data stored with your footage. And it shows how inaccurate GPS data can be.
  6. L

    DJI Mavic Pro STEALTH Propellers - Master Airscrew Upgrade Premium Pack x4

    I had props from Master Airscrew 30 years ago already on my fixed wings. Still have the scars on my fingers from hand starting. :) Very reputable brand if they still make them in the US. Not that I ever need a more silent or better prop than the originals, but if I would I'd buy from them.
  7. L

    Mavic 2 Pro Flyaway

    It has all the characteristics of a sudden total power failure. But if that's the case you should be able to find the crashed M2P somewhere at the end of the (in phone) recorded flight path. Since you haven't, it's a mystery, maybe someone picked it up who knows. No contact details on the...
  8. L

    Backwards flying obstacle avoidance test

    I'm intrigued I must admit.
  9. L

    Mavic 2 zoom side sensors

    Never plan a flight where the sensors HAVE to work in order to be safe. The technology is simply not reliable enough, and can't be for that money, a toy drone would have to cost as much as a Tesla to have truly reliable sensors and programming to be able to trust 100%. Well.... even a Tesla is...
  10. L

    Highly portable landing pad?

    The best and smallest portable landing path, that even completely adapts automatically to any situation.....your hand.
  11. L

    ..and another one

    500 feet is the minimum altitude in my country (NL), helicopters are allowed to fly lower because they don't need a glide path for a emergency landing.
  12. L

    No precision landing on Mavic 2, "removed"

    That's a good way to look at it.
  13. L

    No precision landing on Mavic 2, "removed"

    Thank you Hornet1. I'm used to being criticised/trolled a lot by the typical hobby warriors when I'm talking from my 40+ years of experienced RC piloting and, since 3 years, professional drone operator perspective, that I cannot simply shut off, because it becomes a nature, a habit to mitigate...
  14. L

    What have you named your drone?

    Timmy the Tello
  15. L

    What have you named your drone?

    Funny, my Inspire1 is named Wild Rooster1 and my MP Wild Rooster2.