Recent content by Mav1G1

No, it isn't a good beginner drone. Do like some others have suggested. Get an inexpensive drone to learn on so that you have some basics when the Mavic arrives. In fact, let the Mavic sit awhile if you don't feel comfortable risking $1000 or more on you doing it right. Don't try to fly it...

It was also stated in another forum that if you fly over the cliff, you are NOT "illegal" because you are still within 400 feet of the ground. In other words, as long as you are within 400 feet of the side of the cliff, you can descend down the cliff, even if it is 1000 feet down. But again...

Temors. I told my wife 20 yrs ago that I would someday have tremors. I was right. I'm in my early 70s, and during the last two years it has become a minor problem, most affecting my stick stability with the left thumb. On my Phantom 3A, I grip the stick between thumb and forefinger to have...

Think of it in a different way. It isn't six more minutes, it's a little less than 25% longer. That's big. Also, re an earlier comment about charging the Mavic battery from the added ones, if the voltage is the same, or very close, you won't charge at all. It takes a higher voltage input to...

In my tiny little Koozam case (holds everything). Case stays with me, at home, or on the back seat with my DSLR if I'm not home. No, you can't see my back seat from outside.

DN is used by my local dealer, both as a distributor and for repair. My son bought his Mavic from them, and all words of quality of workmanship from other forums has been very good. I ordered parts from them to repair my P3A when it crashed the first time and now I am going to go to them for...

No problems with firmware updates, no crashes, no Go4 crashes, no loss of signal, no interference, never calibrated anything. Gee, I hope I didn't miss anything in there that was fun to do. Wise to get rid of it at your age. I am in my low 7th decade and love the technology and flying it. I...

I don't have heat problems (yet). :) It is only hitting 80 or so on the warm days right now. 100+ will come in a couple of months. I just don't see a reason to stress things when not needed. I'm babying the Mavic batts until they have some hours on them. They are pretty new right now. Oh...

Fly with your conscience. When it is very cold, or very hot, lay off the full throttle operations. Fly gently. Fly with good air flow (angle of attack).

You might also consider that all of those building have various antenna on the roof. In fact, the one shown in the picture "appears" to have a large HF array. Not enough of it is visible to know for sure what it is. Any tall building is be looked at for protrusions because they are normally...

Greets from Scotts Bluff Co. New to Mavic, but have had P3A a couple of years. Always looking for places of interest to fly. Gary M

Good to see someone from "home". Tell Chet E hello for me. Raised in EKA - class of '63. Can't wait to fly up there some day, but I don't get back there very often anymore. Last time 2013 class reunion. Gary M