Recent content by Mickeyboo

I have to do some work in Guatemala in July part of which will be done with drones. I know about the permit you must fill out but I have some questions about part C and E of it. I'd be interested in anyone who has already applied for a permit there or any resident of Guatemala who could answer...

No issues of any kind (I will forego MP2 filter design) I did a 762 photo mapping mission without issues and I'm looking forward to doing three weeks of work with it in New Mexico. in a couple weeks. The video has also been stellar. Calm winds to all.

I was teaching a drone flying class yesterday and I had a very odd thing happen. Perhaps someone here can chime in on what they think happened. I had set the camera to shoot with manual exposure...after a minute or two of flying the iPad 4, 128 gigs ram Wi-Fi started to darken slow along with...

It is indeed a seismic shift from the way things used to be. However it is completely necessary given what I've witnessed. Those of us like yourself are a tiny minority of drone owners these days. Many of the other owners have complete disregard for others and lack basic common sense. They...

The parks are broken into districts you need to apply to the head of each national park district that you wish to fly in. They will ask for proof of insurance and your license and size and weight of your drone, you have to state to them in advance when you will be flying and what hours of the...

The National Park's are not no fly zones but it takes months to receive the permits to fly there. This is a relatively recent policy. I had a two month open permit. I've been flying there for 6 years working on a climate change exhibition. It's unfortunate that so many people go there and fly...

If you own an iPad w/ data capability (not sure how this works on other displays) you should leave the DJI 4 App running after the crash at some point a red arrow will blink which is overlaying a google earth map which indicates where your drone is located. This is an advantage of having a...

Of course I realize that.... I also fly other platforms, do you realize that change only comes about by questioning the wisdom of a companies decision to design something which could be improved upon? I don't know about how you were raised but I was taught to examine why something is the the...

Just what specifically am I wrong about, and how many of "the guys" earn there living as photojournalists? I can't imagine that anyone who earns there living by shooting original content wants the equipment provider looking over their shoulder at everything they do and regulating flight when...

DJI monitors the activity and content of every drone launched...that's why the Army and Navy are objecting and so do I as a photojournalist...I don't want them monitoring when I'm flying particularly in foreign countries on assignments...they have no need to examine the content I gather...I'm...

I am a licensed pilot and I never alluded in my above statement which you quote that "I can fly anywhere under any conditions". What I did allude to is that as a licensed pilot I am aware of what is required to fly in "no fly zones" or controlled air spaces such as notifying control towers or...

Even if you live in areas which are not no fly zones, erroneous messages pop up, this is absurd, I've noticed that competitors are now touting their products as not having such an encumbrance. Why can't DJI initiate a program whereby licensed pilots can shut this crap off!!!! We already know...

Yes three Yuneec H's, while they are beautiful birds with redundancy )Hex which will fly on 5 motors) the Mavic has saved me over $600 in excess luggage fees because I can bring it on board the plane without additional charge. It's also fantastic for traveling in the glaciers where I do most of...

Re: After having signed a terms of service I'd be surprised if any lawyer would even touch it anyway . prestigious lawyers I've spoken to about the draconian language do not feel the same way you do in fact they think some of DJI's language is laughable.