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    Video editing computer

    As I suggested earlier... This is not an easy question to answer, with lot's of "it depends" but assuming you'd like to edit 4K videos you'd prefer: - 32 MB RAM - GTX 1660ti or above GPU I recommend you wait at least one month with the new Intel architecture just coming out for laptops, etc...
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    Good original YouTube content?

    Oh okay, if you insist but once you click this, anticipate that YT will be sending many more like 'em ;) And if you're really frisky, here's one where the tasty babe is actually flying a megadrone and I mean she is REALLY FLYING *IN* the drone 100 feet above water! And yes, the person...
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    Good original YouTube content?

    Turns out our tastes are akin to a producers brand - not so much what they say they are or do, but the way you feel experiencing the product or service. For instance, I've seen 15 wedding video editors take exactly the same original footage and edit/tell/produce as many different stories based...
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    Video editing computer

    Wow, great thread that's certainly gone all over the map from the OPs question. Yeah, I build (soldered everything) for my IMSAI 8080 CPM system, had access to the Apple Lisa before the Macs were envisioned, yada yada. And like Dale mentioned, I've had a handful of Dell XPS over the years...
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    Good original YouTube content?

    Sure TheDude, Over the years dealing with requirements as a Project Manager, Software Engineer/Manager, etc, I've learned the first step is CNA - Customer Needs Assessment. I do have a vague idea that you're looking for "fresh content" (a huge domain) and not altitude/range tests, techie stuff...
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    Good original YouTube content?

    As we all know, YT favors salacious content with spectacle that often becomes viral through drama and all too often controversy... or at least jump cuts every 2-5 seconds to satisfy the insatiable, fickle viewers thirst for more, More, MORE! And with new entrants like TicTok, YT is countering...
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    Kite with a camera attached

    Or if you are a couch potato, it’s easy-peasy ;-)
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    Close encounter with an ultralight aircraft - ADS-B did its job

    Whew, glad you had a UAV with ADS-B alerting. And apparently the AC pilot was a "bold pilot but perhaps not an old pilot!" Thanks for sharing.
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    Take off from boat - word of warning

    Meta4, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. IMO when holding the UAF 3 feet above a ferrous material, the compass will properly calibrate. It's not as though getting near a metallic object after calibration will reinitialize the compass and IMU. I think you're confusing a ferromagnetic...
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    Take off from boat - word of warning

    I'm of the mind that all the iron in the outboard motor caused the compass initialization to fail (I didn't notice you saying you did the "compass dance" before takeoff). Going back to my Phantom 1 and 2s, I quickly learned the painful lessons from others to NEVER initialize and take off near a...
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    Lost my second DJI drone....this time a Mavic Air 2

    I think that as operators, it's at least as important to know the "why" as well as the "what." For instance cameras focus based on contrast ratio detection, phase detection, etc. So if you are taking a picture of a white wall, a dark scene like at nighttime, try as you might the camera will...
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    Best feature of Mavic Air 2 Focus Track explained in detail.

    Very nice - thanks for sharing and immediately Subscribed :)
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    Order Cancelled

    Ordered typical FlyMore the evening of 4/27, received email notification on 5/10 that DJI shipped from SHENZHEN at 11:50P on 5/11, with FedEx delivering on 5/14 at 10:30AM West Coast time. This will be my first time buying DJI Care Refresh and while ever since my DJI I's and 2's, I've never had...
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    Your Mavic Air 2 Order Status!

    As usual, I ordered the Fly More kit but for some reason this time I added the $80 one year crash protection package. I ordered 4/29 at 2AM - it's 9:30AM and it STILL hasn't arrived ;) Actually, I don't look forward to the typical frequent install/revision issues the first month but that's the...
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    Who flies beyond line of sight?

    One should always avoid saying always and never say never... except when sizing up one's own member ;)