Recent content by netfolks2000

Best Buy and Lowes accept old batteries.

There seems to be an inbuilt urge in some people to go the limit, stretch it, take a risk. It is always complicated, as mentioned in a previous post. There are many factors, measurements, considerations, some that vary and can change in a whim. Ask yourself if it is worth the risk to prove...

Yes, indeed, the Mini 2 is still a fantastic drone.

My S22 Ultra works fine. But I use an older phone for the drone. No SIM. Just hotspot into my S22 Ultra for maps and updates. You can use many older phones and get them free or inexpensively. Ask friends about their old discarded phones. Then you don't miss calls while flying. Always look...

Over the years I've used many phones, all Android. Some have had SIM cards, others not. If you just use WiFi with an old phone you can still get updates and tether to your regular phone for live weather checks and map views. The word to find when reviewing older phones is "NITS" which shows...

Do post your flight data. It can be resolved. Get peace of mind.

I like your analysis. Two questionable actions: 1. Why stop the RTH when you truly want it to come home? 2. Why have such a high elevation from which to start the trip back? There's a good chance the wind is higher up that high. .... Very happy you did get it back and with little...

After Skydio and Autel there aren't many except a few for agriculture. And if you look at the label on all those many other consumer drones carefully you'll see "Made in China."

I agree. EVERY review I read shows DJI ahead, always better. And they have inventory.

Let us know how it goes.

The more I watched this the more I was completely disgusted with the two men talking to an officer like they did, very rudely interrupting so many times. I was hoping the officer would arrest them for simply being jerks, for lack of a better word, probably not permitted. I completely lost the...

I think you can do a which lowering which is not much less faster than a motor shutoff. A shutoff means a crash in most cases.

This can be serious issue to lose contact with the drone at a higher than RTH altitude as the drone will face higher winds if contact is lost that high and will try to fly all the way back at that higher height, which could be risky. Too bad it won't lower.

Didn't read all responses yet... didn't see the reminder that wind speed can vary greatly by altitude. Can be much more wind speed up higher.

Ah, then one more thing to check... the orientation of the drone icon, the blue arrow. Thanks. Good tip. Shows if there is a compass error.