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  1. Rick B.

    Passed my Part 107

    it's 100% GTG...just not as cool as the "credit card" version...hence the aforementioned perching...lol Reminded me of my anxiousness with the very first driver's license paper temp and the "real" picture driver's license. Surprisingly, I can still remember that...more than a couple of years...
  2. Rick B.

    Passed my Part 107

    I passed in November. I perched at the mailbox, too...very uncomfortable. It came in the mail last week... :)
  3. Rick B.

    Getting it out of your system ! Fly higher

    eEridani: Love the latin...lol
  4. Rick B.

    Larger but dimmer tablet vs smaller brighter phone

    I have an iPad mini and for me it's the perfect balance of size (portability) and function (bigger screen than a phone). I have used a regular iPad and while it has plenty of visible real estate, it's just too cumbersome to haul around -- i know, first world problem... :) And with most iPads...
  5. Rick B.

    FAA Part 107 - Operations Over People January 2022 USA

    Great info in one place now -- thank you, BigAl07! Definitely book marked this...
  6. Rick B.

    Foamie convert

    Howdy from a Texan in MD...(don't ask, LOL)...
  7. Rick B.

    Please look at your batteries...

    This was in the kit that I bought here in the States...the MA2 Fly More Combo...from our friends at Amazon...of course...lol
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    Prop holders-do they work?

    I have some other aftermarket ones for my MA2. I leave a battery in just in case I want to fly quickly...I have not run into any issues with the AC or the props. I just feel more comfortable with the props secure in the hard case I keep the AC in.
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    Please look at your batteries...

    Just checked as I was doing a charge today anyway. All of mine are normal. I only use the DJI three-port charger.
  10. Rick B.

    Hello from Maryland

    Howdy...also from MD...read through here everyday...always picking up some knowledge and insight...
  11. Rick B.

    My New Year's Wish for my Mavic is .....

    A week of daily flying opportunities not interrupted by weather and all the other things that keep me out of the air...mainly life...lol...
  12. Rick B.

    Why A Recreational Pilot Should Obtain a Commercial Drone License

    Thanks for the kind words. In reading the stream here, I certainly understand the frustration of government intruding in every aspect of life. That will never change. But the reality is this a great hobby and there's no doubt in my little brain the popularity is only going to grow as time goes...
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    Why A Recreational Pilot Should Obtain a Commercial Drone License

    I got my 107 in November...not because I wanted to do commercial drone flying, but because I fear the rules will change in the future and we'll ALL have to be 107 licensed. Now that said, other than the few dollars it took -- I took the 107 course from Pilot Institute -- the cost of the test...
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    Hello from the West Coast of WI...

    beautiful -- and welcome aboard!
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    h.265 Better Than h.264?

    Encoding/decoding, like most things in life, is the calculus of what do I need, what do I want, what can I get, and what can I afford...lol