Recent content by TedS

My primary area of operation, for both my Spark and Mavic 2 Zoom, is over or around water. I did consider basic recovery devices, as others have mentioned, but decided I didn't simply want recovery, but the ability to land and takeoff from water, and ability to recover a floating drone in case...

I'm not sure I fully understand what you are planning to do, but I planned several missions with Litchi "Mission Hub" on my PC to be flown later this fall when I'm in the NE Ontario bush, where there is no cell coverage. Litchi will cache the area you plan to fly if you scan the area and zoom...

In spite of the barrier of the mountain, is it possible the uplink continued well into the approximate 20 second time frame (until impact) of the last trajectory, and simply did not have sufficient time to effect RTH? Time to impact is based on last known speed and distance to the mountain side...

An inexpensive and better solution is Fstop Labs Car Battery Charger Accessories for Use with DJI Mavic 2.

In addition to what has already been said, providing some pre-training to your co-pilot would help. Instructed them not to remove the goggles until head tracking mode is disengaged. Teach them how to do deselect this mode before they use the goggles and verbally confirm the mode is disengaged...

I recently had an encounter with some tree branches (my fault), two props were obviously damaged, the other two looked fine. However, I removed the "good" ones to inspect the tabs and both had broken tabs! The props externally looked fine, nevertheless, both had unseen broken tabs. You're...

I went with the more basic and less bulky Marco Polo Tracker and attached it with a 3/4" strip of 10 lb heavy duty velcro on the back. The previous owner of my M2 Zoom already had velcro on the back of each battery for another purpose, so I simply stick it on the battery with antenna forward...

I have a Samsung Note 8 (GT-N5110) that no longer works with DJI Go 4 due to the age of the Android OS (4.4.2), had to upgrade my tablet. As the DJI upgraded the Go 4 software it eventually quit working. Could be your problem?

Like all insurance, it is based on the risk you foresee and your ability and willingness to self insure and accept the loss. My first DJI purchase was the Spark and I was new to the drone business, in spite of flying almost all types of aircraft before. I could probably afford the loss, but I...

USAA will not cover drones, but will refer you to a third party insurer. State Farm is the only one I know of.

I use a solar generator with a 12 volt car adapter for charging the drone and other accessory batteries in the field away from 110 volt power. The KaliPAK 401 is a 384 watt portable solar generator w/40W solar panel included. It has four USB outlets and two 12 volt outlets. It weighs about...

Thanks for the detailed and prompt response! The video was very helpful. I should have explained the M2 is my second drone and I've had my own mishaps with the Spark previously, a couple were DJI's problems, one was mine, and fortunately I had Refresh and was able to replace each loss...

You were on site so you no better the real terrain from the ground, not the air, but based on the video and angle of slope at impact, it looks recoverable, albeit, a difficult climb in any case! I hope you find it! I'm sure you have the coordinates for finding it with Google Earth. Perhaps...

All I can add to this conversation, as a helicopter pilot (now drone pilot) that used to land on small moving ships (tuna boats on the Pacific) moving at 15 knots, or more, is that you don't want to hesitate while in the landing process. Keep your flight path and speed steady and smooth and...