Recent content by 15PSI

Pilot Institute. Greg and his staff are consummate pros. They offer many free courses for drones and GA. Course Materials are professional and vetted. Their part 107 curriculum is top notch.

I have written numerous times on this forum that the mini 4’s processor is incapable of supporting the newer DJI Fly revisions without freeze-ups. A few years back, the Mini 4 offered an acceptable platform, but the evolution of DJI Fly has become too processor intensive for the older platforms...

Watch the recently released video from Pilot Institute. Good comparison/reviews of all currently available RID modules with pricing and range tests as well.

Something like this might work: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-1000mah-1s-20c-lipoly-single-cell.html

Just announced today. Spektrum releases an RID module for $70. Powered through a receiver or a voltage source between 3.3V and 9V. Here is the announcement...

There are plenty of places to fly in northern and western Montgomery County. Also in Frederick County, I lived in Maryland for many years and thankfully there are many legal spots not close to airports. The FRZ for DCA and IAD were put in place on Sept 11, 2001 and do extend approx. 15 nautical...

I spent a week there on business many years ago. I was fascinated by the architecture and the friendliness of the people I met. Your video brought back many great memories.

I am a beekeeper and one of my hives swarmed two days ago. And the comments about the nuc are dead-on. Another local beekeeper would be happy to take them. When our hives swarm (happens every couple years) - our Italian bees typically raise a new queen to replace the previous queen. If they fail...

I have used Speed Editor since it was released on my client videos. Small, relatively inexpensive (sells below MSRP often on Toolfarm.com. Adorama offers it for $150 below MSRP) and powerful. Native support from DaVinci Resolve, as well as Bluetooth connectivity.

I read the full report. It did not in any way place blame on the 172. The report indicated numerous procedural failures on the PDs part, which eventually led to changes in their SOPs for their drone operators.

I never use the DJI bags. There are some reasonably priced hard cases on Amazon. if you are going to spend $1K or more on a drone, it makes sense to me to protect your investment. Something the DJI bags do not do very well.

Correct. This needs to stop.

I replaced my Mini 5 with a Mini 6, when the Fly app exceeded the capabilities of the Mini 5 processor. As I have mentioned in previous posts, the Mini 6 barely breaks a sweat. The form factor and the low weight are positive attributes as well.

For a point of comparison, a little less than 2 years ago, I purchased a Mavic Pro w/ 5 flights on it and in like-new condition with a fly more kit and a hard case for $400 shipped from Cali to Virginia. I would suggest that you can locate much better deals than the one you describe.

I use the Mini 6 on missions and the 500 nit limitation can be a PITA. But if shade is available, I fly from there. I have a colleague who swears by his sun shade (Amazon), but I do not own one, but given that I am so far down the Apple rabbit hole (Mac, iPhone, 3 iPads), I might as well place...