Recent content by alekaras

That's very reassuring that "this thing happens from time to time." :oops:

Oddly enough I never trust the RTH and from day 1 always return manually. It's really not that difficult and I find the RTH speed is not that efficient. Returning at the highest speed is the most efficient and RTH doesn't do that.

Ah, yes. Us Europeans think in kms, so I was gobsmacked when I saw 70K!

70K?! That can't be right. I've seen 15K with a Mavic 1, but 70K would be more than quadruple that, which sounds a bit farfetched. Do you have a link?

Not to mention it will not even allow you to take off if there is something connected to the USB port of the drone.

Got it. I was thinking of the full package including the drone. Duh.

That doesn't make much sense. You'd probably have to sell it at a small discount to make it worth someone's while, so you won't really be saving much. Add in the shipping and you might be better served to get the batteries. And how would you be pricing it, anyway? The FlyMore minus the cost...

This one looks good too. It's Srush-proof and has a Solf Handle.

So it is because of some idiots (in this case the idiots making the laws). :p

I wouldn't recommend it either, but if you are planning on taking over when signal gets re-established, you want to set it to a height that would allow you to eventually pick up the signal again. You can raise your arms about a meter, but that may not be enough. Again, if you use the RTH...

If you have signal loss it would be kinda difficult to raise the drone's altitude as there would be no way to tell the drone to climb. One poster (I don't remember if it was on this or another forum) mentioned that he sets the RTH altitude to a pretty significant height. He mentioned 500m...

I never really understood that rule of thumb. I set my shutter to 1/60, but it's way too overexposed when shooting on a sunny day, even with polarizing filters. I need to go 1/400 or 1/500 at a minimum.

I'm all for safety and as someone who hates flying would want to ensure that commercial flights are fully protected. But completely not allowing any UAV flying in no-fly zones is a bit over the top. Why not just limit the range and altitude of the drone to say 40 ft height and 100 ft distance...