Recent content by aringhof

I had read you should get an N number to take the drone in other countries. We went to Iceland and I wanted to be sure I didnt get jammed up overseas , so I did the N number thing. It shouldn’t have mattered either way. Now Im reading this court case says we dont have to register drones at...

Alcohol and cigarettes i get because those things are disproportionately taxed at higher rates than pure “sales tax”. My mistake was trying to be too helpful to clear my “audit”. I should have just sent him proof of it being a drone (my FAA certificate for example) and not my sales receipt...

I purchased my Mavic Pro directly from DJI one year ago (February 2017). Like a good boy, I registered my drone with the FAA and even got an N-Number assigned since I read that was necessary when taking it overseas. I use the drone as a hobby to take photos when our family is on vacation. It...

I assume they have signs posted saying “no drones”over the Pantheon or other locations.

Of course. The double tap makes the screen light up and show the batter percentage left.. but it wont stay on long enough to sync with the drone. And I cant get it to shut off, I have to wait for the controller to shut it self off due to inactivity.

My Mavic controller has been acting up out of nowhere. It takes numerous attempts to get it to turn on, even though it has a full charge. The lights in the screen are in, but it won't fully boot up. I eventually get it on by launching the drone and pushing the power again. Conversely, the...

The reason u can't fly in national parks is it can be distracting for other people to see flying objects when they're trying to enjoy nature. If you were a mile outside the gate, you're not bothering ANYONE and should have the right to fly your drone. We really don't have the freedoms we think...

This is absurd. It's just a freaking camera that the ability to fly and take photos. These anti-drone regulations are sickening

$989 for the basic Mavic, and includes the DJI carrying case and propeller guards. By far the best deal for a new Mavic.

Or switch it to sport mode and haul a$$ out of there

100% false. A Drone falling out of the sky kills virtually NO ONE. It just doesn't happen, like ever. Cars kill many people every day. On a danger scale of 1 to 100, a car is about an 80 and a drone is about a .000080

Yes manslaughter. No different than if he was driving a car and he ran a stop sign. it happens. Suffer the consequences. But don't demonize the entire industry or restrict our freedoms

Why should a drone "accident" be demonized any more than a car accident. It's the future, we were supposed to have flying cars by now. This is just the natural progression of technology. This isn't any more shocking of horrific than if I bumped someone's bumper in the parking lot. An accident...

One could make the argument that I know exactly where my drone is and that I have complete control over it, even if I can't see it. Those "Line of Sight" rules were written when most drones didn't have real time visual feedback on my cell phone at all times.

I travel with my drone is in its small soft case, and on my hip like a man purse. Without exception.