Recent content by AZNewbie

I didn’t analyze anything. However, I recharged the three batteries I have, and one is dead as dead can be. Suspicious about the others. May try them later today.

Thanks. I thought that might be the problem, but was not aware they could not give accurate information while in the discharge cycle. And they are pretty old. I’ll try them again before throwing them away or just going ahead and ordering a Mavic Air 2.

I’m visiting in Montana, and flew my Mavic Air (not a “2”) briefly today. It went from 99% battery to critically low, falling out of the sky, within about two minutes, max. After a long search through wet, tall grass, I found it, inserted a second battery, and it did nearly the same thing...

I just ordered a strobe from Polar Pro for my elderly Mavic Pro. Looks like I can use it on my Mavic Air, also. I try to stay in VLOS in town, but have to say that, out in the Arizona desert and mountains, it is quickly impossible to see a drone, even 100 feet away. I’m hoping the strobe will...

I was able to catch a surfer for a short time using active track. See “Droning in Arizona with Steve Burns” on YouTube for my vids if you want. I’m on a slow WiFi so that particular video may not be up yet. Winds were stiff but very manageable. I got one warning about high winds that...

Thanks. I did unplug and re-plug the iPhone cable, the original one, with no effect. I was able to control the aircraft with my joysticks when it got within range, so I think you are correct in your assessment. It was pretty disconcerting, though.

I was flying today off Point Loma in San Diego (yes, my flight was legal), and decided to switch to sport mode to get it back more quickly. At that point, I got the dreaded “Aircraft is disconnected” notice. I tried switching back to regular mode, and no luck. Funny thing, the controller (not...

Not saying how I know, but a citrus fruit picker (for you non-Arizona people, a small basket on a pole) is an excellent method for retrieving a drone from a tree. Without damage. And it still flies normally.

Found the problem. The highest-numerical value 4K format is 4096 X 2160. That one will not work on my iPad. The other formats available will. I shot video with all formats, and the top one was the only one that failed. Of course, that is the one I was using, so I am applying a transcoding...

I am using the latest version of iPad Pro, and I did not do anything to the video other than download it. Interestingly, it appears that the video a shot a week ago with the same drone is recognized by the iPad. I think I shot that in the lower-level 2.7 K or something.

Yesterday I was able to download .mov files from my SD card to my iPad via OneDrive. Today I am no longer able to do so. I get an error "Sorry, this type of video cannot be saved on this device." Anyone else have this? What did you do?