Recent content by Bad Santa

Some people have opinions to validate their decision to not follow rules. Although there "could" be reasons to climb above the 400 feet from launch site, the majority of flights probably don't need that. I'm thinking a case by case thing is a better approach but you do you, boo.

I've known a few people who always felt "they" were out to get them. It's a sad life to live. The thing I found with most (if not all) of them is that they had a few reasons to think "they" were out to get them. It wasn't about the "they" as much as it was about them trying to hide things. In...

Yes, they could have a FW update that does that but it would violate law to do so since the drone will reliably come in at over 249g with the standard battery (which seems silly to say because most come with the extended battery, thus making it the standard).

GPS shows altitude as well as location. It's been that way for well over a decade. Maybe more than 2 decades.

So, someone is going to hunt you down, with a gun, to steal your $5000 drone combo, knowing that it has a tracker built in that can't be disabled and not knowing if you're armed? That's one stupid criminal. This is some serious paranoia.

The scary thing is we have so few options, now, for interacting with the world. If you have PC system, your only options are Windows, with ONE supported version, Linux, which has a pretty steep learning curve, or iEverything. It wouldn't take much for the entire infrastructure to collapse...

All the hype is because there are some people who believe that broadcasting RID lets no-gooder folks find them and do them harm. Everyone is out to get them.

Density of mass. A 5g piece of lead traveling at 400mph could remove brains. A 5g inflated balloon traveling at 400mph might jolt someone's head a half inch. Depending on how much it was inflated. The weather balloon couldn't have cracked the windshield. The instruments or ballast attached...

Max height and RTH height aren't the same thing. In your settings, set your ceiling at 400 feet. If the drone RTH goes over your max height, THEN you have a malfunction. Saying you stay below 400 feet is fine but the RTH height is a minimum, not a maximum. So the drone sees (erroneously) an...

That's not a defect. It's an actual part of the limitations of the drone.

No, I correctly ascertained the OP had not set maximum altitude at 400 feet.

Because it's the law. A mile from the airport isn't that far. I'm a couple miles from the airport and my ceiling is 300 feet IF I get temporary approval to fly here at all. https://app.autopylot.io/#/map Find out if you're restricted below 400'

First off, your ceiling should have been 400 feet. Second, the obstacle avoidance should have been turned off for the RTH since the drone can't see obstacles. The drone OA needs to "see" to be able to detect obstacles. Without the contrast of light, the drone may have been "seeing" lights and...

There's a local guy that may have tried to do this. https://offerup.com/item/detail/a7e48b27-8562-313d-b8c2-57a1481e96dc

I'm just sayin' Flying a drone over Old Faithful is AWESOME!