Recent content by Boatlesspirate

In 1994 my dad had retired and had an extra $10,000 to play with. I recommend CD Radio which was about $1.74, which skyrocketed, but came back to earth. The other recommendation? Apple which was trading at $14. He didn’t listen. ?

When I decided to buy my mini, my company is a preferred buyer with Apple so I got 10% off and got the fly more package. Everyone else was sold out. Every Apple store around me had inventory. I paid online, drove to the store, walked in and Apples geofence recognized I was there and I had drone...

Ok, I knew about the battery %. I was concerned it happened due to low voltage due to flying hard. Thanks!

Last weekend I escaped quarantine and went to a local park for a quick flight to practice my stick handling. I kept the drone under 40’ and within 100-200 feet of me, wind under 10mph and temp 62°. I was in sport mode most of the flight, and admittedly was flying her pretty hard. My starting...

I was just about to post that! I think 39 is the new boundary lol!

He did apologize profusely. My mistake was assuming he saw me. It would have taken 2 minutes for me to drive/walk down and let them know I’d be flying.

I learned a valuable lesson today and thankfully it was a no harm no foul. Our forest preserve has a designated flight area for RC planes and drones. The two sections are together in one part of the preserve, with drones limited to one area when planes are up. An RC jet was up and staying in its...

Had my first outdoor flight and thanks to y’all, it was AWESOME!! I’m in Chicago so I’ve been waiting for weeks in the winter for UAV Foecast to give me the thumbs up. Finally!! I went to a large preserve with open space. I made sure I had great satts and set my home location. I kept the drone...