Recent content by Calson

As with so many companies the assumption is that a customer/user will only have one model and nothing else. At least with the RC 2 the user interface should be the same?

The individual TSA agent makes the determination and they are not required to follow any official guidelines. Be prepared to remove everything from a carry case and place it in the plastic bins. I would arrive at least 30 minutes earlier than usual to allow for TSA delays. It is checked baggage...

I have a Phantom 4 Pro drone that I use with a small ipad as the controller. I also have the Mini 4 Pro and the RC 2 controller. I plan to buy a third drone, either the Air 3S or the new Mavic when it is released. How do others deal with multiple drones and controllers? Simpler is better and I...

When the Nikon D800 and D800e cameras first arrived it was expected that the D800e without the filter would suffer more from Moire but it turned out to not be a problem. Nikon produced a tech guide specifically on Moire for their D800 camera. Repeating patterns result in Moire in digital images...

Moire can be most apparent at smaller apertures. Using a larger aperture with a ND filter is the best solution. Shingled or tile roofs with their repeating patterns can often present moire in images and so a good subject for experimentation with aperture settings with your drone. I have seen...

There is no way for DJI or any other company to "absorb" the tariff. The tariff is decided by a U.S Customs officer or an agent in the USA and the distributor or importer must pay the tariff before the products are released by Customs. If you buy directly from DJI in China and they ship to you...

Batteries are designed to provide a high voltage for as long as possible. Measuring the voltage tells you next to nothing. For my rechargeable AA lithium and NiMh batteries I need to use a ZTS pulse load tester to determine the state of batteries. The batteries after charging will show 1.5 or...

It depends entirely on U.S. Customs which is up in the air at this point in time. In some cases there have been trade agreements to except the postal services from having to collect duties. But with Trump and the boys trashing existing agreements no one can say what will happen. I would expect...

As a practical matter if a drone lands on the water there is the question of how you are going to retrieve it. I prefer to have more conservative parameters for RTH and more cautious about updating the "home" location with the drone before a flight over water.

Now the question is how to get birds to comply. Bird strikes predominately occur at altitudes below 500 feet in the same airspace as drones. Per the FAA "mourning doves are the most common species of bird struck by civil aircraft in USA, accounting for about 11% of the birds identified to...

Many of these cigarette or accessory port adapters do not begin to provide enough current for a cell phone much less a drone. DJI recommends a 30W charger/adapter which the cigarette port can support as it is 10 amps at 12VDC or 120W. Check that the lighter port provides power when the engine...

The first thing after charging the drone battery and the RC 2 I did was to input the RTH settings for a battery level of 20% and a return height of 35 meters AGL. The 35 meter return height was to avoid any trees in the area on what can be hilly terrain. The RTH is also set to initiate when the...

Every manufacturer of products using lithium batteries recommends not storing them for extended periods with a full charge. No reason to not do this, especially when it is easy and painless to take them down to 50% and put them away.

DJI Store is also currently selling the Air 3S Combo with free shipping to the USA. https://store.dji.com/product/dji-air-3s-fly-more-combo-rc-2?from=store_homepage&vid=173571

People are making assumptions based on one sales SKU at BH Photo's website. When in doubt I take a few minutes and phone BH and talk to a sales person. Every retailer has had the Mini 4 Pro drone combo on backorder but I placed an order directly with DJI in China on Dec 22 and it arrived at my...