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Recent content by combatplane57

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    Do you format cards in aircraft or in computer?

    What do you back up your NAS to? A "cloud" backup provider? Backblaze? AWS glacier?
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    Where do you fly from on a hot day? This is what I have resorted to... I like it!

    Pretty sure you can't fly legally that far, esp. from inside a car. I live close to where this guy took off from and he's yards away from restricted airspace (class B) due to the airport. I wouldn't feel comfortable flying around there at all.
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    New FAA hobby regs (17th of May 2019) and DJI firmware update (or lack thereof)

    Holy crap, I think you might be right on the money there. I recall I took off from a metallic patio table... That may have totally messed up the compass or some other sensor? Weird thing is though, Ive taken off from that patio table before without issues or any compass/sensor warnings...
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    New FAA hobby regs (17th of May 2019) and DJI firmware update (or lack thereof)

    Not yet, haven't had time...Sorry to post and disappear, been a bit swamped this week (gave my 2 week's notice Friday :cool:) and it's been rather crazy at work lol... Anyhow, doing a second glance shows the damage wasn't much fortunately, looks like the "foot" just got more "bent" than cracked...
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    New FAA hobby regs (17th of May 2019) and DJI firmware update (or lack thereof)

    Thanks... yea well I might have exaggerated a bit with "swan dived", but the aircraft basically banked sharply to the left and down, as if I had pulled the sticks hard, and went down quite unceremoniously, there was nothing controlled about it, that's why I thought it was perhaps my controller...
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    New FAA hobby regs (17th of May 2019) and DJI firmware update (or lack thereof)

    Hi guys, newbie to this forum. I have a DJI mavic pro, and I've just began the process of studying to get my part 107 license, for now I'm 100% a hobbyist. So yesterday was an interesting evening. I went to a friend's place with my drone, (as I've done a few times in the past), since it has a...