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  1. DARKSeifer

    Instant No Drones Sign.

    Just pick a Mavic 3 (the original with the two lenses, not the classic or the pro), install the DH firmware to removes Aeroscope and RID, takeoff from 1-2 Km of your intended flight location and enjoy the hobby. If authorities find you (you didn't follow my previous advice and flown a drone...
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    Is it better to almost exhaust your battery or leave 20 to 30% on it.

    I always land at 15-20%, just before it starts beeping. DJI drones start beeping, autolanding and limit the power output to the motors when the battery is low, so if you are flying on windy conditions, and you get to the autolanding phase the amperage limitation (10% or so) will make the drone...
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    Mavic 3 landings after Drone-Hack

    It will lead to a lot of lost drones, I noticed it because I tested all features at close range after the firmware install and panicked when the drone started to climb on its own after I turned off the controller to test the connection lost behavior. I was going to roll back to the official...
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    Mavic 3 landings after Drone-Hack

    It's set to hover by default, which after the hack is not hover anymore, but climb to X altitude (by default is 500 meters) to avoid antidrone guns interference. Antidorone guns need to be 5 times closer to the drone than the controller to work, so by gaining altitude, you regain the control of...
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    DIY DJI dock 2 ?

    I can't find any benefit of it over a M3 enterprise.
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    Why is Congress interested in drones?

    No one can intercept the video signal between a DJI drone and the controller, it's digitally encrypted, not even Aeroscope. You can intercept cheap wifi drones though (usually sold as toys). The only pictures that get shared are the 3-4 low resolution pics that are present on every flight log...
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    Just overall which is better? Money, Camera ,Fun

    The Mavic 3 with the drone hacks firmware that removes Aeroscope/RID emission and unlocks the limitations, plus the RC Pro (1080p, 60FPS, super smooth transmission, lots of customizable buttons, perfect connection and the ability to HDMI out to any monitor/screen) is basically the best way to...
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    Mavic 3 landings after Drone-Hack

    I leave it in bat_land_off which is the default DJI behavior, so you still get the safety battery RTH working as intended and the battery bar displaying the green section accurately. I've been flying the drone with this firmware since its release and couldn't be happier, no RID, no Aeroscope...
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    Recommendations Please

    Ideally you want a drone compatible with the RC Pro, like the Mavic 3 or the Mini 3, where you can HDMI out to virtually any screen or device, even a RV headset, a big and bright field monitor, a projector, whatever. All can be purchased second hand. Else you are limited Android/IOS devices...
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    Panorama in Lightroom automatically being stitched - Help!

    On the panorama settings on the Fly app set it to shoot in RAW + JPG. Panorama settings are different from standard photo settings, so you probably only have it set to JPG. The drone will stitch a low resolution JPG panorama and also save the separate DNGs, that way you'll be able to edit the...
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    Where are waypoints stored?

    They are stored in the device DJI folder, should be copypasteable, but there's no automatic backup, so if you format the cache/files of the app because say goodbye to them unless you copied them. Las time I wiped the cache/files of the DJI Fly app they were eating up 13GB of space despite the...
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    Why is Congress interested in drones?

    Because they are the main consumer drone manufacturer and no government is happy that everyone can now peep everywhere with a <250g that you can't see nor hear while records you, your property or your dirty deeds. Cameras have always been sort of a weapon in the good photojournalist hands, now...
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    How do you deal with other (potentially illegal) pilots interfering with your operation?

    As a hobbyist I've encountered some drones midflight, people use to fly at quite low alt and with the drone nearby, so I just follow them with the telephoto out of curiosity, it's not a common sight. There's no point in talking to them, If there happens to be another person in my takeoff...
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    More scare mongering ?

    More statements without proofs, a drone at 3.000 meters and you can see it while flying at 900Km/h... yes, of course. On a very calm day a hacked Mavic 3 or a custom DIY can climb to 3Km, do a panorama and have enough juice to go down again, but it can't "fly" there because even on calm days...
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    What Can I do?

    Planes usually seem lower than they actually are, and usually seem above while they aren't due to size and perspective. Same for drones, but on a smaller scale, it's full of karens around claiming the drone is "above their property" while it's at 200m or more. Worst case scenario, planets...