Recent content by davery87

It is - the Leonidas has been fielded by the US Military, though not currently within the Continental US

Yes and no - depends on whether the operator allowed a recent DJI Safe for Flight update to the onboard database file. If so, the controller "should" have prevented flight into the TFR zone. However, if the operator had not updated after last Monday when the TFR was issued, then there was no...

The damage (and drone remains) were discovered on post flight turnaround at the airport. FBI is processing the drone parts for forensics and will pursue the offending operator. The Canadian SuperScooper plane is being repaired and expected to be back in the air sometime this week, and will be...

Couple of comments to help make sure you haven't done something that I and others have mistakenly done in the past with new drones: 1) Ensure all the little protective film pieces are removed from over your obstacle detection sensor windows. I know it sounds like nothing that you could miss...

No, such systems are not illegal if used for public safety. And there are multiple systems that just send the offending drone on a Return to Home/lost link flight profile - not drop it out of the sky.

No it's not illegal. Law enforcement organizations use them and other similar systems along with NFL security. Guess MLB doesn't though.

Was at the game, and my son & I spotted it early on: it came into the area behind center field and flew/hovered at various points over the outfield stands for about 5-10 minutes before rapidly flying to where it came from, like Sport Mode fast. I thought the authorities had sent it on a Return...

Nice pano, and even better Name of your Location! ;-)

Taken northeast of Houston, under the approach path to Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), correct? (Grew up in SE Texas, and have flown into there too many times to count, so I recognized the skyline and flat terrain.) I would say the "2" planes to the upper right were actually the same...

During my last overseas deployment (25 years & counting in the US Navy), I had the honor of touring the D-Day battle sites in the Normandy area of France over the July 4th holiday in 2019. Among the many moving locations was the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, where...

Thank you for the wishes, and to all my fellow veterans and those currently serving - Happy Veterans Day,

Check out anywhere along the coast north from Mission Bay to La Jolla to Del Mar and Solana Beach. There is also a stretch of the Sunset Cliffs area to Ocean Beach that you can fly at and below 50 ft: see the restrictions noted in Aloft.

I would recommend you post your question on the Autel Pilots forum, where there are more folks that have actual experience with both te EVO 2 series AND DJI quads, so you get more than hearsay or rumor (i.e. - "I've heard... or read", etc.) Personally, I have flown DJI P4 and P4 Pro V2s, MPPs...

Saw the same thing this week, as seen in the attached photos (was using my E2P with its 1" sensor). The one with the moon was way over exposed even with the moon near the horizon, while the 2 in the direction opposite the moon captured much more detail of both the landscape & horizon, and the...

Hello - Saw that you are in Ventura: while I live in San Diego, I am a CDR in the Navy Reserves and in charge of a sUAS unit up there at Naval Base Ventura County (both at Pt Mugu and Port Hueneme). Do you have any recommended flight areas for our new quadcopter pilots to fly there nearby...