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    Dangerous vibrations (For the Mavic) Help

    Worth exploring as a potential source - I was using the low noise props when I had my 'issues'...
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    Dangerous vibrations (For the Mavic) Help

    My personal view is that cages sound like the right solution for you. I've never used them, but I understand they will reduce flying time significantly per battery. Can anyone reading this thread give us some real world experience of using them?
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    Dangerous vibrations (For the Mavic) Help

    Had exactly the same issue with exactly the same prop guards just yesterday, when doing some indoor filimg (it was in a very big space). I thought a large dustball (it was a very dusty location) disturbed by the downdraft had floated up and then been sucked in to one of the motors. Removed the...
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    UK Drone Training - NATS RPAS Course

    I suspect it's a (very) small minority of drone enthusiasts doing the irresponsible flying, but the rest of us get tarred with the same brush. If it deals with the reckless few, it's a good thing. But will they just carry on regardless, willfully circumventing any software/geo-fencing...
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    Quickest way to descend?

    On my recent drone course the recommendation was downward spirals (also a great NIN album!) or sideways and down at the same time. Apparently the reason the Mavic has a slow descent rate is a deliberate feature by DJI to avoid creating air vortices under the drone that could cause it to stall...
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    UK Drone Training - NATS RPAS Course

    Hi all, I've just completed the NATS RPAS course in the UK, and thought it might be helpful to share my thoughts on it, in case others are considering taking some formal steps towards gaining permissions from the CAA for commercial operations. I decided I wanted to do a formal course a couple...
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    Any Scots? Check in here

    Just outside Stirling - been flying for a couple of months now :)