Recent content by Derodeo

I also have this same exact issue. Sometimes my Mavic Pro works fine, more often I get this error and no SD card message and no live feed. So frustrating but I'm probably not going to get it repaired. Still I'd like to know how much a main core board replacement (by DJI) costs?

It's not just buildings and people. Think of the animals!!

Good luck to anyone who manages to not fly their drone within 75m of an ANIMAL. This is an extremely poorly worded piece of legislation and deserves to be ridiculed. But the effect it will have on the general public will be immense. Appealing to citizens to call 911 will do more to demonize...

As these as now laws and not guidelines, as of today Canada has effectively banned the use of recreational drone flying. How feasible is it not to break one or more of these laws flying a drone? Higher than 90 metres. Within 75 metres of buildings, vehicles, vessels, animals or people. More...

As I understand it there isn't a separate "pet" version of the Marco Polo. There is, however, a new "advanced" version MARCOPOLO Advanced Pet Monitoring, Tracking and Locating System (For Dogs and Cats 5 lb and Larger): Amazon.ca: Pet Supplies . I'm not clear on what advantages it has over the...

I've seen some other You Tube videos showing Mavic Pro IMU calibrations slightly different; instead of just sitting the drone on its tail (where the Mavic is decidedly not straight up and down) they're holding it in their hand or against a wall approximately level in this step. Is this likely to...

My needs include tracking a cat as well as my (still not received) Mavic Pro so the Loc8tor seems the obvious choice for me. My hope is that with the map and telemetry assist of the DJI software I should be able to get close enough (100 - 150m) to locate the drone. Now that I think about it...

Well at one time the Imperial system of measurement was ingrained in most of the world. Now that world has long since moved on from that antiquated and confusing system. Well all except for Myanmar and Liberia. Oh, also the United States...

The authorized dealer from which I ordered my Mavic Pro a couple of months ago (and still haven't received) told me the delay is almost entirely due to a particular component shortage manufactured by a 3rd party supplier. This is from someone who speaks to several levels of employees within DJI...

Same here though in hindsight it was a poor decision to go with them. "Authorized dealer" means nothing for DJI Mavic supply, "only authorized DJI repair facility in Canada" means nothing for warranty work on the Mavic, the store itself has not provided any site updates and has not responded to...

That is precisely what the authorized dealer from which I ordered my Mavic is telling me. He got that information from DJI low level employees he talks to nearly every day. He did not identify the specific component but said the shortage should be alleviated by year-end if not sooner.

Really? Here's a thread from the DJI forums that keeps a fairly up to date list of reported issues: Poll: Trouble with your Mavic? Update here (150+ votes currently) Thus far: Gimbals in a failed state Broken gimbal clamps in shipping box Loose / extra screws rattling around inside Mavic body...

Yeah, drone insurance would likely need a specific policy under your home owners insurance. Otherwise the deductible alone would make this impractical, not to mention the impact a claim might have on your homeowners premium come renewal.

Which makes me wonder about the uncountable number of drone videos of people filming uncountable numbers of individuals in urban and recreational settings? Maybe in the near future we're all going to be like Sweden which proposes banning all drone video other than military and police interests.

I could use the range. Maybe not 4.3 miles but most of it. I have an about 1300 acre farm with the furthest extremity being a little over 2 miles away. Given my circumstances LOS flying won't likely be a concern, at least once I get some practice in. I should have the range to overfly my...