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When flying an FPV drone, isn't it required to have a spotter since you don't have VLOS when the goggles are on? Or does the view from inside the goggles count as VLOS? If the latter, then how do you know if you're beyond VLOS from the perspective of a viewer not wearing goggles on the ground...

I guess what I'd really like to see the Mavic 3 Pro do is cause the price of the Mavic 3 Cine to come down some. I'd be happy with the features of the Cine if it just didn't cost quite as much. Introduce a truly unique Pro model, lower the cost of the existing Cine, and there's the potential...

I believe another difference between civil and criminal offenses is that the threshold for conviction is a preponderance of evidence (i.e., more likely guilty than not) for civil offenses and evidence beyond a reasonable doubt (almost certainly guilty) for criminal offenses. So the burden of...

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Although it's an expensive solution, I've opted for a Synology NAS (network attached storage) system. In addition to drone footage, I shoot ground-based video at resolutions as high as 6K in raw format. Those files are huge! I like keeping the raw files even after I've edited and rendered the...

Not a bad question to raise. I don't think a requirement to prove TRUST completion to make a purchase is very workable for all the reasons mentioned. But it's not a bad thing to talk about ways to get new owners to familiarize themselves with basic regulations and safety procedures. Those of...

Recreational but have a 107 certificate. I wanted to know the information the Part 107 test covers and also wanted the option of doing more with the images and videos I capture, should I choose to. So I took the exam and got the certificate. Although a small portion of the information the...

People like knowing where they stand, how good they are at things. In some situations, like in school, we get grades or scores that allow us to compare ourselves to others. We can use that information to figure out where we stand. Because comparing ourselves to others is innate, there's a...

Shooting in LOG can save your butt if you have some highly reflective areas in the scene. But grading from LOG can be a challenge, to me at least. I use DaVinci Resolve for all my post processing. It takes a little time and some reading to figure out how to proceed. I'm not anywhere near...

Where in North Carolina? I'm a relatively new board member over in Chapel Hill.

One less formal way of doing this is to list on an invoice what the customer is paying for, e.g., "one-time use of raw footage for further editing into final form for promotional event: $XXX.00." This is obviously not as binding or specific as a legal contract. I know many lawyers would...

I use BTRFS for drives used in a NAS (network accessible storage) server. While I use NTFS for all other drives (internal and external) that are permanently attached to a single computer, for removable memeory devices that are likely to move from drone to canera to computer, etc., I find that...

It seems to me that experience and competence are two different things that need to be differentiated. if I fly a drone for 10 hours, I have 10 hours experience. How much competence do I have? That's an open question. I think experience can be quantified pretty easily while competence is...

If you're only mounting one, you can use velcro that comes with the strobe to mount it to the battery. Extra velcro patches can be put on each battery. You can then swap the strobe when you switch batteries. Mounted on battery, it won't interfere with GPS or signal between drone and...

If the Fire doesn't work for you and you're forced to look for an alternative, I'd recommend the Tripltek Pro 8" tablet. It costs a whole bunch but it really works well -- very bright, long battery life, exceptionally rugged. It's larger and brighter than the DJI controllers with onboard...