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Avoid using UV lenses. They don't do anything on Digital Cameras. There is a built in UV/IR cut filter over the sensor. If you want a lens protector, get an optically clear lens. Sellers have been deluding people for years now about UV filters. I actually make my own full spectrum cameras by...

Steve, lucky boy. I have doing border crossings since 1979 due my profession. Prior to that I went to school in Switzerland and Italy. I have lived in 8 countries and worked now in 59. So dealing with US and other customs is an easy comparison. I do fly my own aircraft cross border, so my...

Customs can, should they feel like it, ask you to show proof of purchase of items valued over $800, manufactured abroad, but purchased in the US. If you cannot, they can charge you import duties. You can appeal, but your children may be alive to collect the returned duties. So yes the can give...

The Navy sent me to Grad School to study Aviation Safety. It is really a study in applied statistics, a bit of accident investigation and psychology. It turns out, the most dangerous phases in any pilot's development is naturally a peak in the beginning followed by quite a large peak at 400...

Perhaps if they changed the drone's color from grey to gold. That may help a lot. That and re-naming it from Mavic to reflect to reflect the color change.

I was using a small GoPro Hero 4K on the bottom of the Mini 4 Pro. I should have tried the sensor off position, didn't know that setting existed. When I would fly it it would do just fine, but did not want to descend, except at an excruciatingly slow rate. At one point I was wondering if the...

I ended up getting an RC-N2 in addition to the RC 2. I wanted to run Litchi Pilot Beta. It supports the Mini 4 Pro. I also picked up an Samsung A35 for use with Litchi. I can easily import CSV files to set up complex grid maps to do 3D models. The A 35 was fairly cheap, $160 and nearly new. I...

You can look at this link on decoding the blinking leds DJI Help on Batteries

The RTK features are not brand dependent. Now I have not tried it with others. You can get others, like Emlid, to work with the DJI. They all broadcast their signals on the same frequency, it is not like the casting is limited to a single drone/caster pair. I do not know how you select the...

I purchased this equipment for use during a specific, project. It saw light use during that time and is in mint shape. The equipment was kept in a Nanuk case was instrumental in maintaining this equipment in tip-top shape and avoiding any damage during handling and transport. If you need a RTK...

Mini 3 kit with the RC-N1. Includes 2 Mini 3 batteries BW-162 for 249 grams, Gimbal Cover. Hs silicone cover for RC-N1, 3 cables, one USB-C and One long USB-C for a Pad and one iPhone cable. Has a K&F CPL filter with box and documentation. Spare full set of propellers, screwdriver. 20W USB-C...

All I can say is my system works quite well. I actually own and use one, I do not depend just on the web, but actual experience. I have been using it since 2017, now with several generations of drones. Notice even your quote says usually. If it was using only the VPS it would tend to drift ...

You know, I didn't look at the actual coordinates, except on the Garmin. The drone was quite happy flying around the basement area without issues. It showed a strong signal, where there was none before. It was able to stable hover, climb up to the ceiling and maneuver in through doorways and so...

I am not sure which one you have, but mine, which is a decent unit. I have to use decent gear, I have a Federal license to work on Avionics in aircraft. It works quite well. I had to go out to the hanger today to fetch one of the nav cards to log some stuff. So I brought it home. My house is cut...

I have a device very similar to this one. It repeats the gps signal inside an enclosed space. I use it for maintenance on my aircraft avionics in hangers. Not very expensive if you want to do indoors flight. GPS repeater on ebay