Recent content by Donnie Frank

Agreed. No thanx. D

Not drone. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bwx4O2t8GhFL99s1jr8xcSIEnEwLSnlz/view Let's not turn this forum into a forum of lies. D

Drone? Hardly. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsmapcamera.geotagginglocationonphoto&hl=en_US&pli=1 D

Yes, it is. D

Unless the rules have changed, it's my understanding that one cannot take off or land in a National Park. But the airspace is still controlled by the FAA. Logically, if drones are bound by the same rules and regulations as full scale aviation, we ALSO share in the same privileges, which...

I went down this rabbit hole a couple years ago (I use Lumetri in Adobe Premiere Pro). The problem is that color grading is not strictly science. There is an artistic element to it that simply can't be taught. I liken this to audio engineering (one of my professions). While you can teach...

I hacked my firmware so that Sport mode is now ATTI Mode on my Mavic Pro. While I've never had any use for any kind of "Sport Mode," I HAVE had occasion to release the beast from GPS lock, which also immediately disables any kind of Intelligent Flight Modes, which can save your bacon in a...

Generally speaking, my cutoff point is 20 mph gusts. I'll make exceptions, but that's generally my cutoff point - especially for video. D

<rant> As long as we're opening Pandora's Box (and rightfully so), where is all the "green new deal" money for Nuclear Fusion? Or graphene batteries?? Or enough hydrogen produced via electrolysis to power a car in real-time?? Which was supposedly achieved in the SEVENTIES by Stan Meyer...

Nicely said. While I would concede that some or most UAV pilots are oblivious to some of the under-the-hood politics that keep us (U.S.) dead last, I would like to add that our own regulatory agencies are also to blame. This is why all the kewl, phun stuff happens overseas. Jet suits in...

The flaw in your argument is that running a malfunctioning red light is not breaking a law. My analogy is that you're essentially "hacking" your way past the light by essentially disobeying it ONLY when it malfunctions. Don't get too hung up on the word "hack," as I use that word loosely for...

Interesting comment. Let's do a test. Let's say you're driving home at midnight. You come to an intersection. The traffic light is red. 2 minutes pass. 3 minutes. 4 minutes. You finally decide that the light is malfunctioning. You look both ways. There are no cars in either direction...

I don't think these limitations would be deployed as a disruptive device, but more of a DJI back-door that would disable drones that require an Internet connection to fly or pre-flight. As you alluded to, the FCC would never allow such an RF disrupter device. Just a theory. D

I actually turn the WiFi off. I believe airplane mode can be bypassed. I surmised this after receiving an Amber Alert on iPhone I use as a gauge cluster in my car: So I turned off WiFi and haven't received any Amber Alerts on this phone. BlueTooth™ is still enabled. All this is just...

I don't connect my drones to any DJI accounts. I remember that was an option a long, long time ago for keeping track of hours or something like that. I opted out. Yeah...I don't have that. I don't use an iPhone (or any phone for that matter), and only one of my iPads is even cell capable...