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    South NJ drone dropping sea dye into pools

    And because people like this guy, drone regulations are becoming stronger and more difficult for people actually following the rules. :mad:
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    "Shooting not allowed..."

    USS Hornet 4K footage by drone I recorded this ship officially for them back in 2020, with all FAA & ship's owner authorizations (in exchange of giving them the raw footage to use for their museum advertisement). It's a great ship indeed ! Glad you figured out your issue. (I am from Alameda...
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    RID FIRMWARE UPGRADE/UPDATE IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS..

    Well, this is the option in the Smart Controller, which look like RID to me. But maybe something different though. 🤔
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    RID FIRMWARE UPGRADE/UPDATE IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS..

    I maybe mistaken, but using the Smart Controller with my Mavic Pro 2 Zoom, there is already a setting for broadcasting RID there (which I can decide to turn ON/OFF for now). So, I suppose the drone is already RID capable. They may just need to integrate that functionality to the DJI app people...
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    A personal drone helped police arrest a teenager accused of stealing $30,000 from a San Francisco Bay Area home, authorities say

    You can read the full article here: A personal drone helped police arrest a teenager accused of stealing $30,000 from a San Francisco Bay Area home, authorities say | CNN It's refreshing for a change to see a positive article about drones :cool:
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    What are your thoughts about "Air Sentinel", a new drone tracking app, and similar apps?

    I am from the bay area as well, and I agree with you on that one :(
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    Filming in National Parks is Banned for YouTubers

    From Jeven Dovey's channel: "If you're an outdoor creator in the United States then you need to see this video. I recently learned that a judge has reversed a ruling that forces any creator to obtain a permit to film on federal land. As I dig deeper into this topic I realize that this affects...
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    Best American made drone?

    I believe that Skydio is 100% made in the USA. The company is located right next to where I live too, in San Mateo, California. You can even find on YouTube some video if their headquarter about how they build their drone and such. Like someone else mentioned, those are not drone you can use to...
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    U.S. Appeals Court Upholds FAA Remote ID Rules

    I agree with you on this. It's already implemented with license plates. Mr everybody cannot (at least easily) find out where someone lives using their license plate (which is good). Only cops & DMV have access to this information. Should be the same for drone remote IDs.
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    Battery explosion, house nearly burnt down

    DJI will probably tell you that you didn't charge them correctly, or used a 3rd party charger that damaged the batteries, or that you damaged them yourself...etc. I doubt they will take any of those legal action threat seriously though.
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    What are some best practices after initial take off?

    My own pre-flight check procedure before ANY take off, instead of "going for it" right away like some likes to do, is: To first be sure the bird has good satellites connection. Then record the home point on the remote and be sure I get the vocal confirmation it did. Then, both sticks inwards to...
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    Editing software

    I may be the exception here, but I am used to Sony Vegas Pro since they made that program available, and before they got bought by Magix. Now I am at the Vegas Pro 18 version and still like it (they have the Pro 19 out now), if it wasn't for the random crashes that the program unfortunately...
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    He's gone...

    Sad to hear indeed. Although, I wish I could travel to coll places like you did to video such awesome environment though. Hope you get a new drone soon enough. Thumbswayup
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    M2 Zoom/Pro NLD core board

    Looking for the same board as well. Look like their site ran out of stock pretty quickly.