Recent content by Drbobk

ARB#1??

What you MEAN to say is that they have a “book value” of zero, having been totally depreciated. They can (and obviously do) have economic value if someone is willing to pay you for them. Your sale of zero book value assets will generate taxable income. There is no IRS prohibition against a sale...

There are some vendors who supply skins for drones - they might do as good a job as the more onerous ceramic coatings. Or maybe consider a “rainsuit” offered by an approved vendor on the Forum (Phantomrain.org). Or just BE CAREFUL!

You might want to look at Dronelink. I know some people like it but in my case I found that the simulated flight and the actual flight were not the same, and not in a good way. (On my Mavic 2 Pro)

Hi Chris, Your profile says you're from TN but you show on the member map in Lloyd Harbor, NY. We lived in Lloyd Harbor for 30+ years until we downsized and moved closer to the village. If you want to compare notes sometime, or if you need a visual observer (and I'm Part 107), let me know...

Tried again.

Sent you a DM the other day.

Why do you need to set cookies?

But DJI has not released the SDKs for many of the newer drones, so third parties like Dronelink and (I assume) Litchi cannot be made to work with the newer drones.

It was my understanding that Dronelink was very capable of smooth flight, or it never would have attracted many subscribers. But I have been sadly disappointed with it on my Mavic 2 Pro. The resulting video doesn’t not match the simulation. It seems like there are uncommanded yaw movements...

I know this is an old post, but that “Mavic 2 Pro Zoom” entry is weird, since there is no such drone.

i recently got a Hiscox Liability policy for my drone activities as a result of reading something here in the forum. BUT, when I got the actual policy documents and examined them, they have an AIRCRAFT EXCLUSION which eliminates coverage for drones! This is despite the fact that I was led to...

Don’t forget to also upgrade your firmware to get the Mavic 2 RID compliant - another requirement to fly legally.

I don’t mean to get too basic, but the LAANC approval is independent of getting DJI approval via an unlock. You need both to take off in controlled airspace - DJI to let the drone fly, and LAANC to make it legal to fly. I went for several years with no problems launching, and then all of a...

Depends upon what you mean by "pointing the controller antennas at the drone". For the original smart controller, you are supposed to expose the flat side of the antennas to the drone, not "point" them at the drone. So if the drone is overhead, the antennas should be straight out, in a...