Recent content by Drone-dude

Welcome aboard, Brother. You have landed at the right forum if you fly a DJI bird. This is a great place to tap into a wealth of information about your hobby. Enjoy!!

Regarding this last paragraph of this post, I used the same technique when I go out for a bike ride. After a few hours in the saddle, I'm looking for any help I can get on the return leg of my ride, to get this tired old man home. :>)

If you stay with the hobby, eventually you will graduate from a phone to a tablet. Main reason is that watching your flight on a tablet is much easier with much more detail, making it much more enjoyable. I notice that you are among our group where your age is somewhere north of applying for...

Greetings and salutations and welcome to the forum. There is much to learn here for a new flyer. Let me add my 2 cents in opinions. AS you are new to the hobby don't push your drone to the limits until you are completely comfortable with its operation. I too am a proponent of the landing pad...

Welcome aboard. Hope you find this forum helpful in your pursuit of this great hobby.

Welcome aboard, Pardner. You have come to the right place if you want to learn more about your new bird.

Greetings and Salutations from Sunny SW Florida. Be careful with this hobby it has been known to become addictive. Fly safely and don't push you or your drone to the limits until you are comfortable with it's operation. Just sayin' :>)

Welcome aboard Brother. Although I spend most of my time between SE Michigan and SW Florida, I am a card carrying member of the Tarentum Eagles. Have been for better than 30 years. There is a ton of info to be learned here if you stick with it. Watch out for this new hobby, it's addictive! :>)

Salutations from Sunny SW Florida. May all your flights end with a smile and safe landings.

Welcome Brother. You will find this place a great learning experience. Enjoy!

Welcome from Sunny SW Florida Brother.

Welcome aboard Pardner from sunny SW Florida! You should find a wealth of data here to help you on your way in this hobby. If you are willing to learn there are people here who will teach. And then there is another teaching factor, "We all do stupid things". Just another learning tool if...

Well I'm ashamed to say that I learned that lesson the hard way. We all do stupid things in our life. Hopefully we learn from it.

I've had an occasion where my drone crashed and was lost. I had my name and phone # attached to the exterior of the drone (Not a DJI product) But the sticker paid off and a neighbor returned it to me. It pays to put some sort of ID on your drone. Just sayin'. What can it hurt?

Welcome aboard Ryan. What does an "astophotographer" do? I spent over 20 years as a forensic photographer in the legal industry. It was an interesting time and I loved my work. You will find a wealth of data here for flying your "bird". Best wishes for the holiday season. from Sunny SW Florida.