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    Air 2 Nevada Cement Company Hyperlapse

    Great video But I'm curious, why does the video appear to sharpen up just after the train pulls away right at the end ? Regards, Stu
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    Air 2s Australian Cows Hyperlapse

    Do you mind me asking what your interval settings were for this hyperlapse ? Very nice by the way :-)
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    Just came face to face with another drone

    Hi Kywon Greetings from New Zealand You handled this well, but in your postings, it's better to never let on your full date of birth as scammers can use this for identity theft ( Pretending online they are you ) Good luck finding drone users in your local area Cheers, Stu
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    Idaho checking in

    Hi Doug, Greetings from New Zealand. I was an exchange student in Northwest Oregon in the 80's and spent a fair bit of time in Boise. You live in a beautiful state. Enjoy your flying. Stu
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    About to buy a new laptop. Should which one I buy factor in to my drone hobby? I'm brand new to this......

    Seriously, the easiest option now days is to just google ' Best sub $1200 Laptop for 4K Video editing ' :-) A drone is essentially a flying camera, and most computers will handle even the largest drone stills okay but it's editing the 4K footage that brings older PC's to their knees Go for the...
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    Hi from Germany

    Welcome from New Zealand. Having spent a year living there in the 90's, I'm envious of the scenery and historic places you have to fly over there. Not sure of the current drone rules there, so be careful, the German police aren't known for being super forgiving ;-)
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    Thoughts on multiple take offs with same battery/same day...

    I've never had issues charging a battery with at least some charge, but once sadly had the situation of a battery becoming 'bricked' due to FULLY depleting it ( negative minutes flying time left ) Having to throw a battery away gets you out of that habit REAL quick :-)
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    Thoughts on multiple take offs with same battery/same day...

    I regularly use 'part' batteries, but only in situations where you can get back I've had a couple of 'moments' when it got a bit touch and go relative to if the drone was going to get back or not when over water etc You'll soon learn to read the battery levels to suit your flying Horses for...
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    Air 2s Paragliding Coastal Cliffs in Southern New Zealand

    It was a lucky break as much as anything I happened to be driving along and saw the guy flying but had 2 issues Here in NZ you have to have permission to fly over someones land and the farmer whose land I needed to fly over was more than happy as I had arranged to do harvesting shots in summer...
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    Air 2s Paragliding Coastal Cliffs in Southern New Zealand

    I just embedded it ( I think ) so try again please
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    Air 2s Paragliding Coastal Cliffs in Southern New Zealand

    can you not just click on the ' Watch on Vimeo' button ? I'm new to this so might have to change something at my end
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    Air 2s Paragliding Coastal Cliffs in Southern New Zealand

    Hi team, This is the first time I've posted an actual video to the forums I shot this mid October last year ( Equivalent season to your mid May in the Northern Hemisphere ) Shot at approx Latitude -44.450000 by Longitude 171.256000 I'd had my MA2S for about 5 months by then and it was...
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    Smart Controller Battery Life

    Thanks for that, much appreciated
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    Smart Controller Battery Life

    Hi all, I'm using the smart controller ( Original Version ) with MA2S I undertake some long shoots, regularly using all of the 14 batteries I have for it The issue I have is by then the smart controller is usually dead and it takes ages to charge in the field Does anyone have experience...
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    New Screens I have never seen before : Did they sneak an update ?

    Hi Suren, where are you based in NZ ? I'm in Timaru Cheers, Stu