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Recent content by drrod

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    Hello from park central Alberta.

    I live above COP in Calgary. KTM 790R. We should get together for a ride and some flying come springtime!
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    Hello from park central Alberta.

    Welcome! I gather from your post that you are a bike rider. So am I. Where abouts in AB are you?
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    Cold temperature warning

    I got that warning today. The MM was in a warm car until I started flying in -13C temps. A couple of minutes into the flight, the message above popped up. I acknowledged it and continued flying for another 10 minutes and nothing much happened. I quit when I got the message that my phone...
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    Does anyone else use a motorcycle as their primary drone hauler?

    I just received a MM and my main, planned, use is to take it on my motorcycle tours. Until Covid restrictions are lifted, I will be riding locally using this. I have a PJY Tech case coming that I will just put in the top box.
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    Mavic Mini Lens Hood - Worth it?

    I purchased this hood off of Amazon and found that it stuck down too far and lifted the landing legs off the surface. This cause some weird vibrations in the landing legs on takeoff. I cut it down so that the legs made contact with the surface again and the vibration, on take off, went away...
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    New from Canada

    Well the "I haven't crashed yet" claim is no longer valid. It was windy outside so I thought I would practice a bit indoors. What could go wrong?! i have flown it indoors a few times with no issues but this time I got a little close to a light fixture and......well you know the rest of the...
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    New from Canada

    Thanks. I will give it a look.
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    New from Canada

    Calgary, Alberta
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    New from Canada

    Thanks for the welcomes! I received the Mini as a gift from my wife as well. I ride motorcycles in the back country and there are times I get into places that I should not have. At my age, that is not really that smart. I casually mentioned to my wife that a drone would be handy to scout out...
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    New from Canada

    Just received a Mavic Mini for Christmas. In the initial exploration phase of flying and videoing/editing. Lots of fun so far and I haven't crashed it so I guess that is a good thing!! Stay safe everyone