Recent content by DVPOWERS

If propeller guards are available for your drone, I would try those. I have prop guards, spay painted them red, and now the drone has a bigger footprint in the sky and is more visible.

At one time I experienced a thermal runaway - one of the batteries malfunctioned and had a melt down. The only reason my house did not go up in flames is because the battery was stored in an air tight pelican case - along with the drone and other batteries. The drone was toasted - literally -...

Truth be told, I already have battery #2 - #8, so I'm good to go!

Batteries do have a finite life and you should treat them like kings. When the time is near, there will be indications - not charging fully, uneven cell charge levels, swelling, etc. The fear of battery death is not a good reason to put your drone on the shelf. As I mentioned in my original...

Batteries do have a finite life and you should treat them like kings. When the time is near, there will be indications - not charging fully, uneven cell charge levels, swelling, etc. The fear of battery death is not a good reason to put your drone on the shelf. As I mentioned in my original...

Thank you all for your kind and sensitive messages. I believe I am now going through the - what - 7 or 8 stages - of dealing with death - denial, fear, compromise, etc. I still have battery #1 on the table, and I keep pushing its button, hoping that this time there may be signs of life. But no...

That would be a very fitting end!

Thank you. Services will be held next week

I purchased my Mavic 2 Zoom in 2020 with battery #1. Over the years we had many happy flights together. Today as I was getting ready for a Real Estate shoot, I put batter #1 into the charger, and, nothing. No lights, no indication of charging, nothing. Pushing the on/off button repeatedly did...

Howdy, some unsolicited advice about charging batteries - when battery #1 comes out of the drone, set it down and let it cool off. When battery #3 goes into the drone, now you can charge battery #1. If you can skip a battery during your charging process, they will have a chance to cool and...

Someone up here once said that anything that is essential to keep the drone up in the air - props, batteries, etc. should be bought new and not manufactured by third parties.

I spend more time on the drone, but always glancing at the screen. If I'm positioning the drone for a particular shot, my eyes are more on the screen. When flying in an unfamiliar spot, I try to do a walk through, being super aware of trees, power lines, and anything else that could be in the...

Howdy - I fly out the South Bay (San Jose) and find I really need to check addresses before I fly for a client. The Bay Area is just littered with airports - both large and small. In your area you have OAK and the coast guard station next to Alameda. Sky Vector - the on line sectional chart is...

I have a Mavic 2 zoom also - I use prop guards all the time. I spray painted my bright red - top and bottom. Now the drone is easier to see. I carry extra DJI-manufactured props and batteries. I have a hard case and I take off from that, I carry compressed air. I put first aid tape on the gimbal...