Recent content by El Principio

Wow, I hope it holds for the people downstream..

We love drones. We've always had a great relationship with drones. We are going to have the best drones in the world, amazing drones, and China is going to pay for them.

I didn't mean to sound bossy, and you can post what you like. I just mean it's generally a bad idea to reward bad behavior. In the click-bait era, click and links are food for the animal. If it's a bad animal, starve it, don't feed it.

The Mavic Mini is legal to fly in Canada with no license, so I picked one up due to the low barrier to entry. DEFINITELY get a Fly More package, no matter what you buy. I got my Mini three weeks ago and have crashed it several times, but due to its light weight and good luck, I'm still...

Idea number 2: I looked up on Google Earth where Edna Bay is... lovely part of the world! Take a boat to the side of the mountain you want, and fly from there..keeping the drone in line of sight from the boat. With no Wi-Fi interference, if it's also not windy, you should be able to get...

What is a mountain rig? Not familiar with this expression

Dude, if you want to see the other side of the mountain, drive around and fly from there. edit: Alaska, so hike around. And also what Meta4 said, learn more before attempting longer flights with such obstacles. Cheers!

If it's BS, don't link it. Clicks give life

I'm no aviation engineer, but I'm pretty sure Air Force 1 could plow through any drone short of a Predator/Reaper type with no damage. This sort of reporting is sensationalism. "Oh no, the VVIPs could have an accident!" Umm, okay, but it's a big sky.

I lost and found my Mini recently, and in addition to the valuable help of members of this forum, I also got the video off my phone and watched the last few seconds for reference. Your phone should have a low-res video of the flight, if you were filming. Seeing what your camera saw last helped...

As I was typing, I was already thinking "he is probably going to know this" smh

I picked up a simple tip from a YouTube video. Lock the exposure in low-light settings. Point the camera at a medium-dark spot, let the auto exposure adjust, then lock. That is how I took this:

I will chime in as a 10 day owner of a Mini Fly More. Crashing your drone is, dare I say, a rite of passage. You will crash it. I'm not a kid, and not trying for stunts or tricks, and it happened to me early and often. That said, the Mini is so light that it hasn't suffered any damage yet...

I am in Canada, so the express option is not even available. If I had to bet, 3 weeks would be the fastest it could happen.

Whether tis wiser at this time to suffer the slings and arrows of video feed glitch Or take delay of mail in summer's peak and lose those weeks of prime and precious time Mini crashed and seemed to need repair drying led to much improvement since DJI has sent my shipping label Is cancelling a...