Recent content by Felix le Chat

Welcome from the West Midlands.

Exactly the same way they sneaked the 400' altitude lock in the first time back in 2022... without warning, without notification and without mandatory requirement.

You say it won't "...go forward or back .." Take the props off. Unfold the legs. Place the drone on the deck with nothing in close proximity. Power on drone, connect to controller and flight app. Move the slider switch on the right side of the controller body down into 'T' mode (Tripod mode...

I'm not on about 'boot licking' or begging for scraps and self-regulation has nothing to do with "ratting"... all three of which have always been very much against my nature. What I am bright enough to grasp is the fact that any regulatory body, which is governmental by definition, will only...

Yeah... it is disturbing that more and more free-range drone fliers are supporting a move towards a structured and self disciplined, self-regulated 'community'. A bit like the RC Aircraft flying clubs after all individual owners of RC planes discovered that the only way they could carry on...

Even easier? Make it a Federal/state offense for retailers to sell drones without a TRUST or 107 cert being presented and verified by QR code scan. A bit like buying a gun when you have to provide valid ID.

I think that most of the shipping problems have occurred and continue to occur with customs being ordered to refuse to clear specific items from specific manufacturers, that was the first step to locking DJI out of the US marketplace - the 2026 FCC ban on new products being the icing on the...

Been doing exactly this since 2018 (literally point-by-point). But then again: I've always seen my drones as valuable tools rather than throwaway toys. It helps to have a specific case use for flying small form-factor, high resolution cameras. DJI camera drones have been instrumental in...

My pleasure. That one really frightened the crap out of me... not done in a 'docu-drama' format, but as a straight documentary (what Auntie Beeb has always done best). BFI (British Film Institute) have archived it and sell copies.

There were two of them. 'Threads' was an 80's production. The other one, banned for over 20 years was titled 'The War Game' - made by the BBC in 1965. Threads was quite restrained by comparison.

...enjoy... 👍

Three I'd recommend: Utopia series 1&2: Channel 4 (2013/14) **NOT the American remake** River (Stellan Skarsgard) BBC (2015) Marcella (Anna Friel) ITV (2016-2021)... all three series.

'Endeavour' is very good. If you find well made and well acted Brit police procedurals interesting, try all five series of 'Luther' (Idris Elba) and the film 'Welcome to The Punch' (James MacAvoy & Mark Strong).

Best to let them cool at their own rate before trying to push another charge in. As they cool and stand idle, they recover charge... not a massive amount, but significant - the same with the battery in the controller. Start charging a battery that has a stable residual charge in it. I also...

I think what you need to do is find a really good chase pilot... FPV fliers who specialize in dogging the flight path of other (model) aircraft. I've seen videos of some really excellent FPV'ers doing exactly this - the best of which was following and filming the maiden flight of a custom built...