Recent content by Franks my Dog

hi all, After recently buying a Matrice 210 RTK for our company, which comes standard with a CS, I realized how nice they were, and bought one to use on my Mavic and Inspire 2. I’ve been using an iPad, and have a number of apps that I find useful (some paid like Litchi & ForeFlight , many...

Thanks everyone. I ended up ordering the Smatree charger. It seemed like the best bang for the buck, and I’m assuming with 120W output it should charge fairly quickly. Do most of you fly with two batteries for your CS, one on the monitor and a second standing by, or do you find the battery life...

Keep polishing those rose coloured glasses....i’m aware what the regulations say; very similar to the regs here. What i’m Suggesting is to be careful...it’s a slippery slope, treading close to violating federal regulations. When walking that narrow path, it’s wise to be aware that those...

I have no opinion on the advisability of the U.S. situation being in Canada, but would caution everyone to be careful treading close to the fine line of legality (I.e. take-off/land outside) Yes the airspace is under FAA control (here it is NavCanada) not Parks, but if a Ranger decides to write...

i finally bit the bullet and bought a CS 5.5. I thought i’d convinced myself that I didn’t need one; I was happy with the iPad, the CS was pretty $$$, and it pi$$ed me off no end that a charger or even a charging cable was not included. However, as is all too often the case, a little more...

Do you let the internet dictate anything else in the way you do things, or how you live your life? A fundamental truth about the web; the vast majority of people who post have some kind of problem. For every one that complains, how many are completely happy, have had zero issues with updates? A...

I’ve had one individual make a similar comment while I was flying a commercial inspection. He was quite shocked and surprised when he was arrested...in both Canada (where I am) and the U.S., and most other countries for that matter, UAVs are viewed in very similar light legally to manned...

The INSTANT you monetize the photos or videos in any way; to advertise or sell a product (including yourself, your music, skills) you become “Commercial “ and subject to Part 107 regs in the US. You must take Groundschool training and write an exam (expect an outlay of about $1000-$1500) to do...

Interesting poll. I expected the majority to be over 50, and surprised to see it over 60. I’m 62, retired after a 40year career in aviation. After years of flying big planes, I started flying small ones and helicopters in the 80’s. About 15 years ago, I saw this abomination with 4 rotors someone...

I'm in western Canada, and we got our first serious snow and cold weather this week....-15, -19C, only warming up to -10 or so during the day ( WAAY too cold, WAAY too early, but I digress). I flew last year quite a bit from inside my car; this year, I added a set of goggles to the mix. There is...

I stand corrected in regard to the U.S. In Canada the only way you can legally operate after dark is with an SFOC (Special Flight Operations Certificate) which is the effective separation between hobbyist and commercial flying. Hobbiyist flying after sunset is not permitted

Where are you located? In Canada it's not legal to fly after sunset, and I believe the same in the U.S & a number of other places

Shame you decided to do that; the suggestion of getting some low correction reading glasses is dead on. The reason you were finding it uncomfortable is your eyes were straining to focus that close. Reading glasses shift the focal point just enough to take the strain away and make it a MUCH more...

you do realize that you can shoot 4K video continuously for an entire battery (20+ min.) on a 16gb card, right? Instead of getting a 64gb, grab several 16gb cards for the same or less. Change the card each time you change batteries, then in the worst case scenario (i.e. your Mavic goes down and...

Medellin is a safer city to walk around in than a goodly number of U.S. cities. It's a big city; there are less than desireable areas in every big city, but Medellin is MUCH safer than it was 15 years ago. It's a beautiful place to visit, very friendly folks