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  1. Fred Garvin

    Grainy photos

    o_O Buy this book: https://smile.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Fourth-Photographs-Camera/dp/1607748509/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=understanding+exposure&qid=1602789586&sr=8-2
  2. Fred Garvin

    Planning Drone Missions in Google Earth

    @seccode5 just want to say THANKS! for your efforts on this flight planner! It’s folks like you with generous third party support that can make a user community so awesome!
  3. Fred Garvin

    Part 107 coms confusion- help, please?

    The Legend answers each of your questions. Plus, you’re allowed to look at the Legend during the test.
  4. Fred Garvin

    Can’t get sd card out

    I use the tweezers in my Swiss Army Knife. I really dislike those tiny TF cards. My ham hands and fat fingers......
  5. Fred Garvin

    Drone Lands in Wrigley Field

    Awesome....gotta link to this?
  6. Fred Garvin

    Drone Lands in Wrigley Field

    Agree...but how?
  7. Fred Garvin

    M2P how to digitally Zoom in flight...

    I have a 42” Visio TV I bring to some shoots. Power it from a 12v Deep Cycle marine battery to a 1k watt Ampeak inverter and a 25’ HDMI cable. I set it up on a table under a 10’ pop-up tent. Some clients want to be onsite and see what the drone sees and direct me to specific shots/captures they...
  8. Fred Garvin

    FAA uses phrase "civil sunrise and civil sunset" on Part 107 Authorization, but no such thing exists.

    Photopills is a tremendous tool for light planning in your images. Know just when to be there for the perfect angles.
  9. Fred Garvin

    Live under Class D airspace

    2 of my CoA's require this, the rest don't. Both are military airspaces. One is for the Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth and the other is Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls. They both require advanced notice, 24-hour check-in, and contact with ATC before/after operations, along with being able to be...
  10. Fred Garvin

    Drone over Wrigley Field last night!

    Yeah. I live in DFW Metro and am a Stars fan. 20 years. We finally go and it’s a f‘d up season with big gaps, no fans and the cup played in the bubble. No home games, celebrations, all the trimming with NHL coming to town for the Cup. I’m happy, but kinda feel cheated.
  11. Fred Garvin

    FAA uses phrase "civil sunrise and civil sunset" on Part 107 Authorization, but no such thing exists.

    I don’t worry about it anymore....but before I used the Old Farmer’s Almanac and the 30 minute rule, so I’d know exactly, on that day, what time sunset/sunrise was.
  12. Fred Garvin

    Goodbye to the crap drones!

    Blue lights don’t weigh nearly as much as red ones...
  13. Fred Garvin

    Can someone help me how this happens?

    You don't have to....just click the "Watch" button top right:
  14. Fred Garvin

    Goodbye to the crap drones!

    X2....I have an MA1 with the controller that requires a phone or tablet...and it's fine, but the Smart Controller is the way to go.
  15. Fred Garvin

    After A Year In A Pine Tree In Maine, She's Back!

    That story with pictures....DJI "might" be interested....I know I would if one of my products went through that!