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    Is the Parrot ANAFI Drone better than the DJI Mavic Air? What do you think?

    Parrot have actually released the ANAFI to reviewers it seems, I just watched an unboxing and test flight video of the drone in question
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    Was this collision avoidance or dumb luck?

    I think it was luck also! Glad you didn’t destroy your drone :o..... I’ve noticed obstacle avoidance dose not work so well when confronted with power lines sadly.
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    Is the Parrot ANAFI Drone better than the DJI Mavic Air? What do you think?

    Or you could check out the ton of reviews already on YouTube ;)
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    Mavic Pro boring for me once I learned I can't fly out of LOS

    Would you really fly your expensive Mavic at night when the camera can’t see jack? It’s be the same as flying blind :o, now this rule makes perfect sense ;) but agreeed the vlos thing for a camera drone is outdated ;)
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    Mavic Pro boring for me once I learned I can't fly out of LOS

    I find the vlos rules misinformed and out of date, until the governing bodies that make these stupid rules will ignore the advancements in technology I will continue to use common sense instead, this dose not mean I’m going to fly where i please but it dose mean on almost every flight I will...
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    Every Flight Is A White Knuckle Experience

    I have a MPP, I also wear a gps watch, mostly forget to put my phone/watch /tablet in airplane mode, all 3 devices have Bluetooth on and on me at the time of flight. I still am able to fly nearly 4000 km from my location not far for power substation and other various electronic equipment. I...
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    Japan's Drone Restrictions

    Another country crossed off my list of places to visit..... /sigh
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    Which ipad mini generation should i use?

    I have an iPad mini 2 cellular 16gb, which was working ok, but on a flight yesterday, the video feed through was app was freezing and stuttering a fair bit also there was a cpu overload warning came up but the view from the DJI re goggles was completely smooth, as was recording on the aircrafts...
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    For our EU brothers and sisters...

    Has anyone in the uk used NATS : drone asssist ???? According to this, there are very few places to fly my little MPP, I understand the drone code and mostly agree with it, but It’s is so restrictive, eg I live in the Norwich area of the U.K. and there is an airport here, on the map it shows...
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    Need a good tablet to use with the Mavic Air in the $200 range

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077J8WSNM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Check this out, it can hold up to a 13” tablet, also you can pickup a secondhand iPad mini 2 or 4 cellular for about £200 here in the uk, failing that you can just get a normal WiFi only iPad and tether to...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    Nice view :o
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    New to Apple - no connection to the Bird

    With my iPad mini, the app does not auto launch, you have to open it manually, on the iPhone X also. I have never seen any messages relating to charging :s, but the iPad mini 2 cellular i use is dedicated to mp controller. Have you tried deleting the DJI go 4 app and reinstallling it ?....might...
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    Unlock an authorization area , Mavic Pro!!!

    Isn’t zone b a no fly zone period for us drone pilots?