Anything that is critical for the drone to stay up in the air (batteries & props), go OEM. I bought some off-label batteries, had a thermal runaway with one of them, melted the drone and other batteries in the pelican case. The only reason my...
Maybe the folks at Popular Mechanics should take DaVinci's idea and run with it. Then they could compare the noise level, efficiency, and usefulness of their contrivance with a conventional helicopter or quadcopter. If nothing else, by trying...
There was an article in Popular Mechanics recently that referenced recent findings on Leonardo Da Vinci’s screw bladed helicopter. They seemed to think that his design was more efficient and quieter for the same amount of lift. Perhaps it’s time...
Hello folks. I'm located in North Dakota, USA and have discovered the joys of flying a drone from my 15 yr old grandson.
Over Thanksgiving 2024, he showed me his mini 2 and in the process he handed me the controls and I did some flying and...
You got one of the major problems pegged with your response to the other 'forest flier' thread. GPS... or more to the point: the lack of it.
When you don't get a strong satellite uplink, the drone automatically switches to VPS (Vision...