Recent content by GizmoBowler

I too have had my mini out when ice fishing, keeping all my batteries warm before flying. What got me was how fast my phone battery died in the cold. Fortunately the drone was close and RTH worked perfect 👍

I too have had my mini out when ice fishing, keeping all my batteries warm before flying. What got me was how fast my phone battery died in the cold. Fortunately the drone was close and RTH worked perfect 👍

I had an incident where a tree swatted my mini out of the sky. I was hovering under a branch and a gust of wind blew it down into me ? A quick check showed no damage but after that I noticed that the mini would drift backwards on takeoff. A closer look revealed the nicks. A quick 4 motor prop...

I had my mini 1 out in the bush last fall and was taking a high altitude video of my campsite when I noticed that I was starting to drift quite quickly. After a momentary panic, I dropped my altitude to get under the winds aloft. At the same time I started scouting for landing spots downwind...

Thanks for that update ? At first glance I was on the “throw the book at them” bandwagon, but while they knew better, I don’t think the offense warrants jail time. Now, if they, or actually the drone, was less than a mile from the stadium, I’d climb back on the bandwagon. There’s too many...

The biggest issue I had was with my phone battery (iPhone X) in the cold. I used my mini during an ice fishing derby last year (pre COVID) and had one close call (at least it scared me) when my phone nearly went dead. Now it stays in my shirt pocket inside my snowsuit until I am ready to fly.

Welcome to the forum! I too am from Northern Ontario and I have found lots of great information here.

The landing pad works well for me as I fly off grass, dirt and snow. I also get bonus points from the grand kids when I can magically pack it into the small case ? For me, since the mini doesn’t use an optical image of the RTH point for landing, I like to see how well I can hit the center of...

I hate TLA’s! Oh wait, it’s a FLA? I am good now? (Tongue firmly in cheek) Dave PS, I’m a software designer, so acronyms are common (and a pain sometimes for exactly the reasons the OP mentioned. Oh shoot! OP = Original Poster

Welcome from up North in the Soo ? (hey, if you can say Tarana, I can say the Soo ?) Enjoy the forum. There’s a ton of good information here for beginners like me and the more experienced pilots. Dave

From what I understand, the prop damage is a flattening, causing less lift and likely higher RPMs to maintain lift, eventually causing the alert. I don’t know if this alert is triggered by the difference between the front RPMs and the rear or if the rear simply hits a limit. Either way, it’s not...

From what I have seen, the Mini should be able to do Follow Me with the sensors it has. I haven’t tried it myself yet, but apparently the Quick Shots do have a limited Active Track ability. At about the 4:00 minute mark, this guy shows how the mini can follow a moving target. Of course...

Actually I believe that a firmware update to warn of an issue that could possibly cause an uncontrolled descent is absolutely the right thing to do. If it’s a prop issue caused by improper storage, so be it. Just give me a chance to get safely on the ground! Stay Safe! Dave

Awesome thread for a Friday! Because of my love for gadgets and gizmos over the years I picked up the nickname of “Gizmo”. (That’s my story and I am sticking to it) My mini is “Little Giz”

I felt your pain and I too have an OtterBox on my iPhone X. I picked up the cable from Drone Valley which works well. Rick has a bunch of videos and reviews that are quite interesting as well. His enthusiasm is as infectious as a baby’s laugh ...